The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-10-22
NUMBER l6.
A Typhoon in Japan.

ten by Nlidshipman NJ A. Shufeldt, of tn e
| Hartford, to his father, Captain r. w.
shufeldt, now stationed at Annapolis,
descriptive Of the terrific typhoon which
swept over the harbor of Nagaski last
August. will be found of interest:
| l have lots Of news first and foremost
comes the great typhoon which swept
over this city about two weeks ago, the
strongest one, according to the Nagaski
G0zette and in the mind of the ''oldest in
habitant," that this coast has seen for
seventy years. If you remember how
completely land-locked this harbor is,
what good holding ground, &c, YOU can
better imagine the force OF the gale. We
(the Harttord) We're anchored in about
the middle OF the bay with both bowers
down and torty-tive tathoms of chain on
one and thirty on the other The bay was
crowded with vessels of all descriptions
merchantmen, steamers and, besides the
Ashuelot, hearsarge and Saco, the Japan
ese lronclad Azuma Khan (the old Stone
WalD and three English eunboats, At
dusk ii was overcast and rainy, with
strong prtls of wind, the barometer fall
ing rapidly. | was standing on the fore
castle about eight 7. NJ, and then it began
to increase, and | could hear anchors
being let go and chains vcered all over
the harbor. ran below and took a look
At the barometcr-29 H., falling RAPIDLY.
at nine o'clock 1857, and the wind howl
ing and Shriekmg; our topgallantmasts
were on deck and everything snug aloft.
About three bells we veered to sixty
tatloms on both chains, and brought ND on
both anchors with 4 sharp TUG which
started them both out of the mud. and
the ship dragged about two lengths. then
let 90 the starbOard sheet and draooed
III about ten seconds more. when we
fetched up on the sheet, which BROUGHT
The ship up and swung on for an instant,
broadside to the wind, when, after a fear
full careen she slowly righted and swung
head TO-" Ten minutes after, with ba-
romctcr al ISL, the wind blowing SO
hard that it was utterly impossible to
walk forward. except ON Your belly, s0me-
thing white flashed by, and away Went
our Iorctop@aIlant sail, saying 'good-bv'
TO the yar,t as neat As could be. the latter
being 1T the time la,he, in the ri@ring
and then, with guns OF distress firing all
oyer the harbor an immense black object
.oomcd up on our port bow and came
down rapidly upon u>, when the Admiral
pushed to the port on the half deck and
sang ouf to sland by to Veer ON allchams,
ah1 L" ief 60 'he S}arhoard sheet Down
came lhe immense steamer with three
anchors Gown ah1 gong ahead with her
engines full speed still passing Us stern
foremost at tie rate of about live knots
an hour. | was standing att, when heard
: aPl'h' l}thFalit Say. AdmiLaL' She II tou!
Us ~I.t Il l9ul Us y sudden, powerful
p"i, ol "InH, ah1 me gallant oId Hart
ll"rd drought up sharP on her star
board anchors 'nd swung slightly but
faP'0H ~ 9la[ooafd' causing 'he dragging
steamer I" .hc"f our quarter ana carry
away the Gig she Wa~ soon lost in the
ptthy dafhneaa.
N te" mInnteS after the Saco went by us
.teamm@ all her might and four anchors
down Yet steadily dragging ON the rocks.
Then 'hG AearSargr Logan to send oft all
Elnd. OF f,teN'fh7; and we 81" Ihe AShue-
LOT ana q tTGTmin Dfl0 winch was 1tlNEaTt