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water and supplies, she was taken alongside the quarantine wharf on the last day of our stay, in 

 order to obtain a clean bill of health and to be thoroughly fumigated with sulphur. 



25. On the morning of November 12, 1905, the Galilee was towed out of Honolulu Harbor. 

 Sailing to a point abreast of the Honolulu Magnetic Observatory at Sisal, we swung ship there, under 

 sail, with both helms; at 5'' 30"° p. m. the swings were completed, and we started on a passage for San 

 Diego, CaUfornia. On the second day out the weather became nasty; by dark the sea had increased 

 and by 8 o'clock it was blowing a moderate gale northeast. During the earlier portion of the night 

 the jib blew away, then the fore weather-braces carried away; while taking in the mainsail, to 

 reef it, its spreader became unmanageable and smashed a hole through the deck of the forward 

 cabin; then the sheets of the flying jib carried away, and the upper and lower foretopsail weather- 

 braces parted. A little later the storm increased to a gale, and the vessel was hove to under reefed 

 mainsail, lower foretopsail, and a storm forestaysail, the vessel drifting in the meantime to the west- 

 ward. The follo-ndng day a moderate northeast gale continuing, with heavy seas, we hove to a 

 greater portion of the day and were now in what is considered to be the belt of nasty weather that 

 continues to the westward beyond Midway Island. The wind continued unfavorable in direction for 

 13 days after leaving Honolulu, but on November 26, when in the latitude of the northern boundary 

 of California, we got a slant which continued, although very light at times, all the way to San Diego, 

 where we arrived on the night of December 9, 1905. During this passage we were out from Honolulu 

 27 days, covering a distance of about 3,430 miles. If average weather of the season had been en- 

 countered, the passage would probably have been made in about 20 or 21 days. During this passage 

 we experienced heavier weather than at any time during the cruise, and we had 2 days calm in the 

 latitude of Northern California; the weather conditions were such that the ship was swung on 5 days, 

 observations were made on course on 8 days, 2 days were calm, and during 10 days there was heavy 

 weather. 



26. Between December 11 and 18 the ship was swung with both helms at San Diego, in the same 

 place as when we set out from this port. Complete observations for all the magnetic elements and 

 constants were made ashore at the station selected and used before sailing from San Diego. 



27. For the sununary of passages for the cruise, see page 143. 



28. During the portion of the cruise from San Diego back to San Diego, making a circuit of 

 9,931 nautical miles, observations of air and ocean-surface temperatures were made, tabulated, and 

 plotted for intervals of every 4 hours. 



29. After arrival in San Diego, the alinement of the instruments was carefully tested, with the 

 result that the vertical planes of their respective keel-lines were all found to be parallel. 



30. Many obligations are due to Captain H. W. Lyon, U. S. Navy, commandant of the naval 

 station at Honolulu, who extended courtesies in many ways, including a berth for the Galilee at the 

 naval docks on both occasions of our visit there. 



31. During December 15 to 18 the vessel and work were inspected by the Director of the 

 Department, and authorization was given for the changing of the forward house, lengthening of the 

 flying bridge, and for other changes (see Instructions, page 118). On December 19, Dr. Egbert 

 was reUeved from duty on the vessel, and on the following day Mr. Whitney also was relieved, both of 

 them returning to their duties in the Coast and Geodetic Survey. By December 21 the property 

 returns had been checked off, foremen carpenters interviewed, and arrangements made for the 

 proposed changes in the vessel, and on that date I left San Diego for San Francisco, leaving the vessel 

 in charge of Observer Ault. 



32. After arriving in San Francisco, details of the proposed changes were gone over by me with 

 the managing owner of the vessel, and a definite understanding was reached. The changes as later 

 made were as follows: About 8 feet of the after end of the forward deck house was cut off, i.e., as 

 far forward as the after one of the boat skids; the fore-hatch coamings were trimmed off; the hatch- 

 way was filled in and was decked over, and a new galley, about 7 feet by 14 feet, was built over the 

 hatchway; the flying bridge was lengthened forward so as to reach within about 18 inches of the 

 foremast; a new mast band was designed; the main stay was raised so that it would clear the new 

 forward end of the bridge; the lower foretopsail sheets were changed from iron cable to hemp; the 

 hauHng part of the upper foretopsail halyards was changed from iron chain cable to hemp ; and in the 

 observers' cabin an additional stateroom was constructed. The execution of these changes was 

 directed by me from San Francisco, Captain Hayes being in charge of the work at San Diego. 



