Entry Index: 239
Position: No position
Date by Position: 19 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: 695 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 78 tons 2228 lbs The forward spar deck bilge pump is kept working all day in connection with the Baxter engine while the steam cutter rig is employed in pumping by the main engine bilge pump about 15 minutes every hour, the remainder of the time being devoted to distilling. Water in the ship to day at 8am at 4pm at midnight At water tight bulkhead 11 inches 17 inches 18 inches At fire room bilge 0 inches 0 inches 1 inches Sounded at noon at 32 fathoms, muddy bottom, and a drift to S.E. (true) indicated by the lead line. Four inches thickness of ice formed over sounding hole since yesterday. Very stormy disagreeable weather. Very squally from W.S.W. with fine driving snow. Rising barometer and falling temperature. Early daylight at 6.15am. At 11pm auroral streamer in N.E. Lunar halo 4° in diameter. At midnight auroral streamers W.N.W. Moon 25° N. First quarter
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Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wsw | 29.14 | — | -34.5 | — | — | bczsq |
| 2 | swxw | 29.16 | — | -35.5 | — | — | bczsq |
| 3 | sw | 29.19 | — | -37.0 | — | — | oczsq |
| 4 | sw | 29.2 | — | -38.5 | — | — | oczsq |
| 5 | wsw | 29.24 | — | -39.5 | — | — | oczs |
| 6 | wsw | 29.24 | — | -41.5 | — | — | oczs |
| 7 | wsw | 29.24 | — | -42.0 | — | — | oczs |
| 8 | wsw | 29.26 | — | -43.5 | — | — | oczs |
| 9 | wsw | 29.29 | — | -43.0 | — | — | oczs |
| 10 | wsw | 29.34 | — | -43.0 | — | — | ocz |
| 11 | wsw | 29.35 | — | -43.0 | — | — | ocz |
| 12 | wsw | 29.37 | — | -44.0 | — | 27.0 | ocz |
| 13 | wsw | 29.38 | — | -44.0 | — | — | bczq |
| 14 | wsw | 29.41 | — | -44.0 | — | — | bczq |
| 15 | wsw | 29.45 | — | -44.5 | — | — | bczq |
| 16 | wsw | 29.47 | — | -45.0 | — | — | bczq |
| 17 | wsw | 29.5 | — | -45.0 | — | — | bczq |
| 18 | swxw | 29.52 | — | -45.5 | — | — | bczq |
| 19 | wsw | 29.55 | — | -46.0 | — | — | oczs |
| 20 | wsw | 29.57 | — | -46.0 | — | — | oczs |
| 21 | wsw | 29.59 | — | -46.0 | — | — | oczs |
| 22 | wsw | 29.58 | — | -46.0 | — | — | oczs |
| 23 | wsw | 29.6 | — | -46.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 24 | wsw | 29.62 | — | -46.0 | — | — | bcz |