Entry Index: 247
Position: No position
Date by Position: 27 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: 230 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 77 tons 508 lbs The forward spar deck bilge pump is kept running by the Baxter engine about one half the time at the rate of 40 strokes per minute; and the main engine bilge pump is worked by the steam cutters engine and boiler about 15 minutes every hour, the remainder of the time being occupied in distilling Water in the ship to day at 8am at 4pm at midnight At water tight bulkhead 8 inches 13 inches 9 inches At fire room bilge 0 inches 1 inch 1 inch Sounded at noon in 33 fathoms. Mud and pebbles. A slight drift to north (true) being indicated by the lead line. Ice formed 4 1/2 inches in thickness over sounding hole since yesterday. Early daylight at 4.30. Clear and pleasant weather, with light variable airs. Rising barometer at noon, followed by falling barometer to midnight. Rising temperature followed by falling temperature. At 1am very faint curtain double arch commencing in N.N.W. and fading in north at altitudes of 15° and 20°.; at 2 faint arch 45° in altitude from W.N.W. to N.E. At 10pm faint arch 20° in alt from N.E. to W.N.W.; at 11 low flat arch N.E. to N.W. 10° in altitude. Moon 8° 51' S. Full moon
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Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sw | 30.14 | — | -48.5 | — | — | b |
| 2 | wsw | 30.16 | — | -49.0 | — | — | b |
| 3 | sw | 30.18 | — | -48.5 | — | — | b |
| 4 | swxs | 30.19 | — | -48.5 | — | — | b |
| 5 | w | 30.2 | — | -49.0 | — | — | bc |
| 6 | w | 30.19 | — | -49.0 | — | — | bc |
| 7 | w | 30.18 | — | -48.5 | — | — | bc |
| 8 | ne | 30.18 | — | -48.5 | — | — | bc |
| 9 | calm | 30.2 | — | -45.0 | — | — | bc |
| 10 | calm | 30.2 | — | -42.0 | — | — | bc |
| 11 | exs | 30.24 | — | -40.0 | — | — | bc |
| 12 | exs | 30.24 | — | -38.5 | — | 27.0 | bc |
| 13 | exs | 30.21 | — | -36.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 14 | exs | 30.23 | — | -38.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 15 | exs | 30.23 | — | -43.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 16 | e | 30.22 | — | -42.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 17 | e | 30.22 | — | -43.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 18 | exs | 30.21 | — | -43.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 19 | e | 30.21 | — | -43.0 | — | — | bc |
| 20 | ese | 30.2 | — | -41.0 | — | — | bc |
| 21 | ese | 30.2 | — | -41.0 | — | — | bc |
| 22 | exs | 30.18 | — | -41.0 | — | — | bc |
| 23 | sw | 30.18 | — | -41.5 | — | — | bc |
| 24 | sw | 30.17 | — | -41.5 | — | — | bc |