The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1872-01-17

considering that the California reached Honolulu
first. May be he is right. To 20 on: The A
P. Jordan was very near the point where the
rotating wind crossed its own track, l. e., where
the circle was completed What does all that
meanl Simply nonsense; for, moreover, she
encountered strong south gale lulling for a
while and then blowing again from the same di
rectiOn;" fact which, properly interpreted
would indicate, if anything, that she passed
through the outer edge of two successive cy.
clones, that is, if any cyclones were around The
successive alternating northwest and southwest
winds reported by the Moses Taylor, would indi
cate similar succession of different circles oil
wind.
Now for the only facts that are really given
viz, with respect to the R. w Wood first
wind veering from southeast to south; then
wind veering from west to south These are
utterly inexplicable on the suppositiou that the
storm moved, as is alleged toward the northeast,
lrbieheoer rag the circle rotated.
do not pretend to a theory of that particular
storm, simply because have not the facts, which
must be carefully gathered from the synchronal
records of all vessels that have lately entered
this port from the discussed portion of this ocean
With respect to the storm which passed over
these Islands last August. here are all the facts
and the deductions 1t passed Kohala, Hawaii,
at from six to eight A. NJ; Maui at from ten to
twelve; Oahu. in the afternoon. Its general
direction, therefore, was from the east its We
locity, as have stated above, about FIVE hundred
miles per day. On Hawaii, the wind veered
from north to weston Maui from north to east and
south. Its centre. therefore, passed between the
two Islands, or down the Hawaii Channel, over
the southwest point of Maui, aud to the
southwark of Lanai and Oahu. Here, at Homo
lula, the direction of the wind changed not over
four or five points of the compass, proving this
place to have been on the outer edge. 4,
Now take piece of very thin paper, and
map of the Islands Describe on the paper
according to the scale of the map, series of
concentric circles, the outer one representing
diameter of about sixty miles. Draw on these
circles number Of little curving arrows, pointing
in a direction contrary to that of the hands of
watch spiral tending nwards in that direc-
ton would be better still. Now slide this along
over the track indicated above, and it will be
seen that the. actual facts agree with the theory
viz, that a rotating storm came on Aug. 9, 1871,
from he east, at a rate Of about trepy miles per
hour, revolving to the left, thar is contrary to
the motion of the hands of watch. Now let
US have a similar treatment of the larger storm
IT, as is supposed, 1t commenced in longitude
l709 west, latitude . as properly regulated
cyclone, it should have swept to the westward
over the Gilbert aud Caroline Islands, and thence
10 the northward, coming around in the track Of
The China line of Pacific steamers, aud possibly
towards Sun Frncisco from the northwest,
which last supposition is precisely what we wish
10 inquire about.
In closing would suggest observations rather
han experiments on the wind, which latter
night prove dangerous and to all our scientific
riends on the Islands would gently call to recol-
oction the would-be military gentleman who
ecounted his adventures in treating the enemy
o "red-hot Shells c. j. LYONS.