Entry Index: 77
Position: No position
Date by Position: 10 September 1879
Logbook Volume: 1 of 4
Logbook Metadata: Volume 1
Longitude by chronometer from forenoon observations: no observation Water expended during the preceding 24 hours: 50 gallons Water distilled during the preceding 24 hours: 0 gallons Water remaining on hand fit for use at noon 230 gallons Coal consumed during the preceding 24 hours: 370 lbs Coal remaining on hand at noon: 111 tons 1643 lbs Com. and until 4am Calm and pleasant weather. [signed] William Nindemann 4 to 8am Pleasant weather. Light airs and calms. Ship listed to starboard. Righted a little at 7. [signed] William Dunbar 8am to meridian Foggy. Calm. Light airs from N.E. at times. All hands employed cutting the ice away from the rudder. Ship heeling 9° to starboard, caused by a tongue of ice pressing upon the keel at the foremast. Got up tackles at the eyes of the fore and main rigging, hooked them to ice claws on the floe and boused them well taut. Freed the rudder from ice pressure. At 12 got soundings in 32 1/2 fathoms. Black mud. Herald Island obscured by fog. [signed] John Cole Meridian to 4pm Misty. Light airs from N.E. Light snow at times. [signed] William Nindemann 4 to 6pm Overcast and misty. Light airs from N.E. The hunter Alexis shot a walrus which came up about 1/4 of a mile from the ship, through 3" of ice. The walrus sunk. Snow covered with blood. [signed] William Dunbar 6 to 8pm Foggy. Light N.E. airs. [signed] John Cole 8pm to midnight Misty. Light airs from N.E. At 10 wind veered to E.N.E. and increased to gentle breeze. Light snowfall at times. [signed] William Nindemann Soundings At 31 1/2 fathoms = 29 1/2° - Salinometer 1.02560 at 34° At 17 1/2 fathoms = 29° - Salinometer 1.02550 at 36°} A warm layer under a cold one. At surface = 33° Moon 23° N. Last quarter
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Not a sign of a lead in any direction.
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Hour |
Wind |
Pressure |
Att'd |
Dry |
Wet |
Sea |
Code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | calm | 30.04 | 23.0 | 20.0 | — | 33.0 | bc |
2 | calm | 30.03 | 23.0 | 18.0 | — | 33.0 | bc |
3 | calm | 30.02 | 24.0 | 17.0 | — | 33.0 | bc |
4 | calm | 30.02 | 23.0 | 17.0 | — | 33.0 | bc |
5 | calm | 30.02 | 23.0 | 16.0 | — | 33.0 | bc |
6 | calm | 30.02 | 23.0 | 16.0 | — | 33.0 | bc |
7 | calm | 30.01 | 23.0 | 17.0 | — | 33.0 | oz |
8 | calm | 30.0 | 23.0 | 18.0 | — | 33.0 | oz |
9 | calm | 30.0 | 26.0 | 22.0 | — | 32.0 | oz |
10 | calm | 30.0 | 26.0 | 22.0 | — | 32.0 | f |
11 | calm | 30.0 | 27.0 | 23.0 | — | 32.0 | f |
12 | calm | 30.0 | 27.0 | 24.0 | — | 32.0 | f |
13 | ne | 29.97 | 29.0 | 25.0 | — | 32.0 | ms |
14 | ne | 29.97 | 32.0 | 25.0 | — | 32.0 | ms |
15 | ne | 29.96 | 30.0 | 25.0 | — | 32.0 | ms |
16 | ne | 29.95 | 30.0 | 25.0 | — | 32.0 | ms |
17 | ne | 29.95 | 30.0 | 25.0 | — | 33.0 | m |
18 | ne | 29.95 | 30.0 | 25.0 | — | 33.0 | m |
19 | ne | 29.94 | 28.0 | 23.0 | — | 33.0 | f |
20 | ne | 29.93 | 28.0 | 24.0 | — | 32.0 | f |
21 | ne | 29.91 | 29.0 | 25.0 | — | 32.0 | ms |
22 | ne | 29.9 | 28.0 | 25.0 | — | 32.0 | ms |
23 | ene | 29.9 | 28.0 | 25.0 | — | 32.0 | ms |
24 | ene | 29.89 | 27.0 | 25.0 | — | 32.0 | ms |