Entry Index: 294
Position: 72.68, no longitude
Date by Position: 14 April 1880
Logbook Volume: 2 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 2
Latitude by observation at noon Sun N. 72° 40' 40" 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: 340 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 67 tons 293 lbs Maximum temperature shown by B.B. in vacuo = 45.5° at 9am. The pumping forward is done by hand at the spar deck bilge pump, and aft by the steam cutters engine driving the main engine bilge pump. Steam cutter's boiler is also used in distilling water. Water in the ship to day at 8am at 4pm at midnight At water tight bulkhead 7 inches 7 inches 7 inches At fire room bilge 2 inches 1 inch 2 inches Sounded at noon in 32 fathoms, muddy bottom. No drift being indicated by the lead line. Sunrise at 3h 33m. Sunset at 8h 32m. Sounds from ice in motion astern of the ship at 2 and 3am and in N.E., east and S.E. at 4am with vapor rising from the ice openings in those directions. At 5 and 6pm water sky to S.E. and south. Weather clear and pleasant at beginning of day, clouding up toward noon and remaining overcast thence to midnight. Very light southerly winds during forenoon, succeeded by gentle E.S.E. breezes until midnight. Crew engaged in restoring small lockers and store rooms under ward room. Moon 24° 12' N. New moon
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Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sxw | 29.66 | — | -3.0 | — | — | bc |
| 2 | sxw | 29.66 | — | -6.0 | — | — | bc |
| 3 | sse | 29.67 | — | -8.3 | — | — | bc |
| 4 | s | 29.67 | — | -7.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 5 | sw | 29.68 | — | -5.0 | — | — | bc |
| 6 | swxs | 29.68 | — | -2.5 | — | — | bc |
| 7 | ssw | 29.69 | — | -1.5 | — | — | bc |
| 8 | ssw | 29.71 | — | 2.0 | — | — | bc |
| 9 | ssw | 29.74 | — | 3.0 | — | — | bc |
| 10 | ssw | 29.76 | — | 5.0 | — | — | oc |
| 11 | calm | 29.77 | — | 11.0 | — | — | ocz |
| 12 | s | 29.78 | — | 11.0 | — | — | ocz |
| 13 | sexe | 29.77 | — | 11.2 | — | — | ocz |
| 14 | ese | 29.78 | — | 11.0 | — | — | ocz |
| 15 | exs | 29.8 | — | 12.0 | — | — | ocz |
| 16 | ese | 29.8 | — | 11.0 | — | — | ocz |
| 17 | exs | 29.8 | — | 8.5 | — | — | ocz |
| 18 | exs | 29.82 | — | 9.0 | — | — | ocz |
| 19 | ese | 29.83 | — | 7.0 | — | — | bcz |
| 20 | ese | 29.84 | — | 7.0 | — | — | ocz |
| 21 | ese | 29.84 | — | 7.0 | — | — | ocz |
| 22 | ese | 29.85 | — | 6.0 | — | — | ocz |
| 23 | ese | 29.86 | — | 6.5 | — | — | ocz |
| 24 | ese | 29.85 | — | 5.0 | — | — | ocz |