Entry Index: 264
Position: No position
Date by Position: 15 March 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: 385 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 73 tons 448 lbs 1pm: B.B. in vacuo = 43.5° 2pm: B.B. in vacuo = 36.5° 4pm: B.B. in vacuo = -3° 5pm: B.B. in vacuo = -12° The forward spar deck bilge pump is worked by Baxter engine and the main engine bilge pump by the steam cutters engine. Distilling. Water in the ship to day at 8am at 4pm at midnight At water tight bulkhead 8 inches 9 inches 9 inches At fire room bilge 2 inches 3 inches 2 inches Sounded at noon in 31 fathoms. Muddy bottom. Strong drift indicated to N.W. Ice formed 3 1/2 inches in thickness over sounding hole since noon yesterday. Full dawn at 3am. Crew engaged in digging away the ice under stern. Having reached a depth of 4 feet water commenced to flow up and freeze on the surface. As much of the stern post as can be seen is in good condition, and no injury can be discovered around the stern and quarters. Sounds of ice in motion to S.E. and east at 4am. Bright clear and pleasant weather with light northerly and easterly winds, rapidly rising barometer and falling temperature. At 10pm faint aurora 25° in altitude to the N'd extending from N.E. to W.N.W. but brightest in N.E. At 11 auroral arch 35° in altitude from E.N.E. to N.N.W. brightest at east end where it was in a luminous mass. At midnight faint auroral patches in E.N.E. Moon 23° 19' N. New moon
See full digitized page provided by the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Excerpt:
Sounds of ice in motion to S.E. and E. at four a.m.
See digitized manuscript page provided by NOAA PMEL.
Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | nnw | 30.01 | — | -16.0 | — | — | ocz |
2 | nxw | 30.02 | — | -16.5 | — | — | ocz |
3 | nne | 30.04 | — | -18.0 | — | — | ocz |
4 | nexn | 30.04 | — | -18.2 | — | — | bcz |
5 | nxe | 30.07 | — | -19.5 | — | — | bc |
6 | nxe | 30.08 | — | -24.0 | — | — | bc |
7 | nxe | 30.09 | — | -21.5 | — | — | bc |
8 | nxe | 30.11 | — | -22.0 | — | — | bc |
9 | nxe | 30.14 | — | -20.0 | — | — | bc |
10 | nxe | 30.16 | — | -22.0 | — | — | bc |
11 | nxe | 30.18 | — | -21.0 | — | — | bc |
12 | nxe | 30.2 | — | -24.5 | — | 27.0 | bc |
13 | nne | 30.19 | — | -23.0 | — | — | bcz |
14 | nexn | 30.19 | — | -23.5 | — | — | bcz |
15 | nexn | 30.21 | — | -24.0 | — | — | bcz |
16 | nexn | 30.25 | — | -22.0 | — | — | bcz |
17 | nexn | 30.28 | — | -24.0 | — | — | bcz |
18 | nexn | 30.3 | — | -25.0 | — | — | bc |
19 | ne | 30.33 | — | -24.5 | — | — | bc |
20 | ne | 30.34 | — | -25.5 | — | — | bc |
21 | ne | 30.35 | — | -25.5 | — | — | bc |
22 | ne | 30.36 | — | -26.0 | — | — | bc |
23 | nexn | 30.38 | — | -26.0 | — | — | bcz |
24 | nexn | 30.38 | — | -27.5 | — | — | bcz |