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Add your questions and comments to this topic.
If you need help transcribing see:
Jamestown -- Reference: Transcription Example and Log Description (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3534.0)
Guides for US logs: drawing entry boxes, transcribing and editing (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3078.0)
Getting Your Sea Legs (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?board=4.0)
The Logs and FAQ (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?board=7.0)
Handwriting Help (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?board=8.0)
Technical Support (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?board=14.0)
If you are interested in the names of crew members see:
Jamestown (1866) -- Crew Lists (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3932.0)
For information on some of the ships mentioned, see: http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3933.msg81394#msg81394
For information on some of the people (who are not part of the crew) mentioned, see: http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3933.msg75851#msg75851
Here is a map that may be useful:
http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~206510~3002699:Johnson-s-Central-America-By-Johnso?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&qvq=q:aspinwall;sort:Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=4&trs=17
Panama Bay U.S.C. (http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-258341&fid=4808&c=panama)
U.S.C. is United States of Colombia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_of_Colombia)
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol019of067/vol019of067_004_1.jpg)
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol019of067/vol019of067_004_1.jpg)
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Example of what a weather page might look like when transcribing the last line of data:
Page link (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol019of067/vol019of067_099_0.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img9/3769/bws6.jpg)
Example of what an events page might look like after the data has been transcribed:
Page link (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol019of067/vol019of067_098_1.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img69/2213/1p5j.jpg)
The date is required.
You may transcribe more or less other information than is shown here.
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I thought I'd try a different ship to remember what it's like to fill in a full page of weather data.
Any
suggestions about how I would indicate "light airs" in the wind force
for the first 8 hours? I guess I could just write those words in for
each hour.
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol019of067/vol019of067_081_0.jpg
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The "Ther. att'd" has been struck out in blue. I presume we ignore this marking?
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol019of067/vol019of067_083_0.jpg
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That is correct, the blue seems to be later 'work', so the temperatures should be transcribed as written.
Blue pencil? (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3904.msg70658#msg70658)
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I thought I'd try a different ship to remember what it's like to fill in a full page of weather data.
Any
suggestions about how I would indicate "light airs" in the wind force
for the first 8 hours? I guess I could just write those words in for
each hour.
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol019of067/vol019of067_081_0.jpg
Wind strength has dropdowns. Type "li" followed by 'down arrow key' then tab to next.
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Yes, I would say that it should be entered for each of the first 8 hours.
Or is that "airs light"? ;)
(Do you find it as disorienting as I did to be on 'civil time'?)
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I am still typing AM where I should type PM, Randi. ;D
I always scan the display at the right to catch these errors.
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People met/mentioned/passage ;)
(not part of crew)
Bogler, David --- Marine - Private
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol020of067/vol020of067_008_1.jpg
Cramer, M. C. --- Marine - Private
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol020of067/vol020of067_008_1.jpg
Craven, Thomas T. --- Rear Admiral
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol020of067/vol020of067_004_1.jpg
http://www.history.navy.mil/books/callahan/reg-usn-c.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Tingey_Craven_%28Rear_Admiral%29
Dahlgren, John A. --- Rear Admiral
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol019of067/vol019of067_116_1.jpg
15 Dec 1866 - USS Powhatan with Rear Admiral J A Dahlgren on board, went to sea.
http://www.history.navy.mil/books/callahan/reg-usn-d.htm
http://www.history.navy.mil/bios/dahlgren.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_A._Dahlgren
King, Thomas --- Marine - Private
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol020of067/vol020of067_008_1.jpg
Murray --- Paymaster at Naval Storehouse
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol020of067/vol020of067_007_1.jpg
Pearson, George F. --- Rear Admiral
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol019of067/vol019of067_098_1.jpg
27 Nov 1866 - We meet USS Powhatan with Admiral Pearson on board.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_F._Pearson
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F20A17FC3C5F137B93C0A9178CD85F438684F9
Ryan, J. --- Marine - Private
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol020of067/vol020of067_008_1.jpg
Sweeney, Thomas --- Marine - O Sergt
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol020of067/vol020of067_008_1.jpg
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AN ACCOUNT OF THE YELLOW FEVER WHICH APPEARED IN DECEMBER,
1866, AND PREVAILED ON BOARD THE UNITED STATES SHIP JAMESTOWN, STORE AND
HOSPITAL SHIP AT PANAMA. by Delavan Bloodgood, A. M., M. D.,
Surgeon United States Navy, Surgeon of the Fleet, Asiatic Station.
(https://archive.org/details/medicalessayscom1873unit/page/172)
Interesting (symptoms, treatment, living conditions, transmission) and very helpful for names (but not for the fainthearted).
- "Forty-eight cases and twenty-one deaths are enumerated"
- Treatment included bleeding, hot mustard-baths, nitrate of potassa, and calomel.
- "the clothing and bedding of the first three victims were sold by auction to the crew"
- "April first, the commanding officer received from the Secretary of the Navy an order "to proceed to sea with the Jamestown
without
delay, and to proceed as far northward as he might consider necessary
for the re-establishment of the health of the ship's crew," and to bring
up at San Francisco." - In the end, "The Jamestown and Resaca were ordered to Sitka for disinfection by cold".
I will add the links to this post as I find them.
19 Dec 1866 - No of sick 7 - http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol019of067/vol019of067_120_1.jpg
"Privates
Hansen and Wm McSoley returned on board." [from the U.S.N. Store House -
Panama] - McSoley was the first person to become ill.
31 Dec 1866 - http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol019of067/vol019of067_132_1.jpg
"At 9-55 ceased exercises at request of Surgeon on account of Sick."
2 Jan 1867 - http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol020of067/vol020of067_009_1.jpg
"Sailmakers Mate engaged making screen for Hospital Dept."
18 Jan 1867 - http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol020of067/vol020of067_024_1.jpg
"Released Thos. Ward (O.S.) from confinement, on account of sickness, at request of Surgeon Duval"
I
found this purely by chance. I was wondering if the name was McSoley or
McSoly, so I searched for both. I didn't expect to find the person
mentioned in the log. I just wanted to see which version was more
common. ;)
See also Jamestown (1866) -- Crew Lists (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3932.msg81035#msg81035)
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These log books have convinced me that I am very happy not to have been a sailor around the turn of the century.
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Or any where else living in crowded quarters. I don't know how
you prevent epidemics in those conditions, without modern knowledge and
meds.
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We are burning wood rather than coal - today we consumed 28 'sticks' and we have 3 cords 256 sticks remaining.
(we are in port and we are strictly sail powered)
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Ships met/mentioned ;)
H.B.M. Steam Sloop Alert
http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/ship.php?ShipID=4087
P.M.S.S. Co's Steamer Constitution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Mail_Steamship_Company
http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descriptions/panamafleet.shtml
http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf3f59p174/ ;)
http://www.maritimeheritage.org/PassLists/cn020763.htm
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/award/mymhiwe/mv467/mv467.txt
http://library.mysticseaport.org/initiative/PageImage.cfm?PageNum=1&BibID=34982
U.S.S. Farralones (Farallones)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Massachusetts_%281845%29#Renamed_Farallones
http://www.militarymuseum.org/Pac%20Sqdn.html
http://civil-war-sailors.findthedata.org/d/b/USS-Farallones
U.S. Store Ship Fredonia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1868_Arica_earthquake
P.M.S.S. Golden City
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Mail_Steamship_Company
http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/pacificmail.shtml
http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=DAC18680103.2.9
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/award/mymhiwe/mv467/mv467.txt
U.S.S. Mackinaw
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Mackinaw_%281863%29
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-m/mackinaw.htm
http://civil-war-sailors.findthedata.org/d/b/USS-Mackinaw
http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/86/86364.htm
U.S.S. Mohongo
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-m/mohongo.htm
http://books.google.fr/books?id=OVQPLM8mjGAC&pg=PA320&lpg=PA320&dq=U.S.S.+Mohongo&source=bl&ots=fqFrwnzQ8L&sig=rQwO55IriZ41B_gKqCf7pFl96MM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=VunoUu6iAYS3hAfXxICQAw&ved=0CD0Q6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=U.S.S.%20Mohongo&f=false
P.M.S.S. Montana
http://www.foundsf.org/images/2/22/HP-Shipyard-drydock-1870s-w-PMSS-sidewheeler-Montana.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Mail_Steamship_Company
http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=DAC18680315.2.4
http://www.maritimeheritage.org/ships/steamships.html#SSMontana
http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/pacificmail.shtml
Central American Line Parkersburg (PANAMA RAILROAD CENTRAL AMERICAN LINE)
https://archive.org/stream/panamapersonalre00robirich#page/64/mode/2up/search/parkersburg
http://www.nytimes.com/1865/07/26/news/the-isthmus-steamship-lines-the-names-and-tonnage-of-their-vessels.html
http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SDU18681105.2.11#
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F00D15FD3D551A7493C2A8178FD85F428684F9
http://www.maritimeheritage.org/ports/centralAmericaElSalvador.html
U.S.S. Powhatan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Powhatan_%281850%29
"Obituary" for Admiral Pearson describing the career of the USS Powhatan in detail! ::) ::) ::):
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=11716909&PIpi=55410922
http://www.militarymuseum.org/Pac%20Sqdn.html
http://markerhunter.wordpress.com/tag/uss-powhatan/
British Steamer Rakaia
http://books.google.fr/books?id=OuUvlfcIGRQC&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49&dq=british+steamer+rakaia&source=bl&ots=TzhI-QWTk_&sig=2BaR04XlA31yXc8AQLT5Z-weF7w&hl=en&sa=X&ei=winoUt-yCJGrhQezvICgBQ&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=british%20steamer%20rakaia&f=false
http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=DAC18660717.2.34.6#
http://www.plimsoll.org/resources/SCCLibraries/WreckReports/17011.asp
Central American Steamer Salvador (PANAMA RAILROAD CENTRAL AMERICAN LINE)
http://www.nytimes.com/1865/07/26/news/the-isthmus-steamship-lines-the-names-and-tonnage-of-their-vessels.html
http://www.nytimes.com/1863/08/14/news/central-america-commercial-news-condition-of-salvador.html
U.S.S. Wateree
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Wateree_%281863%29
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Note that some log keepers put place names in quotation marks making them look like ships :P
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At 12.30 Passengers from New York, went on board P.M.S.S. "Montana" for San Francisco.
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Here is a map:
http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~206510~3002699:Johnson-s-Central-America-By-Johnso?sort=Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No&qvq=q:aspinwall;sort:Pub_List_No_InitialSort%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No;lc:RUMSEY~8~1&mi=4&trs=17
U.S.C. : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_of_Colombia
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(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol020of067/vol020of067_003_1.jpg)
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol020of067/vol020of067_003_1.jpg)
Armament: http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol020of067/vol020of067_005_1.jpg
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Amazing penmanship! Will he be the regular log keeper?
