USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Friday, 18 March 1881

Beset and drifting in the pack ice about 320 miles N.W. of Herald Island, Arctic Ocean


Entry Index: 632
Position: No position
Date by Position: 19 March 1881
Logbook Volume: 4 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 4

Events & Observations

This entry contains remarks related to the following subjects: Aurora People/Ships Sea Ice
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: 26 tons 328 lbs 

Max. temperature = -19.5°
Min. temperature = -38°

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 66 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A slight drift N.N.W. being indicated by the lead line.
Weather generally bright and pleasant. Moderate E.S.E. breeze, slightly falling barometer and 
increasing followed by decreasing temperature.
Sunrise 5h 38m. Sunset 6h 10m.
Adolph Dressler (seaman) while carrying provisions forward to the berth deck, attempted to open door of 
deck house with one hand, and, in so doing, dislocated the os magnum of the right wrist joint.
At 3am auroral arch from E.S.E. to W.S.W. 10° above southern horizon. Streaks and patches to N'd & 
E'd between 5° and 7° in altitude. At midnight pale corona formed of rays separating widely at their 
lower extremities. The rays in an east and west direction reached to the horizon while those in a north 
and south direction extended only half way, the whole making an elliptic canopy or dome whose major 
axis was at right angles to the magnetic meridian. 

Moon 18° S. 
Full moon

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Weather Observations

Hour
Wind
Pressure
Att'd
Dry
Wet
Sea
Code
3 ese 30.1 53.0 -36.5 bc
6 ese 30.06 46.0 -34.5 bc
9 ese 30.06 49.0 -30.0 b
12 ese 30.0 36.0 -24.0 bc
15 ese 30.0 47.0 -19.5 bc
18 ese 29.99 49.0 -22.5 bc
21 ese 29.97 48.0 -25.5 bc
24 ese 29.96 49.0 -27.0 bc