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of low visibility in the nine days of March which we were at sea. 



There were four days out of the nine, however, during which the 



wind attained gale force. 



APRIL 



Disturbance C, Figure 5, was observed south of Chicago the 

 evening of April 1 , from thence it moved easterly, passing out to sea- 

 on the 3d instant. Several steamship reports from along the 40th 



Fig. 4.— April weather diagram 



parallel permitted us to locate this center on the 4th, then between 

 our position and Bermuda. It was still moving in an easterly direc- 

 tion, and probably prevented from following the usual northeasterly 

 course by a large anticyclone centered over the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 

 The presence of this ''high" moreover undoubtedly saved us from 

 the discomforts of passing through another severe storm similar 

 to the one experienced last month. The steamship Majestic, 200 

 miles southwest of our position on April 4, reported a very rough sea 

 and a northeasterly gale. The path of this depression is shown as 

 track C, Figure 5. 



