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kong had fresh W breezes and fine weather. The Asagao, 25 miles ENE of Lamocks, had a strong WNW breeze, rainy weather and confused sea. The Oceana, about 45 miles SSW of Lamocks, had also WNW 6 with confused sea. This vessel it will be noticed had allowed the typhoon to pass her on the previous evening and was now following it up keeping at a safe distance by steaming at reduced speed. The Chi Yuen lying at the Amoy outer anchorage had a strong NE gale during the morning of July 21st with hard squalls and rain. The Benlarig passed into the N entrance of the Channel during the evening of the 20th July bound for Hongkong, and at 2 a. July 21st had a fresh ESE breeze increasing. About 5 a., the wind and sea rising and the barometer falling rapidly, the vessel was hove to heading E. Later the wind increased and at noon she had a fresh NE by E gale, the barometer being steady at 29.32. At this time she must have been only about 50 miles N by E of the centre if her position as entered in the log can be relied on. The Continental also off Ockseu at 2 a. July 21st bound South had at 4 a. a strong ENE gale with rain squalls and high confused sea. She sustained some damage on deck and at 8 a. the cargo shifted. At 10 a. she had very hard gale" from ENE and the lowest reading of the barometer 29.42. At noon the vessel was taken into Haitan Bay for shelter and in consequence of a list. She was at 6 a. July 21st about NE of the centre 100 miles. The Electra was even closer to the centre at noon July 21st. Her position is given as 23° 44', 118° 18' and she was proceeding Southward. During the early morning hours of the 21st she had a NE increasing breeze with rapidly falling barometer (6 a. 29.55). At noon she had a strong NE gale (barometer 29.23). She was then 40 miles WNW of the centre. Thereafter the barometer rose quickly and the wind backed and decreased in force, at 6 p. NW 6, (barometer 29.39).
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Át 6 a.m. on July 21st the centre of the typhoon was in 23° 30′, 118° 10′ and until this hour as before stated, it had been advancing in a NE by N direction and appeared likely to move up the Channel, but at this time its course was deflected and it moved ENEward for a short time then Eastward and at the latter end of the day SEward. The cause of the very unusual path of this typhoon recurvature in the China Sea in July (cases in November have occurred) and motion NE ward across Formosa, was probably connected with another typhoon, which was at this time ENE of Formosa. Typhoons have a tendency to approach the tracks of their predecessors. The centre at noon on July 21st was situated in 23° 35′, 118° 55'.
The following are the observations for July 21st at noon:
COAST STATIONS.
Bolinao,
S/E
Hoihow,
WSW
Hongkong,
WSW
270
450 29.71 - .04 520
.59 - .01 .51 + .04
S
0.
NNW
3
C.
W
C.
Breaker Pt,...
WSW
140
-
.47 .01
W
omp.
Swatow,
W/S
130
.39 .10
NW
3
ogd.
Lamocks,....
WSW
95
.37
.20
W
7
mrq.
Chapel Island,
NW
60
.22
-
- .36
N
10
omd.
Amoy,...............................
NW
80
.33
.30
NNE
6
odg.
Ockseu,
NNE
85
NE
omd.
Turnabout,
NNE
130
.46
.22
ENE
omq.
Middle Dog,
NNE
160
.47
<
.15
NE
cmq.
Foochow......
N/E
150
.48
-
.18
ENE
or.
Steep Island,
ENE
450
.66
.02
NE
CV.
North Saddle,
NNE
480
.60
.05
E/S
Tamsui,
NE
165
.47
-
.22
Calm
Keelung,
NE
180
.48 .18
ESE
6 6 6
c.
C.
Fisher Island,
E
30
-
.15 .47
SE
10
omrq.
Anping,
ESE
80
.36 .26
SW
opq.
Takow,
SE/E
95
.42 .23
S. Cape,
SE
140
.48 .18
S SWIS
rq. rqt.
VESSELS.
S.S. Memnon,
80
0'
116° 45'
S/W 700 29.79
SW
fine clear.
29
Zafiro,
.14 55
120
3
S/E 520 .73 SSW
3 Or.
Bk. Nicoya,
.....16
1
109 .45
SW 700
SSW
orq.
""
1
"
29
S.S. Sikh,
Sh. Carl Friedrich,
S.S. Sungkiang.....
Wingsang,
Decima,
Bk. Heinrich,.
S.S. Thales,
.19 16
114 13
SW
360
.66
N. S. de Loreto,
.19 51
114 34
SW
330
.58
.19 56
113 24
SW/W
370
.56
20 4
115 57
SW/S 260 .51
Cheang Chew,
.20 3
110 20
21 26
.21 36 .21 39
.22 30.
>>
Oceana,
.22 28
92
Asagao,
**
.23 28
114 0 113 38 114 37 114 45 117 3 117 41
WSW
530
.53 WSW 300 .46 WSW 310 WSW 270 W/S 240
WSW
W
.51
W
70
Electra,
.23 44
118 18
40
WSW 120 .41 WNW
WIS WNW
.23 ?
"J
Benlarig,
.24 20
119 14
NE
55
.32
Mathilde,
.25 56
120 14
NNE
160
.50
WNW NE NE E SE
+ CO GO LO SO GO 10 10 466 a co
SWWW
4
fine.
3 G.
3
5
0.
high sea.
6
6 b.
moderate sea.
5
0.
moderate sea.
5 1.
high sea.
4 0.
SSW swell.
or.
9
8
high sea. confused sea.
moderating.
5
"
City of Rio Janeiro,
.26 24
Fushun,
.27 5
"
"
Tsinan,
...27 18
17
Bengloe,
Kilmoon,
121 49 121 122 21 .27 21 122 .27 37
NNE 220
.50
ENE
0
NNE 240
20
NNE 290 .58
ENE ENE
5 orq. 4 q.
4
clear. fine clear.
NNE 270
E
*
0.
121 32
NNE
280
.54
NE
+
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