APPENDIX No. 16. Vol. iv., p. 279.
“WHITE STAR” LINE.
Abstract of Log.—Screw Steam-Ship “Adriatic,” H. H. Perry, Commander. From Liverpool, viâ Queenstown, towards New York. Voyage No. 10.
| Date, 1873. | No. of days out. | Baro- meter | Thermo- meter. | Winds. | Weather. | Courses. | Latitude. | Longitude. | Distance run in Knots. | Remarks, &c. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry. | Wet. | Direction. | Force 0 to 12 | |||||||||
| April 3 | 2.50 p.m., weighed anchor. 3.18 p.m., Rock Light abeam. 4.0 p.m., off Bell Buoy. | |||||||||||
| April 4 | 2.20 a.m., off Tuskar. 8.25 a.m., abreast Roche’s Point. 8.40 a.m., anchored Queenstown Harbour. 10.20, received passengers. 0.30 p.m., weighed anchor and proceeded. 0.50 p.m., Roche’s Point. 5.08 Fahr. | |||||||||||
| April 5 | 1 | S. | 53 | 52 | N. W. | 5 | C. B. | S. 85·37 W. | 51·04 W. | 16·00 W. | 301 | |
| April 6 | 2 | S. | 54 | 52 | W. | 3 | C. B. | 85·57 | 50·40 | 24·44 | 331 | |
| April 7 | 3 | F. | 55 | 53 | S. | 4 | M. O. | 84·00 | 50·01 | 33·54 | 355 | |
| April 8 | 4 | F. | 47 | 53 | S. W. | 5 | P. D. | 78·17 | 48·58 | 41·40 | 309 | |
| April 9 | 5 | R. | 32 | 34 | N. W. | 4 | P. O. | 65·36 | 46·46 | 48·52 | 318 | |
| April 10 | 6 | R. | 31 | 34 | N. | 6 | C. B. | 61·05 | 43·38 | 56·57 | 396 | |
| April 11 | 7 | F. R. | 43 | 41 | Var. | 4 | R. B. | 72·50 | 41·52 | 64·40 | 356 | |
| April 12 | 8 | F. | 40 | 37 | do. | 4 | M. | 84·00 | 40·34 | 72·31 | 363 | |
| April 13 | 5.05 p.m., anchored off Bar. 3.15 a.m., received pilot. 5.25 a.m., weighed anchor. 5.52 a.m, off Sandy Hook. 6.46., anchored, quarantine. 7.35 a.m., hove up anchor. 8.45 a.m., dock. | |||||||||||
Signed H. H. Perry Commander.[469]
Explanation of Columns.
Barometer.—Letters—R., rising; F., falling; and S., steady. Extreme wind is the strongest wind experienced in past twenty-four hours.
Weather.—Beaufort scale is B., blue sky; C., detached clouds; D., drizzling rain; F., fog; G., dark, gloomy; H., hail; L., lightning; M., misty, hazy; O., overcast; P., passing showers; Q., squally; R., rain; S., snow; T., thunder; U., ugly, threatening; V. visibility; W. wet, dew.
But however great the speed of the Adriatic, the regularity of the passages of this ship is equally surprising; they are as follows:—
From Sandy Hook (New York) to Queenstown.
