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by a wave washed trough from the main plateau of the berg. It 

 was circled and photographed but a snow squall came up at this time 

 and prevented the getting of good pictures. 



The northeasterly course was continued. After running about 

 12 miles another berg was reached and drifted by for the night in 

 45° 58' N., 47° 46' W. While running between these two bergs a 

 whale was collided with. Being struck a glancing blow no percept- 

 ible jar was felt on board, although the large creature was rolled over 

 and seen to scrape along the ship's side. 



The 11th was spent running to the southeastward and eastward 

 before a fair wind to investigate bergs that were being continually 

 reported along the C tracks between the forty-fourth and forty-fifth 

 meridians. One berg was sighted at about 11a. m. on the port beam. 

 Its position was cut in but it was not approached because it was not 

 the southeasternmost ice. On the morning of the 12th the search was 

 resumed and the berg especially being looked for was found at 1 p. m. 

 It was circled and used as a point of aim during general quarters. 

 This berg was low like a monitor and much eroded. The water it 

 was floating in was of a temperature of about 56° F. The swells 

 were giving it such a good washing with this warm water that it was 

 not expected to last long. 



The remainder of the 12th was spent searching for ice to the south- 

 ward. One growler was found, probably the remains of what had 

 been reported by steamers as a berg for several days past. The 

 first berg, being larger and much more dangerous was returned to 

 and drifted by until morning. 



Diu-ing the night no less than three steamers were seen approaching 

 on the courses that would have carried them close to the berg. They 

 were warned by blinker and searchlight of its presence and all of them 

 altered their courses and passed clear. 



In the morning the berg was seen to have drifted to the southeast 

 at about 0.7 knot. It was very small now and would not remain a 

 menace to shipping many hours longer. Accordingly, at daylight it 

 was left and a course was shaped to the westward through a different 

 area than had been covered on the previous two days. No ice was 

 sighted, but the berg left was reported twice during the afternoon 

 by passing vessels on the C tracks. The last report placed it in 

 44° 11' N., 43° 21' W. It was never heard of afterwards, so must 

 have melted entirely during the night of the 13th. 



The 14th was a day of increasing easterly winds that reached fresh 

 gale force in the afternoon. The course toward the Banks was con- 

 tinued before the wind. Three oceanographic stations were taken 

 during the day in the warm water, but the wire slanted off to wind- 

 ward too much for accurate results. 



