80 INTERNATIONAL, ICE OBSERVATION AND ICE PATROL SERVICE. 



Ice reports were received as follows: Battle Harbor reported ice 

 moving off the land; Fogo reported numerous bergs; Buena Vista 



long. 



steamship Fanad Head reported a large berg in lat. 47° N., long. 

 50° 27' W., another berg in lat. 47° 00^ N., long. 51° 09' W., one in 

 lat. 46° 55' N., long. 51° 30' W., one in lat. 46° 47' N., long. 52° 

 05' W., and a bcrcr and growler 6 miles, 55°, true, from Cape Race. 



May 19 was a beautiful, clear da}-, with smooth sea, and we lay- 

 to near the ber^ which was sighted al 8.40 p. m., May 18 (berg "F"), 

 which was driftnig south, true, one-half mile per hour. At 4.30 p. m., 

 the Standard Oil steamship W. E. Tilford, Bremen to New York, 

 passed us and inquired if there was any ice to the westward. They 

 were informed that we were lying by the southernmost berg. Ice 

 information wms sent to the steamships Meline, West EJhara, Taurus, 

 andto"PGZ." 



Ice reports were received as follows: Steamship Canopic reported 

 numerous bergs and growlers in lat. 47° 09' N., long. 47° 51' W., and 

 a few growlers in lat. 47° 05' N., long. 48° 30' W.; Battle Harbor 

 reported ice moving off the land and Fogo reported fine water for 15 

 miles off shore. A broadcast was received of a berg in lat. 47° 25' 

 N., long. 50° 29' W., and another in lat. 47° 25' N., long. 50° 04' W. 



On May 20 the weather continued fine, with smooth sea and high 

 barometer. We lay to near yesterday's berg (berg "F"), believing 

 it to be the southernmost and therefore the most dangerous one, and 

 kept a careful record of its drift. (See chart ''E.") In the fore- 

 noon remarkable mirage effects were noted. A flock of tern was 

 perched on the berg during the greater part of the forenoon. Speci- 

 mens of plankton and temperatures at various depths were obtained 

 in lat. 41° 47' N., long. 49° 08' W. At 11.00 G. M. T., the steamship 

 Kastalia reported a small berg in lat. 41° 25' N., long. 49° 21' W. 

 In the afternoon we ran down to this position, and although the 

 visibility was excellent, we saw no ice. As the temperature of the 

 sea water in the reported locality of the berg was 55° F., it was 

 believed that the Kastalia' s position was in error. We then returned 

 to our forenoon position and lay by the berg for the night. During 

 the afternoon run. Gulf Stream temperatures were encountered in 

 lat. 41° 30' N. At 8 p. m. the berg near which we were lying was 

 in lat. 41° 40' N., long. 49° 00' W., and durmg the day had drifted 

 south, true, 0.4 knot per hour. Ice information was furnished the 

 steamships Thyra and Miami. 



Ice information was received as follows : Steamship Thyra reported 

 a berg in lat. 41° 48' N., long. 51° 35' W.; the steamship Arminco 

 reported a small piece of ice in lat. 42° 05' N., long. 49° 06' W.; the 

 steamship City of Lincoln reported two small bergs in lat. 41° 38' 

 N., long. 51° 10 W.; the steamship West Kehar reported numerous 

 bergs and growlers from lat. 48° 19' N., long. 47* 40' W., to lat. 

 48° 09' N., long. 48° 14' W., a large berg in lat. 47° 40' N., long. 

 49° 19' W., and numerous bergs and growlers between lat. 47° 48' 

 N., long. 49° 31' W., and lat. 47° 22' N., long. 50° 45' W. 



On May 21, a moderately thick fog shut in during the morning 

 and continued until noon, when it lifted. We ran up to lat. 42° 50 

 N., long. 48° 30' W., and thence W., true, for 60 miles. Visibility 



