Entry Index: 242
Position: No position
Date by Position: 22 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: 515 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 78 tons 608 lbs Forward spar deck bilge pump is kept running about half the time at the rate of 40 strokes a minute, and the main engine bilge pump is run by the steam cutters engine about 15 minutes every hour. Steam cutter's boiler used the remainder of the time in distilling water. Water in the ship to day at 8am at 4pm at midnight At water tight bulkhead 15 inches 16 inches 18 inches At fire room bilge 0 inches 0 inches 2 inches Sounded at noon in 33 fathoms. Mud and pebbles. No drift indicated by the lead line. Generally clear and pleasant weather. Slightly fluctuating barometer, and slowly rising temperature. Ice formed six inches in thickness over sounding hole since noon yesterday. Early daylight at 5am. At 11 Commanding Officer inspected the ship. At 1pm divine service was read in the cabin. At 1am faint auroral arch 30° in alt to N. Lunar circle. At 2 a faint auroral arch 20° in altitude to N'd. At 9pm faint auroral arch 30° in alt to N'd extending from N.E. to W.N.W. At midnight a lunar circle. Auroral streamers from W. toward zenith. Moon 17° 47' N. First quarter
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Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wsw | 29.8 | — | -47.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 2 | wsw | 29.82 | — | -47.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 3 | wsw | 29.84 | — | -47.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 4 | wsw | 29.86 | — | -46.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 5 | wsw | 29.86 | — | -45.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 6 | wsw | 29.86 | — | -46.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 7 | wsw | 29.85 | — | -46.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 8 | wsw | 29.84 | — | -45.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 9 | wsw | 29.82 | — | -45.5 | — | — | bc |
| 10 | wsw | 29.82 | — | -44.5 | — | — | bc |
| 11 | wsw | 29.82 | — | -44.5 | — | — | bc |
| 12 | wsw | 29.79 | — | -44.0 | — | 27.0 | bcz |
| 13 | wsw | 29.77 | — | -43.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 14 | swxw | 29.76 | — | -42.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 15 | wsw | 29.77 | — | -42.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 16 | wsw | 29.77 | — | -42.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 17 | wsw | 29.78 | — | -42.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 18 | wsw | 29.78 | — | -41.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 19 | wsw | 29.77 | — | -42.5 | — | — | bz |
| 20 | wsw | 29.76 | — | -43.0 | — | — | bc |
| 21 | wsw | 29.77 | — | -44.0 | — | — | bc |
| 22 | wsw | 29.78 | — | -43.0 | — | — | bc |
| 23 | wxs | 29.79 | — | -43.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 24 | wxs | 29.81 | — | -42.0 | — | — | bcz |