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flooded, ship taking a heavy list to port which made matters worse but we managed to steer her making a NNW course; steam steering gear carried away and steering ship with hand gear. At noon, position by account 2° 55', 126° 20′ barometer 28.90, ESE wind blowing with hurricane force. terrific sea and heavy rain. 2 p m. wind backed to E, barometer 28,80, terrific squalls and continuous blinding rain. 4 p.m. barometer 28.68, wind had backed steadily to NE by E, ship then heading about NW by W; wind force, sea and weather still the same; 6 p.m., barometer steady 28.68; 7.80 p.m., first rise of barometer and wind had backed to NNE ship heading about WSW, wind hurricane force, blinding rain and tremendous sea; ship taking fearful lurches to port; midnight, barometer had risen to 29 30 and wind had backed to NW with terrific squalls. September 7th 2 a.m. barometer 29.56, wind moderating but sen still very high."
These observations place the centre, which was now moving towards ENE, about 50 miles to the WSW of the above vessel, or in 294, 125, at noon on the 6th thus giving the disturbance a speed of about 1 miles per hour during the previous 24 hours. The Mount Libanon had made some few
11 miles progress in a NNW and NW direction by 4 p., so that the centre passed just to the S of her position at this hour.
The barometer was filling fast at Nagasaki (29.50) and SE gales were blowing off the coast of Kiushia. At the mouth of the Yangtze N gales prevailed but the barometer (Gutzlaff 29.49) had there commenced to rise.
The S. S. Verona experienced the typhoon in about 30° 30', 128° on the morning of the 7th. Winds of storm force backing from E to NË were experienced between 1 a. and 5 a but at the latter hour, the barometer being at its minimum, 28.47, the wind decreased to a moderate gale for a short time. As the barometer rose the wind increased again and at 8 a. they had typhoon force from NW which, however, commenced to moderate very slowly after 10 a. The S. S. Asloun also experienced a hurricane from NNW, a distance of about 60 miles to the NNW of the Verona. They recorded the lowest barometer reading, 29.22, at 8 a. The S. S. Bellona, in the right-hand semicircle and situated in 30° 16', 131° 12' experienced a fierce SSE gale at noon.
The centre was situated in 31° 00′, 129° 30′ at noon on the 7th thus giving it a speed of about 93 miles per hour during the previous 24 hours, and it must have entered SW Kiushiu shortly after- wards. The S. S. Mascotte lying in Nagasaki harbour experienced strong breezes veering gradually from E in the morning to N at night, the barometer falling to its lowest point (29.22) at 8 p.
After entering SW Japan the disturbance seems to have filled up to a considerable extent, and at the same time it moved NE with greatly increased velocity towards the Sea of Japan. The S. S. Ancona lying at Kobe experienced a inoderate SSW gale at 8 a. on the 8th (barometer 29.38) which, however, quickly moderated, the direction veering to WSW with rapidly rising barometer. on the 8th it was in about 40°, 135°.
On the 10th at 10.20 a. "A depression appears to be situated to the SE of Luzon." Forecast: barometer falling: fresh NE winds: fair."
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On the 10th at 4.15 "Depression in S Luzon moving towards WNW"," ,11.0 a. Forecast: "barometer falling: fresh NE winds: fair.
At noon
At 11.15 a.
On the 11th at
On the 10th a sudden fall of the barometer amounting to about 0.1 inch occurred at Bolinao and Manila with moderate N and NE winds; but it appears that a trough-like depression had been formed across the China Sea in about 13° to 15° latitude, owing to pressure increasing quickly over China on the two previous days and the consequent rapid spread of NE winds to the Southward in the China Sea.
On the 11th strong NE breezes and moderate gales prevailed over the N part of the China Sea and as far South as 14° latitude on its Western side, while fresh SW winds prevailed on the Cochin China coast in about 10° latitude. The weather was showery and squally over the whole of this area.
On the 19th at 1.15 a. Two lanterns hoisted horizontally. At 9.15 a. "Typhoon SE of Swatow." Black Drum hoisted. At 10.10 a. "Severe typhoon approaching coast between Amoy and Swatow." At 10.25 a. Forecast: "barometer falling: strong N to W winds: squally with
rain."
On the 20th Black Drum lowered before daylight. At 11.10 a. moderate or fresh NE winds: unsettled, showery."
On the 21st at 5.30 a. Black South Cone hoisted. At 11.0 a. kong apparently moving towards W." Forecast: "barometer rising and E breezes: showery and squally to fair.”
At 8.45 p. Black South Cone lowered,
Forecast: "barometer rising:
Depression SSW of Hong- slowly: strong to fresh NE
The typhoon (XII) which advanced towards the Formosa Channel on the 18th was preceded on the 15th by a depression which moved to the Eastward over N China. In rear of this depression pressure rose rapidly in the neighbourhood of Shanghai until on the 18th (30.11) it stood at about
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