Account of the fatal hurricane by which Barbados suffered in August 1831 : to which is prefixed a succinct narrative of the convulsions of the elements which at several times have visited and injured the West Indian Islands
Item
Subject
A passage from an account of an 1831 hurricane as it hit Barbados, featuring Sir James Lyon, the governor of Barbados at the time.
Description
A digital reproduction of an image taken of “Account of the fatal hurricane by which barbados suffered in August 1831," a meteorological journal. It provides a brief account of Sir James Lyon’s character and reputation as he responds to the devastation of the hurricane.
Creator
Editor of the "West Indian"
Source
Nineteenth Century Collections Online
Publisher
Nineteenth Century Collections Online, http://tinyurl.galegroup.com/tinyurl/6qw8Y6
Date
1831
Contributor
Sarah Wyer
Rights
Reproduced from Nineteenth Century Collections Online with permission from Gale.
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Citation
Editor of the "West Indian", “Account of the fatal hurricane by which Barbados suffered in August 1831 : to which is prefixed a succinct narrative of the convulsions of the elements which at several times have visited and injured the West Indian Islands,” The Lyon Archive, accessed May 2, 2024, https://lyon.eastendarchives.net/items/show/54.