prevailed: Fresh SW. breeze, increasing to moderate gale, SW. to 

 WNW., with partially thick weather first part, mostly clear latter 

 part; very rough sea. Drifted until 4.25 p. m., then anchored on 

 Bank, in 30 fathoms of water, with berg in sight, beanng 235° true. 



March 21: Moderate gale to strong breeze, WNW. to NNW. ; 

 partly clear; rough sea. The vessel remained at anchor the entire 

 day. Special ice information was sent to three vessels. 



March 22 began AA-ith the vessel at anchor; moderate gale, NW., 

 falling to moderate and gentle breezes by noon; partly cloudy. At 

 8.40 a. m. under way; stood to berg and again photographed it. 

 Numerous sea parrots, dovekies, gulls, and shearwater near by. 

 At 9.50 a. m. resumed search for bergs in area not fully covered by 

 reports. At 5.40 p. m. stopped and lay to for the night. Special 

 ice information was sent to the steamship President Fillmore. Rou- 

 tine reports were broadcast and sent to Halifax. 



March 28 began with the vessel drifting; moderate to light breezes, 

 NNW. to SSE.; mostly cloudy; partially thick first part. Under 

 way at 5.30 a. m., to make search near steamer tracks to eastward- 

 First course north, true, to counteract night drift. At 5.50 a. m. 

 thick snow shut in; stopped and drifted. At 8.05 a. m., clearing, 

 under way, searching for bergs. At 11.45 a. m. stopped because of 

 reduced visibility. At 1.30 p. m. visibility improved and search 

 was resumed. At 5.30 p. m. stopped and lay to for the night. 

 At 7 p. m. a steamer passed near by. Special ice information was 

 sent to the steamships Scartdia, Aquitania, Cameronia, and Waij 

 Mehyar. 



March 24 began with the vessel drifting; moderate to gentle 

 breezes, WNW. to NW. ; mostly cloudy this day, with fog at inter- 

 vals during the first part; partially foggy at daybreak, clearing about 

 6.30 a. m. At 6.50 a. m. under way, to investigate ice conditions 

 near tracks to, eastward and to trace out position of Gulf Stream by 

 means of water temperatures. At 8 a. m., fog shutting in, stopped 

 and lay to. At 0.10 a. m., fog clearing, resumed search for bergs 

 until 5.30 p. m., when stopped for the night, having reached water 

 with a temperature of 34° F. Gave ice information to steamships 

 Alexandria and Spring-field. 



March 25 began with the vessel lying to. A gentle to moderate E. 

 breeze increased suddenly to a moderate to fresh W. to WNW. gale at 

 7 a. m., shifted to NNE. at 1.30 p. m., and backed to- NNW. at 

 nightfall. Strong WNW. breeze at close. Barometer 29.18 at 7 

 a. m., rising thereafter. Mostly cloudy; partially thick at intervals. 

 Heavy sea. Lay to throughout the day, the vessel drifting back into 

 the Gulf vStream, as shown by water temperatures in the afternoon. 

 Special ice warnings were sent to the following steamships: Caucasiery 

 west bound, lat. 42° 20', long. 48° 30', warned of bergs west of Tail 



