INTERNATIONAL ICE OBSERVATION AND ICE PATItOL SERVICE. 15 



At midnight, the beginning of the day, April 6, steamed ahead on 

 285°, true, couree, to reach by daybreak starting point for search for a 

 berg reported on the 5th. At 7.20 a. m., course 342°, true; at 8.25 

 a. m. coui-se 254°. true. Searched the area south of lat. 42° N. be- 

 tween longs. 51° W. and 52° 30' W. without sighting any bergs. 

 Two steamships which traversed this area tliis date reported that 

 they had seen no bergs, so it was concluded that the bergs reported 

 were small ones and had melted in the warm water of the Gulf vStream. 

 At G p. m. set course 844°, true, to reach by daybreak position in lat. 

 42° 10' N., long. 51° 55' W., from which" it was planned to search 

 north of Int. 42° N. between meridians 52° W. and 50° W. Fresh 

 NNE. gale to strong NNE. to N. winds prevailed throughout the 

 da}'. Sea j-ough. Weather overcast, partly clear at intervals. 

 Barometer rose from 29.35 to 29.50. 



At 5 a. m., April 7. set course E., true. At 6.15 a. m. stopped on 

 account of dense fog. At 8.45 a. m., fog clearing, stood ahead on E., 

 true, course. At 10.20 fixed position by radio bearing and observation. 

 At 10.50 a. m. stopped because of dense fog and drifted until 4 p. m.,. 

 when we stood 350° true to counteract drift and to gain position north 

 of steamer track for the night. At 6.30 p. m. stopped and drifted for 

 the nipht. Moderate to strong breezes from N. to NNE.; thick fog. 

 partiallv clear at intervals. Barometer rose slowlv from 29.48 to 

 29.68. 



At 4.40 a. m., April 8, steamed ahead on an E., true, course for the 

 pm'pose of searching the area north of lat. 42° N. between meridians 

 51° W. and 49° W. At 5 a: m. thick fog shut in and we stopped and 

 drifted until 3.40 p. m., when we stood 330°, true, to counteract 

 probable drift from wind and current, the sea-water temperatures 

 showing that we were on the edge of the Gulf Stream. At 5.40 p. m. 

 stopped and drifted for the night. Moderate to strong breezes from 

 N. to NNE., moderating to gentle breeze at end of the day, were 

 encountered. The weather was foggy throughout the day, partially 

 clearing at intervals. 



Bergs and growlers were reported on the east side of the Great Bank 

 and extending southward. The southern limit of the field ice was 

 lat. 43° 20' N., long. 49° 30' W. At 10 p. m., the steamship Rhode 

 Island reported three growlers in lat. 42° 25' N., long. 50° 15' W. 



At 4,35 a. m., April 9, steamed ahead on course E., true, to continue 

 the search of the area unmediately north of lat. 42° N. between 

 meridians 51° W. and 49° W. At 5.25 a. m. stopped on account of 

 dense fog. At 6.20 a. m. steamed ahead again. At 10.35 a. m. set 

 course N., true. At 12.10 p. m., course W., true. At 12.40 p. m., 

 the visibility being reduced, stood SW., true, to reduce our distance 

 from the eastbound steamship track. At 3.30 p. m. stopped on ac- 

 count of dense fog and l&j to tne remainder of the day. 'The fo^ con- 

 tinued during the remamder of the day and night. Light airs to 

 moderate breezes, shifting from S. to NNW., prevailed, with fog at 

 intervals and smooth sea. At the close of the day intercepted a 

 broadcast message from Hydrographic Office, Washington, advising 

 all trans- Atlantic shipping to adopt, on April 8, eastbound track cross- 

 ing long. 47° W, m lat. 39° 30' N., and on April 15 to adopt west- 

 bound track crossmg long. 47° W. in lat. 40° 30' N. 



On April 10 we drifted in a dense fog until 7.30 a. m., when, the 

 weather having cleared, stood ahead on a W., true, course to search 



