Observed holiday of Julyth, omitted quarters and drills for this reason. Held filed day sports in competition with "Mojave" as follows:-At noon fired national salute.
- Shovel race, Mojave first, Haida second;
- Dinghy race, Haida first, Mojave second;
- Sailing race, Mojave first, Haida second and third, Mojave fourth;
- Rowing race, 10 oared cutter, Haida first, Mojave second;
- Baseball game, Haida 8, Mojave 5;
- Tug of War, no decision;
- Tennis matches, Mojave won 6-3 and 7-5.
Anchored off E side Bogoslof Id.L tan 183 R tan 275T, L tan first peak 204, R tan first peak 213,
L tan second peak 215, R tan 2nd peak 217, L tan Fire Id 291, R tan Fire Id 299
Saturday, August 4thMid to 4:00 am. Received official notice of the death of the President of the United States, from Commander Bering Sea Patrol Force.
In accordance with Art 31.21 Regs. set ensign and jack at half mast at sunrise. Omitted firing of half hourly gun on account of proximity to seal herd.
Sunday, August 5thHalf-masted ensign & jack at sunrise on account of Death of President Harding.
08:00 Suspended all unnecessary work and drills on account of Anniversary of founding of the United States Coast Guard.
Half-masted ensign at sunrise on Monday the 6th. Nothing mentioned on the 7th and 8th, but they half-masted them again on the 9th.Half-masted ensign & jack at sunrise in accordance with radio orders from Commander Bering Sea Patrol Force.
Suspended all unnecessary work and observed day of mourning for death of President Harding in accordance with Presidential proclamation and orders Coast Guard Headquarters and Commander Bering Sea Patrol Force.
8:00 Half-masted ensign and jack.
9:55 to 10:05 Observed period of silence during burial of the late President Harding, by order of the Commanding Officer.
Suspended all unnecessary work and observed day of mourning.
12:00 Full peaked colors by order of the Commander Bering Sea Patrol Force.
09:30 Stopped to examine sea water for investigation of volcanic ash reported by S. S. BUFORD. Found no evidence of volcanic ash but did find considerable bird refuse in water.
Apparently she was not far out of Yokohama. There is an article in the N.Y. Times, but you neet to be subscriber to see it. This article is from one of the people on the ship. Apparently the damage to the ship was caused by the great Kanto Earthquake of 5 September. The article is harrowing to read, the destruction of Yokohama and Tokyo is unimaginable.03:15, received distress call from Japanese steamer TAIYO MARU. Could not receive information about her position as she would send it only in Japanese.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4. -- The Japanese liner Taiyo Maru, credited with being the largest steamer sailing out of an American Pacific port, sent out SOS signals from a point off the coast of Japan at 4:44 A.M. today, and then held a long radio conversation in Japanese code with the steamer Korea Maru in Yokohama harbor, according to a message received by in navy radio here from its station in Cordova, Alaska.
