, 1898-10-15

seen IN every buy loading vans for Trinidad
but the yams have literally been washed;
cut of the ground, and none are offered
for sale even in the kingstowm Market.
The sides Of tie hills have been washed
clean, and where hourishing provision grounds
were, now only Il brown mass is seen. Few
brsadfruit trees remain. not even ~ guava
or lime tree is left. The country looks as
if q great fire hnd passed over it, the trees
staining are like spectres denudod Of every
leaf and small limb, the cuffee and cocoa trees
have been either rooted or 80 Gioken that lie
industry for years Scents destroyed. There
10 little work to be obtaiiled OH Estates. The
Sugar industry seems OF the past except Cen
trail Factories are established, for except on
two Estates in the whole leland tile Sugar
Works have been destroyed. The Arrowroot
6elds Look sal enough. but they win rsvive
mud IN many places no doubt the Works will
be restored. The growing onnss wheu ripe
may be given for food. but what after?
We have every hope that help will La
given by the neighbouriug Colonies
and from England to assist the lAbOuring
class to rebuild their houses, but where ls
daily food to be obtained from for months
until provisions now planted ripen. We
know that those ia authority will ito all they
eau. We have every confidence in their
goodness. zeal and ability, but it may be
beyond their powers to cope with such LnlV0r-
sul desolation and want.
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
Indications Of the coming storm we're not
wanting. Since the 9th instant the standard
MercuriSl Barometer at the Botanic Garden.
206 feet above sea level, had been lower
than usual, the readings ranging from %. 926
. at 8 pm. on the 9th TO 29.S38 ct 8 pm. on
the 10th. Immediately after the latter read
Ing had been taken, notice was sene throu0h
tue telephone to the Police Head Quarters
and other centres. Later in the evening az
the Barometer continued 20 fall messages
were again sent out. AZ sos on the follow.
ing morning the reading was 1924. Tie
wind at this time was blowing in ftful gustu
FROM N. and NV. Mr.. Browne 0s BelAir
had noticed the peculiar outlook and had
teleplonea for inform Ition. FoE the next
hour the Kingstown Exchange was kepS busy
transmitting alarm MESSAGES. anu bArometarS
in various places w,re compared. Thu
barometer continued to fnll slowly and che
wind frssbened considerably. At Q a,m. the
reading was 29.606. Telephone communioa-
ton had unfortunately been interrupted and
no further MESSAGES in this manner could be
sent out. From his honr EDWARDS ne wind
increased in fOroe from NE. to W. A tall
palm troe was snapped in two AMI branches
OF the softer wooded trees we're being"tOrn
off. At i0nm. the barometer had ialleM 30
1889 and it WAS then seen that the St0rtn
had commenced in earnest. All the baromeS
trical readings in this report are corrected
Cor index error. elevation and temperature.
The following readings taken at the times
specified will shew the rapid fall OF the
barometer =
1890 am. 29.4O9. 11.2G a.n. 1853. .
1856 AIM. 29l19. 'l1.35 am. 28519.
lilo am. % $40. ll.4O AIN. 28'509.
1l.20 am. 25"719.
At ll.40 am. there was a lull and almost
a dead calm for about three quarteEssof an
hoar. At tIesend of this time the wind sud
denly commenced blowing from due South
and increased Ii in force every minute, so much
so that trees and houses if the same exposed
positions which had withsto0d tho onslaught
Of the first part Of tho hurricane wore
hurled to the ground. This continued till
about $50 pm. when the wind slsckened
considerably. During the lnll hetWeen.ll.40
and 1890 the barometer remained steady
at IS 500 but afterwards rose almost ~
rapidly as it had previously fallen. At 3
pm. it had risep to 295S3 aNl as it CON.
tinued to improve fears of q renewal were
gradually removed.
The Wind was accompanied with heavy