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1894 
April 19 
At Sea. 
Noon observation: Lat. 31” 05; Ion, 68” 03; run 196 miles. 
The wind hauled more to the eastward this morning, giving 
us a roll instead of a pitch but otherwise there was no 
change in the weather which continues remarkably fine. The 
color of the sea is paler and darker than it was yesterday 
and we have seen much less Saragossa weed. The blue of the 
sky is 8.1 so fading perceptibly. 
There vjere no Petrels following the ship but I 
saw one, early in the morning, crossing the bows. At 
about the same time an immature Herring Gull paid us a 
visit and circled over our wake, finally alighting to feed 
on something that had been thrown overboard. 
Just before breakfast, as I was standing on the 
deck talking with Mr. Fortune, the machinery stopped very 
suddenly after a loud clatter. The next moment clouds of 
black, ill-smelling smoke poured up from the engine room 
and penetrated to every part of the ship. The passengers 
were no doubt all more or less alarmed but they beha.ved 
extremely well and for some time no one moved and no 
questions were asked, but presently the news spread that 
we h8-d burnt out one of the flues of the boiler and that 
we should not be long delayed by the necessary repairs 
which, indeed, were completed within half-an-hour. In the 
meantime the steamer drifted off sideways before the 
wind, rolling heavily. The perfect silence and entire 
absence of vibration were very impressive. 
