The Archive · 1891

The Recent Typhoon

The Trngchow encountered the typhoon of last Wednesday, but fortunately met with no damage to speak off, only " few panes of glass being broken, She leit Taku Bar at onthe Bicwenthertil sheartived st chefoo on sterly wind 13.—Wickham, E. P.—A most, reliable the morning of the2nd.

She left man when things look ble. A fair field same day, the barometer and 2 quick run getter. Pulls a bit, bu'! 4 fresh breeze blowing generally to some purpose. thick dirty weather which grad 14.—Woodward, C, F.—The Hon. Sec. creased along the coast, and by midnight and bowler of the S.C.C. A capital in when off the N.E. Promontory it blew field, especially at slip, but is a trifle lazy a heavy gale from the east, with high generally gets run: and confused sen running, the ship labouring and rolling heavily ull 8 a.m. on the A Far, Bravrirot Sxtx.—Sulpholine Soap Srd. Under the circumstances the coast gives the natural tint and peach-like Bloom now became a lee shore, Tungchor's of a perfect Complexion; makes the Skin head was put to the eas ce plenty of smooth, supple, healthy, comfortable. Sulsea room, and thus she encountered the pholine Soap, 6d, Tablets, Everywhere. (4) full force of the typhoon, and when in about ithe latitude of the S.E. Promontory she passed through the eastern edge of the typhoon centre, in acoin, the barometer Naving fallen to 29.28. Raving got through the centre, the wind, which had befure this been' from the east, was found to be west, and by noon it was_blowing a perfect gale, the sea boiling up all round the ship. This continued till 8 p.m. when both wind and sea moderated, and the barometer rapidly and at dam, on the 4th it had reached 30.13, After that, ble wi " S., SW, and latterly N.E., were experienced till al, The other steamers which had the t of the Tuxychow by a couple of hours, got round the N.K, Promontory before her, escaped most of the typhoon von had a fair wind te Shanghai, The Pushin left Hongkong on the evening of the Ist. Signals were then flying indicating a typhoon to the east of Fornio:

The Fuse had fine weather, smooth sea, bur © ble winds till Thursday night, when it commenced 10 rain which cootinued on Friday in heavy down po The Abrin Seyd eft" Nagasaki the Ast non the 8rd experienced " typhoon 100 miles outside the Saddles. The wind shifted through S. to W. and there was endons sea on, the ship being constantly under water. On, the deli the wind and sea underrated, a ship lo Island bout SO miles outside apparently bound te Shangh Phe Keema ad gloomy weather with vutherly winds and heavy confused sea across fron Nagasaki which she left sud instant, yy left Chefoo on Ist ut pern. with breeze from N. and fine clear weather, Of Eddy Island at 8.45 p.m. barometer 29.83 thermometer 77 5 passet S.E, Promonto N.E. breeze, over N.iB. gale, heavy bar, still falling 29.68; 1.50 pain, 1 round and put her head to the wind and sea, ship labouring heavily when have to;4 pam torrents of rain, bar, 29.59, ther. 74; 6 p.m. terrific gale ard sea, bar. 29.49; 8 pam. bar. 29.99; 10 pan. bar, 29.57, deck [full of water fore wud aft; midnight, gale decreasing and wind veered to S.E. in heavy puts, bar, 20.45, ther, 755 2 am, Sr, strong'S.E. gale, heavy rain and sen from N.E, to S.1., bar, 29.85, ther, 765 4300.0, dead cal for half an hour, shaped southerly course; tremendous wind veered round to S.W, ther 75; Gam. the vale

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