Entry Index: 595
Position: No position
Date by Position: 10 February 1881
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: 325 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 31 tons 1953 lbs Max. temperature = -4.5° Min. temperature = -18.5° 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 40 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A slight drift to west being indicated by the lead line. Light S.E. and E. airs with steadily rising barometer and decreasing temperature. The sun showed the upper limb of his disc for a few moments only at noon above a cloud bank. The lead 1/2 mile astern of the ship opened to a width of about 50 yards in some places, the opening extending generally in a curve from N.W. to E. Water temperatures and specific gravities Surface temperature = 29.5° - Specific gravity = 1.0246 at 48° 2 fathoms = 29.5° - Specific gravity = 1.0246 at 48° Moon 22° N. First quarter
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Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | se | 30.23 | 46.0 | -6.0 | — | — | bcz |
6 | ese | 30.26 | 41.0 | -6.0 | — | — | oc |
9 | se | 30.35 | 48.0 | -7.5 | — | — | bc |
12 | se | 30.4 | 38.0 | -10.5 | — | — | bc |
15 | ese | 30.45 | 50.0 | -12.0 | — | — | bc |
18 | e | 30.51 | 56.0 | -13.0 | — | — | bcz |
21 | exn | 30.53 | 56.0 | -16.5 | — | — | bcz |
24 | exn | 30.53 | 53.0 | -16.0 | — | — | bcz |