USS Jeannette (1879–1881)

Monday, 23 May 1881

Beset and drifting in the pack ice about 515 miles N.W. of Herald Island, Arctic Ocean


Entry Index: 698
Position: No position
Date by Position: 24 May 1881
Logbook Volume: 4 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 4

Events & Observations

This entry contains remarks related to the following subject: 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: 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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Weather Observations

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