Entry Index: 478
Position: No position
Date by Position: 15 October 1880
Logbook Volume: 3 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 3
No observations 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: 290 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 48 tons 1598 lbs Max. temperature = 22° Min. temperature = 10.5° The pumping forward is done by hand at the spar deck bilge pump, and such water as filters aft, through and under the bulkhead, into the fire room is pumped out by hand at the bilge pump attached to the main engine. The steam cutter's boiler is used for distilling. Sounded in 31 fathoms, muddy bottom. A rapid drift to E.N.E. being indicated by the lead line. Dull and gloomy weather continues until 9pm when the clouds partly break away showing the moon at intervals. At midnight bright moonlight and starlight. Moderate S.W. breezes veering to west with rising barometer and falling temperature. Heavy water sky to E'd. A lane of open water about 2 miles ahead of the ship closing again toward evening. Moon 6° N. First quarter
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Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | wsw | 30.16 | 49.0 | 18.8 | — | — | oc |
6 | swxw | 30.16 | 46.0 | 19.5 | — | — | oc |
9 | swxw | 30.23 | 50.0 | 19.5 | — | — | ocz |
12 | swxw | 30.24 | 43.0 | 19.0 | — | — | ocz |
15 | wxs | 30.27 | 49.0 | 18.0 | — | — | ocz |
18 | sw | 30.3 | 52.0 | 17.0 | — | — | oc |
21 | swxw | 30.31 | 50.0 | 12.5 | — | — | bc |
24 | w | 30.31 | 53.0 | 10.5 | — | — | bc |