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
We have a new log keeper/copier for 1867!
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol020of067/vol020of067_007_0.jpg)
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol020of067/vol020of067_007_1.jpg)
Eat your hearts out! ;D
Warning: He sometimes adds a flourish to a final s.
(http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/838/mz4j.jpg)
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NOTE: I am recording all sorts of information in this topic, but that is strictly optional.
I do it both because I am curious and to help other transcribers (and sometimes myself when it comes to names!).
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Took "wrist irons" from Thomas Ward (O.S.) by request of Surgeon M. Duval.
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Eat your hearts out! ;D
Am jealous! ;D
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Grondl
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Eat your hearts out! ;D
Am jealous! ;D
Wow, that is beautiful.
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Exercised 1'st and Masters Div. with single sticks.
Singlestick fencing: 1787 - 1923 (http://ejmas.com/jmanly/articles/2002/jmanlyart_wolf_0202.htm)
Here are a few excerpts:
"1838:
Fencing master Harry Angelo is invested with the position of Naval
Instructor in the Cutlass, and develops a training system employing
singlesticks."
"1876: An exhibition of singlestick fencing is performed by members of the British Navy."
"1924:
In the Adventure of the Illustrious Client, Sherlock Holmes remarks to
Dr. Watson: I'm a bit of a single-stick expert, as you know. I took most
of them on my guard. It was the second man that was too much for me."
Somebody has a sense of humor! This was published in "Journal of Manly Arts", but the article starts with an illustration of two women competing ;)
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Does anyone know what this word is? I've seen it a few times
and I keep hoping I will suddenly figure it out but that hasn't
happened.
What I have is: '..sent to U.S. St~ "Mohongo" per...'
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I believe it is Stmr - short for Steamer.
You may have already
seen it, but there is some help for ship names here:
http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3933.msg81394#msg81394
P.S.
When you ask for help on a page it helps if you post a link to the
page, Posting Links and Images (A Guide)
(http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=536.msg4663#msg4663), so
that we can look at the problem in context.
You might also find How to look at log pages before and after the one you are working on (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3489.msg62863#msg62863) useful.
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Panama Canal - History (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal#History)
Panama Canal Railway (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal_Railway)
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Ignore the notes in blue and red. They are later additions. Philip wants the original log entries.
Ther. att'd should be transcribed as written.
For
more information, see
http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3731.msg65875#msg65875,
http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3904.msg70658#msg70658, and
http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3404.msg54976#msg54976.
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July Tenth (10th), 1868
At 5 a.m. called all hands, got underway, made sail + stood out on starboard tack.
So long, Victoria, but maybe not so fast.
On the starboard tack at end of each watch beating out of the Straits of San [sic] Juan de Fuca.
Trying to head west into the wind.
At 5.15 [pm] tried to tack, missed stays, + wore around to the southd.
At least the weather is good.
From 8 to Midnight
Pleasant
with strong winds from the westwards. Working the ship down the Straits
of Juan de Fuca. Heading south on one tack + N.W. by N. on the other.
At 12 Point Pillow bore W.S.W. and Race Light N.E by E. by compass.
(Signed) H. Lindsey
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol027of067/vol027of067_017_1.jpg
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol027of067/vol027of067_017_1.jpg)
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Hi kimma001,
Great to see you posting here!
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I have a question about what location to list. The first page of the day only says:
on passage from Victoria to San Francisco
Which I currently have as Location. The second page has a comment entry from the navigator:
At
Meridian Cape Flattery light bore by compass E 1/4 N distant 12 miles
from which point I take a departure. (sig) James Wilson,
Navigator
Which I currently have as an Event. Should I make
this a Location? Place Name = Cape Flattery light bore by compass E 1/4 N
distant 12 miles
Leave Page 1 with no Location entry?
Page Links:
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol027of067/vol027of067_019_0.jpg
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol027of067/vol027of067_019_0.jpg)
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol027of067/vol027of067_019_1.jpg
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol027of067/vol027of067_019_1.jpg)
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Required locations are whatever is in the page headings, but a noon lat/long is strongly recommended if it exists.
All
other locations, like "Cape Flattery light bore by compass E 1/4 N
distant 12 miles" and any other observed locations are optional but
greatly appreciated - and yes, putting it in "location" will bring it to
the climatologists' attention. Putting it in "event" saves it for
the historians.
Thanks for asking. :)
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This page
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol027of067/vol027of067_029_0.jpg)
has no weather observations entered for 1 a.m. through 4 a.m.
(although, oddly, there are sea state observations). I'm assuming I
should just start transcribing with the 5 a.m. entries. Would an Event
entry saying these observations are blank be helpful here?
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Yes, just start transcribing with the 5 a.m. entries.
You should not add an Event about the blank observations because that would violate the TWYS rule.
You
should (almost) never add things that are not in the log or make
corrections (there are some exceptions in the case of weather data -
Type What You See - Yes, but ... Exceptions
(http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3191.msg51628#msg51628)).
The safest thing to do is to ask - as you just did ;)
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Exactly the right choice - just TWYS, which is nothing at all when
the line is blank. The simple fact that all 3 transcribers will
leave those lines blank will explain everything - one of the nice things
about not being responsible for the whole job yourself. :)
What Randi said - seems we are online together right now. Hi, Randi. :)
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;D
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Hmm, so going to an example
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol025of067/vol025of067_186_0.jpg)
from a series of pages I transcribed a while back, should I have
ignored the 'Barometer broken' notations on those pages? It's certainly
easy enough to click back through them and delete the Entry tabs.
Exactly
the right choice - just TWYS, which is nothing at all when the line is
blank. The simple fact that all 3 transcribers will leave those
lines blank will explain everything - one of the nice things about not
being responsible for the whole job yourself. :)
What Randi said - seems we are online together right now. Hi, Randi. :)
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We are saying, Type What You See - literally.
With the exceptions in the "TWYS but..." post that are mostly
work-arounds for the differences in handwriting abilities and the
available abilities of digitizing for computers.
You can see "Barometer broken" on this sample so yes, that is an event to enter.
You can see absolutely nothing at all on the blank lines in the first example, so there is no event whatsoever to type there.
It
is actually too simple, people who care for this project really do want
to make what is on the page correct and improved. All of us OW
addicts have had that reaction, and we just have to learn to leave all
the log keeper's errors and stupidities in place as they are. :)
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No, that is fine because you are transcribing what is in the logbook ::) ;)
Also, the general
policy is don't worry about going back and fixing mistakes (unless, of
course, you are the ocd type ;)), but do it correctly from now on.
This time Janet beat me ;)
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August 1, 1868
Mare Island Navy Yard
From 8 to Meridian
[...]
At 11 o'clock Commodore Alden arrived at the yard, was received with
appropriate military honors & relieved Rear Admiral Craven as Cmdr
of Navy Yard - Two salutes.
Page Link (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol027of067/vol027of067_039_1.jpg)
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If every ship in the yard gave 2 salutes, they had a very noisy morning. :)
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August 4, 1868
Mare Island Navy Yard
From Meridian to 4 P.M.
[...] Crew employed dismantling ship.
:o
Page Link (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol027of067/vol027of067_042_1.jpg)
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It's just for a refitting and repairs - this is what is on her NHN history page:
http://naval-history.net/OW-US/Jamestown/USS_Jamestown.htm
...
18 October 1867 - Present at Sitka for hoisting of U.S. flag following purchase of Alaska from Russia.
25
January 1869 - Following repairs, recommissioned, and spent nearly
three years in Pacific, cruising the coasts of North and South America
and sailing to Tahiti, Fiji and Hawaiian Islands. Decommissioned 7
October 1871.
[She comes back again - don't worry.]
More fun times ahead. :)
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"dismantling" does sound a bit drastic ;)
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"Coal Heaver" sounds like a fun job...
Page Link (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol028of067/vol028of067_005_0.jpg)
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Naval History and Heritage Command - Compilation of Enlisted Ratings and Apprenticeships, U.S. Navy, 1775 to 1969
Coal Heaver - Established 1842; changed to Coal Passer 1893.
Coal Passer - Changed from Coal Heaver 1893; changed to Fire 3c 1917.
Fireman
- Established 1842; pay grades 1c and 2c established 1847; pay grade 3c
established 1917. Re-established as Fireman 1948. Fireman 3c changed to
Fireman Recruit 1948; Fireman 2c changed to Fireman Apprentice 1948.
Fireman Apprentice - Changed from Fireman 2c 1948.
Fireman Recruit - Changed from Fireman 3c 1948.
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kimma001 passes the 1500 mark!
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January 28, 1869
Mare Island Navy Yard
From 4 to 8 P.M.
Rainy unpleasant weather with heavy squalls from the Ed.
At 5.45 during a very heavy squall the ship was driven over the buoy,
the moorings of which parted; Let go the Starboard anchor, dragged, but
brought up alongside Saranac in 5 fms. water 20 fms. chain, passed lines
& secured ship bow & stern. Fouled Saranac's fore rigging,
carrying away our jib & flying jib martingale stays.
(Sd) A. Dunlop
I can only imagine the shouting during all of this. :o
Page Link (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol028of067/vol028of067_014_1.jpg)
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Now that was not at all fun!!
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The Noon entry on this page
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol028of067/vol028of067_024_0.jpg)
has what looks like 'In Sun' (the writing is tiny) above the Dry and
Wet temperatures, which would explain their unreasonably high values.
Should I enter that text in the temperature boxes with the numbers
(TWYS)?
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Not in the temp boxes, but as an event. The jump in temps
alone will have the climatologists checking out what went wrong - so
they will notice you put in an event. :)
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As Janet says, and...
It is also a good idea to note it here. The scientists know to check this topic ;)
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So far for me, from January 27 to February 10, 1869, there are
fifteen log pages (days) with both dry and wet bulb temperatures
recorded. Ten of them have at least one entry with the wet higher than
the dry, and this with only six entries per day. ???
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Either someone is reversing the numbers or letting the sock on the
wet bulb go dry. It is common and the climatologists and their
supercomputer will figure it out. We have the the easy side of the
job. :)
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This page
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol028of067/vol028of067_035_0.jpg)
has a blue pencil line striking through the Ther. att'd column, with a
notation 'sq 30'. I've read elsewhere that the original data should be
transcribed, unless there is something obviously really wrong. I've done
that (transcribed it), but wanted to check. Any ideas what 'sq 30'
might mean?
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That is not original. What happens is, the Navy used this log
to make the 1870 Pilot book, navigational hazards in foreign ports kind
of thing. Descriptive, not at all like a chart. And to
analyze world weather of 1869. They wrote notes to themselves in
blue pencil so it cannot be confused with the original - Philip calls it
vandalism of history. The Sq. 30 is the location where these logs
were written as defined by Marsden squares
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsden_square).
