Entry Index: 540
Position: No position
Date by Position: 16 December 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: 400 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 40 tons 323 lbs Max. temperature = -29.5° Min. temperature = -45° Min. temperature by purple bulb = -48° 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 30 fathoms. Muddy bottom. No drift being indicated by the lead line. Weather pleasant, sky partially cloudy, light breeze backing from W. to S., falling barometer and low temperature. Total eclipse of the Moon beginning at 2am and ending at 3.30am. At 3am auroral arch from E. to W. A very bright meteor in east falling from N. to S. burst with many colors. Bright moonlight and starlight generally throughout the day. Moon 23° N. Full moon
See full digitized page provided by the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Excerpt:
During the day we had numerous shakes and jars, as though we were passing over ice-cakes. One of these was sufficient to set my lamp swinging.
See digitized manuscript page provided by NOAA PMEL.
Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | w | 30.32 | 43.0 | — | -45.0 | -48.0 | bz |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | -42.0 | -45.0 | — |
| 6 | sw | 30.24 | 37.0 | — | -42.0 | -45.0 | bc |
| 9 | sw | 30.23 | 49.0 | — | -39.0 | -42.0 | bcz |
| 12 | swxs | 30.13 | 38.0 | -37.0 | -35.0 | -37.0 | bc |
| 15 | swxs | 30.08 | 50.0 | -33.0 | — | — | bc |
| 18 | sxw | 30.01 | 52.0 | -32.0 | — | — | bc |
| 21 | ssw | 29.95 | 55.0 | -33.0 | — | — | bc |
| 24 | s | 29.89 | 51.0 | -37.0 | — | — | bc |
