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18 June
Yokohama

1630

At 4:30 the death of L. F. Kragh, Landsman, on board of this vessel, was reported, and the Certificate of the attending Surgeon specified the cause to be Cholera Morbus. An officer was sent on shore to make arrangements for the disposition of the body. The sick bay was promptly fumigated and disinfected, and the immediate clothing of the deceased burned by order of the Com^dg Officer.
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At the request of the Yokohama Health Officer, gave the body of L. F. Kragh to the Japanese authorities, to prepare it for burial at the quarantine station, being deemed prudent as a matter of precaution, his death having been sudden.

RIP L. F. Kragh

The next day, they reported this:

8 AM to Merid

Aired bedding, piped up all bags, and fumigated berth deck.

27 June
Yokohama

Just say "No," to booze!

At 3.20 called all hands to muster, and they were addressed by a lady in the cause of Temperance.

2 July
Yokohama

Either the lecture on temperance didn't take, or it wasn't delivered soon enough.

Pat Maley (CH) was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months confinement in such place as the Sec of the Navy may direct, to lose all pay due or that may become due him during such confinement, except the sum of $2.00 per month for necessary prison expenses and a further sum of $20.00 to be paid him at the expiration of his term of confinement, total loss of pay $740.00 then to be dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Naval Service.

James Sinclair, (Sea) was similarly sentenced except that the term of confinement was 3 years and corresponding loss of pay $959.00.

The offenses in each of the above cases were: drunkenness on duty; resisting arrest and treating with contempt his superior officer while in the execution of his duty.

The proceedings, findings and sentences were approved by the Rear Admiral Commanding.

2 July
Yokohama

Privates Doyle and Egan were brought on board by the police of the city, and having possibly been exposed to the cholera while on shore, were placed under sentry's charge on quarter deck.

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They were released from Sentry's charge on the 5^th.

Shades of the Concord

5 July
Steaming through the Inland Sea, Japan

At 12 o'clock fired national salute of 21 guns.

I wonder if the log keeper wrote it on the wrong day, or if they were going on the fact that Japan is a day ahead of the U.S. It is odd to fire the salute on the 5^th and not the 4^th.

Can't win

Private Egan was punished for leaving the ship without permission and being AWOL until brought aboard by the police. They didn't even give him a gold star for not contracting cholera.

Chemulpo, Korea
26 October, 1886

About 11:35 PM a very brilliant meteor passed through the zenith from South to North and burst with a perceptible noise.

Yokohama, Japan
December 27

1700

Harry Marshall (C. Top) fell out of the starboard fore rigging, striking on the channels in his fall. Jos. H. Speer (C. F. C.) gallantly jumped overboard with a line, and sustained Marshall above water until they were picked up by the dinghy.

The Sailor's Word-Book, by Admiral W. H. Smyth, 1867
CHAINS, properly Chain-wales, or Channels. Broad and thick planks projecting horizontally from the ship's outside, to which they are fayed and bolted, abreast of and somewhat behind the masts. They are formed to project the chain-plate, and give the lower rigging greater out-rig or spread, free from the top-sides of the ship, thus affording greater security and support to the masts, as well as to prevent the shrouds from damaging the gunwale, or being hurt by rubbing against it. Of course they are respectively designated fore, main, and mizen. They are now discontinued in many ships, the eyes being secured to the timber-heads, and frequently within the gunwale to the stringers or lower shelf-pieces above the water-way.—In the chains, applies to the leadsman who stands on the channels between two shrouds to heave the hand-lead.

Illustrated bilingual glossary of nautical terms from the age of fighting sail 1780-1830
Although the main purpose of this work is to translate the terms, the illustrations are often very helpful.

I would have thought Harry Marshall would have been badly hurt by striking the channels, but there was no further mention of him.

Thanks for the definition.

The voyage for 1886 has been completed. You can see the voyage here and, for more detail, you can download the KML file and view it with Google Earth. A few people were mentioned here.

These are the weather statistics for this voyage:

Weather Element	Records
DirT	8735
Kts	8700
Baro	8737
Attd	8745
Dry	8747
Wet	8719
Water	1359
Weather	8717
Clouds	8697
Clear	8634
Total	79790

Omaha travelled a total of 10502 miles.

How come you have more Attached Thermometer readings than Barometer readings?