Bottom line, blue pencil = editing pencil, added after the ship had arrived home. Skip it always. :)
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I don't think it is a Marsden square, although it is probably a similar system.
The ship is going from California to Mexico and Marsden square 30 is between Africa and India.
Also, on the following page it transitions from square 30 to square 48, and these two are far apart on the Marsden square map.
I seem to remember that they didn't match up in past cases either.
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Well, this was an eventful watch (Page Link
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol028of067/vol028of067_037_1.jpg)):
From 8 A.M. to Merid:-
At
9.30 beat to Quarters by order of Commanding Officer. 1st Sergeant
Patrick Cassidy (M.C.) was reduced to the ranks for conduct unbecoming a
non-commissioned officer in assaulting and striking with a musket
Ship's Corporal James H. Carlton. Private Patk. Cassidy was confined for
seven days in solitary confinement full ration for insubordination.
Fired Starboard broadside. Gun deck battery loaded with solid shot at
targets. Broke two thermometers, broken by concussion of guns. Wm. Brown
(Sea) was jammed between No. 4 gun and the main hatch by the recoil of
the gun, the breeching being too long.
(S'd) P T Cunningham
Midn
The
assault actually occurred back in port, I'm guessing the
insubordination occurred immediately after sentencing. Should the broken
thermometers be recorded as a separate event for the science team?
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What a very busy morning!!
Should the broken thermometers be recorded as a separate event for the science team?
Your
choice on this one, but I think it would be useful to re-record just
the broken thermometers as it explains the missing readings on the
previous page.
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February 24, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol028of067/vol028of067_042_1.jpg)
8 to Midnight:- Henry Carlton (Lds) 4 hrs. extra watch for hanging dirty clothes in Ward Room.
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Ouch!!
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I suspect that he got off pretty easy :-\
ward?room
(w?rd′ro͞om′, -ro͝om′)
n.
1. The common recreation area and dining room for the commissioned officers on a warship.
2. The commissioned officers on a warship.
As a Landsman he is just about at the very bottom of the pecking order.
men on shipboard with no experience in seagoing
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Call it a learning experience. :)
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;D
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February 27, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol028of067/vol028of067_045_1.jpg)
Approaching Mazatlan, Mexico
From Mer. to 4 P.M., Clear and pleasant, Mod breeze from Wd & Nd.
At 1 noticed a singular trembling motion throughout the ship lasting
fifty seconds. At 1.20 experienced the same thing lasting about 20
seconds, cause unknown.
That must be an eerie feeling at sea, it's frightening enough on land.
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On this page
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol028of067/vol028of067_054_0.jpg)
we have 'At sea making passage to...'
TWYS: Tapolabampo (or even Lapolabamko)
or
Google and Forum Search: Topolobampo
Thoughts?
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Transcribe as Tapolabampo. It's hard to resist the urge to correct it, but TWYS must be followed at all times.
I speak from experience.
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What Hanibal said.
I remain curious what is named like that SW of Mazatlan, but figuring that out is the editor's job. :)
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Next day (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol028of067/vol028of067_055_0.jpg): Tapobobampo
This is fun, I hope they get there... :P
Transcribe as Tapolabampo. It's hard to resist the urge to correct it, but TWYS must be followed at all times.
I speak from experience.
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kimma001 passes the 2000 mark!
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March 19, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol028of067/vol028of067_065_1.jpg)
A busy Merid. to 4 P.M. watch for handing out extra duty for miscellaneous infractions:
24 hrs extra duty for dropping a knife from aloft
3 hrs extra duty for spitting on deck
2 hrs extra duty for attempting to go below before watch was relieved
5 hrs extra duty for same
3 hrs extra duty for defacing paint work
5 hrs extra duty for being below on watch
4 hrs extra duty for wearing shoes washing decks
12 hrs extra duty for carelessly performing duty
2 hrs extra duty for having hammock on Gun deck
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Here's a list of all the remaining log books, uncovered via URL editing:
28: 25th January 1869 - 30th June 1869 (where I and kimma001 are now - we're in separate streams)
30: 1st July 1869 - 31st December 1869
33: 1st January 1870 - 30th June 1870
34: 1st July 1870 - 31st December 1870
37: 1st January 1871 - 30th June 1871
38: 16th March 1876 - 30th September 1876
39: 1st October 1876 - 17th April 1877
40: 1st June 1877 - 9th March 1878
The numbers are correct - I dunno why they keep skipping forward a few places, but that's just the way it is.
There are more logs after this, but those belong to Jamestown 1879.
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March 31, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol028of067/vol028of067_077_1.jpg)
By
my count they handed out thirty (30) punishments for miscellaneous
infractions on the 8 A.M. to Merid. watch! :o I do see a
couple of double-dippers, though.
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:o :o
Too much free time and temptation near by?
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Hanibal94 passes the 1000 and 2000 marks!
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I went with the corrected temperature entries (85,82) for the 2pm observation:
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol028of067/vol028of067_085_0.jpg
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol028of067/vol028of067_085_0.jpg)
It fits the weather pattern, but it's in pencil, no guarantee it's contemporary, so...experts? Two transcription entries?
(At least they're in the right order ::))
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I don't think there is a right answer in this case.
It could have been just after the log page was done or it could have been done years later.
As Philip says, just make your best guess.
I don't think two entries are necessary. Also, that would imply two different, valid readings taken at the same time.
Noting it here for the science team is definitely helpful!
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I went with the corrected temperature entries (85,82) for the 2pm observation:
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol028of067/vol028of067_085_0.jpg
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol028of067/vol028of067_085_0.jpg)
It fits the weather pattern, but it's in pencil, no guarantee it's contemporary, so...experts? Two transcription entries?
(At least they're in the right order ::))
If
you have a correction, make two entries on that line - one normal one
with all the original readings and a second shorter one with the
corrections. I'm quoting Philip here establishing standard
practice back at the beginnings of the project. Thanks for asking,
and for posting it here. I'll send it on to Philip. :)
Hi all,
The
writer on the Yarmouth is up to his old tricks again -- not only do we
have two days per page, he's now doing some mighty odd things with
temperatures. On
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ADM53-94181/C4-ADM53-94181-057_1.jpg,
at 1400, 1600, and 1800, there are one or more temperatures with double
entries.
At 1400, to me, it's pretty clear that he has
crossed out the initial air reading of 66 and corected it with 55, but
the bulb and sea temperatures are not crossed out, they are simply put
in twice. With wildly different values!
...
Elizabeth
Well, I don't know what they are doing on that page, but please enter all the observations, even if very dubious.
If
you think an entry has been crossed out or otherwise marked as bad,
just ignore it, otherwise please enter all the observations. If there
are two observations for the same hour, please enter both of them as
separate entries: that is put in one observation as normal, then click
again in almost the same place, and enter the second version of any
measurements with two entries. If in doubt, please put in both
measurements.
And thanks for mentioning the problem - sorting out double entries is much easier if they are flagged up in advance.
Philip
Hi,
Randi - Bob, her answer isn't a bad one. For just one reading,
there are analysts looking at all the ones that make the computer
hiccup. :)
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Hi Janet ;)
If
you have a correction, make two entries on that line - one normal one
with all the original readings and a second shorter one with the
corrections.
That is not the way I read Philip's comment :-\
I believe he is covering two different cases:
- Correction
Elizabeth: "it's pretty clear that he has crossed out the initial air reading of 66 and corected it with 55"
Philip: "If you think an entry has been crossed out or otherwise marked as bad, just ignore it" - Multiple observations
Elizabeth: "the bulb and sea temperatures are not crossed out, they are simply put in twice. With wildly different values!"
Philip: "If there are two observations for the same hour, please enter both of them as separate entries"
This seems to be a correction rather than two different observations for the same hour.
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One of those weird gray area questions. Truth is, the
correction in this case was made with the colored editor's pencil used
to enter the data on a Marsden squares
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsden_square) map, which is never done
by the log keeper. It is an add-on.
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Yeah, I'm going to revert to the original inked entry and let the science QC sort it out. :P
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;D
I have had some like that where I went back and forth :'(
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Just for the record: When I transcribed that page, I went with 85
and 82 as well, because I thought they were corrections made by the log
keeper.
Plus, 85 and 82 seem more likely when you look at the next and previous values.
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If you think the corrections were made by the log keeper, then 85 and 82 are what should be transcribed.
If
you think the corrections were made later (given that they appear to be
in pencil and the log keeper wrote in ink), then 95 and 92 are what
should be transcribed - even though they are very unlikely.
As Philip has said in the past, if he gets different transcriptions he will know that it wasn't clear ;)
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Well, the transcribers on this one were correct. I always tell
Philip of these strange ones, and this time I got back a longer reply
than a simple "thank you". And other corrections don't really need
to be made, the analysts have it on record.
As
usual, I'm not sure what is best - if there were 2 credible readings
we'd ask for both, as you say, if there are 2 readings but the second is
a correction of the first - just take the corrected one.
In this
situation there are two readings, not obviously a correction, but so
different they can't just be two measurements. I think the general
advice is 'If you are reasonably confident that one is an error, ignore
it and just take the good one (treat it as a correction). If you can't
tell which is correct, please enter both'. (You only have to be
reasonably confident - we'll never be certain).
Thanks, Philip
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Hanibal94 passes the 3000 mark!
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This page
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol028of067/vol028of067_096_0.jpg)
has a large, penciled 'X' over the 1-5pm temperature entries, which are
obviously incorrect (110F wet bulb, anyone?). It looks like the same
pencil that corrected the entry a few days ago. I'm thinking Mr. Pencil
was part of the later data review that produced the blue mark-ups, so
I'm transcribing as inked.
I will say that the blue line makes a handy index mark for tracking columns, though, which is probably why it's there. ;)
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Sounds good to me ;)
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April 23, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol028of067/vol028of067_100_1.jpg)
Confined Herman Palmer (Lds) for 5 days on bread and water for using blackguard language to an officer.
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Hanibal94 passes the 4000 mark!
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kimma001 passes the 3000 mark!
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On Sunday, June 6, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol028of067/vol028of067_144_1.jpg):
Gave privates Bolin, Deutsch and Santos 32 hours extra duty for reported loss of clothing
A few days later (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol028of067/vol028of067_148_1.jpg)...
Confined Tos Santos (P.M.) on bread and water for 3 days for boisterous and indecent conduct while on post
but that evening...
Tos Santos (P.M.) was released from confinement per order Comdr on act. of sickness
I'll be watching for more on this one.
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June 16, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol028of067/vol028of067_154_1.jpg)
Panama Roads
Recd 952 1/2 lbs of bread in Paymaster's Dept and 2 Log books in Navigator's Dept.
