 Over a week after the dissipation of the first system , another tropical storm formed to the east of Florida on August 23 . The storm tracked generally northeastward , roughly paralleling the East Coast of the United States as it peaked with sustained winds of 105 mph ( 169 km / h ) on August 25 . These winds would have made it a Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir @-@ Simpson Hurricane Scale . Continuing in the same general direction , the hurricane began to weaken shortly after attaining peak intensity , and the last official data point for the storm places it east of New England on August 26 . The hurricane was undetected until modern @-@ day reanalysis reconstructed its path based on reports from ships in the area . On August 24 , the vessel Mary Rusell encountered the storm and sustained some damage . A day later , a heavy southeasterly gale left the vessel Rocius in a " sinking condition " ; her captain and crew were rescued by the crew of the Zurich . 
