Talk:1846 Havana hurricane

Inaccuracies
Sigh...where do I begin? For starters, why don't we try finding some sources for the "facts" section. Jdorje 18:53, 3 January 2006 (UTC)


 * How about sources in general that are online? I am getting to hate that encyclopedia of hurricanes. Not all of us have that, and it hard to verify that information we (at least I) don't have. Hurricanehink 19:57, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Merge

 * Anyone still opposed? Hurricanehink 21:41, 6 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Opposed to a merge? Yes, I don't think this one should be merged.  By all accounts (I did a quick google print search) this was a monolithic storm, and satisfies both notability and quantity-of-info criteria.  My complaint is just about the sloppy writing and research. Jdorje 22:14, 6 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Sorry, that was meant for another article. As you can probably see based on your watchlist, I'm going through the articles and adding List of notable Atlantic hurricanes, and that was meant for another storm. You are completely right, this is an important storm based on what's written. I still, however, want some online souces... Hurricanehink 22:20, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Strongly opposed to any merge. Sure, the information isn't great but it isn't a very well-known storm anyway and information will be scarce for historic hurricanes. It is far and away article-worthy. CrazyC83 04:00, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

917 mbar
What's the source for the 917 mbar pressure? Is it from the book reference? The online reference given does not seem useful since it links to a directory of PDF files; what am I supposed to do here? I find the 917 mbar hard to reconcile with the 1900 Galveston Hurricane where a measruement of 930? mbar was considered "obviously in error" - how can these two "facts" be explained? — jdorje (talk) 02:09, 30 March 2006 (UTC)


 * The directory of PDF files gives the information from the article. When I added that information, I just linked that at the bottom so I wouldn't have to link every last page for every little detail. Just to let you know, the pressure link is located here. Hurricanehink 02:12, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Spanish info from "Huracan de 1846"

 * In Havana, the hurricane damaged churches and four convents
 * Roofs, walls, and windows were damaged at the Real Universidad
 * Office of the Real Audiencia damaged, with doors and walls wrecked
 * Governor house was damaged, including the main gate, several destroyed walls, and Aztec lighting fixtures
 * The principal theatre in Havana was also damaged, as were post offices
 * Two military barracks were damaged (Walls and windows damaged). In one, the sump overflowed, contaminating the clean water supply.
 * A mental health hospital lost a wall and an infirmary, and several other hospitals sustained similar damage
 * Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca - walls and windows damaged, as was the building directing ship traffic
 * 2792 houses were knocked over or destroyed in Havana, while most others had damage to windows or walls; about 4,000 houses damaged were damaged between Havana and its suburbs
 * Dozens of damaged ships in the harbor of Havana, which wrecked sugar, tobacco, and other items onboard
 * 1258 trees downed in the city
 * 2314 people left homeless
 * Officials took up a collection to help residents who were affected on October 13 through the 28th, raising 8094 pesos
 * In Güines, the storm wrecked large amounts of guano, as well as damaging the local church, school, and hospital.
 * The width of the heaviest damage was about 70 to 80 miles across Cuba
 * Strong winds also recorded in Bahamas

A ton of boats were damaged or destroyed, and there is a huge list of people that were injured or killed, but there is just too long of a list to go through, sorry. It goes into detail by other areas outside of Havana, but it's just too much text. Hope some of this helps! ♫ Hurricanehink ( talk ) 20:45, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks a ton for this, Hink! Now I just have to figure out how to cite this.... >:D Cloudchased (talk) 21:15, 29 January 2014 (UTC)