1869 Saxby Gale - Wikipedia
WEBThe Saxby Gale was a tropical cyclone which struck eastern Canada's Bay of Fundy region on the night of October 4–5, 1869. The storm was named for Lieutenant Stephen Martin Saxby , a naval instructor who, based on his astronomical studies, had predicted extremely high tides in the North Atlantic Ocean on October 1, 1869, which would produce ...
150 years since 'perfect storm' Saxby Gale blindsided Maritimers
WEBOct 4, 2019 — It was nearly a year earlier that Stephen Martin Saxby, a navigator in the British Navy and amateur astronomer, had written to a London newspaper warning of a storm he predicted would hit the...
1869 Atlantic hurricane season - Wikipedia
WEBThe most notable hurricane of the season was the Saxby Gale, which was predicted nearly a year in advance. The hurricane was one of six to produce hurricane-force winds in Maine, where it left heavy damage and flooding.
Saxby Gale brought devastating winds and 'drenching sheets' …
WEBOct 5, 2019 — The Saxby Gale hit the New England and Fundy coasts with strong winds and rains on Oct. 4 and 5, 1869, causing widespread damage and deaths. A British naval officer had predicted the storm 10...
Saxby Gale of 1869 by Marilyn Bonvie - rootsweb.com
WEBNov 9, 2001 — On the night of October 4th and 5th, 1869, exactly 110 years ago today, occurred the Saxby Gale, to leave a legend that still provokes our wonder. It swept up the Bay of Fundy smashing wharves, tossing vessels ashore, and creating tides that may have set an all-time world record.
Predicted Saxby’s Gale 1869 - Islands History
WEBOct 19, 2021 — Learn how a British astronomer predicted a devastating storm that hit the eastern seaboard of North America in 1869, based on the positions of the sun and the moon. The Saxby gale caused flooding, shipwrecks and deaths in Maine, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
The Saxby Gale - Albert County Museum & RB Bennett Centre
WEBIn December of 1868, Stephen Martin Saxby, a navigator in the British Navy and amateur astronomer, first wrote to a London newspaper warning of a storm that he predicted would hit the eastern seaboard of North America on October 4th or 5th, 1869.
Stephen Martin Saxby - Wikipedia
WEBStephen Martin Saxby (21 August 1804 – 11 March 1883) was a British practitioner of a form of meteorological astrology or Pseudo Meteorology in the Victorian Era. Through his calculations he predicted an 1869 storm called the Saxby Gale.
1869 Saxby Gale - Wikiwand
WEBThe Saxby Gale was a tropical cyclone which struck eastern Canada's Bay of Fundy region on the night of October 4–5, 1869. The storm was named for Lieutenant Stephen Martin Saxby , a naval instructor who, based on his astronomical studies, had predicted extremely high tides in the North Atlantic Ocean on October 1, 1869, which would produce ...
Saxby Gale by David Goss - RootsWeb
WEBOct 2, 1999 — On Dec. 24, 1868, Lieutenant S.M. Saxby of London, England, predicted a major storm would strike the eastern North American coast on Oct. 5, 1869. His message was carried in Maritime papers, but was paid little heed.