Entry Index: 221
Position: No position
Date by Position: 1 February 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: 1076 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 86 tons 2225 lbs The Sewell pump is kept going all day, and with 40 Strokes a minute holds the water in check. The two carpenters are engaged filling up spaces between frames &c while the engineer's force is engaged in fitting connections of steam cutters engine and boiler to the bilge pump of the main engine. Amount of water in the ship to day 8am 4pm at midnight Fire room bilge 16 inches 16 inches 16 inches Sounded at noon in 30 fathoms, muddy bottom. Slight drift to N.W. true indicated by lead line. At 1pm read the articles for the government of the Navy and mustered the crew, after which Commanding Officer inspected the ship. At 1.30 divine service was performed in the cabin by the Commanding Officer. At 11am a white arctic fox was killed alongside the ship by Alexei (native) and a polar bear which came to the ship was shot near it by Lieut. Chipp. At 2am a lunar halo 8° in diameter was observed; at 4 a broken auroral arch in the N.W. 30° in alt, extending from N. to W. Early daylight at 6.15. Moon on horizon S. setting at 7. At noon horizon raised 2° by refraction. Thickness of ice formed over sounding hole since yesterday 10 inches. Thickness of floe surrounding it 26 inches. At 9pm a meteor was observed falling from N.E. to E. At 10 there was a movement of the ice from the S. toward the North. At the same time an auroral arch appeared in the N. x E. 20° in altitude bright in N.E. and faint arch 25° in altitude in N. From 11 and until day closes auroral patches resembling stratus clouds illuminated by moon, was observed to the N'd, with a single streak shooting up from N.E. toward zenith. At midnight the ship received several severe nips, but it was without any visible movement to the floe surrounding her or adjoining ice. Ship heeling 3° to starboard. Moon 15° 33' S. Last quarter
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At ten the ice commenced to grind and move, the general direction of the movement being from S. to N. At midnight the sky became suddenly completely overcast, and while I was concluding that this sudden darkness was due to ice openings presenting warmer water to cold air, my conclusions were verified by the ship receiving some severe nips. A careful examination of the surrounding ice showed no sign of disturbance, nor was there a sound of movement anywhere. But I am satisfied that there was an ice opening somewhere near the ship.
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Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wnw | 30.09 | — | -43.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 2 | wnw | 8.0 | — | -44.3 | — | — | bcz |
| 3 | wxn | 7.0 | — | -44.7 | — | — | bcz |
| 4 | nwxw | 6.0 | — | -45.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 5 | nw | 6.0 | — | -45.0 | — | — | bc |
| 6 | wnw | 6.0 | — | -45.0 | — | — | bc |
| 7 | wnw | 6.0 | — | -45.0 | — | — | bc |
| 8 | wnw | 55.0 | — | -45.0 | — | — | bc |
| 9 | nw | 6.0 | — | -44.0 | — | — | bc |
| 10 | nnw | 7.0 | — | -44.0 | — | — | bc |
| 11 | nnw | 9.0 | — | -44.5 | — | — | bc |
| 12 | wnw | 9.0 | — | -44.0 | — | — | bc |
| 13 | nxw | 30.07 | — | -44.0 | — | — | bc |
| 14 | nxw | 8.0 | — | -43.5 | — | — | bc |
| 15 | nnw | 9.0 | — | -43.7 | — | — | bc |
| 16 | wxw | 10.0 | — | -43.5 | — | — | bc |
| 17 | n | 10.0 | — | -42.8 | — | — | bc |
| 18 | calm | 0.11 | — | -42.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 19 | calm | 0.12 | — | -42.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 20 | wxn | 14.0 | — | -42.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 21 | n | 14.0 | — | -41.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 22 | n | 13.0 | — | -40.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 23 | n | 12.0 | — | -40.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 24 | n | 0.1 | — | -37.5 | — | — | ocz |
