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Appendix B.

Readings of Barometer taken at Central Station, 22nd and 23rd September, 1874.

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Harbor Master to Colonial Secretary.

215

Time.

Barometer.

REMARKS.

Time.

Barometer.

REMARKS.

t

No. 187.

Sept. 22nd, 1874,

7.30 P.M.

29.50

1.43 A.M.

9.00

29.40

1.48

28.78 28.78

در

10.00

20.30

1.55

28.75

22

}}

Gusts heavy and frequent.

11.30

29.20

2.03

28.73

Shifting to 70.

your

Sept. 23rd, 1874, Midnight.

29.15

2.15

28.77

"

Shifting rapidly between

0.05 A.DE.

29.10

Bobbing ths.

2.20

28.80

28.80 & 85 till 2.40A.M.

12.15

20.06

2.40

28.85

"

31

12.25

20.02

2.45

28.90

12

12.40

28.05

2.50

28.90

HARBOR DEPARTMENT,

HONGKONG, 1st October, 1874.

Memo. of the 28th ultimo, calling for a Return of Casualties SIR-In compliance with 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.

"J

77

12.45

28.95

2.55

28.95

11

17

Guats lighter and long

12.56

28.94

3.00

28.97

intervals.

31

1.08

28.01

3.05

20.00

21

37

1.07

28.90

3.10

22.05

Gusts heavier and corti-

"}

1.10

28.90

3.90

27

1.20

28.88

3.30

"

1.23

28.85

3.35

13

1.27

28.84

3.45

1.34

28.82

4.00

རྟ ནྟ ཋ རྣ : "

29.10

nuous.

32

29.15

13

20.20

29.25

Gusta heavy but longer

intervals.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant,

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.

29.28

1.85

28.81

4.05

1.87

28.80

4,20

29.30 29.34

The Honorable J. GARDINER AUSTIN,

55

Colonial Secretary,

HONGKONG.

W. M. DEANE,

Captain Superintendent of Police.

MEMO. OF CASUALTIES to the SHIPPING in HONGKONG HARBOR on the Morning of the 23rd September, 1874, between the hours of

12.80 and 4 am.

No.

No.

WHERE CASUALTIES

NAME OF SHIP.

OFFICIAL TON-

No. NAGE.

REMARKS.

FLAG & RIG. NO. OF CREW. SAVED.

MISSING.

HAPPENED.

Sea Bird,...........

64,110

Flamer, tt.M.G.-b.. Lizzie fl.,

104

890 | Am. barque,

Brit. schr.. Royal Navy,

B

5

16

16

1

None.

Near Commissariat. Wharf. Government Pior.

Stranded, but is now afloat. Stranded.

Near Lane Crawford & Co.'s

Stranded, but is now afloat.

52

[Pier.

48

4.

Lenor,

Albay, ...

408 Span. str.,

& 95 Chinese

Do.

Sunk, (Captain drowned.)

31

But

Passengers 45

2 Lu. & 4

280

51

None.

Do.

Do.

31

Chinese Passengers

(N. N. W. 2 miles from 11

Kaury,

380

Germ, b'que,

13

Mindanao,

49,056

426 Brit. barque,

22

Churfer,

47,084 385

16

**

Incem,

58,122

388

21

ז

Malvern,

20,382

410

14

גי

Aldebarno,

305

Germ, b'que,

13

Besforth,

311

Siam, barque,

Dain,

322

24

ANGUY,

262

Siam. brig,

28

Lowtoe,

575

Siam. schr.,

41

21

Macao,

603

Peru. ship,

Everhard,

Lazie & Rosa,

632 59,538 380

Gersu. b'que,

Brit. barque,

Rue Bell,

Alaska,.

64,098 27

Brit. str.,

4,011

Am. str.,

110

Early Bird,

64,108

Barra Noorfol, ...

16 360

Brit. str.,

Siam, barque,

A. E. Vidal,

939

Germ. b'que,

Ta Lee,

335

}

Carmelita & fda,

421

**

Morning Light,... 94,039 2,877

Brit, ship,

Pawluxet,

280

Am. str.,

Ardent,

58,106

358

Brit. barque,

Charlotte Andrews, 44,927

865

22

Courier,

9,628

820

Badania, ....

700

Fr. ship,

Maria y Vicenta,» » -

Matilda Atheling,| 18,084

676 384

Drit, barque,

Span. barque,

ོ ཝཱ མ ་ འ་མཚུ་མ་

**** # *****92= 2 2822

ཨཱཀྑཱཋ

1

} Green Island.

Do., (Captain drowned.)

1

Pacific Mail Wharf.

Do.

6

(South side of Sulphur

Channel.

21

None.

West Point.

None.

15

Quarter mile North of

Possession Point.

Do., (Capt., Mate, 1 European,

Do,

& 3 Malays drowned.

Do., (All lost, Captain's wife

was ou board.)

(N. N. W 2 miles from

11

2

Do.

2 Green Island,

$2

7

Smaller Green Island.

Went to pieces.

$2

22

Near Green Isl. Lt. House,

Do.

None.

28

Do.

Do.

On Cheung Chow Ching 23 1

Do.

8

33

miles W. of Green Ísl.,

Off S.W. Point of Chung

Sunk.

& 10 Chinese

15

16

Hue.

Passengers

16

16

None.

N.E. Point of Lantao.

Stranded.

22

22

West Point.

Do.

B

Belcher's Bay.

Do.,

but is now afloat,

"

(800 yards W. of Aberdeen

Stranded.

110

40

14

14

14

42

19

11

14

14

20

16

18

Total 33 Vessela,

871

ཋལ ུསྒྱུ

17

Docks,

Not kuown,

Sunk.

77

40

Sulphur Channel.

Disroasted,

"

14

Off S. end of Chung Hue.

Do.

"}

In Harbor.

Do., and Hull badly damaged.

"

OFW, end of Stone Cutters'

Do.

42

In Harbor.

sand.

Do.

12

Do.

Do.

11

Do.

Do., and Stern damaged.

Off W. end of Stone Cutters

Do.

14

}

Island.

14

Near Cow-de Chow.

Do.

לג

20

In Harbor.

Do.

16

Off Chung Hue.

Stern damaged.

*

18

Belcher's Bay.

Stern stove in.

672

200

Hongkong, 1st October, 1874.

II. 6. THOMSETT.

Harbor Master, c.

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