Entry Index: 237
Position: No position
Date by Position: 17 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: 555 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 79 tons 1233 lbs The forward spar deck bilge pump is kept running all day in connection with the Baxter boiler and engine, and the steam cutters engine and boiler is employed in the engine room in pumping 15 minutes every hour and the balance of the time in distilling water. Fitted an attachment to the Baxter boiler to day to steam and thaw concentrated dog food. Water in the ship to day at 8am at 4pm at midnight At water tight bulkhead 14 inches 9 inches 6 inches At fire room bilge 2 1/2 inches 0 inches 2 inches Sounded at noon in 31 fathoms, muddy bottom, a drift to N.W. (true) being indicated by the lead line. Ice formed over sounding hole 7 inches since yesterday The day opens with E.S.E. winds which freshen by noon and rapidly until 7pm, when they back and moderate, the day ending with N.E. winds of 20 miles per hour velocity. Barometer falls rapidly, 1.1 inches being the amount of fall these 24 hours. Temperature steadily increasing. Flurries of snow after noon. Between noon and 7pm very heavy squalls. Crew engaged in completing stowage of provisions in after coal bunker. At 1am faint broken arches 40° in altitude to N. and 40° in alt to S.E.; at 2 arch through zenith from N.N.E. to S.W.; at 3 much vapor arising from ice movement to S.W.; and at 4 the same extended from N.E. around by S. to west. Moon 22° N. First quarter
See full digitized page provided by the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Excerpt:
Ice formed seven inches in thickness over sounding hole since yesterday.
See digitized manuscript page provided by NOAA PMEL.
Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ese | 29.8 | — | -39.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 2 | ese | 29.78 | — | -38.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 3 | ese | 29.76 | — | -37.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 4 | ese | 29.77 | — | -36.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 5 | ese | 29.77 | — | -35.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 6 | ese | 29.77 | — | -35.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 7 | ese | 29.74 | — | -36.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 8 | ese | 29.71 | — | -37.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 9 | ese | 29.64 | — | -35.5 | — | — | ocz |
| 10 | ese | 29.6 | — | -34.0 | — | — | oczq |
| 11 | exs | 29.54 | — | -32.5 | — | — | oczq |
| 12 | sexe | 29.46 | — | -31.5 | — | 27.0 | bczq |
| 13 | exs | 29.42 | — | -30.2 | — | — | oczq |
| 14 | exs | 29.34 | — | -29.0 | — | — | oczq |
| 15 | ese | 29.27 | — | -26.7 | — | — | oczsq |
| 16 | exs | 29.18 | — | -25.5 | — | — | oczsq |
| 17 | exs | 29.1 | — | -24.5 | — | — | oczsq |
| 18 | exs | 29.03 | — | -23.8 | — | — | oczsq |
| 19 | exs | 28.97 | — | -23.0 | — | — | oczsq |
| 20 | ese | 28.91 | — | -21.2 | — | — | oczsq |
| 21 | exs | 28.84 | — | -20.8 | — | — | oczsq |
| 22 | ene | 28.78 | — | -19.0 | — | — | oczsq |
| 23 | ene | 28.74 | — | -17.5 | — | — | oczsq |
| 24 | ne | 28.7 | — | -18.0 | — | — | oczsq |
