Captain Vroom, which arrived last week with Japan mails, ienced a typhoon her way from Yokohama to Kobe. She left Yokohama on the afternoon of the 10th inst.—same day, that we experienced a gale here—with a S.E. wind, the weather cloudy, and the barometer registering 30.26.' All went well until the following morning, when there were indications of bad weather; and in the forenoon the wind was blowing an B.S.E. gale with an increasing sea, and the barometer had fallen io 29.89, At noon. the gale creased, and a heavy sea the shu caused the engines to stop. 18 vessel heeled over to starboard and the sea broke over her. The passengers were ordered below; and when a portion of the cargo had been removed the vessel righted. A typhoon was now blowing with great fury, and con-Hinued for about five hours. Che vessel laboured heavily and shipped large quantities of water, but rode out the storm admirably, sustaining comparatively little considering the strength of the gale. But both her paddle boxes, the butcher's shop, cook house, the "boys" rooms, and other similar internal arrangements were damaged, and a quantity of stores and clothing was washed away.- Her hull was not injured, and she was not delayed by the damage. The lowest reading of the barometer 29.2, which was at 2 p.m., when the wind had hauled to 8.S.W.; and an hour later the wind moderated and the sun afterwards appeared. The worst was now over, but a strong 8.W. gale continued all night. Kobe was reached at 3 a.m. on the 1th, and thence to Shanghai the vessel had light winds and pleasant weather. The gale, although of short duration, is spoken of by the Captain as the most violent one he has experienced during his eleven years' career on the coast, and a passenger who has spent nearly all his life on Chinese waters represented is as most fearful."
Captain Vroom reports of the typhoon as follows:—Oct. 10th, cast off from the buoy at Yokohama at 4 p.m., wind S.E., barometer 30.26, cloudy weather. Cleared Cape Sagnmi at 6.30 p.m., wind N.W., raining and very dark, barometer 30.15. At 11.30 p.m. passed Rock Island, wind E., raining, sea smooth. at8.0 a.m., Oct. 11th, bore Omay Saki light abeam, wind E.S.E., barometer 30. At 9.30 a.m. thick and rainy weather with increasing gale. When 95 miles from Rock Island, hauled ship away from the land; barometer 29.85, falling rapidly, with suddenly increasing sea from 8.S.W. At 11 a.m, the ship's position was 17 miles E.8.E. from Cape Shima. Hauled forestaysail down, and slowed engines; ship's head to sea heading south. At noon Terrible sea from S.E. A heavy sea struck wind S.E., blowing a furious gale, with
the ship, which caused the engines to stop on their centre for a while, the ship at the same time falling off in the trough of the sea, heeling over considerably to the starboard. Shifted cargo to right ship, seas coming all over her. Ordered all passengers down below and in the after steerage. At 1 p.m. barometer 29.16, wind S.S.E., fearful typhoon. At 1.30 p.m. got up 20-Ibs. of steam. Took advantage of a lui) in the squalls and brought the ship on her starboard tack, heading south and doing well, butlabouring very heavily. At2p.m. gale' breaking, barometer 29.2, fearful squalls, wind hauling S.S.W., shipping heavy Season the main deck. At p.m. gale broken and sun coming through; wind S.W., nioderating, barometer 29.23. Sea terrible and ship sending bows clean under. At 3,30 p.m, moderating fast; barometer 29.95; wind S.W., heavy gale; ship heading S.WW. At 4 pim. clearing sighted the land, bearing N.N.W. about 12 miles, and ship was brought on her course. Had strong gale all night from 8.W. by W. with heavy sea on from S.E. and S.W. Rounded Siwo Misaki at 3 am. on the 12th, and arrived at Kobe at 2 p.m. same day.
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