The Saxby Gale devastates the Bay of Fundy region in Canada.

1869 Saxby Gale

Category 2 Atlantic hurricane

The 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…