TABLE I.,—Continued.
939
Whe-
ther
Wind velocity
Interval between
Highest
wind velo-
gun-fire and
at the
Success
the gun
When the
When it
Obser-
was
gun was fired.
blew hardest.
city at Observa-
or
Remarks:
vatory
fired or not,
when
tory or Gap Rock.
begining of highest
Failure.
fired.
strong gale.
wind velocity.
m. p. h.
m. p. h.
hours.
hours.
No.
1889 Oct. 16th
61
Faulire,
6 d.
Yes.
1890 Oct. 13th
52
1890 Oct. 13th
53
0.0
0.8
Failure.
Oct. 15th 5.45m. p, drum holsted.
At 54.55m. p. notice given of typhoon.
(Too late). Lanterns hoisted
Oct. 12th 11A.30mm. p.
6.10 a.
7 a.
Yes.
1891 July 19th
38
1891 July 19th
64
2.0
6.0
Success.
1.0 a.
7 a.
Yes.
1891 Aug, 2nd
39
1891 Aug. 3rd
61
2.5
7.5
Success.
9.30 p.
5 a.
No.
1891 Dec. 4th
63
Failure.
(Norther).
1 a.
Yes.
1893 Sept. 8th
27
1893 Sept. 9th
59
14.7
16.8
Success.
10.15 a.
3 a.
Yes.
1893 Sept. 28th
25
1893 Sept. 28th
61
6 5
14.5
Success.
I
8.30 a.
11 p.
Yes.
1893 Oct. 1st
31
4.0 p.
1893 Oct. 2nd 3 p.
81
12.0
28.0
Success.
Yes.
1893 Oct. 8th
38
1893 Oct. 8th
58
3.3
4.3
Success.
4.45 a.
9 a.
Yes.
1894 June 24th
40
1894 June 24th
48
*1.6
1.6
Success.
4.25 p.
6 p.
Yes. 1894 Sept. 10th
29
1894 Sept. 10th
38
3.3
Failure,
(No gale).
7.45 a.
11 a.
Yes. 1894 Sept. 18th 25
1894 Sept. 19th
67
4.8
17.8
Success.
4.15 p.
10 8.
Yes. 1894 Sept. 24th
12
1894 Sept. 25th
8888
86
4.8
9.8
Success.
11.10 p.
9 a.
Yes. 1894 Sept. 29th
16
10.45 a.
1894 Sept. 30th 9 a.
64
10.2
22.3
Success.
Yes.
1894 Oct. 4th
ཚ
31
1894 Oct. 5th
85
10.5
30.5
Success.
www
10.30 a.
5 P.
Yes. | 1895 July 28th
23
1895 July 28th
53
5.5
5.5
Success,
8.30 &.
2 p.
Yes. 1896 July 29th
18
1895 July 29th
108
8.9
12.9
Success.
9.5 a.
10 p.
Yes.
1896 Aug. 9th 9.30 a.
28
1896 Aug. 9th
66
2,5
7.5
Success.
5 p.
Yes.
1896 Oct. 5th
17
7.20 a.
1896 Oct. 6th 5 a.
66
9.7
21.7
Success.
Yes. 1896 Oct. 11th
23
22
11.45 a.
1896 Oct. 11th midt.
48
12.2
12.2
Success.
(Gale at Gap Rock not
at Observatory).
9. The typhoon gun has been fired two rounds 6 times in the past thirteen years: 1st time on the 10th September, 1884, at 6.28 p. (at midt. 89 m.p.h.), 2nd time on the 19th July, 1891, at 2.30 a. (at 7 a. 64 m. p. h.), 3rd time on the 2nd October, 1893, at 6.0 n. (at 3 p 81 m. p. b.), 4th time on the 25th September, 1894, at 6.0 a. (at 9 a. 86 m. p. h.), 5th time on the 5th October, 1894 at 8.30 a. (at 5 p. 85 m. p. h.), 6th time on the 29th July, 1896, at 5.45 p. (at 10 p. 108 m. p. h.