more northwestward. During this time it strengthened to a major hurricane, and it maintained its strength until landfall. As it bypassed the Bahamas, it moved more northward, and made landfall near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on October 13 with winds around 120 mph (190 km/h). It moved through North Carolina and the Appalachian Mountains, was still a Category 1 Hurricane as it passed 60 miles west of Washington, D.C. It became extratropical on October 14. The center crossed middle of Lake Ontario causing major damage in Lake Erie and Buffalo, New York. 10 ships lost and 29 stranded with 54 lives lost in the Lakes ship wrecks alone. The hurricane had an estimated Accumulated Cyclone Energy of 63.5, one of the highest of any historical Atlantic hurricane. This storm lasted 19.25 days making it the 10th longest-lasting in Atlantic tropical cyclone on record since records began in 1851. Hurricane Ten The Cheniere Caminada Hurricane Tropical Storm Eleven Tropical Storm Twelve See also List of tropical cyclones Atlantic hurricane season References External links Monthly Weather Review HURDAT Data for the 1893 Atlantic hurricane season Articles which contain graphical timelines