the high winds destroyed at least 90 houses. The hurricane quickly weakened over land, and after turning northeastward into Atlantic Canada dissipated on October 5 near the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The hurricane was referred as Saxby's Gale after Lieutenant S.M. Saxby of the Royal Navy predicted in November 1868 that an unusually violent storm would produce very high tides on October 5; he did not specify the location, however. Although heavy damage occurred in New England, the devastation was greatest in Atlantic Canada along the Bay of Fundy. The hurricane produced a storm surge of around , which, in combination with the winds, the low pressure, and being in a region of naturally occurring high tides, produced a high tide near the head of the bay. The high tides surpassed the dykes across New Brunswick and left widespread flooding, killing many cattle and sheep and washing away roads. In the Cumberland Basin, the floods washed two boats about inland. In Moncton, water levels rose about higher than the previous highest level. There were 37 deaths between Maine, New Brunswick, and New York. See also List of tropical cyclones Atlantic hurricane season Tropical cyclone observation Atlantic hurricane reanalysis project References Atlantic hurricane seasons Articles which contain graphical timelines 1869 natural disasters 1869 meteorology