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4 [[line]] Thursday, May 20, 1880 [[line]] [[page includes tables with 5 columns - "|" used to better distinguish separate column fields for readability.]] [[table]] [[table headings:]] Time | Bar. | Air | Water | Wind 4 A.M.| 30.14| 49° | 50° | W 8 " [[ditto for: A.M.]]| .20|50 | 52 | WSW 12 M.| .26 | 56 | 51 | " [[ditto for: WSW]] 4 P.M.| .20 | 57 | 51 | SW. 8 " [[ditto for: P.M.]]| .24 | 50 | 50 |" [[ditto for: SW.]] 12 " [[ditto for: P.M.]]| .28 | 49 | 49| " [[ditto for: SW.]] [[/table]] Day clear, all sail set. Good breeze but some sea. [[line]] Friday May 21st [[line]] [[table]] 4 A.M. | 30.19 | 49 | 50 | S 8 " [[ditto for: A.M.]]| .15 | 49 | 49 | " [[ditto for: S]] 12 M. | .02 | 49 | 49 | " [[ditto for: S]] 4 P.M. | 29.76 | 50 | 48 |" [[ditto for: S]] 8 " [[ditto for: P.M.]]| .62 | 49 | 47 | " [[ditto for: S]] 12 " [[ditto for: P.M.]] | .60 | 46 | 46 | " [[ditto for: S]] [[/table]] Cloudy, turning into smart rain. Noon, all light sails in & mainsail reefed. Strong S. gale & heavy seas P.M. under double reefs, vessel pitching considerably and taking much water aboard. [[line]] Saturday May 22nd [[line]] [[table]] 4 A.M. | 29.52 | 46 | 47 | S. 8 " [[ditto for: A.M.]] | .61 | 44 | 47 | W. 12 M. | .74 | 49 | 46 | W. by S. 4 P.M. | .86 | 44 | 46 | W. by N. 8 " [[ditto for: P.M.]]| .90 | 44 | 45 | " [[ditto for: W. by N.]] 12 " [[ditto for: P.M.]]| 30.00 | 43 | 44 | " [[ditto for: W. by N.]] [[/table]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 5 At 4 A.M. wind hauling to W. and gale increasing lay to under reefed foresail. Later set double reefed mainsail and jib. P.M. partly clear weather cold. Gale continues the schr. laboring in a heavy sea, washing the decks. makes 3 kn. [[line]] Sunday May 23/80 [[line]] [[page includes tables with 5 columns - "|" used to better distinguish separate column fields.]] [[table]] [[table headings:]] Time | Barom. | Air. | Water. | Wind 4 A.M.| 30.10 | 43 | 44 | W by N 8 " [[ditto for: A.M.]]| .18 | 46 | 46 | " [[ditto for: W by N]] 12 M. | .24 | 49 | 46 | " [[ditto for: W by N]] 4 P.M. | .28 | 49 | 46 | W 8 " [[ditto for: P.M.]]| .28 | 45 | 46 | " [[ditto for: W]] 12 " [[ditto for: P.M.]]| .28| 44 | 45 | " [[ditto for: W]] [[/table]] Dry, half clear, and cold, with heavy swell from the westward & strong gale blowing. Evening cloudy & damp, wind & sea moderating. [[line]] Monday May 24th [[line]] [[table]] 4 A.M. | 30.29 | 44 | 45 | SW. 8 " [[ditto for: A.M.]]| .30 | 44 | 46 | SE. 12 M. | .34 | 47 | 46 | " [[ditto for: SE]] 4 P.M. | .30 | 44 | 46 | ESE. 8 " [[ditto for: P.M.]]| .30 | 46 | 46 | " [[ditto for: ESE.]] 12 " [[ditto for: P.M.]]| .26 | 46 | 46 | " [[ditto for: ESE.]] [[/table]] Overcast ending in cold drizzly rain. Heavy swell on. P.M. reduced sail and ran under foresail.
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schr. = abbreviation for schooner. & used in place of + when "and" is meant.