Entry Index: 284
Position: No position
Date by Position: 4 April 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: 560 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 68 tons 1798 lbs 4am: B.B. in vacuo = -16.5°; B.B. in air = -17.5° 5am: B.B. in vacuo = -13°; B.B. in air = -18° 6am: B.B. in vacuo = -11°; B.B. in air = -19° 7am: B.B. in vacuo = 15.5°; B.B. in air = -16° 8am: B.B. in vacuo = 2°; B.B. in air = -15° 9am: B.B. in vacuo = 12°; B.B. in air = -11° 10am: B.B. in vacuo = 15°; B.B. in air = -10° 11am: B.B. in vacuo = 19°; B.B. in air = -9.5° 12am: B.B. in vacuo = 20.5°; B.B. in air = -8.5° 1pm: B.B. in vacuo = 20.3°; B.B. in air = -8° 2pm: B.B. in vacuo = 18.5°; B.B. in air = -6.5° 3pm: B.B. in vacuo = 15°; B.B. in air = -6° 4pm: B.B. in vacuo = 7.7°; B.B. in air = -7° 5pm: B.B. in vacuo = 2°; B.B. in air = -8° 6pm: B.B. in vacuo = -4.5°; B.B. in air = -10.3° 7pm: B.B. in vacuo = -6°; B.B. in air = -11° The pumping is done by the Baxter engine and the steam cutters engine. The steam cutter's boiler is also used in distilling. Water in the ship to day at 8am at 4pm at midnight At water tight bulkhead 7 inches 13 inches 7 inches At fire room bilge 2 inches 3 inches 1 1/2 inches Sounded at noon in 32 1/2 fathoms. Muddy bottom. No drift being indicated by the lead line. Ice 3 1/2 inches in thickness formed over sounding hole since noon yesterday. Sunrise at 4.45am. Sunset at 7.39pm. Weather clear and pleasant at the beginning and ending of the day, but cloudy and overcast from 9am to 4pm. Light breezes from W.S.W. and S.W. with rising barometer and low temperature. At 10am read the act for the government of the Navy and mustered the crew; after which the Commanding Officer inspected the ship and divine service was performed in the cabin. An opening in the ice 7 miles S.E. of the ship. At this place a large mass of ice seems to be grounded, and the edge of the field in which the ship is beset is moving against it and having its broken fragments piled up to a height of 50 or 60 feet. Soundings at this place give a depth of 24 1/2 fathoms, muddy bottom. Moon 9° 7' S. Last quarter
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Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wxs | 29.51 | — | -14.5 | — | — | bc |
| 2 | wxs | 29.51 | — | -16.0 | — | — | bc |
| 3 | wsw | 29.52 | — | -17.0 | — | — | bc |
| 4 | sw | 29.53 | — | -17.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 5 | wsw | 29.54 | — | -18.5 | — | — | bc |
| 6 | sw | 29.54 | — | -19.0 | — | — | bc |
| 7 | sw | 29.54 | — | -16.0 | — | — | bc |
| 8 | sw | 29.54 | — | -15.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 9 | sw | 29.56 | — | -13.0 | — | — | ocz |
| 10 | sw | 29.56 | — | -11.0 | — | — | ocz |
| 11 | sw | 29.57 | — | -10.0 | — | — | ocz |
| 12 | sw | 29.57 | — | -9.5 | — | 27.5 | ocz |
| 13 | wxs | 29.58 | — | -8.5 | — | — | ocz |
| 14 | wxs | 29.61 | — | -6.7 | — | — | ocz |
| 15 | wsw | 29.62 | — | -6.0 | — | — | ocz |
| 16 | w | 29.64 | — | -7.0 | — | — | ocz |
| 17 | w | 29.64 | — | -8.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 18 | wxn | 29.66 | — | -10.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 19 | w | 29.68 | — | -11.5 | — | — | bc |
| 20 | w | 29.68 | — | -15.5 | — | — | bc |
| 21 | w | 29.7 | — | -18.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 22 | w | 29.72 | — | -19.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 23 | w | 29.72 | — | -19.5 | — | — | bcz |
| 24 | wsw | 29.73 | — | -20.0 | — | — | bcz |