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April 20, gentle to moderate E. to SW. winds prevailed. The 

 barometer fell this date from 30.38 inches to 30.09 inches. Steamed 

 ahead at daylight, to continue the search to the northward and west- 

 ward, but fog set in at 9 a. m., causing postponement of search. 

 Checked position bj radio bearing from Cape Race and then stood 

 on that bearing, sounding at hourly intervals, to pick up the edge 

 of the Great Bank. At 3 p. m., sounded in 35 fathoms, and at 5.30 

 p. m. anchored in lat. 43° 26' N., long. 50° 07' W. 



April 21 began Avith a moderate E. breeze, which veered to SW. 

 and moderated to light winds; weather overcast, with intervals 

 of fog and rain; long westerlj^ swell. The barometer fell from 30.07 

 inches to 30.02 inches at 8 a. m., and then rose slowly to 30.14 inches. 

 We steamed ahead at daylight and stood SW. to search for bergs, 

 reported on the 12th to westward of the Tail of the Bank. The 

 weather became so thick in the early afternoon that the Seneca was 

 stopped and drifted during the night. On this date the steamship 

 "Winefredian, which was 200 miles south of us, reported a SW. 

 gale and heavy sea, while a westerly gale was reported 300 miles 

 north of us on the Newfoundland coast. 



April 22, light variable winds, shifting from SSE. to WSW. and 

 then back through S. to E., prevailed. The weather was overcast 

 and generally foggy. At daylight, stood SW. to continue search 

 interrupted on the 21st, but fog set in at 7 a. m., and the vessel was 

 permitted to drift, except for a few hours in the afternoon, when the 

 search was resumed. Stopped for the night and drifted in lat. 42° 

 16' N., long. 51° 13' W. The barometer rose from 30.14 inches to 

 30.29 inches during the day. 



April 23 fresh southerly winds, with moderate to heavy SSW. 

 swell and fog, were experienced. At daylight, headed to the south- 

 westward to continue search, but fog set in at 7 a. m., causing us to 

 stop and drift. The temperature of the surface water rose from 38° 

 F. ; at noon, to 56° F. at 8 p. m., wliich showed that we had worked 

 to westward out of the tongue of cold Labrador water extending 

 south of the Great Bank into the bight of the Gulf Stream, spreading 

 north to the westward of the Great Bank. 



April 24 gentle to fresh SSW. winds, backing to SE. at end of the 

 day, with moderate to heavy SSW. swell, prevailed. We were 

 unable to search during the day, on account of the low visibility. 

 Tropical rain squalls were experienced during the first part of t&e 

 day, while the temperature of the sea water and air registered 58° 

 F. ; in the afternoon, when the temperature of the air fell to 52° F. 

 and that of the water to 42° F., dense fog shut in. The vessel 

 drifted to the NW. in the mixed waters of the Labrador Current 

 and the Gulf Stream. 



On April 25 the weather conditions continued unfavorable. We 

 experienced fresh SSE. winds, with rain and fog except for two hours 

 at midday, and a heavy SE. swell. The barometer was low and 

 fairly steady, being 29.76 inches at the beginning of the day, falling 

 to 29.64 inches at noon, and rising to 29.72 inches at midnight. 

 While steaming south to oceanographic station 190, lat. 42° 05' N., 

 long. 52° 15' W., we passed from water with a surface temperature 

 of 60° F. into a 5-mile stretch of water with a surface temperature 

 of 36° F., and then into water of a surface temperature oi 54° F. 

 In the afternoon, while proceeding on the reverse course to oceano- 



