Lat. 47-58 N.
Lon. 40-31 W.
At Sea.  run 247 M
1891.
Sept. 23.  
  Most of the day cloudy, the sun shining a little in the 
forenoon. Wind and sea steadily declining through the day until
by 8 P.M. the steamer was almost perfectly steady.

  The monotony of a day at sea was somewhat broken by the
appearance of several steamers. First came the "Etruria" sighted
far astern at 9 A.M., passing us about 10.30, lost to sight in
the distance by 12 noon. In the afternoon two eastward bound
steamers passed on the port side within a mile or two, one a
cattle steamer, the other a White Star.

  Early in the afternoon a few "Mother Cary's" and many Ful-
mars appeared and remained about us until dark. Of the Fulmars
I saw fully 20. They skimmed about like Shearwaters and also
followed our wake a little, crossing and recrossing it by short
tacks. The head under parts look white, the back and wings
ashy gray. No Puffini yet since Queenstown.