The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-07

nous that in most cases the lighting In
IS: I'd 4. m. Thursdav, July s.-The clock
has been put back another hour 70 cor
rect our time 10 Greenwich mean timex
Position. longitude, 80 degrees. 90 minutes
west; latitude, SO degrees north
Cooke got position by observation on
sders snd seeSsa,e 10 Within thirty or
forty miles. Our position is over the
westbound steamship course from Sspe
Ireland and Newfoundland and are back
again on the great circle route having
the drift effect Of a northeriy wind.
"12 .45 p. m.-Trurrant Ia speaking to
there may be chance Of our seeing her
shortly as the sea is temporarily visible.
direction on our directional wireless so
We may know in what direction TO look
for her. AN we know at the moment Is
that she is somewhere within 10 miles.
Engine Trouble Develops.
40 p. insight trouble with starbcard
amidshins engine. cracked cylinder water
made quick repair with a piece OF cop
per sheeting and the entire supply Of the
ships chewing gum had to be chewed by
himself and two engineers before before
being applied.
"l3o p. m.-we are now on the Cana
for the st. Lawrence via belle Isle strait
and over the well known Labrador current.
Couldn't Hear. But saw Blue"
IS y. m.-HarriSi unwisely shuts his hand
/ in door OF wireless cabin-painful but not
\ serious. Flow of language not audible to
me as the forward engine happened to be
&c to p. m.-we are gradually getting
further and further into the shallow depres-
sion which was reported yesterday coming
four hours the sea has been rising and
now the wind is south southeast. foriy-five
Very rough sea and torrents Of rain. Ia
/ spite OF this the ship is remarkably steady.
20 p. m-we have now passed the cen-
ter Of the depression exactly as Harris fore
told. The rain has ceased and we are
travelling quite smoothly again.
To the west the clouds have lifted and
We see an extraordinary interesting sky.
The sea is not Visible and is covered by a
fluffy gray feather bed Of clouds, slightly
can reach. The moon is Just breaking
I thru the black clouds Immediately above Il.
| Cat Stowaway discovered.
p m.LOne Of the engineers has
4 stowaway has Just been discovered. a
cat smuggled on board by one Of the crew
nearly every member of the crew has n mas nilise
| cot OF some description, from the engineer
otfieer, who wears one Of his wifes silk
Major Scott, the captain, with a small gold
! charm called thumbs upf We have two
carrier pigeons on board which II has been
decided not to use. Any way. whether we
release them or not, they can claim to he
the first two pigeons to fly (sicj across the
sn - =. m, T,sIday, July ,4,,-wsnderiul
20 a. m.-HeIeht 1000 feet Fright blue
| sky above, thin fog partly observing the
sea beneath us. Sea moderate. big swell.
The fog bank appears to end abruptly
ten miles or so away towards the south
where the sea appears TO be clear Of fog
and very deep blue.
|, Sight Large Iceberes
standing out conspicuously in this blue
! patch OF sea we see an enormous white
iceberg. The sun is shining brightly on its
steep sides and we estimate it roughly
5000 yards square and 1850 feet higb. As
these these icebeigs usually draw about six
t SrmeS as much water as their height we
depth Of water at that point is only about
:. Another big. iceberg can Just be seen
IS rs a. m.-Fog still clinging to the
very cold. Extraordinary crifnpy wave
Ike appearance Of clouds rolling up from
the north underneath it. Harris has never never
'Pritchard took photograph. ON mort
nean there is long stretch n blue sen
sandwlched In between wide expanses Of
! iog on either side looking Just like a
blue river flowing between two wide snow
covered banks. Caused by warm cur
hanging over it. This well illnStrated ' tbe
rule that over cold currents Of water the
a. W m ePs a to the how su GTsr Tho
Ice field and the sea is full Of enormous
pieces OF lce-small bergs themselves.
Land in Sight.
~ 80 p, Inland in sight First
spotted by Scott on starboard beam.
few small rocky islands visible for a min
ute or two thru clouds. Eventually made
Of Trinity BAY NewfoundiSnd G 0nT time ine
from Rathlin island tn north coast of Trim
itt G bay; Newfoundland, is exactly fifty
80 m.-we are crossing Newfoundland
akae rooG as to % 70 s sG9fs f snd
heading for Fortune harbor, with its
seo ddtse5 ssener{ and purely blue
Miquelo9 and s.; Pierre, and steering a
French flag at ST. Pierre wns duly dipped
as we pass over"
S;45 p, m.-Passed over tramp steamer
- 10 p. m.-Clenr weather. Sea mod.
crate e.. Making good thirty miles per hour
Breton island: Nova Scotia Just coming
into TO- sight Lighthouse four finishes
clear night. Lights Of white Haven show show
M brightly on our stsrboard beam and
we make out the lights q a steamer pass
Making no .apPrceinble .headway.
-, a. m-Scott decided to turn inland 10
less forests Any number Of small Il rivers spq;
10 20 a. m.--we are down as low as 500
smell of pines.
500 Miles To Cos Fuel Low.
The petrol. question has become dis
dnetly seriously, We have 500 h.iles to 90
or bad weather against MS will do IT,
Lieutenant Commander Lansdown sends
signal ON behalf OF R-34 to United States
naval authorities at Washington aud Bos-
ton Ia send destroyer to take us in tow in
case we should run ont Of petrol. The idea
Is we would then be towed by the destroyer
during the hours Of darkness and AT dawn
cast off and fly to Long Island under our
own power
1T is now raining and forgy. which gen.
orally means no wind.
- p. m.~Passsd Haute island IN Fundy
bay.
$3.50 p. m.-For some little while pnst
there have been distinct evidences Of elcc-
trichl disturbances. AtmoEphcrics became
very bad and q severe thunder storm was
seen over Canadian coast
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