II] DIFFICULTY WITH THE PUMPS 367 
the waves, like a living being, instead of behaving like 
a half-submerged rock. 
The albatross and other deep-sea birds were a great 
pleasure ; while south of Lat. 60"^ the pretty Hour-glass 
dolphin (first noticed by Dr. Wilson in the Discovery) 
was often round the ship. 
On the 22nd, when ninety miles south of the 
Macquarie Islands, the long - hoped - for fair wind 
March 22, Came at last and held till we made 
1911, 56° 9 Ste^vart Island, On the 23rd steam was 
again raised. 
The pumps had been a nuisance throughout, and 
during a gale on the 24th the trouble came to a head : 
the ship was heeling between 40 and 45 degrees and 
jumping about considerably, and only a little water could 
be got through the engine-room pumps. The hand pump 
had been kept going all night, but during the morning 
also choked, and as soon as there was a little water in the 
well, it lifted a plate in the engine-room during one of the 
ship's bad heels and let all the ashes and coal down into 
the well. Both bunker doors had to be shut and could 
not be opened with safety ; engines were stopped and 
steam kept for the bilge pump, whose suction was with 
great difficulty kept partially free by Mr. Williams. He 
kept a perforated enamel jug on the end of the suction, 
and stopping the pump every two or three minutes as 
the suction choked, removed and cleared the jug, replaced 
it and then restarted the pump ; this process having 
to be kept up the whole time the hand pumps were being 
§een tOp To accomplish his object Williams had to lie 
