SEPTEMBER 15, 1926 Reports arrived from the northeast Caribbean that Wednesday that the low-pressure system plotted north of the Virgin Islands had "considerable intensity." Winds at St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands were blowing 40 to 45 mph in the morning. And a nearby ship reported 70 mph winds midday. The storm was thought to be moving "directly" to the west. The modern estimate is that the system north of the Caribbean was carrying winds of 115 mph on the morning of S