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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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