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At 9.10 a detachment of Marines and Blue Jackets left the ship for the purpose of decorating the graves of all Seamen and Marines belonging to the U.S. Service.

J. Johanson (Lds) fell overboard from starboard mizzen rigging. He was safely rescued and found to have suffered only a slight bruise, having struck on his side against the mizzen channels.

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.

At 5 A.M., Brazilian Man of War hoisted colours, followed by all Men of War in harbor, hauled down colours at 5.05.

At 8. the Brazilian Man of War fired a salute of 22 guns, Japanese flag at the fore, which was returned by the Japanese fort on shore, by 21 guns. At 8:05 sent an Officer on board to the Brazilian Man of War to make the preliminary official call and found her to be the Almirante Barroso, 8 guns, Captain Castodeo de Mulo, from Sydney, 44 days out. At 8.15 the Almirante Baroso fired a salute of 15 guns, to Vice Admiral Salmon, R.N., which was returned by the Imperiuse, gun for gun, and at 8.25, one to Rear Admiral Belknap U.S.N., of 13 guns, which we returned gun for gun.

At 1040 the Portuguese gunboat Rio Lima came in and moored to the Northward of us. Sent an officer on board of her and found that she is commanded by Lieut Comdr. Jose Rebeiro de Santa Barbara, and that she left Kobe August 23^rd and encountered numerous wrecks of junks between Oo Sima and Cape Sima, these having been wrecked during the late typhoon.

By order of Commanding Officer, James M^cGonigle (O.S.) is to be called every morning at 4 o'clock until further orders for stowing himself away on berth deck, and not coming aft to clean poop when word was passed.

At 9.30 a detail of officers in dress, and the band in full dress, left the ship to attend the Memorial Service to be held on shore in honor of the late King Louis I of Portugal. Admiral Belknap and his personal staff also attended At 9.40 half-masted the Colors with the Portuguese Consulate and hoisted them again at 11:15 with the same Consulate. All the war vessels in the harbor half-masted their Colors during the Memorial Services. At 11:30 the Officers and band returned on board.

At 10:12 the P.M.S.S. China got under way, running aground to avoid collision with incoming Tramp steamer. The Admiral sent Officer to board her, with offer of Services.
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The U.S.S. Monocacy hauled the P.M.S.S. China off the ground at 4:05. China steamed to buoy at 4:45.

At 6.15 P.M.S.S.China left the harbor. Hoisted colors and paraded Band. The China dipping colors in passing. Answered in Kind.

1550 Anchored. Brgs:

1. Meige buoy W1/4S;
2. F buoy W1/4N;
3. I buoy NxE5/8E;
4. E buoy NExE;
5. B Buoy E3/8N;
6. NNE Flagstaff SWxW1/2W;
7. French Hatoba SxE;
8. English Storehouse SxE1/2E.

At 10 a funeral escort consisting of the band, a firing party of Marines, 8 pall bearers and 16 blue-jackets commanded by Naval Cadet Koester, left the ship under the command of Lieutenant Bowyer, to bury Louis P. Miller (2 class App.) who died at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Yokohama, Dec. 4, 1889.

Received on board the following musical instruments:-

1. 1 Clarinet B flat;
2. 1 E flat Cornet;
3. 1 B flat Cornet;
4. 2 E Flat Alto horns;
5. 2 B flat tenor horns,
6. 1 B flat baritone,
7. 1 E flat bass; and,
8. 1 bass drum.

• They logged wind and barometric data every half-hour for 20 hours on September 11-12, and for one hour one November 26. We have transcribed well over 80,000 pages of log books, and these are the first cases when something like this has been seen. If you see such a thing, enter the two Wind Direction and Force values for the hour separated by a comma, and enter the full pressures separated by a comma. (The AutoPressureFill macro will not expand values like 12,13 to 30.12,30.13;
• They spent most of the year sitting in port, traveling for only 679 hours in the year; and,
• They had a couple of days with Force 11 winds, and a Portuguese ship reported they saw a number of junks wrecked by a typhoon on their way to Yokohama from Kobe.