Entry Index: 698
Position: No position
Date by Position: 24 May 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: 255 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 16 tons 1998 lbs Max. temperature = 30.5° Min. temperature = 20.5° The pumping forward is done by hand at the spar deck bilge pump, and such water as filters aft through and under and 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 44 fathoms. Muddy bottom. A rapid drift to N.N.W. (magnetic) being indicated by the lead line. - (the word "magnetic" on the line above is introduced inadvertently, for all bearings recorded in the log are magnetic unless otherwise mentioned.) Dull and gloomy weather. Fresh E.S.E. breezes veering and backing alternately through the day, finally dying away at E.N.E. and being succeeded by a calm. Barometer still falling and temperature slowly decreasing. Almost steady fall of large soft snow flakes. Moon 12° N. Last quarter
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Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | ese | 29.31 | 56.0 | 30.0 | — | — | oc |
6 | e | 29.27 | 53.0 | 30.0 | — | — | oc |
9 | exs | 29.24 | 58.0 | 28.0 | — | — | oc |
12 | exs | 29.18 | 51.0 | 25.5 | — | — | ocs |
15 | e | 29.15 | 59.0 | 23.5 | — | — | ocs |
18 | e | 29.12 | 56.0 | 22.0 | — | — | ocs |
21 | ene | 29.11 | 58.0 | 21.0 | — | — | ocs |
24 | calm | 29.11 | 56.0 | 21.0 | — | — | ocs |