USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Tuesday, 25 May 1880

Beset and drifting in the pack ice about 190 miles N.W. of Herald Island


Entry Index: 335
Position: No position
Date by Position: 26 May 1880
Logbook Volume: 2 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 2

Events & Observations

This entry contains remarks related to the following subjects: Animals Sea Ice
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: 330 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 59 tons 2058 lbs 

Maximum temperature indicated by B.B. in vacuo = 97.5° 

The pumping is done by the wind mill driving the bilge pump in the fire room hatch, and the distilling is 
done by the Baxter boiler. 
No change is observed in the amount of water flowing into the shaft alley, as mentioned in yesterday's 
log. 
Water in the ship to day

at 8am
at 4pm
at midnight 
At fire room bilge
10 inches
5 inches
5 inches

Sounded at noon in 31 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A drift to W.N.W. being indicated by the lead line. Much 
water sky to S.S.W. and west.
Crew engaged in airing boatswain's stores. Carpenters engaged in making keel runners for boats and in 
repairing men's water closets; and engineer's force occupied in making sundry small parts to boiler tube 
pump.
Weather overcast and cloudy all day, with trifling fall of light snow each hour. Moderating easterly winds, 
steady barometer to noon followed by rising barometer to midnight and uniformly changing temperature.
A young bear was killed by Alexey (native) about 5 miles from the ship.

Moon 23° S. 
Full moon

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
1 e 29.82 15.0 oczs
2 e 29.82 14.0 oczs
3 e 29.82 14.0 oczs
4 e 29.82 14.5 oczs
5 ese 29.82 15.0 oczs
6 ese 29.83 15.5 oczs
7 ese 29.83 16.0 oczs
8 ese 29.83 16.0 oczs
9 ese 29.83 17.0 oczs
10 ese 29.83 18.0 oczs
11 ese 29.83 19.0 oczs
12 ese 29.83 19.5 28.3 oczs
13 exs 29.83 21.0 oczs
14 exn 29.84 21.0 oczs
15 exn 29.85 21.2 oczs
16 exn 29.87 21.0 oczs
17 exn 29.87 20.3 oczs
18 ene 29.87 20.0 oczs
19 e 29.88 19.5 oczs
20 e 29.9 18.5 oczs
21 e 29.91 17.0 oczs
22 exs 29.92 16.0 oczs
23 e 29.91 16.0 oczs
24 e 29.9 15.7 oczs