New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-23
DETAILS OF THE VOYAGE.
THE vALKYRIE's DAILY LoG-MANY vIsITC

THE vALKYRIE'S DAILY LoG-MANY VISITORS
GO DOWN TO BAY RIDGE TO SEE HER.
| The log Of the valkyrie reads as follows:
August 23-Left Cowes $40 a. M; light westerly
winds. Noon calm. heavy swell; barometer soos;
| % miles
August 24-Noon. Falmouth abeam; p. m. sig
nailed The Lizard.
August 25-Noon. abreast Seven Storm Lightship
distance four miles; calm; barometer, 3o:i0 p. m.
light air. swell west by northwest.
August 26-Open: wind. light easterly; haze;
slow progress, at all canvas set afternoon
calm. no headway; barometer S0:io; longitude O'6
latitude 5OO7 q miles.
August 27-Opcn. light westerly wind Noon set
squaresails barometer. $780, latitude 49:5I longi-
tude OOS:l5; breeze, east by southeast; sea, r-
regular.
August 2s-Open. fresh winds east, clear prowling
| sharp barometer. 3O:S6. Noon. latitude 1918; long,
tude l2:s. +. m. squally, showers, southeast
winds
From noon Of August q to noon OF August A
225 miles were made by the log, 2ls by observation
August 29-Open fresh easterly winds; barom-
eter 3O3 Noon latitude. 4S:40 longitude, lsOe.
p. m. fresh winds, southeast; nasty sea; single
reef and trysal. Noon to August 80, "a miles
by observation.
August 30-Open. fresh Winds southeast. Noon.
high southery breeze and swell. p. m. less wind;
latitude. 42:iS; longitude. 1924; 22i miles
August 800 miles open. southeast winds. ship
rolling heavily Noon. wind freshening. Latitude
i7:5i, longitude $:Sl. L. m. high wind and cloudy.
Wind still southeast.
September l-22O miles Open moderate breeze.
southeast Noon, wind south; took squaresa in;
reaching along steadily p m, wind west, smart
breeze: rain and showers
September 2-lO miles. open wind west by north
west: squay rain: bad sea: rolling heavily Noon.
latitude A. 30 longitude 36I2 =. m, hard squall.
high sea. ship laborng heavily and flooding decks.
September 3-Strong squalls, northwest by west;
rain Noon. heavy squalls no observation; LIZ
miles by log Z. m, wind freshening. double reef
fore and aft.
September 4-Wind southwest shifting to west
by west; unsteady; poor progress. Noon, no OBJ
servations: 80 miles by log; overcast; rain; nasty
cross swell
September 5-Open: close reef trysa. wind west.
Noon, wind moderate: no observations; u
miles by log. p. m, wind moderating; set trysai'
heavy swell.
September 6-Open moderate breeze, west by
northwest heavy swell Noon. observation, lau-
tude $780, longitude 42:io weather same' ~ mics
by log. p. m.. breeze moderatng; cross sea- west
by northwest.
September 7-Open. freshening Winds south oy
southwest. Noon, same: rain; opserVatioh foas
and 45:S2: hard winds: heavy sea; close reef; lW
miles nv observation. +. m, high wind; lay TO un'
der close reef topsaii
senterber s-Open rolling heavily; high seas
Noon wind moderating; overcast; let reef out; very
high sea west by southwest T. m' weather ihe'S
heavy swells; barometer unsteady
September 9-Open: moderate winds, south. Noon
dense fog latitude iO7 longitude 49:55 f. m' heavy
seas wind west by north; flooding decks; Isl miles,
sentember l0-Moderate wind west; clear passed
several fishermen Noon. So miles; latitude 43:41
longitude 81 O6. p. m. poor progress; wind un-
steady
September l1-Open: light wind, southwest heavy
roll: barometer falling. Noon. no observations; 81
miles s q. M. wind freshening, north with
hurricane force Close reef. and trysail reached or
10 D. m ship seas: smashed starboard storm rau
and stanchion. bending tier.
September l2-Open heavy storm; jib blew clear
out of ropes a. m, gale abating: ishtier
with snare spar until fine; sea high and shifting
north: 6l miles lO3O signaed steamship bound
east. one funnel. white band, three masts. fore
and aft rigged; no answer. Noon, head winds; kept
ship on course. $50 p. m, sQually light wndA
trysai sheet swinging in, carried away pinnacle
hood.
September 13-Fresh winds north by northwest.
heavy swells; ship tubbed tiler Noon. observation
ls:l7: $685. p. m., moderate Winds west by north
west; slow progress; l20 miles.
September l+-Wind west by northwest. poor
progress; passed eastbound steamship; signalled
no answer. Noon. 80 miles; observation. ls:1S.
latitude 5s;s5. p M. same weather; saSnauea