(2)
Appendix B.
Readings of Barometer taken at Central Station, 22nd and 23rd September, 1874.
(3)
Harbor Master to Colonial Secretary.
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Time.
Barometer.
REMARKS.
Time.
Barometer.
REMARKS.
}
No. 187.
HARBOR DEPARTMENT,
Sept. 22nd, 1874,
7.30 P.M.
20.50
1.43 A.M.
9.00
29.40
1.48
28.78 28.76
"
"
10.00
29.30
1.55
28.75
31
11.30
20.20
2.03
28.78
2,7
Shifting to 70.
Gusts heavy and frequent,
Sept. 23rd, 1874,
Midnight.
29.15
2.35
28.77
ኃን
Shifting rapidly between-
0.05 A.M.
29.10
Bobbing 8ths.
2.20
28.80
28.80 & 83 till 2.40 a..
12.15
29.00
2.40
28.85
وو
"
12.35
29.02
2.45
28.00
12.40
28.95
2.50
28.90
HONGKONG, 1st October, 1874.
SIR-In compliance with your Memo. of the 28th ultimo, calling for a Return of Casualties caused by the late Typhoon, I have the honor to enclose a statement of the loss experienced by British and Foreign Ships in the Harbor on the morning of the 23rd ultimo.
A more complete Return and Report will be sent in when the reports as to Junks, from the out- stations, have been received.
"
19
12,45
29.95
2.55
28.95
37
Gusts lighter and long
12.56
28.04
3.00
28.97
jutervals.
17
1.03
28.91
3.05
29.00
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
1.07
28.90
3.10
29.05
"
Gusts heavier and conti
1.10
28.00
8.20
20.10
nuous.
Your most obedient Servant,
1.20
28.88
3.30
29.15
"
1.23
28.85
3.85
20.20
1.27
28.84
3.45
29.25
Gusts heavy but lung.
intervals.
H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.
دو
1.34
28.82
4.00
29.28
1.35
28.81
4.05
وو
1.37
28.80
4.20
29.30 29.34
The Honorable J. GARDINER AUSTIN,
21
Colonial Secretary,
HONGKONO.
W. M. DEANE,
Captain Superintendent of Police,
MEMO. of CASUALTIKE to the SHIPPING in HONGKONG HARBOR on the Morning of the 23rd September, 1874, between the hours af
12.80 and 4 a.m.
NAME OF SHIP.
OFFICIAL TON-
No. NAGE.
FLAG & RIG. No, OP CREW.
No.
No. SAVED. MISSING
WHERE CASUALTIES HAPPENED.
REMARKS.
Bea Bird,
64,116
104
Brit. schr.,
6
}
Flameer..M.G.-b.,
Royal Navy,
Lizzie II.,
Leover,
808
408 Span. str.,
Am. barque,
16
52
& 95 Chinese
31
ོཚེ་
Neor Commissariat Wharf. Government Pier.
Stranded, but is now nhout. Stranded.
None.
Near Lane Crawford & Co.'s
Strauded, but is now afloat,
[Pier.
4
Do.
Sunk, (Captain drowned.)
64
Passengers
45
2 En. & 4
200
5)
None.
Do.
31
Chinese
Albay,
Maury,
Mindanao,
23,936
389 Germ. b'que,
420
Brit. barque,
Courier,
47,084 385
Imogen,
58,122 383
Malverni,
20,782
410
;གྷ;
ོལ འབ་
Passengers
13
16
21
14
None.
23
Aldebaran,
305 Germ. b'que,
13
Seaforth,
311
Siam. barque,
39
Dada,
322
24
Amey,
262
Siam."brig,
28
པཱཀྑ༤དྷམྨཾ ཀྐཎྞལཎྜཾ
} Chinnuel.
None.
15
24
7
Do.
(N. N. W. 9 miles from
1
) Green Island,
I
Pacific Mail Wharf.
¡ South side of Sulphur
West Point.
Quarter mile North of
Possession l'oint.
IN. N. W 2 miles from
7 Green Island.
Staller Green Island.
}
Do., (Captain drowned.)
Do.
Do., (Capt., Mate, I European,
The.
3 Malays drowned.
Do., (All lost. Captain's wife
was on board.)
Do.
Went to pieces.
32
Near Green Isl. It. House,
Do.
None.
28
Do.
Do.
On Cheung Chow Ching 2} }
10.
Lowice,
575
Sen. sehr.,
41
39
miles W. of Green Isl,
21
| Off S.W. Point of Chung
Sunk.
Macao,...
603
Peru. skip,
& 10 Chinese
15
Passengers
Everhard,
632
Germ. b'que,
Lizzie & Rosa,
Blue Bell,
59,538 380 €4,098
Brit, barque,
+27
Jirit. str.,
Alaska,...
4,011
Am. str.,
110
Early Bird.
64,103 !
Huria Noorfol,
16 Brit. str., 860
Stan, barque,
A, F. Vidal, ....
389 Gerin, b'que,
Ta Lee,
935
Carmelita & Ida,
421
Morning Light,... 34,939 2,577 Brit. ship,
Pentuxet,
280
An. str.,
Ardent,
58,100 358
Brit. barque,
Charlotte Andrews, 44,927
355
12
Courier, ret Radama,
0,628
320
700
Fr. ship,
Matilda Atheling, 18,584
670
Brit. barque,
Maria y Vicenta. - -
384
Spau. barque,
*** = *9**292¤ = 2882
110
14.
14
20
16
18
Total 33 Vessels.
871
* 23 2 9222922 2 28ARN
16
Hue.
18
None.
N.E. Point of Lantao.
Stranded.
West Point.
11.
22
H
Belcher's Bay.
Do.,
but is now afloat.
"
800 yards W. of Aberdeen
11
Docks,
|| Stranded.
#
Not known.
Sunk.
23
40
Sulphur Channel.
Dismasted.
14
Off S. end of Chung Hue.
Do.
14
In Harbor.
Do., and Hull badly durunged.
14
Off W. end of Stone Cutters'
Do.
42
In Harbor.
[Island.
Io.
bo.
12
Do.
11
De.
Do., and Stern damagal.
Off W, end of Stone Cutters'
Island.
Do.
14
Near Cow-ee Chow.
Do.
20
Ja Harbor.
18
Off Chung Hue.
Belcher's Bay.
Do.
Stern damaged
Stern slave in.
672
200
Hongkong, 1st October, 1874.
It, G. THOMSETT,
Harbor Master, ge.