Yay, more log books!
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;D
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June 29, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol028of067/vol028of067_167_1.jpg)
Another Festival o' Punishments on the USS Jamestown...
From 4 to 8 P.M.
4 hrs extra duty for injuring public property
6 hrs for leaving lookout station
2 hrs for washing clothes without permission
4 hrs for hammock not tied up when ordered
2 hrs for talking at exercise
2 hrs not scrubbing sponge & rammer handles
2 hrs not passing hail properly
2 hrs for missing muster
To be fair, though, they did record 11 promotions that day. :)
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bjoret passes the 1000 mark!
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July 17, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol030of067/vol030of067_025_1.jpg)
Rec'd
1260 lbs hard bread and the following Navigator's Stores: 100 fms log
line; 200 fms deep sea line; 50 fms hand line; 2 thermometers; 3 dz.
lamp wicks; 2 - 11 lbs hand leads, 1 - 9 lbs hand lead & 1 - 13 lbs
hand lead, 1 pr. marine glasses & 1 speaking trumpet.
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Eh? What did you say?
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I think they just want to be able hear 'insolence' and 'blackguard language' from the other end of the ship. ;)
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I see that Jamestown hasn't changed much since my day ::)
;)
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August 4, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol030of067/vol030of067_043_1.jpg)
Received 7 handspikes for "Ordnance Dept", and 2 urinals for Dept. Equipment & construction.
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;D
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kimma001 passes the 4000 mark!
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Sunday, August 15, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol030of067/vol030of067_054_1.jpg)
Panama Roads
Rec'd
on board for use of crew 197 1/4 lbs fresh beef & 173 3/4 lbs
vegetables. Placed in solitary confinement by order of Comdg Officer
Jas. McElroy (W.Off.Cook) for unnecessarily delaying the market boat
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Wow!
I wonder if he has been making a habit of that or if he has done other minor things and this was the last straw.
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Yeah, I'd think it would have to be pretty serious to go after your cook.
August 16, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol030of067/vol030of067_055_1.jpg)
Released Jas. McElroy (W.O.Cook) from confinement by order of the Comd'g Officer.
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August 22, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol030of067/vol030of067_061_1.jpg)
At Sea
From 8 AM to Merid. At 8.05 taken aback - a breeze springing up from N'd & W'd.
I had no idea that 'taken aback' had a nautical origin.
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It's amazing how many nautical terms have become every-day vocab. :)
More examples: http://www.navy.mil/navydata/traditions/html/navyterm.html
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Hanibal94 passes the 5000 mark!
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Sept 13, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol030of067/vol030of067_083_1.jpg)
Near equator, well west of Galapagos...
4
to 6 P.M. At 4.10 lookout reported breakers ahead, wore
Ship to E'd. Discovered it was reflection of sun's rays on water. Tacked
to S.W. by W.
Sept 14, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol030of067/vol030of067_084_1.jpg)
Commences
and until 4 A.M. At 2.15 water suddenly changed to a
whitish color, took cast of lead no bottom in 80 fms. Discolored water
about ship during remainder of watch.
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That reflection must have given them a nasty shock!
If you want to, you could post the "Discolored water" note in Natural Phenomena (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=384.0)
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Sept 19, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol030of067/vol030of067_089_1.jpg)
Commences
& until 4 A.M. Wind hauling gradually to eastward. Heavy
swell from S.E., rolling lee guns under frequently during the watch.
Their course was SW by W, with winds also from the S.E. Must have been a fun night at sea.
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Sept 26, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol030of067/vol030of067_096_1.jpg)
Working in for Nukahiva.
Google says it's actually NuKu Hiva. Looks like a lovely place.
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The google images show it to be gorgeous. :)
(http://www.ourdotcom.com/TripLog/FrenchPolynesia/Marquesas/NukuHiva/images/DanielsBay/May10_01_LagoonInTowardsDanielsHouse.jpg)
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Hanibal94 passes the 6000 mark!
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kimma001 passes the 5000 mark!
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It's called semisynchronised transcribing: My goal is to make sure
the distance between me and kimma is at least 1000 WR at all times.
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Yeah, I noticed that... ;)
It's
called semisynchronised transcribing: My goal is to make sure the
distance between me and kimma is at least 1000 WR at all times.
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October 16, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol030of067/vol030of067_116_1.jpg)
Placed John Johnson 2nd in solitary confinement on bread & water for spitting tobacco juice from aloft.
I think I might have brought the cats out of retirement for that one, especially if it landed on my head. >:(
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October 20, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol030of067/vol030of067_120_1.jpg)
Mentions
'Yalangalada' for a couple of sightings, which turns up absolutely
nothing on Google. Given the bearings relative to Naitamba Island, I
think it might actually be Wailagilala. Fun name either way.
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Transcribing in Fiji and the south Pacific is fun, just because of
the names. I had had no idea what all was down there.
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Hi Kimma,
I think the addressed island is Wailangilala, also
named Wailagilala, Weilangilala, Welangilala and Yalangatala (every
island seem to have at least five or six spellings/aliases).
Position is -16.74693, -179.10281 (or 16 44 49S; 179 06 10W), not far (a little northeast) of Naitamba/Naitauba.
Indeed a quite funny name :D
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October 25, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol030of067/vol030of067_124_1.jpg)
Harbor of Levuka, Fiji Islands
Placed David Clement (Lds) in solitary confinement for stabbing a man.
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:o Don't turn your back on that crew!
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October 28, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol030of067/vol030of067_127_1.jpg)
Harbor of Levuka, Fiji Islands
Tackobau, King in Fiji, came on board. Fired a salute of 21 guns in his honor.
Actually 'Cakobau'. Nice that he got a formal salute.
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November 4, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol030of067/vol030of067_134_1.jpg)
Levuka Harbor, Fiji Islands
Wm
Johnson Jr. was relieved from all further duty and responsibility by
the Comdr. & ordered to turn over his department to the Passed
assistant Surgeon.
No mention of a reason.
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Johnson, William, Jr.
Assistant Surgeon, 3 September, 1855. Surgeon, 10 August, 1861. Dismissed 19 February, 1870.
:o
For Passed, see OWpedia (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3209.msg95474#msg95474)
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:o
I went back through some of the event pages:
Oct 27 - Breaking out and restowing Spirit Room.
Oct 28 - Court of Investigation convened.
Nov 1,2 - Court of Inquiry convened.
Nov 3 - Court of Arbitration convened, adjourned 'sine die'.
Nov 4 - Surgeon relieved.
Maybe just coincidence? A good bit of drunkenness on board of late.
And this just in...
November 11, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol030of067/vol030of067_141_1.jpg)
Surgeon W'm Johnson jr. was restored to duty by order of the Comdr.
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Interesting.
Not for long, though.
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On this page (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol030of067/vol030of067_145_0.jpg):
1)
The 5 AM entry has the cloud codes clearly in the wrong column
(Weather). I entered the cloud codes in their proper place, left the
Weather entry blank and entered the '8' as written for the Clear Sky
column. The '6' in the Cloud column gets lost; or...?
2) There's
an extra entry between 2 PM and 3 PM that looks to be there just to
record a course change. I put in a 2:30 entry to capture the wind
direction.
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1) Clear Sky could be either 6 or 8 with the other number being thrown out :-\
2) Correct.
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Hey, check this out - I got four sixes!
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;D
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Due to some frustrations with the Patterson, especially the bad URL
structure of her logs, I have decided to make the Jamestown 1866 my new
primary target.
The Jamestown is shorter (I think), a lot more
predictable, and will be completely done a lot sooner thanks to kimma001
doing the third stream.
I got a little less than 3.5 log years left - my personal goal is to get them all done by July 1st 2015. Let's see how I do!
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That really sounds like an excellent choice for you, Hanibal. Right up your weather-only alley. :)
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Grrr... Here I was thinking she was headed homeward from Fiji, and then she slipped back over the180o
line without turning that 'E' bright red for me. :-[
I'm pretty sure I got them all fixed, it's only been a week of
sailing. :P
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We do tend to make the same types of errors as real log keepers ;)
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Actually, because of our triple redundancy and ability to go back
and correct, we make about half as many as the real log keepers.
But yes - we and the log keepers are all the same kind human, and make
the same mistakes. ;)
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December 10, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol030of067/vol030of067_170_1.jpg)
North of Micronesia
From Merid. to 4 P.M. Peter Anderson (Sea) fell from aloft and hurt himself.
No mention of severity.
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Sounds like something much worse than some bruises but not
life-threatening. Hoping Peter Anderson (Sea) healed completely.
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December 13, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol030of067/vol030of067_173_1.jpg)
Somewhere at sea in Micronesia
Shifted rifle Guns forward and in so doing carried away a part of the wheel. :o
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December 19, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol030of067/vol030of067_179_1.jpg)
North of Micronesia
From 4 to 6 P.M. [...] a light air sprung up with the moon.
Nicely put, sir.
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December 22, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol030of067/vol030of067_182_1.jpg)
22 31 57N, 164 21E
Reduced allowance of water to three (3) quarts per diem.
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December 31, 1869 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol030of067/vol030of067_192_1.jpg)
Merid
to 4 P.M. 3.30 while reefing the fore top sail Solomon
Taylor (Lds) fell from the yard to the deck, thereby receiving serious
injuries
Broke his left leg in several places according to
the newspaper clipping that Janet posted on March 28
(http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3377.msg106125#msg106125).
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January 3, 1870 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol033of067/vol033of067_009_1.jpg)
31 18 24N, 163 26W
This
morning Patrick Plunkett (Lds) who was confined last night for
disorderly conduct, was pronounced by the Surgeons of this Ship to be
evidently deranged, and he should be confined for safety to himself and
others.
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Not an easy life...
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Hanibal94 passes the 7000 and 8000 marks!
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kimma001 passes the 6000 mark!
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January 8, 1870 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol033of067/vol033of067_014_1.jpg)
At Sea
E. Barnes (PayWr.) disrated to Lds by order of the Comdg Officer for peculation
This one sent me to the dictionary. Seems he had his fingers in the till. :o
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Just wanted to mention that in May 1870, the Jamestown crosses the
International Date Line going west - so the log goes from May 10th to
May 12th with no May 11th.
This will presumably be made up for later when she goes back to the US.
(It's
been quite an interesting cruise so far. The ship left California in
March, was in Hawaii for all of April, and is heading to the Marshall
Islands, and what is now Micronesia, next)
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Thanks!
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I peeked ahead through the July - December 1870 logbook, and here's where the ship will be going:
- Start of log: Moored at Ascension Island (now called Pohnpei), in what is now the Federated States of Micronesia
- Leaves Pohnpei on July 2nd, heads north and then east. Arrives at Honolulu, Hawaii on August 13th.
