4u UNTEIiNATlONAt. ICK OBSKRVATION AND TOK PATROL SERVICE. 



July 4. Light to luodorate W. to WSW. winds; li^lit fog and haze, 

 partially clearint; during the latter part of day. Petrels were seen 

 about the vessel, but otherwise no bird life was sighted. At 9.25 

 a. m. steamed ahead to the southward, thinking to run out of the fog 

 on this course. At .'^..30 p. ni. raised the southernmost berg, and at 

 3.45 p. m. arrived alongside of the berg, in lat. 42° 04' N., lon^. 51° 

 16' W. Photographed the berg and then stood 3 miles to windward 

 of it, to allow for drift, and lay to for the remainder of the day. 



July 5. Light to gentle W. to WSW. winds; slightly hazy. At 

 4.30 a. m. stood back to small berg, now in lat. 42° 09' N., long. 51° 

 11' W. At 5.30 a. m. stopped alongside of the berg and lay to to 

 await better visibility. The berg showed marked signs of wasting. 

 At 8.25 a. m. stood to the small berg and at 8.50 a. m. took departure 

 for the westernmost berg. At 12.35 p. m. raised the berg 8.8 miles 

 distant and arrived alongside of it at 2.40 p. m. The westernmost 

 berg, now in lat. 42° 08' N.. long. 51° 20' W., had wasted greatly. 

 The separate pinnacle had collapsed and a blast of our steam whistle 

 brought down a mass of ice from the nearest side of the vertical 

 wall of the berg. From the 3d to the 5th instant, this berg had 

 drifted south G miles. After observing this berg, we shaped course 

 for the easternmost berg, but, as we were unable to locate it, at 7.12 

 p. m. we stood for the small berg and at 8.40 p. m. lay to for the night, 

 1 mile to windward of it. Petrels and an occasional other bird were 

 seen from time to time. 



Special ice report was sent to the Coast Guard cutter VicJcshurg. 



July 0. Moderate WSW. winds to light W. airs; partly cloudy 

 and hazy to foggy. At 5 a. m., stood ahead for the berg and at 5.30 

 a. m. passed it, the vessel having drifted 6 miles from it during the 

 night. The berg was in lat. 42° 10' N., long. 51° 07' W., and was 

 melting rapidl}^. The temperature of the surface water in the 

 vicinity was 58° F. After passing this berg, we set course for the 

 westernmost one, and at 6.20 a. m. passed a large growler, which 

 had evidently broken off from it. At 6.45 a. m., arrived 

 alongside the westernmost berg, in lat. 42° 09' N., long. 51° 30' W., 

 the berg having drifted west 8 miles in 24 hours. The berg was 

 markedly reduced in size and there were many growlers and ice floes 

 to leeward of it. After leaving this berg, we searched for the eastern- 

 most berg but, owing to the intermittent fog, were unable to find it. 

 At 8.43 p. m., lay to for the night. A number of petrels and a few 

 other birds were seen during the day. 



Broadcasted the following radiogram : ''Ice patrol Tampa, 42 10, 

 51 07, near berg. Foggy. Another berg 10 miles west. This 

 southernmost ice. Berg reported 42 28, 50 05." 



Special ice information was furnished to the steamships Western 

 Plains and Astoimendi. 



July 7. Light to moderate WSW. to SSW. winds; fog at the be- 

 ginning and close of day. At 8 a. m., stood ahead to locate small 

 berg and at 9.18 a. m. passed it, in lat. 42° 06' N., long. 51° 14' W. 

 The berg was disintegrating rapidly. At 3.40 p. m., sighted a 

 medium-sized berg, and at 4.10 p. m, passed it, in lat. 42° 35' N., 

 lonf;. 50° 25' W. It was melting rapidly, as shown by water marks 

 ana water trickling down its sides. It was identified as the one 

 sighted on June 25, in lat. 42° 57' N., long. 50° 18' W., and had 

 probably drifted westward and southward before coming eastward 



