The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-28 00:00:00

WEATHER WISDOM.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—In the House of Commons last evening, Mr. A.
Smith is reported to have said, that "it is impo,.sible to
foretell the weather," and he objected to the id,a entirely.
I maintain that the honourable gentleman is quite wrong,
as the signals used by Admiral Fitzroy frequently point out
storms, &c., with accuracy ; and the late Astrometeoro-
logical Society (although ridiculed by ignorant and pre-
judiced people), of which I was a member, in their publica-
tions showed distinctly that storms and earthquake 3 may be
pointed out with a fair amount of accuracy, for months be-
fore their occurrence, upon the principles explained in the
Society's publications, which are sold by Mr. Berger, In
my book, "Astrology in a Nutshell," I explained the same
rules, which arA open to all comers.—Yours obediently,
13, Chatham-place, 27th March. CHRIS. COOKE.

A NOBLE RESCUE BY THREE FISHERMEN.—
Lord George Hill, of G vveedore, recently brought
under the notice of the National Lifeboat Institution the
following noble service by three fishermen in saving life
from an American vessel. During a fearful hurricane a
large ship was seen on her beam ends amongst the breakers
off the Island of Innishenen, on the coast of Donegal. The
unfortunate crew, of 28 men, had taken to the rigging, from
which, during the frightful hurricane and heavy surf, they
momentarily expected to be washed. It was truly heart-
rending to witness the poor fellows clinging to the rigging,
over which mountainous waves straight from the Atlantic
were constantly breaking. No assistance could possibly he
rendered to them from the shore, for the nearest lifeboat
was 100 miles away. In about two hours the ship began
to break up, and the roof of the deck cabin floated off with
two men on it. Their truly awful state greatly moved the
crowd of spectators. At this moment three stout fishermen
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taking one man alive off the raft, the other poor fellow
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by going out in such a sea, in such a craft, and taking off
a drowning a, d almost insensible man from a raft. After
taking in the poor fellow, the curragh itself was now ob-
served to be in a most dangerous position. A boat put off
from the island to its help, and fortunately succeeded in
bringing all safely to land. Altogether 21 persons were
saved by the islanders from a watery grave, seven of the
shipwrecked crew having perished from the fearful wreck.
The vessel was the ship J. S. Parsons, of New York, bound
from Liverpool to that city. Inspecting Coastguard officer
R. Edwards and his men very laudably exerted themselves
on the occasion. The National Lifeboat Institution has
given the three fishermen £6 for their gallant deed. It has
also voted its thanks, inscribed on vellum, to Mr. Edwards
and £8 to his men and others, for their praiseworthy efforts
on the occasion.

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