Entry Index: 277
Position: No position
Date by Position: 28 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: 510 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 70 tons 938 lbs 2pm: B.B. in vacuo = 35°; B.B. in air = 20° 3pm: B.B. in vacuo = 30°; B.B. in air = 19° 4pm: B.B. in vacuo = 28.5°; B.B. in air = 18.5° 5pm: B.B. in vacuo = 26°; B.B. in air = 17.5° 6pm: B.B. in vacuo = 21.5°; B.B. in air = 19° The pumping is done as usual by the Baxter engine and the steam cutters engine. Distilling. Water in the ship to day at 8am at 4pm at midnight At water tight bulkhead 13 inches 15 inches 9 inches At fire room bilge 4 inches 6 inches 3 inches Sounded at noon in 33 fathoms. Muddy bottom. No drift indicated by lead line. Merely a thin sheet of ice formed over sounding hole since noon yesterday. Weather overcast, gloomy and foggy. Fresh southerly and easterly winds with slowly falling barometer. Driving snow for the first three hours. At 11am Commanding Officer inspected the ship, and at 1pm divine service was performed in the cabin. Dawn light on northern horizon at midnight. Moon 21° 17' S. Full moon
See full digitized page provided by the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Excerpt:
Alexey and Aniguin were out to-day in quest of game, and going about two miles to the S.E. of the ship came to open water, in which they shot a seal.
See digitized manuscript page provided by NOAA PMEL.
Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | se | 29.79 | — | 14.0 | — | — | oczs |
| 2 | se | 29.79 | — | 14.0 | — | — | oczs |
| 3 | se | 29.8 | — | 14.0 | — | — | oczs |
| 4 | se | 29.8 | — | 14.5 | — | — | oczf |
| 5 | ese | 29.8 | — | 14.5 | — | — | oczf |
| 6 | se | 29.8 | — | 15.0 | — | — | oczf |
| 7 | se | 29.8 | — | 15.0 | — | — | oczf |
| 8 | sse | 29.8 | — | 16.0 | — | — | oczf |
| 9 | sse | 29.79 | — | 17.0 | — | — | oczf |
| 10 | sse | 29.78 | — | 17.0 | — | — | oczf |
| 11 | sse | 29.77 | — | 17.0 | — | — | oczf |
| 12 | sse | 29.75 | — | 18.0 | — | 28.0 | oczf |
| 13 | sse | 29.74 | — | 18.7 | — | — | ocf |
| 14 | se | 29.73 | — | 19.5 | — | — | ocfz |
| 15 | ese | 29.72 | — | 19.0 | — | — | ocfz |
| 16 | exs | 29.72 | — | 18.3 | — | — | ocfz |
| 17 | sexe | 29.71 | — | 18.0 | — | — | ocfz |
| 18 | ese | 29.7 | — | 19.0 | — | — | ocfz |
| 19 | ese | 29.7 | — | 18.0 | — | — | ocfz |
| 20 | sexe | 29.7 | — | 15.5 | — | — | ocz |
| 21 | exs | 29.71 | — | 12.5 | — | — | ocz |
| 22 | exs | 29.7 | — | 12.0 | — | — | ocz |
| 23 | se | 29.7 | — | 10.5 | — | — | ocz |
| 24 | se | 29.69 | — | 12.5 | — | — | ocz |