- Leaves Honolulu on October 29th, heads south - southeast. Arrives at Tahiti on November 26th.
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Leaves Tahiti on December 9th, heads east - southeast. Seems to be
heading for South America -> still at sea when log book ends on
December 31st.
I like this variety. It's a lot more interesting
than the boring old Patterson always taking a boring old trip from
California to Alaska in the spring, and a boring old trip from Alaska to
California in the autumn.
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She just crossed the International Date Line, going East - but there
doesn't seem to be any days logged twice, like I was expecting.
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol034of067/vol034of067_030_0.jpg
- Friday, July 22nd, Longitude is E
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol034of067/vol034of067_030_1.jpg
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol034of067/vol034of067_031_0.jpg
- Saturday, July 23rd, Longitude is W
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol034of067/vol034of067_031_1.jpg
No idea what happened here. Will keep transcribing.
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March 9, 1870 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol033of067/vol033of067_074_1.jpg)
Saucelito, Cal.
Prince Albert of the Hawaiian Islands took passage aboard for Honolulu.
According
to a quick online search, Prince Albert Kamehameha died in 1862 at the
age of four. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha visited Hawaii in
1869, and wouldn't have been on this boat, anyway. Who is this one? ???
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Outside of King Kamehameha V himself, I don't think there were many
living males in the Hawaiian royalty, just a great many women. The
Hawaiian articles online say the next king had to be elected by the
legislature because Kamehameha V had no living children and had not
named his successor. I don't think any of eligible went by
"prince" but they might have. The only 2 male candidates were
William Charles Lunalilo (elected King Lunalilo) and David Kalakaua
(elected King Kalakaua after Lunalilo's death). There were no
other 'princes'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Hawaii
http://www.hawaiianencyclopedia.com/part-i.-n257-m333299-hawaiithe.asp
Could
they have been duped by an impostor? The 'Sandwich Islands' were a
British possession then, and the Americans almost certainly didn't know
the complex Hawaiian royal family by name.
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April 4, 1870 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol033of067/vol033of067_100_1.jpg)
Honolulu, Sandwich Islands
Surveyed
& sent on shore to be sold 4143 lbs of bread; 6 barrels of flour;
725 lbs pickles; 1100 lbs dried apples, 288 empty bread bags. ???
James Daily (Lds) was brought a board stabbed by John O'Neil (C.Or.Mr) O'Neil in confinement a shore :o
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Looking at
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol030of067/vol030of067_005_0.jpg
and
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol020of067/vol020of067_005_0.jpg,
I'm wondering if that could be (soon to be ex-) Chief Quarter Master
O'Neil :-\
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It does look like C. Qr. Mr => Chief Quartermaster.
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Hanibal94 passes the 9000 and 10,000 marks!
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kimma001 passes the 7000 mark!
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That is a 'Q', isn't it...makes more sense that way. :P
It does look like C. Qr. Mr => Chief Quartermaster.
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I didn't see it till I looked at the list of the ship's complement ;)
I have found those lists very handy at times!
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April 8, 1870 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol033of067/vol033of067_104_1.jpg)
4 to 8 P.M. Read Sentence of John O'Neil (C.Qr.Mr) to crew
...but not recorded in log. ::)
April 29, 1870 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol033of067/vol033of067_125_1.jpg)
John O'Neil (Ch.Qr.Mr) was released by the authorities on shore, on payment of his fine ($75) & brought off to the ship
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April 11, 1870 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol033of067/vol033of067_107_1.jpg)
Honolulu, Sandwich Islands
Merid
to 4 P.M. At 1.50 Queen Emma & suite visited the ship.
Manned yards & fired a salute of 21 guns with Hawaiian Ensign at the
main. At 3.50 Queen left the ship.
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May 24, 1870 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol033of067/vol033of067_149_1.jpg)
8
A.M. to Merid. Ship in charge of Pilot standing in for
Butaritari or Pitts Island. At 10. called all hands work ship. At 10.37
grounded on a coral reef: tried to run her over & then attempted to
back her off, not succeeding in either, got out the 3rd Cutter, the
stream anchor & chain and Kedge & attempted to Kedge her off,
the sails assisting, but did not succeed. [...] The said reef is at the
Eastern edge of the West entrance to the lagoon of Butaritari or Pitts
Island.
Merid to 4 P.M. At 2.00 got out all boats.
4
to 6 P.M. At 4 the Eng. schooner "Ida" came alongside &
took out Port Bower anchor and 115 fms. of 11 in. hawser.
From 6
to 8 P.M. Sent the Launch 1st & 2nd & 3rd Cutters,
Gig and Dingy in charge of Mate Nolton to anchor on our port beam, under
the lee of a small Island for the night. Ship gradually righting.
8
P.M. to Mid. Ship righting gradually. At 11. called "all
hands", set miz topsail, braced it aback and manned the deck tackle, but
could not start her off.
To be continued...
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and what did that pilot have to say about this? :o
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May 25, 1870 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol033of067/vol033of067_150_1.jpg)
Commences
and until 4 A.M. Sent down t'gallant & royal yds. At
12.00 set main topsail & mainsail. At 12.50 ship started off.
Pilot last seen swimming rapidly towards shore...At least that's how my History Channel dramatization ends. ;)
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...and probably looking for another job. :D
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June 2, 1870 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol033of067/vol033of067_158_1.jpg)
Millii Island, Marshall Group
Commences and till 4 A.M. Frequent rain squalls. Caught 500 galls of fresh water.
Works
out to about 0.2 inches (0.5 cm) of rain using the entire deck area
(approximated at 4200 sq.ft.); likely much more rain than that since
they probably used something with a smaller catchment area. Somebody
check my math... ;)
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They may have used funnels...
http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=1796.msg22027#msg22027
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I came across a page where the log keeper corrected a mistake:
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol037of067/vol037of067_147_0.jpg
I
decided to correct for his mistakes - so I entered the morning WR as 2
am, 4 am and 6 am and I ignored the wind direction ditto between 4 and 6
am because it's part of the mistake (Guy entered it, realized what he
was doing wrong, and corrected the complete WR).
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If I understand correctly, you followed the log keepers corrections. That is correct ;)
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June 15, 1870 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol033of067/vol033of067_171_1.jpg)
They make position bearing references to "Semavim Islands" and "Island of Jakoits". The Island of Jekoits (it's no longer called that) is on the north side of Pohnpei, and it's the Senyavin Islands.
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;D
You might add them to Geographical Help - China Station, Japan, Pacific and Indian Ocean ;)
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Got another log keeper's mistake here:
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol037of067/vol037of067_174_0.jpg
All the PM WRs are one row too high - it's quite obvious.
I corrected for this - in other words, I entered the row in "PM" as 1 pm, the row in "1 pm" as 2 pm and so on.
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Done. :D
You might add them to Geographical Help - China Station, Japan, Pacific and Indian Ocean ;)
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Woohoo - I just finished all of 1871! Only 3 log books left to go!
The next log book starts on March 16th, 1876, when she's just been recommissioned - here's the entry with the details.
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol038of067/vol038of067_009_1.jpg
EDIT: I just noticed the new log appears to use quite a lot of dittos - that should make for faster transcribing!
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Thanks!
Done. :D
You might add them to Geographical Help - China Station, Japan, Pacific and Indian Ocean ;)
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June 27, 1870 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol033of067/vol033of067_183_1.jpg)
Sent
400 lbs flour, 20 lbs Tea & 207 lbs bread to English Brig Annie
Porter to relieve the necessities of the Agent of the Pacific Island
Trading Company.
What ever does that mean? Satisfying a debt?
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Ran out of supplies?
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What should I do with double dittos? (Or in some cases, triple ones?)
Example:
Wind directions, weather and cloud codes on
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol038of067/vol038of067_090_0.jpg
Until
now, I've been following TWYS - methinks this is fine because the
software's method for detecting dittos should work for doubles just as
well as it does for singles... but it is possible that this is not the
case.
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Someone has too much time on their hands if they are dittoing every
word and every code and each side of a decimal separately. ::)
Please continue to TWYS, Hanibal. We'll tell Philip it is happening.
On
second thought, they may be just too young and conscientious. In
this period, she's not in the Navy. She's commissioned as a "State
Public Marine School for service in Hawaiian Islands".
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July 26, 1870 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol034of067/vol034of067_034_1.jpg)
Threw overboard fifty seven (57) lbs. pickles condemned by board of Survey
I don't know how you can tell when pickles have gone bad, considering that they actually start out that way. :o ;)
They've
been tossing a lot of bread overboard lately, too. Mealtime at this
point in a voyage must not have been something to look forward to.
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Someone
has too much time on their hands if they are dittoing every word and
every code and each side of a decimal separately. ::)
Please continue to TWYS, Hanibal. We'll tell Philip it is happening.
Any word on what to do with these multi - dittos?
I just checked, and the log book I'm currently doing (October 1st 1876 - April 17th 1877) has them as well.
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No word, so just keep on with what you are doing. :)
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August 23, 1870 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol034of067/vol034of067_062_1.jpg)
4 to 8 P.M. Placed Thos. Gunderson (Lds) in sentry's charge for being lousy,
'Lousy', as in lice-ridden, or just generally no good?
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8 to Merid
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol034of067/vol034of067_064_1.jpg
I was this close to making a Person Mention entry for a General Cargo. ::)
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;D
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September 8, 1870 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol034of067/vol034of067_078_1.jpg)
Honolulu Harbor
American
Ship John Bryant, Capt. Holmes, 40 days from San Francisco, for New
York, general cargo, came in having lost bowsprit, fore top mast and
main top galt. mast in a cyclone Lat 14 N. Long. 121 W.
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September 20, 1870 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol034of067/vol034of067_090_1.jpg)
Honolulu Harbor
Half masted colors for the death of the Dowager Queen Kalama
So,
I go do an Internet search to learn a bit about Queen Kalama, and come
across this in the Wikipedia article
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalama):
"On September 21, American
marines had to be landed to place the American flag at half-mast, when
the American consul at Honolulu would not assume responsibility for
doing so, owing to a past instance where the Queen's death was falsely
reported."
I wonder if our friends on the Jamestown mention this?
Pull up the events page for September 21
(http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol034of067/vol034of067_091_1.jpg)
and...
8 A.M. to Merid. About 10.45 sent Ensign
Dunlap ashore to request the American Consul to half mast the Consular
colors, which he refused to do on the ground of not being officially
notified. About 11 sent Master Welch ashore to report to Comdr Truxtun
that the Consul refused to half mast his colors. About 11.45 sent Lieut
H.C. Cochrane USMC ashore with four privates and a sergeant to half mast
the Colors of the American Consulate
Merid to 4 P.M. At 12.24 the colors on the U.S. Consulate were half masted.
