:
TAKOW.
89
ANPING.
FISHER ISLAND.
DATE.
WIND.
WIND.
WIND.
Bar.
Bar.
Bar.
Dir. Force
Dir. Force
Bar. Force
Sept. 26,
3 a.
29.74 77
NE 2
OT
29.71
76NNE
6
cm
6
.73 77
o mg
9
29.72 | 74
NW 2
r
.72 76
3
10.44]
.74 76
6
Noon
.68 76
7
3
p.
.60 78 NNW 10
g
.63 79
N
o g
.67 76 N
80 m q
6
.72 77
6
cm
9
.80 76 NNE 9
C
.82 77
4
.79 76 NNW
**
Midt.
.83 77
***
477
OCTOBER.
During the first few days of October moderate NE monsoon prevailed on the China Coast and in the China Sea, and, in Luzon, light variable breezes the weather being fine generally.
The following observations are for the 7th October at noon :--
Bolinao, Hoihow,
Hongkong,
Breaker Point,
Lamocks,........
S. Cape,
Anping,
Fisher Island,
Chapel Island,
Turnabout, Steep Island, North Saddle,
* Kiukiang,
* Ichang,
COAST STATIONS.
...........29.75
.97
[ 1
.08
NNE
C.
.05
NE by N
3
b.
.90
.10
W by S
1
b.
.91
.07
E
2
bm.
.89 .11
NE
5
b.
ALASKANDARAN
.84
.04
NE
cmd.
.82 .10
N by E
b.
←
.83 .08
N
6
cm.
.87 .93
.10
NNE
4
b.
.09
N
om.
.30.03 .05
K
ENE
C.
E by N
om.
var.
2
C.
0.
.--
.02 .06 .01 + .01
* The barometer readings at the Yangtze Stations are uncorrected, the index errors and heights above M.S.L. being unknown.
VESSELS.
S.S. Bombay,
7° 57'
>>>
Ravenna,
12 22
109° 23' 111 8
29.86
SW
4
rq.
swell.
.86
N
2
Bantam,
12 50
112 45
.87
NNE
do. do.
Sch. Santa Cruz,
15 49
126 54
74
NW
S.S. Airlie,
14 13
119 47
NW
»
Don Juan,
15 2
119 13
.71
N
"
Sungkiang,
.15 48
119 4
.71
N by E
33
Kowshing,
.17 33
117 53
77
NNE
C.
» Cosmopolit,
.19 53
116 1
.87
NE
6
b.
high sea.
do.
increasing sea.
On the 7th October the barometer was falling rapidly on the China Coast with moderate NE breezes and fine weather except at S Cape where drizzling rain was falling. In Luzon the barometer had also fallen quickly with a gentle NNE breeze at Bolinao and cloudy weather. Off the W coast of Luzon moderate to strong N breezes with high sea prevailed. On the western side of the China Sea in 124, 112° light N breezes were blowing and the Bombay to the SSW of that position in 8o, 1091 had W to SW moderate breezes veering to N 3 as she proceeded northwards with squally wet weather, falling barometer and confused swell.
The schooner Santa Cruz at noon on the 6th October in 17° 7', 125° 18′ (barometer 29.94) already had an increasing NNE breeze, falling barometer and rising sea. They put two reefs in the mainsail and made the upper topsail fast. Next morning it began to blow hard and the sea to run clean over the small vessel. They kept her two and a half points off, steering SE by S to keep the deck dry and in the hope of running out of the typhoon. Mainsail and jib were made fast at 4 a. (barometer 29.80). At 9 a. it blew hard from the north and the vessel worked fearfully in the tremendously high sea. At noon on the 7th in 15° 49′, 126° 54′ (barometer 29.71) the wind had backed to NW and continued increasing in force. At 3.30 p. they had to heave her to under double reefed foresail—the wind had backed to WNW. Sea after sea came breaking over the ship carrying the starboard boat with its davits away, breaking on the after hatch and washing the binnacle stand and compass overboard and the cargo shifted to starboard. At 8 p. (barometer 29.59) they lost the jibboom and at midnight part of the bulwarks on the starboard bow was stove in. The galley was smashed in and one tank got adrift.
The centre at noon on the 7th October was perhaps in 15o, 130°.
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