[11] WORK OF THE STEAMER IISH HAWK. 13 



ing temperature is required, all that has to be done is to turn the ther- 

 mometer bulb upward and keep it in this position until read off. The 

 reading may be taken any time after." 



At 11.55 a. m. on the 12th, left for Washington by way of Bristol 

 K. I., and anchored in the latter port at 5.30 p. m. On the 16th a steam 

 cutter and steam life-boat, built by the Herreshoff" Company for the Fish 

 Commission steamer Albatross, were received on board for transporta- 

 tion to Wilmington, Del. We were detained by fog until 4.15 p. m. on 

 the 17th, when we got under way and stemmed out of the harbor. The 

 fog shutting down thick, we anchored at 5.20 near Coddingtou Harbor, 

 Narragansett Bay, where we remained until 11.40 the following morning, 

 when we got under way and steamed to Newport, where we anchored, 

 waiting for favorable weather. At C.25 on the morning of the 19th, got 

 under way for Kew York. The weather was cloudy and rainj-, with a 

 moderate to brisk breeze from the northward. 



At 4.35 p. m. we anchored for the night near Penfield Eeef, Long 

 Island Sound. At 5.30 the following morning got under way and arrived 

 at the navy-yard, New York, at 11.10 a. m. At 11 a. m. on the 21st, 

 left the navy -yard and steamed down the harbor. , Finding a heavy swell 

 outside and weather unfavorable, we anchored near Sandy Hook for the 

 night. On the afternoon of the 22d we got under way and steamed to 

 Perth Amboy, and on the following day coaled ship. On October 21, 

 there were fresh northerly winds and passing clouds. At 4.45 p. m. 

 got under way and j)roceeded to sea. Passed Cape Henlopen at 7.55 the 

 following morning, and arrived at Wilmington, Del., at 6.20 p. m. 



The boats were delivered to the Albatross on the 26th and at merid- 

 ian on the 27th, we left for Washington, arriving at 10.30 a. m. on the 

 29th. Specimens and other articles consigned to the National Museum 

 were delivered on the 30th, 31st, and November 1. The crew were 

 actively employed iu refitting ship. 



On the 10th of November I received orders from the Navy Depart- 

 ment detaching me from the command of the Fish Commission steamer 

 Fish Hawk, and ordering me to report to the Commissioner of Fish and 

 Fisheries for the command of the steamer Albatross. 



Received orders from the Commissioner to retain temporary command 

 of the former vessel until the reporting of my relief, and on the 20th 

 turned over the command to Lieut. W. M. Wood, U. S. N. 



My connection with the Albatross has been more or less intimate 

 from her inception. On the 13th of March, 1882, I was ordered by the 

 Navy Department to special duty in connection with her construction 

 in addition to my regular duty in command of the Fish Hawk. Passed 

 Assistant Engineer George W. Baird, U. S. N., was also ordered to the 

 same duty in addition to his other duties and rendered great service, 

 especially in connection with the special machinery and appliances re- 

 quired on board. 



The contract for the hull and engines was closed on March 28, the 



