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The steamship Rosalind reported, via Cape Race: "A number of 

 large and small bergs along coast from Cape Spear to Ballard, two 

 bergs about 8 miles east of St. Johns, two off Motion Head, two close 

 inshore off Bulls Head and one about 4 miles from North Cape 

 Broyle, one off Fermuse and just north of Cape Bullard, outside 

 ones dangerous." May 6, steamship Manchester Producer, berg in 

 lat. 44° 18' N., long. 47° 07' W.; steamship Knoclc Fern passed 

 numerous growlers and small bergs and sighted numerous growlers, 

 bergs, and field ice to the northward on a S. 48° W. course from 

 lat. 50° 05' N., long. 48° 04' W.; steamship Hoxie, two bergs, lat. 

 47° 37' N., long. 50° 30' W., field ice and bergs from lat. 47° 50' 

 N., long. 50° Oqr W., to lat. 48° 30' N., long. 48° 28' W.; steamship 

 Raihlin Head, iceberg with growlers in lat. 49° 16' N., long. 44° 

 51' W. ; steamship Emperor of Scotland passed 11 bergs and several 

 growlers on or near track in lat. 47° 00' N., between longs. 50° 00' W. ; 

 and 45° 50' W. ; steamship Ballygalleyliead, several small and one large 

 berg, from lat. 47° 15' N., long. 49° 00' W., to lat. 47° 20' N., long. 49° 

 22' W.; steamship Jehauen, one berg in lat. 46° 40'; N., long. 46° 

 40' W., two bergs in lat. 46° 36' N., long. 47° 00' W., three bergs in 

 lat. 46° 30' N., long. 47° 08' W.; steamship Poland, berg in lat. 46° 

 40' N., long. 47° 15' W.; Cape Race reported many growlers and sev- 

 eral bergs in lat. 49° 16' N., long. 49° 38' W. May 7, steamship 

 West Quechee reported several small bergs and drift ice in lat. 42° 

 30' N., long. 48° 23' W.; steamship Rathlin Head, berg, lat. 47° 

 41' N., long. 50° 17' W., several growlers in lat. 47° 03' N., long. 

 50° 28' W., numerous bergs and growlers from lat. 48° 11' N., 

 long. 48° 59' W., to lat. 47° 49' N., long. 49° 44' W., open field ice 

 from lat. 48° 00' N., long. 49° 25' W., to lat. 47° 49' N., long. 49° 

 44' W.; steamship Canadian Otter, bergs, lat. 48° 49' N., long. 44° 40' 

 W., lat. 47° 55' N., long. 46° 22' W., several bergs and growlers 

 between lat. 47° 42' N., long. 46° 45' W., and lat. 47° 19' N., long. 

 47° 31' W., berg, lat. 46° 56' N., long. 48° 11' W., several small 

 bergs, lat. 46° 28' N., long. 48° 02' W.; May 8, steamship Canadian 

 Otter, large berg, lat. 45° 56' N., long. 50° 57' W.; steam^ship Tone- 

 wanda, two bergs, lat. 44° 44' N., long. 48° 32' W.; Mav 9, steamship 

 Eurana, two small bergs, close together, lat. 42° 27 N., long. 48° 

 35' W. ; May 10, steamship Empress of RaticTc, ice in lat. 46° 50' 

 N., long. 45° 59' W., and also in lat. 45° 55' N., long. 50° 10' W.; 

 steamship Canadian Raider, field ice in every direction, lat. 47° 38' 

 N., long. 48° 30' W.; steamship Knoclc Furna, field ice, with growlers, 

 lat. 50° 41' N., long. 51° 00' W.; May 11, steamship Megantic, three 

 growlers in lat. 47° 28' N., long. 46° 21' W., two small bergs, lat. 

 47° 13' N., long. 46° 44' W.; unknown steamer reported medium- 

 sized berg and several growlers in lat. 45° 55' N., long. 48° 20' W.; 

 steamship Fishpool, one berg in lat. 42° 27' N., long. 51° 10' W., 

 and another in lat. 42° 19' N., long. 51° 20' W.; May 12, steamship 

 Maplebarn, iceberg 9 miles E. by N. from Cape Race; steamship 

 Lakonia, two icebergs and growlers in lat. 46° 06' N., long. 49° 

 25' W.; steamship Megantic, large iceberg in lat. 46° 25' N., long. 48° 

 41' W.; May 13, steamship Albania, two growlers in lat. 46° 36' N., 

 long. 47° 14' W.; May 14, steamship Mexicano, large berg in lat. 

 47° 40' N., long. 48° 10' W.; steamship America, three large bergs 

 in lat. 45° 10' N., long. 48° 30' W. 



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