on september 2 a tropical storm formed northeast of the leeward islands. it began moving northwestward and reached category 2 hurricane strength by september 4. by september 7 the cyclone was off the coast of new england and was bringing heavy rain to that area. when the hurricane made landfall in nova scotia and then newfoundland on september 8 it destroyed a number of small vessels but then quickly weakened and dissipated north of newfoundland in the labrador sea on september 10.