Entry Index: 611
Position: No position
Date by Position: 26 February 1881
Logbook Volume: 4 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 4
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: 360 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 29 tons 1433 lbs Max. temperature = -1° Min. temperature = -14.2° 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 41 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A rapid drift west being indicated by the lead line. Fresh east gale all day with rising barometer and falling temperature. Sky partially cloudy, but such masses of surface drift were swept into the air as to prevent exact observation. At 3am faint aurora from altitude 10° bearing E. to altitude 10° bearing west, 30° above southern horizon. At 9pm segments of auroral curtains and arches from E. to W. between zenith and north horizon. Moon 14° S. Last quarter
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Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | e | 30.16 | 44.0 | -3.5 | — | — | bcq |
| 6 | e | 30.18 | 39.0 | -6.0 | — | — | bcq |
| 9 | e | 30.24 | 49.0 | -10.5 | — | — | bcq |
| 12 | e | 30.28 | 40.0 | -10.5 | — | — | bcq |
| 15 | e | 30.31 | 50.0 | -11.0 | — | — | bcq |
| 18 | e | 30.37 | 55.0 | -12.0 | — | — | bcq |
| 21 | e | 30.42 | 57.0 | -14.2 | — | — | bcq |
| 24 | e | 30.44 | 57.0 | -12.2 | — | — | ocq |