102 THE LAST CRUISE OF THE CARNEGIE 



section of the deposit, and plunges into the sediment to a greater 

 depth. 



On Sunday the party attended the annual regatta of the Ham- 

 burg Yacht-Club. We were ushered to seats near the trans- 

 Atlantic flyers, Koehl, Hiinefeld, and Fitzmaurice, who had just 

 arrived. These men presented the trophies to the winning shells. 

 Hamburg is extremely fortunate in having preserved Alster Lake, 

 and it was here that these races took place. It was one of the 

 many features to make us realize that a busy city may also be 

 made beautiful. 



The Carnegie had many visitors every day. Distinguished 

 scientists and technical students, city officials and sightseers, 

 all were taken on the rounds. And on the evening of July 2 

 we gave a reception to the American Consul and his guests. Dr. 

 and Mrs. Sverdrup left for Oslo that same afternoon. We had 

 enjoyed their company very much during their stay with us. 



The Carnegie was dressed up for the Fourth of July along with 

 the other American vessels in harbor, but there was no holiday 

 for her crew. We were towed into dry-dock across the river. 

 There were some important repairs to make. The copper-sheath- 

 ing had suffered from the rough Atlantic crossing; the winch was 

 to be modified to hold piano-wire; the electrical psychrometer 

 had not yet been completely installed ; and there were numerous 

 smaller details of equipment to look after. Spare coils of alumi- 

 num-bronze cable were stowed away. The Petterssen plankton- 

 pump, which had been tested by Dr. Sverdrup in the coastal 

 waters off Norway, was taken aboard. Standard Assmann hand- 

 psychrometers were added to our meteorological equipment. 

 These were furnished by the Deutsche Seewarte, and were used 

 to calibrate the recording psychrometers on board. Plankton 

 collected on the voyage from Newport News was shipped to 

 Washington, and provisions for the next run of the cruise were 

 stowed below. 



During these last days in port, Soule, Torreson, and Scott had 

 occupied a magnetic station at Finkenwarder, a small town below 

 Hamburg. They were taken to and from their work in grand 

 style — a splendid harbor-launch being furnished by the Seewarte. 



