From the barometric readings it wil be noticed that at Siccawei the mercury! began to fall on Friday morning. At that day it measured 29.65 inches; at 4 pin. it had fallen to 29.48 at 9 pin, to 20.98; and at 4 am. Saturday, when the typhoon had just pissed at its height, to 29.29 inches; a total drop of little' under half-un-inch. Thence it recovered. rapidly and at 9 am, on Sunday the reading was 29.79 inches.
The C, M. S, Kwangehi recorded a lowest reading at midnight on the 1st of 29 inches.
Foundering of the Pechili, The steamer Albonga, Capt. Peterson, returned here on Monday after a short but eventful trip. Leaving Shanghai on the Sist ultimo, bound for Koohing, she was midway betwoon the Saddles and Barren Island when caught in the full force of the typhoon. Hardly had she encountered it than Barton Island loomed up ahead. The Captain reversed the engines full speed and dropped both anchors, and these prompt measures just saved the vessel from destruction, The Albenga stayed in the vicinity of Batren Island for the rest of the night. Barly on Saturday the str. Pechili ed. her attention by signals of distress. She was in a foundering condition and bad lost all but one small boat, which was perfectly useless. The Albenga brought up to close to her, wont as near as possible, and in spite of the rough weather sent boats to and fro from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. The Pechil's officers and crow, numbering 54 in all, wore rescued, Chinese alone being drowned. The Albonga's' assistance had arrived not moment too soon for almost immediately after she had completed her work of resctie, the Pechili began to settle down slowly by the stern, shivered from stem to stern in her oath throes, and foundered.
The Albenga herself was badly damaged, hor steering geat being carried away, but she managed to steer by the aid of the quadrant, and arrived in Shanghai on Monday morning. She steamed up
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