Entry Index: 211
Position: No position
Date by Position: 22 January 1880
Logbook Volume: 2 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 2
Water expended during the preceding 24 hours: 35 gallons Water distilled during the preceding 24 hours: 35 gallons Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 2000 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 94 tons 1180 lbs As the water was becoming low enough to work beneficially in the fore peak commenced cutting and fitting planking for the erection of a water tight bulkhead across the fore peak 1 2/3 feet forward of the foremast, but holes in the ceiling above berth deck on each side and packed down in the spaces between frames as much ashes and picked felt as they would take with seeming good effect towards the close of the day. The steam auxiliary pump was kept going almost continuously. Found a break in the suction pipe and repaired it. Added two lengths of pipe to it so as have a piece of suction pipe laying horizontally in the bilge, and we found the pump to draw more water than before. Up to noon the steam pump in engine room was run about half the time. Sufficient thawing or other clearing in the limbers under coal bunkers having taken place to permit the water accumulating there to flow aft. After noon only sufficient water came aft to after pump to supply the boiler and blow it. In addition to tending the boiler and steam pumps the engineer's force was employed in making forgings for the prepared connections to Baxter engine, and in making a boring bar and band and a pulley to fit the shaft of the Edison electro dynamic machine to be used as a counter shaft to run the hand bilge pump when the connections are made to the Baxter engine. Upon attempting to resume the daily soundings it was found that a solid floe piece had shoved under the fire hole at a depth of four feet, completely closing it from below so that no lead could be got through. This would be a proof that the floe, which in its advance had caused so much longitudinal pressure and strain on the ship, had passed under the floe in which the ship is embedded, breaking perhaps the fore foot in passing. The depth of water in the ship to day is as follows. at 8am at 4pm at midnight At step of foremast 22 inches 18 1/4 inches 19 inches At auxiliary pump suction. Just forward of chain lockers 24 inches 21 1/4 inches 19 inches At after bulkhead fore hold 26 inches 27 inches 19 inches At fire room bilge 16 inches 20 inches 19 1/2 inches Ship heeling 3° to starboard. The day opened clear excepting a bank of cumulo-stratus and stratus clouds to W. & S.W. Rising barometer and falling temperature. At 2am the air became filled with fine snow dust. Rising temperature after noon. Early daylight at 7.30. High dawn. Rosy flush in sky to S'd at noon very strongly marking sun position. Moon 25° 21' N. First quarter
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Upon digging out the fire-hole to-day, preparatory to recommencing soundings, we struck hard, solid ice at a depth of four feet, which so completely closed the fire-hole from below that we could not get a lead down. I believe now that when we sustained the severe longitudinal pressure the advancing floe slid under the floe in which the ship is imbedded (for she lifted forward two inches), and now lies under her as far aft as her mainmast. No doubt it was this advancing floe which broke the forefoot.
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Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | w | 30.05 | — | -37.0 | -33.7 | -35.0 | bc |
| 2 | wxs | 30.05 | — | -36.0 | -33.0 | -34.0 | bczs |
| 3 | wsw | 30.07 | — | -34.7 | -31.7 | -32.7 | bczs |
| 4 | w | 30.06 | -345.0 | -34.0 | -31.0 | -32.0 | bczs |
| 5 | w | 30.06 | -335.0 | -33.0 | -30.0 | -31.0 | bczs |
| 6 | wxn | 30.06 | -33.0 | -32.5 | -29.5 | -30.5 | bczs |
| 7 | wxn | 30.06 | -325.0 | -32.0 | -29.0 | -30.0 | bcz |
| 8 | wxn | 30.07 | -34.0 | -33.0 | -30.5 | -31.5 | bcz |
| 9 | wxn | 30.1 | -36.0 | -35.0 | -32.0 | -33.0 | bc |
| 10 | wxn | 30.11 | -37.0 | -36.5 | -33.0 | -34.0 | bc |
| 11 | wxn | 30.14 | -37.0 | -36.5 | -33.5 | -34.5 | bc |
| 12 | swxw | 30.17 | -37.0 | -36.5 | -33.0 | -34.0 | bc |
| 13 | w | 30.2 | -37.0 | -36.5 | -33.3 | -34.3 | bc |
| 14 | w | 30.22 | -367.0 | -35.7 | -33.0 | -34.0 | bc |
| 15 | w | 30.22 | -36.0 | -35.5 | -32.3 | -33.5 | bc |
| 16 | w | 30.22 | -345.0 | -34.0 | -30.7 | -31.7 | bcs |
| 17 | w | 30.25 | -32.0 | -31.5 | -28.5 | -29.5 | bczs |
| 18 | wxn | 30.25 | -307.0 | -30.3 | -27.5 | -28.5 | bczs |
| 19 | wxn | 30.27 | -30.0 | -29.5 | -26.5 | -27.5 | oczs |
| 20 | wxn | 30.27 | -29.0 | -28.5 | -25.5 | -26.5 | oczs |
| 21 | wxn | 30.28 | -285.0 | -28.0 | -25.0 | -26.0 | oczs |
| 22 | wxn | 30.28 | -275.0 | -27.0 | -24.5 | -25.5 | oczs |
| 23 | wxn | 30.29 | -28.0 | -27.5 | -25.0 | -26.0 | oczs |
| 24 | wxn | 30.29 | -28.0 | -27.5 | -26.0 | -25.0 | oczs |