| D. H. M. | ||
| Voy. No. 1 | April 1872 | 8 21 58 |
| Voy. No. 2 | June 1872 | 8 12 3 |
| Voy. No. 3 | August 1872 | 8 3 18 |
| Voy. No. 4 | Sept. 1872 | 8 19 26 |
| Voy. No. 5 | October 1872 | 8 7 54 |
| Voy. No. 6 | November 1872 | 8 8 18 |
| Voy. No. 7 | December 1872 | 8 23 33 |
| Voy. No. 8 | Feb. 1873 | 8 0 17 |
| Voy. No. 9 | March 1873 | 8 10 28 |
| Voy. No. 10 | April 1873 | 8 12 28 |
| Voy. No. 11 | May 1873 | 8 9 11 |
| Voy. No. 12 | June 1873 | 8 10 46 |
| Voy. No. 13 | August 1873 | 9 1 13 |
| Voy. No. 14 | Sept 1873 | 8 10 18 |
| Voy. No. 15 | October 1873 | 8 9 32 |
| Voy. No. 16 | November1873 | 8 22 28 |
| Voy. No. 17 | December 1873 | 8 22 18 |
| Voy. No. 18 | January 1874 | 8 6 18 |
| Voy. No. 19 | March 1874 | 8 13 23 |
| Voy. No. 20 | April 1874 | 8 6 28 |
| Voy. No. 21 | May 1874 | 8 4 56 |
| Voy. No. 22 | June 1874 | 8 10 6 |
| Voy. No. 23 | July 1874 | 8 6 33 |
| Voy. No. 24 | October 1874 | 7 23 12 |
| Voy. No. 25 | January 1875 | 8 2 53 |
| Voy. No. 26 | February 1875 | 8 10 42 |
| Voy. No. 27 | April 1875 | 8 14 28 |
| Voy. No. 28 | May 1875 | 8 9 52 |
| Voy. No. 29 | June 1875 | 8 3 12 |
Average—8 Days, 10 Hours, 57 Minutes.
But the Adriatic has been surpassed by the Germanic, whose last log is as follows:—
Outwards.
| Date. | Winds. | Courses. | Distances. | Latitude. | Longitude. | Weather. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875. | ||||||
| July 29 | .. | .. | Left Liverpool 4.50 Bell Buoy, 6.42 p.m. | |||
| July 30 | .. | .. | Left Queenstown 11.35 a.m. Roche’s point abeam. | |||
| S. W. | North. | West. | ||||
| July 31 | Northerly | 87·34½ | 367 | 51· 9 | 17·46 | Fine. |
| Aug. 1 | Variable | 81·11 | 367 | 50·13 | 27·18 | Overcast. |
| Aug. 2 | Variable | 77·00 | 360 | 48·52 | 36·19 | Overcast, with head sea. |
| Aug. 3 | Westerly | 68·37 | 348 | 46·45 | 44·22 | Cloudy, with head sea. |
| Aug. 4 | N. Westerly | 66·19 | 373 | 44·15 | 52·31 | Fine. |
| Aug. 5 | S. W. | 72·52 | 364 | 42·29 | 60·29 | Cloudy. |
| Aug. 6 | S. W. | 74·00 | 361 | 40·50 | 68·12 | Cloudy. |
| Aug. 7 | To S. Hook | .. | 260 | .. | .. | Arrived off Sandy Hook. 6.20 a.m. |
Mean Time—7 Days, 23 Hours, 7 Minutes.
Homewards.
| Date. | Winds. | Courses. | Distances. | Latitude. | Longitude. | Weather. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875. | ||||||
| Aug. 14 | Left New York. Sandy Hook abeam 5.11 p.m. | |||||
| N. E. | North. | West. | ||||
| Aug. 15 | Southerly. | 87·33 | 278 | 40·40 | 68·20 | Overcast. |
| Aug. 16 | Southerly. | 69·00 | 343 | 42·24 | 61·12 | Overcast. |
| Aug. 17 | Southerly. | 65·33 | 341 | 44·45 | 54· 4 | Overcast. |
| Aug. 18 | Southerly. | 65·23 | 341 | 47· 7 | 46·39 | Overcast. |
| Aug. 19 | S. W. | 68·18 | 357 | 49·19 | 38·21 | Overcast. |
| Aug. 20 | Westerly. | 75·00 | 364 | 50·53 | 29·13 | Moderate. |
| Aug. 21 | Westerly. | 84·48 | 342 | 51·24 | 20·10 | Fine. |
| Aug. 22 | S. W. | 88·34 | 360 | 51·15 | 10·46 | Fine. |
| To Queenstown. | 105 | Arrived 7.41 p.m. | ||||
| Aug. 23 | In Channel Holyhead 8.22 a.m. | Liverpool 1.20 p.m. | ||||
Mean Time—7 Days, 22 Hours, 8 Minutes.