INTERNATIONAL ICE OBSERVATION AND ICE PATROI; SERVICE. 29 



Ice reports were received as follows: Battle Harbor reported heavy 

 ice jam; Fogo reported loose ice everywhere; the steanisnip Cairnross 

 reported a berg in lat. 46° 45' N., long. 41° 55' W., a large berg in 

 lat. 46° 54' N., long. 51° 37' W., a large berg in lat. 47° 20^ N., long. 

 50° 14' W., and two bergs in lat. 47° 50' N., long. 49° 38' W.; the 

 steamship Hiimp.stead Heath reported a large berg in lat. 48° 12' N., 

 long. 51° 25' W., and about 18 small bergs in lat. 48° 40' N., long. 49^* 

 10' W. We also received a broadcast of a berg in lat. 46° 17' N.^ 

 loii^. 48° 09' W. 



The morning of May 17 opened clear, with excellent visibility, and 

 search was started to the eastward, between the 42d and 43d parallels. 

 At 2 p. m., we found a small berg (berg ''G," chart "E") and two 

 small growlers in lat. 42° 39' N., long. 49° 47' W. This berg calved 

 and rolled over as we were passing and apparently was rapidly dis- 

 integratmg. The temperature of the air in its vicinity was 41° F. and 

 that of the water 33 F. The steamship GustavJiolm, bound east^ 

 passed within 5^ miles of this ber^ at 4 a. m. She sent a message 

 diu-ing the morning that she had sighted no ice. She paid no heed 

 to our broadcast warning of M&j 16. At 4.30 p. m., we passed a 

 large, flat berg, m lat. 42° 22' N., long. 49° 17' W. (berg ''F," chart 

 E''). This ice looked hard and showed no signs of early disintegra- 

 tion. The temperature of the air in its vicinity was 42° F. and that 

 of the water 34° F. Many fulmars and dovekies were seen near these 

 bergs. 



Ice reports were received as follows: Battle Harbor reported ice 

 jam along the shore, mth clear water one-half mile off and numerous 

 small ber^s drifting south; the steamship R. 0. Ricl-mers reported 

 having siglited, on May 16, a mine covered with barnacles in lat. 39° 

 15' N., long. 48° 28' W. ; the steamship Canadian Ranger reported a 

 berg in lat. 46° 48' N., long. 52° 28' W., and a growler in lat. 46° 

 38' N., long. 52° 00' W.; the steamship Rosalind reported a number 

 of ber^s and growlers from north of Cape Ballard to Cape Loche and 

 large bergs east of Cape Race; the steamship Fanad Head passed 

 numerous bergs and growlers from lat. 48° 22 N., long. 47° 45' W., 

 to lat. 47° 36' N., long. 49° 57' W. Special ice uiformation was 

 furnished the Italian steamship Castera. 



At 8 p. m. on May 17, m lat. 42° 23' N., long. 48° 10' W., the 

 engine was stopped and the Modoc allowed to drift for the night, the 

 wind being strong from NNW. to N., with rough sea. 



At 5 a. m., May 18, it was found we had been set south, true, 13 

 miles during the night. At dayhght search was resumed between 

 the 42d and 43d parallels eastward to the 48th meridian. The visi- 

 bility was excellent, but no ice was seen. At 8.45 p. m. we stopped 

 near the last berg sighted on the 17th (berg ''F") and found it to be 

 in lat. 42° 06' N., long. 49° 00' W., and that it had traveled 20 miles, 

 143°, true, in 28i hours. (See chart "E.") Upon approaching this 

 berg, one hour after simset, with clear, bright starlight night, it was 

 apparent that a lookout not specially on the alert would probably not 

 have picked it up at a greater distance than a quarter of a mile. 

 Knowing its bearing and watching intently with binoculars, we 

 could see an occasional bright spot in its direction at a distance of a 

 mile or more, due to the swell breaking against the ice wall. We 

 were now satisfied that aU ice south of the 43d parallel had been 

 located during the last three days. 



