294 H. C. RUSSELL. 
all particulars about her are given here. In cases where ice has 
been seen day after day, the fact is indicated by a series of circles 
all having the same year and number. 
Norr.—Captain T. Messenger, in his MS., remarks that his 
barometer frequently rose rapidly when nearing any vast quantity 
of ice ; the thermometer remaining steady. See No. 89. 
THE DERELICT ‘‘ DUMBARTONSHIRE.” 
The “ Dumbartonshire ” was loaded with nitrate from the west 
coast of South America. After having been dismasted ina heavy 
gale, she was abandoned by her crew in August, 1894 (the day is 
not given) in latitude 40° south and longitude 40° east. She 
was next seen by Captain Prask, of the “Port Douglas,” about 
January 18, 1895 (day not given), in latitude 40° south and 5° 
west. Assuming the date of abandonment to be August 15, we 
have above an interval of one hundred and fifty-five days. during 
which the ship drifted one thousand eight hundred and fifty miles, 
which is at the rate of twelve miles per day. The derelict was 
next reported by Mr. William McFarlane, master of the “ East 
Lothian,” who, in a letter to me on the subject, says: “At 5am. 
January 27, 1895, I passed a derelict of about one thousand tons 
register; her mizzen-mast was. standing. I hauled the ‘‘ East 
Lothian ” as close to the derelict as was prudent, but 1 saw n0 
life on board of her. The position of the derelict was 40° 30’ 
South, longitude 2° 20’ east ; this position was verified at 8 a.m. 
and at noon.” Progress in nine days, three hundred and eighty- 
nine miles, or forty-three miles per day, rate probably due to * 
gale of wind. The “Dumbartonshire” was next seen by 
master of the barque “Brenhilda,” on March 7, 1895, in latitude 
40° 53’ south, and longitude 14° 12’ east. The interval in miles 
here is six hundred and thirty in thirty-nine days, or sixteen = 
per day. These are the only reports about the “Dumbartonshire 
that have reached me. 
