The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-09

Il the sink room, the next IA the kitchen, aud
here tthrOwinr open the door Of a httle apart
iDenU Is the stuferuom. Here are spare storm
nes tor the light. Here. TOO. you see
coil OF r"ue, aud here are storm pans,
c"ats, aud boots barometer. thermometers.
and other We Their gauges Here Is the record
book Of the fog signal: We Keen an account ~
tue commencement of fug or snow end " fOg
or snow; time sim / h in use time OF starting
mes average tfc--ufe u steam. or aver &c
PRESSURE Of s'ean ur air required to give lOudest
sound; barometer ~ commencement of tOg
thermometer nj the sam time: coal consumed;
on tine same; waste consumed remarks ON Wind.
weather. &c; coal, pounds; WOOD. feet Here Ia
auu her nook that SHOWS tue account Of our
o lily expenditures. tho amount " oil used, num-
her OF chimucys broken, amount ~ wick ex-
pended, the history ~ the weather, AMI 40 TORN.
In this journal taking dp checked nd ruled
vessels that y "a Mnntauk Point In the day, or
eaI In the vicinity ~ our light Here (openiug
the door If little roo,U that adj ins the .rlo)
T. the mess room, aud q tins lung pine table we
take our meals. There are nine VI us now, In
Guiding the three cni dren. and that IA ANAL
number, Tor my family ste In Sag HTbot.'
All around the rooms, In careful Order, stand
larg" cans and tanks of uii, and over the papefcd
W lie are scattered the printed rules and regula-
lions OF lie hRnthpuse service.
Iut come down to the Point and see what
KIND NJ y country We have here. said the g ID
tain. az he led tho way through the fog IN the
direction Of the surf hat numbered Invisible
In front and on both sides. First tue fog signal
steam into the flannel Of the fog horn. IL In
stoutwalied building, standing a few wards
INTO tue blazing mouth Of the furnace, or listen.
tug TO the VARYING notes ~ the horn. stand
lns outside he structure and In front
the sound IL Overpowering. IL In
terrible OlaIe that seems to make the very
ground reel IL Is SAID that II can be heard Tot
| nlteen miles seward.
THE HunpIcANEs orr HoNrAuK.
few rods from the signal station IA the Mon
tauk headiAnd. Fiom its crest Book island Is
| uiuiy vl-ibie ia tue east ~ Tar weather. 90
| days when the sky IA rerfcct v clear " Is SAID
'nat QUO o. soc I"i nearly hiV hiies:,
| III IL iohe,ome "ere ~ WINTER salo me
heeleI' as he "SlNeu u "a W Wv uouso' "ut we
tot 'ne p"peIs "h'e VI TWO o' throe "oehS anu
va, H. ne b - ,','u1n' ,. ,.... ,,, 4. ,,,,
ins "S S' W "u'S" tn9 Neepe's hNe 70 spou.
| "snp lett ol rory ~ ulmcisions, anu Is the
only on. nv .ne i,o,h,' Wi.h Tue eicepti"m on "A
stone ouhLlht VI = staAd- ~ uevp hey u
,h' "est aul ,u"t ls now useu - st,pie iI,u
n"n lhl- vh'" me h"epers uWelinv. ~
.'e ra',n, ",,en. Ni.nen ~. hehn..', an olu
| Nhhlet WHO mas tpent lIetlue IN Tue sea ana
ViHl.eu huios' even ma li"m 'treenidhd u t"e
SV9,nern u'nan' re'at,d passages III tue istor,
| Oi MOnlauk fni"t.
| - nave seen tnis shore rocked 10y gales that
you can TORN no tuea ~ Seven years 40 81
| september there caue the heaviest hlow that
ever knew. i ciur 40 from thc east, rr' c"dcd
| oy pecuii r yellow cloud. IL broke al n'ue or
III e'.'s III we 'n"l",mR ins Darn ven unur
| III the ton If the holsr. a,,,, nc .bout ~ q
| o'clncK in tue nernp"n lie tront sto -
| s.i'.d svsy f"r tne "A nt.c Evary TONI ~
Inc Dildig Wa opene,i auu through tt,,, cracks
IN thr walls The ms en- - ~, IA nn,,i,.d t,'e
| Ia t
| uence that Tue whole pl &c VS. moi syeut AZ "
| IL vas dark ~ tutduIrht tue waves r,.nr,.,l 80
| thai 4 g ..uuuu't hear ny sou thtnk ma riynt In
Ia. midst oil Ia. yi,,otu and t.irr th re ,,u,. .
| bltnd M II ash # itutu.pr ,,uu a irrrit,, clan Of
| huuder Inat "a \ thr end ~ IN. st,rr, -,,n
| alterwa ard tue sales bern a, clear me ,lou.,.
| rolled n,yty and lie ,iay b.,ntn, a. hry,t ,,ud
| Danny a. III spring time Auvut nfteru wears
| agn the snip lam liam g. mn, shore N -tr,t-
| cons IA a t-trirle seuiue-t aud ever suul IN
| board peri.nru Sn. struck In , Ilirk nnrtn-
| 81 su,w storm nd wsnt Ia uie,.s an IN 4,
| hi ok rocks almost In "A ,.l,,tn.nt iw.uty.tur
| Dotlie. bic .cnrd ana torn were pirk Ell an along
| the he ,ct low otv- I.t.r lac mil. nf I'M, 90 :.
-e stiI nos On me .,u.Iv -aits s,,nt "a ~ 40.
the atraturr Amstrr,inui suItnt r.,, an me rl 4
near mere, out ali tie u ,sssur.r- exc .pt on,
were saved Dead vii les tuat h.ve ha,n
! woundeu Al sca ot en- driit m ,,unn ths pntnt-
| Four We In ago one 4 Immense stzs Wa thr,,,n
| up bv IN. surf wrsr,,nu .rnoon.r cana
| down AM, took AZ IN tow out "A 4 orm arose NJ, A
! seyer.d me lines tar n.Id A a. th v....,I AMI
| IA vs. ln.. ANN n Ne,r ,.,n xn,le AZ -
| brought IN Tor winch peisons m Southalnptun
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