Entry Index: 278
Position: No position
Date by Position: 29 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 428 lbs 4am: B.B. in vacuo = 20.5°; B.B in air = 20° The pumping is done as usual by the Baxter engine and the steam cutters engine. The steam cutter's boiler is also used for distilling. Water in the ship to day at 8am at 4pm at midnight At water tight bulkhead 9 inches 13 inches 8 inches At fire room bilge 2 inches 1 inch 3 inches Sounded at noon in 33 1/2 fathoms. Muddy bottom. Drift to E.N.E. indicated by the lead line. Weather generally clear and pleasant with fresh south-easterly veering to fresh south-westerly winds, moderating toward midnight at which time the wind had veered to west. Rapidly rising barometer and falling temperature. At midnight dawn light from N.W. to north. Crew engaged in breaking out forward store-room and scraping off the accumulations of ice and frost. Moon 23° 53' S. Full moon
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Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | se | 29.68 | — | 14.5 | — | — | oczf |
| 2 | sexs | 29.66 | — | 14.5 | — | — | oczf |
| 3 | sse | 29.65 | — | 15.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 4 | ssw | 29.65 | — | 20.5 | — | — | ocz |
| 5 | sw | 29.69 | — | 22.0 | — | — | ocz |
| 6 | sw | 29.72 | — | 16.0 | — | — | bc |
| 7 | swxw | 29.75 | — | 12.0 | — | — | bc |
| 8 | swxw | 29.78 | — | 8.0 | — | — | bc |
| 9 | sw | 29.82 | — | 7.0 | — | — | bc |
| 10 | sw | 29.86 | — | 7.0 | — | — | bc |
| 11 | sw | 29.9 | — | 8.5 | — | — | bc |
| 12 | sw | 29.92 | — | 8.0 | — | 28.0 | bc |
| 13 | sw | 29.95 | — | 8.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 14 | swxw | 29.99 | — | 7.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 15 | sw | 30.02 | — | 6.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 16 | swxw | 30.05 | — | 4.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 17 | swxw | 30.08 | — | 4.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 18 | wsw | 30.12 | — | 2.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 19 | swxw | 30.13 | — | 1.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 20 | wsw | 30.14 | — | 1.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 21 | sw | 30.17 | — | 0.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 22 | swxw | 30.19 | — | 1.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 23 | wsw | 30.23 | — | 2.0 | — | — | ocz |
| 24 | w | 30.25 | — | 2.0 | — | — | ocz |