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without finding any indications of it, visibility from one-half to threo- 

 quarters of a mile, with heavy fog at 6 a. m. At 3.25 p. m. stopped 

 search and lay to on account of fog conditions, which remained 

 generally unchan^d until the end of the day. 



May 9, light SW. airs to breezes; weather foggy, partially clearing 

 for short intervals; smooth sea to light swell. The Tampa drifted 

 in the fog throughout the day. At 12.45 p. m. the steamship Eurana, 

 whose whistle had been sounding near us, came close aboard and 

 took our mail, which was sent to her by boat. 



May 10, light and gentle SW. winds to calm; mostly cloudy, clear- 

 ing at intervals. The day began and ended with fog. At 4.10 a. m., 

 visibility somewhat improved, started to search for the icebergs 

 reported by the steamship Eurana on the 9th instant. At 5.40 a. m., 

 fog shut in, stopped and drifted. At 7.45 a. m., fog lifting, resumed 

 search. At 3.25 p. m., m lat. 43° 00' N., long. 48° 10' W., sighted 

 several small pieces of ice, which would seem to indicate that the 

 small bergs being sought had broken up. These small bergs had 

 evidentlv drifted 22°, true, 0.5 mile per hour, after they were reported 

 by the steamship West Quechee on May 7 (berg ''K," chart ''E"). 

 Resimied search for other bergs. At 6.30 p. m., stopped and lay to 

 for the night. Cape Race and Bona Vista reported no ice, while Fogo, 

 Battle Harbor, reported heavy loose ice about Fogo and that light and 

 bog";y ice had moved off the coast. 



May 11, light airs to light breezes, WNW. to SW.; weather partly 

 cloudy, with light foo; and rain at intervals; smooth sea. A remark- 

 able lunar bow was observed in the early evening, the full moon in the 

 east causing an almost complete lunar bow in the west. At 4.10 a. m,, 

 steamed ahead in search of the icebergs last seen by us on May 6. 

 At 11.15 a. m. sighted an iceberg and stood for the same, arriving 

 alongside of it at 11.50 a. m., in lat. 42° 52' N., long. 51° 30' W. 

 After investigation decided that this berg was one not previously 

 sighted by us. It had wasted considerably, the water temperature 

 being 39° F. After photographing this berg stood in search of others 

 and at 2.25 p. m. raised a berg on the starboard bow, which we passed 

 close to at 3.50 p. m. We photographed this berg and identified it as 

 the one with a high pinnacle which we had visited on May 6 (berg 

 "D," chart "F"). This berg also had wasted away and turned over, 

 the pinnacle now being submerged. Its position in lat. 42° 33' N., 

 long. 51° 09' W., would indicate that it had drifted 251° true, 0.4 inile 

 per horn-, since May 6. At 4 p. m. stood for a third berg which was visible 

 and arrived alongside of it and photographed it at 4.47 p. m. This 

 berg was identified as the one with double walls visited by us on May 

 6 (berg " E," chart " F ") . Its position in lat. 42° 28' N., long. 51° 14' 

 W., would indicate that it had drifted 251°, true, 0.4 mile per hour, 

 since May 6. This berg had wasted considerably. The sea-water 

 temperature in its vicinity was found to be 39° F. Upon completing 

 the examination of these bergs stopped and drifted for the night. 



May 12, light SW. to gentle SSE. wind; partly clear to foggy and 

 rainy. The vessel drifted during the entire day, fog prevailing after 

 daybreak. Drifted from berg in lat. 42° 28' N., long. 51° 14' W., to 

 ber^ in lat. 42° 33' N., long. 51° 09' W., it being necessary to work the 

 engme to clear the latter berg. 



May 13, first hour gentle S. wind, then strong NW. wind for eight 

 hours, which later shifted to W. and S. and decreased in force to light 



