107
S.S. DEUTEROS.
495
October 10, Noon Midt.
32° 20'
126° 53'
30.07
NEN 5
0.
high sea.
.05
NE
6
or.
11,
4 a.
29.94
7
very high sea.
8 a.
.96
8
Noon
30 04
123 44
.88
8
from NE.
197
4 p.
.82
NEN
10
8 p. Midt.
.82
10
.80
NNE 10
moderating after midnight.
12, Noon
27 12
121 03
.88
NW
7 C.
S.S. SOOCHOW.
October 11, Noon
29° 20′
122° 33′
2 թ.
29.93 .86
NE
7 r.
wind and sea rapidly increasing,
[sea.
12,
p.
6 p.
P.
Midt.
4 a. Noon
.85 NNW
.86
.88
:2
N
:
10 oqr.
3.30 p. damage on deck, ship's head to wind and
wind flying from NE to NNW in violent
squalls, heavy confused sea.
moderating, clear.
.88
.82
9 q.
28
121 6
.91
N/W
S.S. WOSANG.
October 10, Noon
31° 7' 1220 1'
near Tungsha lightship
30.05 EN
5
fine.
8
.04 ENE
5
odg.
P.
Midt.
.00 NE
8
11,
7.25 a. 8 a.
4 a.
29.88
or.
hove to head to wind
.90 NEN
9
Noon
28 40 122 10
.83
9
">
.82
9
4 p.
org.
12,
8 p. Midt.
4 a. 8 a. Noon
.88
10
high following sea, much water on board.
27
high sea, sea swept away all moveables on deck.
saloon doors broken in.
high cross sea.
.83
10
27
proceeded
.81 NNW 9
>>
moderating.
.89 NW/N 6
29
25 58
120 55
.92
4
still high cross sea.
S.S. FU PING.
October 10,
NNE
6 a. Noon
2 p.
6
28° 36'
28
121° 52′
N
629
C.
r.
:
121 31
8 p.
NNE
11,
10
6 a. Noon
8
8 p.
left Taluk Island
6
10 orq.
rough ESE sea.
13
heavy confused sea.
at shelter under Taluk Island.
op. rough E sea.
12, 6 à. Noon
NW
4 b.
heavy NE sea.
...
24 58 119 32
light E sea.
S.S. MEEF00.
October 11, Midt.
off North Saddle
29.74
N
12,
2 a.
***
off Barren Island
6 a.
9 a. Noon
.68
30° 43' 123° 7
***
.82 NNW
q.
ship hove to heading East drifting southward. fearful sea from NNE to ESE.
anchored in E Saddle Island Bay.
weather clearing, heavy sea outside islands.
Moderate NE breezes The American barque
On the 22nd October the weather was fine in China and the Philippines. prevailed in China. Vessels in the China Sea experienced strong NE breezes. Xenia, bound from Sydney for Hongkong, at noon in 12° 52′, 133° 59′, had high barometer (29.90 at noon), NNE 1, a smooth sea and a NE swell was met. At noon on the 23rd in 13° 3′, 133° 28′ the There must have been barometer had fallen to 29.85 with N 4, clear weather and a long NË swell. every indication of a typhoon coming on from the eastward. At the same time the barometer began to fall very slightly in China as far as Shanghai and Haiphong. The barque Altair in 29° 24', 126° 56' had 30.00, N 5 and fine weather.
The barque Xenia experienced cloudy and squally weather with lightning and heavy rain up to 8 a. on the 24th, with W wind. At & a. she tacked to the N i. e. she chose the port tack for running in a typhoon which is not recommended. Had she proceeded on the other tack she would have escaped the typhoon. At noon in 13° 57', 132° 45′ same weather with 29.78, WNW 4, wind and sea increasing. Shortly after the gaff topsail and main topgallant sail split and new sails were bent in their place. At 4 p. with N by W wind she went on the starboard tack and at 6 p. again on the port-tack i. e.
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