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up at 8 p. m. and wind veered and increased to NW. gale, making up 

 a heavy swell. The steamer Lord Dufferin reported slob ice in lat. 

 42° 52' N., long. 49° 25' W. The steamer Canadian Mariner reported 

 an ice field beginning in lat. 43° 20' N., long. 48° 50' W., and extend- 

 ing south. At the request of the latter vessel, gave her a routing 

 through the ice regions. Kittiwakes and dovekies were seen this day. 

 The temperature of the surface water was 30° F. 



The moderate NW. gale and heavy swell continued on the 15th, 

 with barometer rising. During daylight hours steamed to the east- 

 ward, in search of ice, with snow flurries causing poor visibility. 

 Cape Race reported an ice field over the Grand Bank, extending 

 southward from the Newfoundland shore to lat. 44° 27', long. 51° 16', 

 and bergs as follows: lat. 44° 24', long. 42° 40'; lat. 44° 48', long. 

 42° 40'; lat. 47° 10', long. 43° 43'; lat. 46° 32', long. 44° 47', and lat. 

 43° 05', long. 47° 30'. 



On the 16th the steamer Gallymere reported a berg and growlers in 

 lat. 44° 25' N., long. 43° 33' W., and lat. 44° 32' N., long. 43° 02' W. 

 Kittiwakes and dovekies were seen this day. NW. gale and heavy 

 swell continued on this day, with snow flurries; barometer rising. 

 Vessel drifting. Temperature of the surface water 30° F. The 

 steamer Cottage City reported ice field and growlers in lat. 43° 30' N., 

 long. 59° 05' 'W. 



The wind fell to a light westerly breeze on the morning of the 17th. 

 Visibility high. At 8.30 a. m., under way and stood to NE. The 

 Tessel had drifted 36 miles, 160°, in 36 hours, to a position in lat. 

 41° 52' N., long. 49° 02' W. The water temperature had meanwhile 

 risen from 29° to 34° F. Received radiogram from the Tampa, 

 reporting that she was on her way to relieve the Seneca. In the 

 afternoon received a radiogram from the steamer Vittorio Emmanuelle 

 III, reporting a berg in lat. 44° 37' N., long. 41° 40' W. This 

 position is 30 miles from the west bound track from Fastnet. Broad- 

 casted warning to vessels not to go north of west bound track be- 

 tween lat. 41° 30' N., long. 47° 00' W., and lat. 44° 40' N., long. 

 40° 00' W. Gave ice information to steamer President GarJieJd, 

 bound east. The visibility becoming poor, stopped at 5.30 p. ni. 

 and drifted to strong SW. wind and swell, with choppy sea. 



Early in the morning of the 18th the barometer fell to 29.75. The 

 strong SW. breeze veered to NNW., with heavy rain squall, followed 

 by clearing weather and high visibility. Steamer Carmania reported 

 a berg in lat. 43° 20' N., long. 50° 10' W. Searched an area 60 by 

 40 miles, between 47th and 48th meridians and 43d parallel south 

 to lat. 42° 00' N. Steamer Pinemoor reported a berg in lat. 43° 00' 

 N., long. 50° 24' W., placing it on the extreme tip of the Grand Bank. 



During the period of the Seneca's patrol daily reports to Hydro- 

 gi'aphic, Washington, were radioed from March 11 to March 19, 