I'm thinking there must have been more to this story.
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8) 8) 8)
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October 7, 1870 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol034of067/vol034of067_107_1.jpg)
Honolulu Harbor
Asst.
Surgeon E.C. Thatcher was placed under temporary arrest and sent
onboard the British Gunboat "Ringdove" in charge of the Executive
Officer Master Wm Welch, to make apologies for insults
offered while in a state of intoxication to Officers onboard the
"Ringdove" On his return Asst Surgeon Thatcher was restored to duty :-[
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Wonder what the bar looked like after the American and British
officers had had their less-than-sober confrontation. ;)
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Thatcher, Edward C.
Assistant Surgeon, 8 July, 1867. Resigned 1 March, 1873.
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Not a man at ease with ships and navies.
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NON STANDARD LOG FORMAT DISCOVERED
The
log book for June 1st, 1877 to March 9th, 1878 has an unusual format:
Only one page per day, and the columns are out of order - Barometer and
Weather Code have been swapped.
Example: http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol040of067/vol040of067_004_1.jpg
This
isn't a big deal for me, because I've dealt with this format before,
but I think it would be good for others to know about it.
P.S. Is it OK to transcribe the "Air" temperature from the log as "Dry" in the entries box?
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P.S. Is it OK to transcribe the "Air" temperature from the log as "Dry" in the entries box?
Yes
- scientifically they are identical, 'dry' is used only when there
really is a 'wet' bulb involved and it becomes important to avoid
confusion.
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P.S. Is it OK to transcribe the "Air" temperature from the log as "Dry" in the entries box?
Yes
- scientifically they are identical, 'dry' is used only when there
really is a 'wet' bulb involved and it becomes important to avoid
confusion.
Thanks!
The last log book usually only had regular Therm. and Dry. Occasionally, they did Wet as well.
Here's hoping this log isn't like the Patterson ones.
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The last log book usually only had regular Therm. and Dry. Occasionally, they did Wet as well.
Do you mean the thermometer attached to the barometer and the air dry bulb thermometer?
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The last log book usually only had regular Therm. and Dry. Occasionally, they did Wet as well.
Do you mean the thermometer attached to the barometer and the air dry bulb thermometer?
Exactly.
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November 1, 1870 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol034of067/vol034of067_132_1.jpg)
At Sea
Mate Wm Dougherty having recovered from his debauch returned to duty
They've been at sea for three days, must have been quite a bender... ::)
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Reported here: http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol034of067/vol034of067_130_1.jpg
:o
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I have discovered what appears to be a case of bad laziness amongst the crew:
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol040of067/vol040of067_018_1.jpg - June 29th, logged normally
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol040of067/vol040of067_019_0.jpg - June 30th, completely blank
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol040of067/vol040of067_019_1.jpg - July 1st, logged normally
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol040of067/vol040of067_020_0.jpg - July 2nd, almost nothing logged
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol040of067/vol040of067_020_1.jpg - July 3rd, completely blank
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol040of067/vol040of067_021_0.jpg - July 4th, logged normally
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol040of067/vol040of067_021_1.jpg - July 5th, logged normally.
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Some training ship!! ::)
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kimma001 passes the 8000, 9000, and 10,000 marks!
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Hanibal94 passes the 20,000 and 30,000 marks!
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Good news: It looks like the time of double and triple dittos is over, starting late November 1877.
I've only seen singles since then.
I transcribed all the doubles and triples I came across as written, just like I was asked to.
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Okay... I just came across something very weird.
Starting with
January 1st, 1878, they appear to have completely ignored the log book
layout and just done their own thing: They acted as if it were a
standard log.
I checked ahead, and this goes all the way to March 9th, where the log ends.
Example:
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol040of067/vol040of067_114_0.jpg
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol040of067/vol040of067_114_1.jpg
It
looks like the two temperatures are Ther Attached and Dry Bulb, so I
will transcribe them as such even when they aren't explicitly marked as
such in the header.
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Sounds good.
It looks like they got stuck with an old log book but decided to keep the columns in the new order.
Reminder to everyone:
If you see something non-standard, please ask how to handle it and/or search this topic for more information ;)
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Sounds good.
It looks like they got stuck with an old log book but decided to keep the columns in the new order.
That
is true - but the funny thing is that the log starts on June 1st, 1877,
and up until January 1st 1878 they just went with the old order.
It's only right when the new year starts that they switch.
Does a new year mean a new crew? Can somebody who actually cares about that stuff please answer?
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Looking at the events pages, the commander and people signing off the watches are the same.
However
the handwriting has completely changed. I suspect that a new person is
copying the log and that person has decided on (or been told) the order
of the weather data.
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I did it! I finished my part on the Jamestown 1866! Woo hoo hoo!
Turns out 9th March 1878 is the very last day.
Boy, it sure feels great to have another one knocked off my list. It's been too long.
I even managed to break my record for the most WR transcribed in one day: The new record is 3328 WR (Not all on this ship - 264 of those are from other vessels).
Next, I shall return to the Patterson. But not tonight - my forearms are aching, and my head is getting tired.
I need to rest.
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By all means rest. We need you to take care of yourself. :)
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Great job, Hanibal! 8) 8) 8)
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Rest! Let your fingers cool down :)
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December 26, 1870 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol034of067/vol034of067_187_1.jpg)
At sea, west of Chile
The
continuing saga of poor soul Mate Dougherty, last seen taking the first
three days of this trip to sleep off his 'debauch' in Tahiti...
Mate Wm
Dougherty suspended by order of Comdr. for being drunk on duty. His
locker was searched by Ex Officer but no intoxicating liquor found
therein. Three bottles of brandy belonging to Mate Wm Dougherty were in possession of E.A. McDonald, Gunner, who reported that fact to the Ex Officer and they were thrown overboard
December 27, 1870 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol034of067/vol034of067_188_1.jpg)
Mate Wm Dougherty returned to duty by order of Comdg. Officer
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According to Hanibal's list, only four log books left!
34: 1st July 1870 - 31st December 1870
37: 1st January 1871 - 30th June 1871
38: 16th March 1876 - 30th September 1876
39: 1st October 1876 - 17th April 1877
40: 1st June 1877 - 9th March 1878
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January 19, 1871 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol037of067/vol037of067_026_1.jpg)
Callao Bay, Peru
Change of Command!
8
Am to Merid. At 11. beat to Genl. Quarters. Comdr. Bancroft
Gherardi inspected ship preparatory to assuming Command. At 11.30.
called all hands to muster. Comdr Wm T. Truxtun disrated all
Petty Officers and turned over command to Comdr. Gherardi. Comdr.
Gherardi read his orders, assumed command and rerated all Petty
Officers.
...and an oops...
Merid to 4 PM. Masters Welch & Walker returned their commissions, they having been delivered by mistake
..but wait a few days...
January 23, 1871 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol037of067/vol037of067_030_1.jpg)
Masters Wm Welch and Ada Walker rec'd their commissions as Lieut's
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Seems like the red tape to authorize commissions was has slow as ever. :)
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http://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/organization-and-administration/historical-leadership/navy-and-marine-corps-officers-1775-1900/navy-officers-1798-1900-w.html
(this link works intermittently at the moment)
Walker, Asa.
Midshipman,
21 November, 1862. Graduated June, 1866. Ensign, 12 March, 1868.
Master, 26 March, 1869. Lieutenant, 21 March, 1870. Lieutenant
Commander, 12 December, 1884. Commander, 11 April, 1894. Captain, 9
September, 1899.
--- It is probably Asa rather than Ada
Welch, William.
Mate,
13 June, 1864. Honorably discharged 15 May, 1866. Mate, 30 August,
1866. Ensign, 12 March, 1868. Master, 18 December, 1868. Lieutenant, 21
March, 1870. Lieutenant Commander, 23 April, 1883. Retired List, 13
December, 1886. Died 12 January, 1887.
It took a very long time for them to receive their commissions :-\
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--- It is probably Asa rather than Ada
Indeed, late-night transcribing. Ada is generally a female name as far as I know. :)
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March 15, 1871 (http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol037of067/vol037of067_081_1.jpg)
Panama Bay
4
to 8 A.M. Got frequent casts of lead - at 5.15 got a cast
in 15 fms. Water shoaled suddenly and the ship grounded in 2 fms.
forward & 2 1/2 fms. aft. braced aback - ran out a Kedge and hauled
off - At 6. filled away to SW 1/4 W.
A bit easier than the last time they ran aground (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3933.msg108215#msg108215).
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I'm guessing they got the Dry/Wet bulb columns reversed here:
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol037of067/vol037of067_140_0.jpg
They've been pretty good about getting that right, but this one's not super obvious, though, so I transcribed it as-is.
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Exactly right. That particular set of maybe-switched columns is an exception to the exception for TWYS.
http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3191.msg51628#msg51628
...
Only
correct entries if it is absolutely certain that they are in the wrong
column - like 29.83 for wind direction or West for weather code.
...
Do
NOT switch columns just because the wet bulb temperature is higher than
the dry bulb temperature. There may be other problems with these
records and the team wants to know about them.
...
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The noon observation is
Standing into the Bay of Valparaiso with light airs from the North
So, enter 'light airs' and 'North', Jamestown 1844 style?
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol037of067/vol037of067_146_0.jpg
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Sounds good to me ;)
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That's what I'd do.
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Don't recall if Hanibal flagged this one:
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol037of067/vol037of067_174_0.jpg
The
PM entries appear to be shifted up one row relative to the Hour column.
There's even a line connecting 1 PM to the first row of entries, one
line up. I'll transcribe them in order as 1 PM through Mid., unless
there are other suggestions/directions?
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Yes, he did:
Got
another log keeper's mistake here:
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol037of067/vol037of067_174_0.jpg
All the PM WRs are one row too high - it's quite obvious.
I corrected for this - in other words, I entered the row in "PM" as 1 pm, the row in "1 pm" as 2 pm and so on.
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Note:
If you search the whole forum or a single board you only find the most recent occurrence of the item being searched for.
If you search a specific topic you will find all occurrences.
Using the Search function (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=2186.0)
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Randi -
What I'd like to do in this case is search topic
'Jamestown (1866)' for all posts by 'Hanibal94'. If I use the general
search function with Jamestown (1866) as the focus, all I get are posts
with 'Hanibal94' in the body of he post (WR count milestones,
mostly). If I use the advanced function to search user 'Hanibal94' and
keywords 'Jamestown (1866)' I only get the most recent matching post in
each topic. Am I missing something here?
Thanks,
- Bob
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The way to search to find which topic a phrase/word is in is to
search all from the index page, open the board a sample posts is given
from and run a second search. Both will give you sample posts for
all the topics that have your desired word.
