444
56
At noon on the 25th the centre appears to have been in 20° 45', 110° 30′. It evidently did not increase in intensity and still remained a small depression.
The following observations refer to noon on the 26th:-
Lamocks, Swatow,
Breaker Point, Hongkong, Hoihow, Pakhoi, Haiphong,
COAST STATIONS.
.29.67 + .07 .64 + .05
SE
2
C.
SE
0.
.66 + .07
S
2
c.
.64 + .10
SE
olt.
.57 + .06
E
C.
.66 + .05
SSE
erlt.
J
.38 .20
NW
or.
VESSELS.
S.S. Alwine,
.20° 10′
110° 41'
29.55
high sea SE swell.
"
Telamon,
...19 48
112 38
.58
var,
0.
+9
Hupeh,
.19 44
113 29
.65
SSW
orq.
15
Venetia,
.18 48
113 51
.65
SSW
0.
**
Yarra,
..18 00
111 03
.60
SSW
27
Salatiga,
...17 13
111 03
.63
S
orq.
0.
"
Angers,
.16 03
113 41
,65
SSW
b.
Chelydra,
.15 01
110 19
S
c.
"
Strathesk,
...12 50
110 11
SW
6
0.
rough sea.
The above observations can be taken as showing the general conditions prevailing all day from Hoihow eastwards. In Hoihow SE 2 prevailed. A very heavy squall of wind and rain from SW accompanied by lightning was experienced at 4.30 p. At Pakhoi winds were light from SE in the morning to S in the evening with wet weather, thunder and lightning. At Hoihow 1.19 and at Pakhoi 4.60 inches of rain were measured ut 9 a. on the 26th. Barometer rising at all these stations except Haiphong. From this place we have the following observations:-
July 26 26
7a.
29.48
>>
1.30p.
.33
WNW NW
27
70.
.61
ESE
""
0.
or.
C.
In addition there were two vessels in the immediate neighbourhood. The Chusan lying at Haiphong and the Avochie at Hongay Bay (about 20 miles NE of Haiphong) :-
S.S. AVOCHIE.
26th July, 4a. 29.45 NW 4 or. (Hongay Bay).
8a.
.29
noon
.24
5p.
.38
27th July, 8a.
noon
.67 SW .67 SW
Heavy squalls of wind and rain. Wind veering to E and SE
blowing force 12 in squalls.
(Norway Islands outside Haiphong).
Fair and clear in 20° 33', 107° 32'.
S.S. CHUSAN AT HAIPHONG.
26th July 10a.
29.53 11.30a. .45
NW NW
7
7
1p.
.38 WNW 10
2.30p. .28 W/S 10
26th July
27th July noon
3p.
29.40
SW
8p.
.52
SSE
.58
*72
The Avochie had the wind veering, barometer (29.24) lowest and greatest force of wind with squalls of typhoon force from E to SE at noon. The Chusan had the lowest barometer (29.28) at 2.30 p. The wind had backed since morning, was now W/S 10.
The centre of the typhoon was at noon on the 26th July in 20° 55', 106° 58'. It passed 5 miles south of the Avochie near noon and at 2.30 p. about the same distance north of Haiphong over the lowlying land forming the delta of the river. It was not of great intensity and the damage done at the town of Haiphong was of a trifling character, but during the passage across the Gulf of Tongking it must have developed somewhat. On the 24th and 25th it was but a small depression. After enter- ing the coast it apparently moved WNWward.
On the 27th light S to SE winds and generally fine weather prevailed with rising barometer in the Gulf of Tongking and in the China Sea to the E and SE of Hainan. Much the same wind and weather prevailed on the 28th with barometer still rising. The S.S. Kongbeng at noon in 18° 26′, 111° 30' experienced a severe squall from the W with heavy rain in the afternoon, but this was not connected with any cyclonic depression. At Hoihow a severe shock of earthquake (direction N to S) was felt at 3 a. There were some indications of a depression E of Luzon previous to the 31st July. In Luzon on the 29th light NW to W breezes prevailed with falling barometer. At Bolinao on the 30th winds had been chiefly WSW gentle breezes with heavy rain. At South Cape (Formosa) light NE breezes prevailed with showery weather. The barometer fell in the evening. On the 31st the