... above the horizon, and disappeared almost in a moment ; then in the same time made its appearance, and in five seconds was broken, and spread as far as the eye could see : from this time to midnight, blowing a most violent hurricane, with a must awful... The Philosophy of Storms - Page 234by James Pollard Espy - 1841 - 552 pagesFull view - About this book
| Methodist Church - 1839 - 512 pages
...or 20 deg. above the horizon, and it disappeared almost in a moment. It then reappeared as suddenly, and in five seconds was broken, and spread as far as the eye could see. This " black squall" was described to Colonel Reid by Mr. Griffith " as the most appalling sight he... | |
| William Reid - Navigation - 1838 - 470 pages
...disappeared almost in a moment; then in the same time made its appearance, and in five seconds was hroken, and spread as far as the eye could see: from this time to midnight, hlowing a most violent hurricane, with a most awful cross sea hreaking constantly on hoard fore and... | |
| sir William Reid - 1838 - 474 pages
...disappeared almost in a moment ; then in the same time made its appearance, and in -re seconds was hroken, and spread as far as the eye could see : from this time to midnight, hlowing a most violent hurricane, with a most awful cross sea hreaking constantly on hoard fore and... | |
| Meteorology - 1839 - 938 pages
...perpendicular wall, about 15° or 20° above the horizon, and disappeared almost in a moment; then in the same time made its reappearance, and in five seconds...electric fluid; wind continued E. to ENE till noon of the 18th, with equal violence. In the afternoon it changed to SW, a little more moderate, but continued... | |
| Electronic journals - 1839 - 464 pages
...perpendicular wall, about 15° or 20° above the horizon, and disappeared almost in a moment; then in the same time made its reappearance, and in five seconds was broken, and spread as far as the eje could see; from this time to midnight blowing a most violent hurricane; much thunder and lightning,... | |
| Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - American periodicals - 1839 - 630 pages
...or 20° above the horizon, and it disappeared almost in a moment. It then re-appeared as suddenly, and in five seconds was broken, and spread as far as the eye could see. This ' black squall' was described to Colonel Reid, by Mr. Griffith, ' as the • In lat. 16 degrees... | |
| Methodist Church - 1839 - 510 pages
...or 20 deg. above the horizon, and it disappeared almost in a moment. It then reappeared as suddenly, and in five seconds was broken, and spread as far as the eye could see. This " black squall" was described to Colonel Reid by Mr. Griffith " as the most appalling sight he... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Astronomy - 1844 - 370 pages
...degrees above the horizon, and disappeared almost in a moment. It then reappeared as suddenly, and in 5 seconds was broken and spread as far as the eye could see. The narrator describes this as the most appalling sight which he had ever seen. An officer, on board... | |
| William Reid - Hurricanes - 1846 - 626 pages
...above tlie horizon, and disappeared almost in a moment; then in the same time made its appearance, and in five seconds was broken, and spread as far as the eye cnuld see: from this time to midnight, blowing a most violent hurricane, with a most awful cross sea... | |
| Henry Piddington - Marine meteorology - 1848 - 432 pages
...Duke of Manchester, which ship in a Cyclone in 32° North, 77° West, in the month of August, saw— as far as the eye could see: from this time to midnight, blowing a most violent hurricane with a most awful cross sea breaking constantly on board fore and aft." I have already alluded, p.... | |
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