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Title on Binding: Log Book: Star of India, Volume 11, 13 November 1898 -- 4, November 1899 Title on Official Log: Log Book Voyages of the Ship Euterpe, no dateEntry/Object ID
A0245.1.11Scope and Content
One volume of the Euterpe vessel log prepared by Captain C. G. