All Items 1 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 1 Contributor 1 Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 1 Location 3 Amherst 1 Chatham 1 Massachusetts 1 Topic 2 College students' writings, American 1 Waterspouts 1 Part Of 1 Sidney Brooks (AC 1841) Papers 1 Genre 1 Essays 1 Subject 2 College students' writings, American – Massachusetts – Amherst 1 Waterspouts – Massachusetts – Chatham 1 Water spouts Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 Sidney Brooks essay regarding "water spouts" seen off Chatham (Massachusetts) in the neighborhood of the lighthouses. Brooks signs the essay as "An Observer" and he may have sent the essay to The Register for publication as a note on the item states "Yarmouth Register." This essay is presumed to be related to Brooks' studies at Phillips Academy or Amherst College. Water spouts