mss209-01-008v

May 7th

Weather clear cool and pleacent
Engenes working slowly on account of
shooking off boiler tubes Port Log at Noon
901 Mile long Esterly swell Aboutt
10 P M passed an Iceberg to the
Soutward Port Log Midnight 9,56 Miles
May 8th

Long swell from N^d or E^d at
950 A M sighted Land 3 points? on
port bow changed course to N.E.
by E 3/4 E, At Noon past 9. large Ice
bergs one on each beam farther passed
one large Ice berg and several large
pices of Ice Cape Race bearing at
noon N.E by E Signalled Ships
Name to Signal Station on Cape
Race and recived answer back again
God speed "About 5 pm got anchor
ready for letting go At 6 PM
Hans Cars light bore N.NE 1/2 E Cape Race
W S W Port Log reading 1061 miles Bright
Moonlight during night off 10,90
sighted Cape Spear light, Long Esterly
Swell Port Log at 12 oklook reading 1096,

May 9th

Running for St Johns Harbor
from 12 A M Ship rolling deeply but
easely by the long swell from the
Northward At 3,35 A M Anchord in
St. Johns Harbor with Port anchor
in 8 1/2 fathoms of Water and banked
Fires, Port Log rating at time of
anchorage 1104 miles Ships head
W.N.W During morning made
preparations for coaling Ship
The American Consul M Molloy