I08 DEEP-SEA SOUNDING. 



on her course under steam. On the 13th bad weather 

 was again encountered, and once more the ship was 

 hove to under stormsails. During the afternoon of 

 the 14th, the wind having rapidly decreased in force, 

 we continued on our course. 



On the night of the i6th, while steaming in a dense 

 fog off the capes of the Chesapeake, a large steamer sud- 

 denly appeared close aboard, apparently running at full 

 speed and without blowing her whistle, although our 

 own was being sounded according to regulations. Our 

 engines were backed as soon as the steamer was seen 

 off" our starboard bow, which enabled her to clear us by 

 about a ship's length. This incident is mentioned as an 

 example of reckless running in fogs on the part of some 

 of the ocean greyhounds. 



On the 17th we reached the anchorage in New 

 York harbor, and on the 24th, after discharging our 

 ammunition at Ellis Island, we proceeded to the New 

 York Navy Yard. 



On the 31st of March, 1886, the Enterprise was put 

 out of commission. 