Open any topic and search again - this time all the posts inside that topic will come up. Cumbersome but workable.
Search
only seems to work for a name mentioned inside the texts or titles, not
for the authors. Try clicking on Hanibal's avatar and see what
info you get on him as far as posts written. I've been a mod for
so long, I don't remember what info is offered to everyone and what is
mods-only.
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Bob - You are correct in what you said :-\
However, in this case, there was a simple solution. I just searched this topic for vol037of067_174_0
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:o :-[ ::) 8)
Brilliant! And if I search the topic for vol037of067 I get everything for this log book...
Thanks!
I just searched this topic for vol037of067_174_0
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I've been around for awhile ;) ;D
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March 16, 1876
Meridian to 4 P.M. At 2.05
P.M. hoisted the flag and put the ship into commission Lt. Commander
Henry Glass taking command.
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol038of067/vol038of067_009_1.jpg
According to Hanibal's list, only three log books left!
34: 1st July 1870 - 31st December 1870
37: 1st January 1871 - 30th June 1871
38: 16th March 1876 - 30th September 1876
39: 1st October 1876 - 17th April 1877
40: 1st June 1877 - 9th March 1878
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Great work, kimma!
Gotta admit, I like you. You're
contributing a nice bunch of transcriptions to this project, and you're
making good use of the forum too. Keep it up!
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Glad to be here :D
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On the day I'm working on, in the morning the column for "Courses
steered" is blank, but the Wind Direction column is filled in. But in
the afternoon, there is nothing in the Wind Direction column but data in
the Courses steered looks like wind data. Can I assume the afternoon
person had it wrong and go ahead and fill these in as wind directions?
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If it's this page:
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol038of067/vol038of067_023_0.jpg
I assumed the winds were entered in the wrong column.
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I assumed the winds were entered in the wrong column.
That's
exactly what I assumed too - if you look at neighboring pages, you will
notice that Courses Steered is always blank, but Wind Direction is
always filled in.
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Definitely, Bob. When certain the data is in the wrong column,
enter it in the correct field. And thanks for checking. :)
http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3191.msg51628#msg51628
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Actually, if you go back a page, it was new-to-the-forum vcjbldr who brought it up.
Welcome to the OW forum!
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Thanks Bob.
Welcome to the forum, vcjbldr. Feel free to ask any and all questions. :)
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May 9, 1876
San Francisco, Cal.
8 P.M. to Mid. Boys W'm Kerr + Dan'l Funkenstine were confined for an unnatural offence
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol038of067/vol038of067_063_1.jpg
:o
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May 27, 1876
San Francisco
8 A.M. to Merid. Doctor Magruder vaccinated the crew & boys.
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Vaccination has quite a long history...
It
is believed likely that some form of inoculation was developed in India
or China before the 16th century.[6] Scholar Ole Lund comments: "The
earliest documented examples of vaccination are from India and China in
the 17th century, where vaccination with powdered scabs from people
infected with smallpox was used to protect against the disease. Smallpox
used to be a common disease throughout the world and 20% to 30% of
infected persons died from the disease. Smallpox was responsible for 8%
to 20% of all deaths in several European countries in the 18th century.
The tradition of inoculation may have originated in India in 1000
BCE."[22] The mention of inoculation in the Sact'eya Grantham, an
Ayurvedic text, was noted by the French scholar Henri Marie Husson in
the journal Dictionaire des sciences m?dicales.[23] Almroth Wright, the
professor of pathology at Netley, further helped shape the future of
vaccination by conducting limited experiments on the professional staff
at Netly, including himself. The outcome of these experiments resulted
in further development of vaccination in Europe.[24] The Anatolian
Ottoman Turks knew about methods of inoculation. This kind of
inoculation and other forms of variolation were introduced into England
by Lady Montagu, a famous English letter-writer and wife of the English
ambassador at Istanbul between 1716 and 1718, who almost died from
smallpox as a young adult and was physically scarred from it. She came
across the Turkish methods of inoculation, consenting to have her son
inoculated by the Embassy surgeon Charles Maitland in the Turkish way.
Lady Montagu wrote to her sister and friends in England describing the
process in details. On her return to England she continued to propagate
the Turkish tradition of inoculation and had many of her relatives
inoculated. The breakthrough came when a scientific description of the
inoculation operation was submitted to the Royal Society in 1724 by Dr
Emmanual Timoni, who had been the Montagu's family physician in
Istanbul. Inoculation was adopted both in England and in France nearly
half a century before Jenner's famous smallpox vaccine of 1796.[25]
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June 6, 1876
San Francisco
Merid. to 4 P.M.
At
1.45 Boy James Dunn fell (from the Port swinging boom) overboard and was
rescued from drowning by Boatswain's mate Charles Oldenburg who jumped
overboard after him.
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol038of067/vol038of067_091_1.jpg
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I'm glad the rescue was prompt, thanks Charles Oldenburg.
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July 2, 1876
San Francisco
4 to 8 P.M. Men getting up gantlines for dressing ship.
8 P.M. to Merid. Crew employed until 9.20 making preparations for dressing ship.
July 3, 1876
4 to 8 A.M. dressed Ship at sunrise in honor of the Centenial holiday
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol038of067/vol038of067_117_1.jpg
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol038of067/vol038of067_118_1.jpg
I wonder if our vessel is in view here:
(http://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/photogallery/pwr/park/goga/FC9845B4-155D-4519-3E54F4D305222299/FC9845B4-155D-4519-3E54F4D305222299.jpg)
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July 6, 1876
San Francisco
Chas Oldenburg B.M. was discharged at his own request
I suppose overseeing a ship full of boys may not have been his preferred career path...
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol038of067/vol038of067_121_1.jpg
I'm glad the rescue was prompt, thanks Charles Oldenburg.
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July 7, 1876
San Francisco
8 A.M. to Merid. George McKenna (boy) fell overboard & was picked up immediately.
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol038of067/vol038of067_122_1.jpg
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:o ::)
Chas Oldenburg B.M. knew what he was doing!
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That lovely photo has 3 big 3-masted ships, everything else is
smaller or lower. Do you know how many other such are in harbor
with you?
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The USS Portsmouth has been mentioned recently, I think everything
else has been a steamer. Usually, only arrivals/departures get
mentioned, though.
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If that is true than certainly Jamestown is out there being photoed. :)
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August 2, 1876
At Sea, North Pacific
Merid. to 4
P.M. Boy Anderson placed in confinement for 48 hours on
Bread & Water for maliciously destroying the fore topsail sheet.
:o
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol038of067/vol038of067_148_1.jpg
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According to Hanibal's list, only two log books left! Web page
ticker says 95%. Of course, there's still plenty of Jamestown left in
the other segments
34: 1st July 1870 - 31st December 1870
37: 1st January 1871 - 30th June 1871
38: 16th March 1876 - 30th September 1876
39: 1st October 1876 - 17th April 1877
40: 1st June 1877 - 9th March 1878
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According
to Hanibal's list, only two log books left! Web page ticker says 95%.
Of course, there's still plenty of Jamestown left in the other segments
Keep it up, Bob! I wanna see this ship done before the end of the year!
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I wanna see this ship done before the end of the year!
I'm
managing about one log-week per day on average, which would wrap this
one up in September, give or take. Their heavy use of " is speeding
things up quite a bit for now. ;)
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November 2, 1876
San Francisco, California
8 A.M. to
Merid. At 11.00 clewed up royals & topgallant sails.
& left topsails mastheaded - during the exercise boy Kennedy fell
from the main yard to the deck and received some severe bodily
contusions. No bones broken or internal injury.
Lucky, but not sure how they determined lack of internal injury so quickly.
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Probably mostly decided on what he does say hurts. If he's
holding a stiff upper lip when examined, they won't trust
anything. If he's willing to scream or moan when something hurts,
palpatation will tell a lot. I think, knowing medicine only from
the patients side of the relationship.
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P.M. barometric pressure entries are in the Leeway column. ::)
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol039of067/vol039of067_042_0.jpg
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December 16, 1876
San Francisco, California
Merid. to 4 P.M. Condemned and threw overboard by order of Ex Officer mattress belonging to James O'Day.
I'm guessing these things were made of more biodegradable stuff back in the day.
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol039of067/vol039of067_084_1.jpg
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I'm wondering if he had fleas, bedbugs or something more contagious.
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kimma001 passes the 20,000 mark!
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January 13, 1877
At Sea, North Pacific
Commences & until 4 A.M. Ship rolling deeply - Maximum roll to leeward 35o to windward 30o - Sea rough
Welcome to the Navy, boys!
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January 18, 1877
At Sea, North Pacific
8 A.M. to Merid. At 9.30 all hands were called to witness punishment of Boy McLaren who was flogged for theft by order of the Comdg. Officer.
:o
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol039of067/vol039of067_117_1.jpg
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All navies were very cruel in the 19th century. Technically flogging in the Royal Navy was banned.
Wiki https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Flagellation
In June 1879, flogging in the British Navy was debated in the House of Commons. ... the First Lord of the Admiralty [was asked]
to bring the navy cat-of-nine-tails to the Commons Library so that the
members might see what they were voting for. ... The gentry fingering
its stained tails. Whereupon ...Quietly, unopposed, The motion was
passed.
Naval
History and Heritage Command
http://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/b/brief-history-punishment-flogging-us-navy.html
In 1850 the Secretary of the Navy sent an inquiry to a number of
naval officers asking for their opinions on whether flogging and grog
could be eliminated without damage to the Navy. Of the 84 replies
received by the secretary, only seven officers thought that flogging
should be discontinued. Therefore when Senator Hale succeeded in getting
a law passed in September 1850 abolishing flogging in the Navy and
merchant marine, there were a number of naval officers who thought that
the legislation was misguided. ... In March 1855 Congress passed a law
for the more efficient discipline in the Navy. ... In 1862 Congress gave
the force of law to a major revision of all Navy regulations that
reflected a more progressive view of discipline.
Clearly some Navy officers clearly disagree with the Congress.
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...and with the President who signed what is presumably Senator Hale's law:
When
President Millard Filmore signed the 1851 naval appropriations bill on
28 September 1850, flogging as a form of punishment in the US. Navy was
legally abolished: "Provided, That flogging in the navy, and on board
vessels of commerce, be, and the same time is hereby, abolished from and
after the passage of this act."
Maybe the Comdg. Officer thought he was in the Royal Navy.
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Just ran across the site Foreign Ships in Micronesia.
Jamestown is mentioned (briefly) in these:
http://micsem.org/pubs/articles/historical/forships/kosrae.htm
http://micsem.org/pubs/articles/historical/forships/marshalls.htm
http://micsem.org/pubs/articles/historical/forships/pohnpei.htm
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8)
Very interesting to get some of the back story to the rather terse log entries that I remember seeing for a couple of these.
