No observations

Using melted ice
Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 110 lbs
Coal remaining on hand at noon: 53 tons 1798 lbs 

Max. temperature = 34°
Min. temperature = 31°

The pumping is done as required by hand at the quarter deck bilge pump. 
Sounded in 37 fathoms. Muddy bottom. No drift being indicated by the lead line. Lowered and hauled 
the dredge.
Crew engaged during the day in sawing through the ice surrounding the stern in order to get up and 
examine the propeller. After sawing through ice varying in thickness from 4 1/2 feet to 8 1/2 feet, making a 
cut on each side, forward of the mizzen mast, extending out from the ships side, the floe suddenly broke 
in two pieces at about 2.30pm and floating to the surface was dragged clear of the ship. This ice had 
been clinging to the ship and was about 2 feet under the surface of the water while being sawed.
The ship immediately went down in the water aft 7 inches and came up forward 1/2 inch; the water level 
being now at a height of 7 feet 2 inches on the stem, and 13 feet 9 1/2 inches on the rudder post. The 
heel is now 8 3/4° to starboard having been increased only 1/4° by the change of immersion. The ship is 
yet firmly held by ice which extends from the main rigging on the port side around the bows and to the 
after part of the fore-rigging on the starboard side, and which where possible to measure is found to 
have a thickness of 10 feet 11 inches. It probably extends under her keel forming a cradle; and though it 
would perhaps be possible to haul the ship astern into a small pool of clear water it is not attempted for 
fear of increasing the facility with which water might enter through the damaged stem and so require 
additional labor or even steam pumping to keep the ship free, without a single lead of water in any 
direction accessible to the ship, her being navigated is impossible, and there would be nothing gained 
by her being floated into a small lake. 
Hoisted the screw and found it in perfect order, the blades being neither bent nor twisted in all our 
encounters with the ice. From some causes, (perhaps the formation and lodgment of ice in the sleeve of 
the deadwood) the shaft could be revolved only a quarter of a turn; this will be overhauled by the 
engineer's force. Lowered the screw again to its place. 
Light north-easterly airs with slight fall of barometer and pleasant temperature. Fog, mist and occasional 
drizzling rain.

Water temperatures and specific gravities
Surface temperature = 34.5° - Specific gravity = 1.003 at 44.5°
2 fathoms = 31.5° - Specific gravity = 1.0242 at 44.5°
36 fathoms = 31° x - Specific gravity = 1.0260 at 44° x Miller-Casella No 24403

Moon 21° N. 
Full moon