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This was a medium-sized berg, some 60 feet in height, with an irregular 

 rectangular base some 200 feet l)y 50 feet, and was being heavily 

 buffeted by big seas. This berg w^as in lat. 44° 46', long. 44° 03'. 

 At 12.30 p. m. lay to to leeward of berg. At 10.30 p. m. drifted near 

 berg first visited this day. Special ice information was sent to the 

 steamship West Cohax. 



March 29 began with vessel drifting. Moderate to strong gale first 

 half of day. Afternoon began with strong to fresh XW. breezes, 

 becoming moderate to strong NW. to W. gale, reaching whole gale 

 force in squalls after 8 p. m. Overcast to mostly cloudy, with passing 

 rain and snow squalls. Sea, for most part, very rough. At 5.2.') 

 a. m. under way and stood for berg being watched last night. xVt 

 6.15 a. m. passed small growler from berg and sighted berg. At 

 8 a. m. alongside berg, in lat. 44° 55', long. 43° 55'. It had drifted, 

 in 24 hours, 45°, true, at 0.5 knot per hour, and was dismtegrating 

 very rapidly under the action of waves and warm water. Lay to 

 and drifted until 10.55 a. m., then stood back via berg course, 270°, 

 true, to investigate to westward. At 11.50 a. m. observed another 

 berg and stood for it. At 12.55 p. m. alongside second berg, which 

 was small and irregular in shape, in lat. 44° 55', long. 44° 27'. Stood 

 west, true, iit 1.50 p. m. sighted another berg and stood for it. 

 At 3.18 p. m. stopped in lat. 44° 47', long. 44° 35', and lay to to lee- 

 ward of third berg, which was medium-sized and irregular in shape. 

 Drifted for the night in very rough sea. Gave special ice reports to 

 the steamships Montcalm, Pittsburg, Minindora, Rapidan and Truso 

 City, and special ice warning to the steamship Tarantia. 



March 30 began with the vessel drifting. Strong WNW. gale, 

 increasing to whole gale force in squalls. Very rough sea. The 

 wind moderated to moderate gale, W., by noon. Barometer rising 

 rapidly. Strong breezes to moderate W. gale in afternoon; fresh 

 gale at close. At 8.15 a. m. under way to investigate bergs reported 

 yesterday. At 9 a. m. sighted berg ahead. At 10.15 a. m., lat. 44° 

 38', long. 44° 00', alongside berg, which was a rather large one with 

 steep sides, flat top, and a pinnacle at one end. This was evidently 

 the berg reported by the Tarantia yesterday. It had drifted 45°, true, 

 at the rate of 0.4 knot per hour. A few kittiwakes were observed. 

 Continued search and at 10.05 a. m. sighted another berg and stood 

 for it. At 2 p. m. alongside berg, which was medium sized and 

 low, with water-washed, rounded top, in lat. 44° 26', long. 44° 17'. 

 This berg also was apparently one of those reported by the Tarantia 

 yesterday and had drifted 70°, true, at the rate of 0.8 knot per hour. 

 At 2.35 p. m. sighted a large berg and stood for it. At 3.45 p. m. 

 alongside berg, in lat. 44° 19', long. 44° 23'; stood to leeward and 

 photographed berg, which had a ver}'^ large base, some 400 feet by 150 

 feet, and vertical walls some 60 feet in height, broken down on one 



