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from 2 a. m. until daybreak to keep berg in sight. At daybreak it 

 was manifest that the berg would not last many hours nor be a 

 menace by nightfall of this dUte. The last position of this berg was 

 lat. 39° OS', long. 48° 30', drift 1.3 knots per hour, 160° true. At 5 

 p. m. under way to scout for berg twice reported yesterda}^ in approxi- 

 mately lat. 41° 00', long. 49° 00'. At dark, vessel lay to for the 

 night. Many stormy petrel and some blackfiish and porpoises were 

 seen this day. Special broadcasts were sent out ever}^ two hours. 



May 26 : Clear with light W. airs and breezes, changing to moderate 

 to fresh SSW. gale, with passing rain squalls, for some four hours at 

 midday, followed b}- fresh to light WNW. breezes and calms. Heavy 

 SW. swell. At 5.10 a. m. imder way to scout for berg last reported 

 on the 24th. At 12.40 p. m. lay to temporarily in passing squalls 

 and thick weather. At 4.07 p. m. under way. At 8.30 p. m. lay 

 to for the night in lat. 41° OS', long 48° 11'. Special inquiries were 

 frequently broadcast but received no news of the berg. The following 

 vessels passed through the area of this berg's probable drift during 

 daylight this day: President Monroe, Allaquash, and Mongolia. By 

 nightfall we felt justified in assuming that the berg had melted. 

 Many stormy petrel were seen this day. Special ice information was 

 sent to the steamships Melita, Steadfast, and President Garfield. 



May 27: Light W. breezes, increasing to strong breezes at 11 

 a. m. and so continuing throughout the day. Rough sea in afternoon. 

 Clear to overcast; rainy at intervals in afternoon. At 4 a. m. under 

 way to resume scouting in area extending WNW., covering probable 

 drift of berg from vicinity of Tail of the Bank. Scouted this day an 

 area some 30 miles wide, beginning in lat. 41° 00', long. 48° 00', 

 and ending in lat. 41° 30', long. 50° 00'. No bergs were sighted and 

 none reported south of the Banks by passing steamers. Occupied 

 station 310. Blackfish and many stormy petrel were seen. 



May 28: Strong breezes to moderate gale WSW., coming out 

 fresh NW. breeze at 10 a. m. and falling to calm at close. Clear to 

 overcast, Avith heavy passing rain squalls. At 4 a. m. under way 

 and continued scouting, covering area between meridians 50° and 

 51° and parallels 41° 30' and 42°. Unable to secure observations 

 for latitude until evening, when intersection of lines of position 

 showed a set of some 40 miles to southward in approximately 30 

 hours. At '8 p. m. stopped and lay to. At 10 p. m. received a report 

 from the steamship Etna Maru, stating that at 7.20 p. m. she had 

 passed an iceberg in lat. 41° 42', long. 49° 39'. At 10.15 p. m. 

 under way. Secured radio bearings of the Etna Maru and stood NE, 

 and then E. to intercept her course and definitely establish the 

 position of the berg, because of the amazing drift. At 11.50 p. m. 

 raised the Etna Maru dead ahead, her position accurately agreeing 