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February 5, 1877
Honolulu, H.I.
A busy day for boy Pratt...
Commences and until 4 A.M.
Boy Pratt deserted the ship.
4 to 8 A.M.
a reward of ten dollars was offered for arrest of boy Pratt.
8 A.M. to Meridian.
boy Pratt was returned aboard the ship by a police officer and placed in confinement.
Meridian to 4 P.M.
at
12.45 called all hands to witness punishment of boy Pratt sentenced to
be flogged and placed in solitary confinement for three days by order of
the Comdg. Officer for desertion, theft and destroying public property.
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol039of067/vol039of067_135_1.jpg
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February 25, 1877
Honolulu, H.I.
8 AM to Meridian
At
10.00 the Comdg. Officer inspected the crew and ship. The following
order was published. Order: The Comdg. Officer desires to
call the attention of the ship's company to the gallant action of Boy
Edward S. Burke in assisting to save from drowning one of his shipmates
on the 21st inst. The presence of mind shown by Burke and his readiness
to expose himself to danger in aid of others merit the highest praise
and will, it is hoped furnish an example to be followed by all.
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol039of067/vol039of067_155_1.jpg
And the action from the 21st:
6 to 8 P.M. At 6.15 while hoisting the 1st Cutter the bow link gave way throwing boy Wade into the water.
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol039of067/vol039of067_151_1.jpg
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A very nice commendation.
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April 10, 1877
San Francisco, California
A momentous day on the Training Ship Jamestown. Its first graduating class!
8 AM. to Meridian
At
10.30 the tug "Anasha" came alongside with the Board of Supervisors of
the City and County of San Francisco, Commodore Spotts and Commander
Casey U.S.N. Senator Roach, Judge Sawyer, Gen'l Winn and about 25 other
distinguished guests to witness the 1st annual examination. Exercised in
Infantry tactics, making, reefing and furling sail & fire
quarters. The following boys were found competent for
transfer to the merchant marine. John Anderson, Edward S. Burke, Jas. E
Dunn, Samuel Dodge, Karl G. Faber, Harvey K. Gladden, Frank Gasper, John
Gallagher, William Irving, H.L. Keyes, John B. Kelly, W'm McPhorl,
Adolph Metzenbecker, Frank Mahoney, James McEanerney, George McKenna,
David McLoren, Peter Nichols, Robert E. O'Keefe, Frederic Park, Alva M.
Pratt, W'm Ryan, Thos. Rutherford, Arthur Reddington, W'm Nagle and
George Hammett. Henry Wetherbee.
Meridian to 4 P.M.
At
1.00 the following prizes were distributed. 1st Prize (Seamanship) Henry
Wetherbee. 2nd Prize (Conduct) Adolph Metzenbecker. 3rd Prize (Studies)
Sherman B. Moulton and a medal to Edward S. Burke for bravery in
rescuing a shipmate from drowning. At 2.00 the Board of Supervisors and
party left the ship.
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol039of067/vol039of067_199_1.jpg
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According to Hanibal's list, only one log book left!
34: 1st July 1870 - 31st December 1870
37: 1st January 1871 - 30th June 1871
38: 16th March 1876 - 30th September 1876
39: 1st October 1876 - 17th April 1877
40: 1st June 1877 - 9th March 1878
This one is a non-standard log format, as also noted previously by Hanibal. Still hoping to be done in September...
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Very good job, Bob! I'm very pleased.
Yes, the last log book is larger than usual, and non-standard.
But I got through it, and so can you!
P.S. Whatever you do, don't do five months of logs in one day like I did. That will wreck your wrists.
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Not much chance that will happen! ;)
My limit is about
10-12 pages/day before my forearm starts to tell me about it, and I'm
usually pretty good about taking breaks. Five-seven pages a day is more
typical for me (gotta keep my day job, and all that).
Whatever you do, don't do five months of logs in one day like I did.
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I know from the page sequence that this is supposed to be the 'Twelfth' day of June...
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol040of067/vol040of067_010_0.jpg
...but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be able to figure that out if I got handed this one out of context. ::)
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That's why we have How to look at log pages before and after the one you are working on (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3489.msg62863#msg62863) ;D
It is meticulous writing, but it is surprisingly difficult to read at times ::)
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That's why we have How to look at log pages before and after the one you are working on (http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=3489.msg62863#msg62863) ;D
And that's why Craig made this: http://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=4336.msg112716#msg112716
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August 8, 1877
Hilo Harbor, Hawaii
First time I've seen anyone total up the distance run.
Total knots logged from S.F. = 2062.6
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol040of067/vol040of067_038_1.jpg
Not too bad, if it's accurate, Google says the distance is 2017 nm. They were at sea for 22 days.
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I don't think I've ever seen that before either.
That sounds
pretty darned close to me. A little over the actual distance doesn't
seem surprising since they probably didn't follow a straight line :-\
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According to Hanibal's list, only one log book left!
40: 1st June 1877 - 9th March 1878
August 8, 1877
Hilo Harbor, Hawaii
Okay - it has taken you 5 days of real time to do 2 months of logs. That's 2.5 days per month.
If
we assume your pace is constant until the end, it will take you 7 * 2.5
= 17.5 days to do the remaining 7 months. August 8th to March 9th is
exactly 7 months.
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::)
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Gee whiz, give the guy no more than a 6 day week and a few breaks!! ::) 8)
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:P
Okay - it has taken you 5 days of real time to do 2 months of logs. That's 2.5 days per month.
That five days included a weekend, which skews the rate...
This
log format is actually turning out to be faster to transcribe; with
only five data items per WR, and less page setup time overhead without
the separate comments page. I've also noticed a slight uptick in the
'and 188 more...' activity. Three weeks to completion from here may be a
push, but by the end of August is definitely probable.
Thanks for noticing, though... ;)
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Three weeks to completion from here may be a push, but by the end of August is definitely probable.
Thanks for noticing, though... ;)
End of August would be very nice, if you can manage that!
And
yes, I am a very good noticer - when it comes to cold hard facts and
figures, that is. Emotions and feelings are more... difficult. But
that's another subject.
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Wow, somebody (or somebodies) did three weeks of log pages while I was snoozing! 8)
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...and welcome to the Top 12 lollia paolina! ;D
I'll stand down for a bit... 8)
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I'll stand down for a bit... 8)
Yes, you should - Silvia isn't the Number 1 here for nothing.
I'm very pleased to see she's here! With her help, this ship will be done in a week!
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lollia paolina
Welcome to the top 12 !
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November 2, 1877
At Sea, North Pacific
Hmmm, she looks to be taking on some water...
Commences and until 4.00 a.m.
Clear
with passing clouds; moderate sea; moderate breeze from ENE. at 1.00
pumped ship out to 12 1/2 inches; at 2.00 showed 18 1/2 inches. pumped
out to 10 inches with 26 strokes of the pump, at 4.00 the well showed 14
inches.
4.00 to 8.00 a.m.
at 8.00 18 1/4 inches water in well.
6.00 to 8.00 P.M.
20 inches water in well.
Seems like a stable level, no further mention next day after this...
Commences and until 4.00
Clear and pleasant - light breeze from S'd & E'd. 20 inches water in well
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol040of067/vol040of067_083_1.jpg
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol040of067/vol040of067_084_0.jpg
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(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/MaryRose-leather_bucket.jpg)
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;D
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November 17, 1877
At Sea, North Pacific, approaching San Francisco
I think this means they tangled with the other ship, but it doesn't actually admit that... :o
Commences and until 4 a.m.
Clear
and pleasant - bright moonlight - smooth sea with long heavy NW swell
[...] at 3.30 sighted schooner's green light close under port bow -
starb'd fore topmast stun'sl boom carried away and hung from fore yard -
secured boom and got it on deck - moon set at 3.30 - ship rolling very
heavily.
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol040of067/vol040of067_091_0.jpg
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Definitively tangled with the other ship. Learning experience for whoever was watching for traffic?
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November 19, 1877
San Francisco, California
:( It's news to me she was even on board. I'll have to browse back through the comments to see if I missed it.
Meridian to 4.00 P.M. at 2.00 funeral party escorted the remains of Mrs. Capt. Glass ashore
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol040of067/vol040of067_092_0.jpg
..and here's part of the story... (from a set of pages I didn't transcribe)
October 22, 1877
Honolulu, Oahu, H.I.
Meridian to 4.00 P.M. at 1.30 rec'd case on board containing remains of Mrs. Capt. Glass.
http://oldweather.s3.amazonaws.com/ow3/final/USS%20Jamestown/vol040of067/vol040of067_078_0.jpg
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She must have been along to be "ship mother" with all those boys. How very young she was.
http://www.geni.com/people/Gertrude-Glass/6000000017451077419
Gertrude Glass
Birthdate: 1855
Death: Died 1877
Immediate Family:
Daughter of James Dabney Thornton and Sarah Frances Thornton
Wife of Henry Glass (USN) [Rear Admiral post Civil War]
Rest in Peace, Gertrude Thornton Glass.
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The progress counter has reached 100% - but she still says "Transcribe logs".
kimma,
Silvia, she's almost done - 9th March 1878 is the last page. Once
you've transcribed it, please post here so that we can all know your
victory.
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Currently at January 9th, 1878. That would mean another week of transcribing if it's just me, sooner with help. :P :)
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;D ;D ;D
GO TEAM GO
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Well, after the never-to-be-repeated feat of doing a month of log pages in an evening, I'm done! :P ;D
The 'Transcribe' light remains lit, though, so some back fill is still needed.
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If you are still getting Jamestown 1866 pages, you are not at a true
100% of your voyage, you are at a rounded up 99.x%. Keep trucking
along, you'll get there.
If you are getting sent to another ship
or being told "your voyage is over". you will know 100% of your voyage
is complete. :)
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Jamestown 1866 is DONE.
When I click transcribe I am sent to Albatross 1884.
I will notify the PTB.
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We made it home!!!!!
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w_U7_VdOYMU/VZcJSCUdnuI/AAAAAAAACrA/U-MzazgonJo/w677-h449-no/Fireworks%2Blarge.gif)
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Alright! Another victory! Woohoo!
Great work everybody - especially kimma001 and Silvia for finishing her off at the end.
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Congratulations! Well done to all the crew!
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Way to go everybody 8) 8) 8)
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YAY WE MADE IT
;D ;D ;D ;D
RAH RAH RAH
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Would someone puh-leaze set this ship to VAL already? It's been a whole week since she was completed!
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I will write and ask again, Hanibal. It really should have been done by now.
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Done. Thank you, Chris S. :)
http://www.oldweather.org/ships/514357d3a2fc8e0a5a000002
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Much better! :)
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Congrats everyone!