Hurricane of 1780

today is a morning.o hey today is October 3, 1780. the sky is crisp and clear like a typical Jamaican day. my cousin In the southwestern part of jamica said  there was a slight wind and a few intermittent showers, but all in all things were calm and looking to remain so. at about 12:00 all that changed. Colonel John Dalling who is the governor describes the change of events while in his official report to London: "The sky on a sudden became very much overcast, and an uncommon elevation of the sea immediately followed. Whilst the unhappy settlers at Savanna-la-Mar were observing this extraordinary Phenomenon, the sea broke suddenly in upon the town, and on its retreat swept every thing away with it, so as not to leave the smallest vestige of Man, Beast, or House behind."

I was kind of nervous when i heard that, but as i look at theocean i can tell that was only the beginning of the destruction. The catastrophe that i heard the governor talking about was followed by what many called the most devastating hurricane to have hit the island up to that point in its history. by about 2:00 buildings on the southwest coast of the island began to sway back and forth as if they were balancing on a tightrope. Fires broke out and spread. By 4 p.m. the full force of the hurricane had arrived and the town of Savanna-la-Mar lay directly in its path. OMG, a mighty wave has risen out of the boiling sea and is about to sweep over the coast. Along with the debris of the homes and businesses, two ships and a schooner were carried along and left stranded among mango trees. that is all isaw before i ran to shelter

The destruction from the hurricane of 1780