The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-03

In the winter, veered to tho southeast
and drove the vessel towards the VEN
couver coast. Seeing his danger. the cap
tain probably attempted to beat against
the wind and stand out to sea, when he
was overturned and went down, owing
to lack Of san. large portion of the can
vas being frozen and too s,ifr to unfsarl.
str-.oa With. ut Harhors.
sixty males down the coast mariners
bear In mind the nearness OF Destruction
Island and stand out to sea. The pydn-
cipal danger, however. along the coast Of
this state, Is the lack OF harbor facilities.
For about 100 miles south from Cane Fiat
terry there Is no harbor for storna-tossesf
vessels. ana the sailors only hope Is 10
stand out TO sea and brave the element >
on the angry bosom OF the bray deem.
The FIRST safe har5or south OF Cape Fiat
terry Is Gray's harbor and farther south
Is Wailapa harbor, or the Oregon coast.
the shore being likewise dangerous and
fcrhsaiing.
Ds nnition OF C,clonc.
Every seafaring man is converse M
VITA the frequent reading OF the signal
service. 'Tfoixt storm signal; cyclone an
preaching Off Vancouver ISLAND, Tia
warning Is always snfficae2t for the nsar-
sner. and he lays his plans accordingly.
Bone time since Capt. J. A. HatfiaId. the
storm signal observer In this city. IN re-
sponse TO repeated Inquiries rexardsnsr thu
character Of these maine cyc,6nes. wrots
&c the sagvNl service division officer M
Ban Frafscssco and recesvzi IA elaborate
description that was snfsrsfy xatssxac-
tory This officer replied that aysrsicat;on
or the word eysrsone 20 the most fnss,ar-
tant OF all meteorological distnrtan ces
Is not to affirm that the area described
by the storm IS true circle. but rashar
expressing sufficiently the tendency az ,ha
air to q circular naotton. THE ~sors :
now aSssessted by leading meteorologssts Of
nae world as properly Distinguishing q
certain and weil-aefinea class Of as-rus-
p1sfac phenomena. The cyclone IL a
brosd disturbances having a dsameser 81
from 800 10 80 miles. ana sometimes oea
miles, r. IS a vast esasy in The atn,osnfsar,
and moves along In that IA
as the sfissies IN stream CT water. The
ar does no. have an actual circular mo-
ZION at any place within the disturbed
AREA. bsst onIy . tendency to spiral move
nzeGt. Even this tendency is net rayca lsa
BY rspsr-s from a single sfasisn II =
necessary to ossaln observation frssg, tas
entire area OF Disturbance. which. when
piaTsed On a caars Disclose TIE gsuera.
movement Of the air gradually Inward
toward the csnter. where II rases 10 she
upward cloud region and Gows csxtways,
or ali sizes This motion OF the air efvas
rtss TO westerly wfnds msvfh of a ny-
csonta cersssr. soushsrsy winds on ,na
east. sasteriy winsIs on the nor.h ma
nurthayiy WHAT'S on the wea.. Al she
center OF the AREA there 81 a cain, ssaee
ten or fifteen niles In Diameter. kraxu
as she eye of tsse s,srn..s Tnis Is q very
dangerous rsksT OF re cyclone for ye~s4s |.
- efscsanser. AZ they become .ssossorsaswsx
ard are shen ssaddezsy caught NJ a as
assvassaass ~ fhe rear OF she storm. Tsas
tarosnszsr h lowest ~ The center ana ,n-
grasses In hesgss< ossswzr4 TO sha esressu,-
fs-ssscs- TIE form % me ryr1essss arsa
- either esreuisr o. elisptscai. xsn.ras1v
sas Laser. T1s dzreNsioa of prcxrersvs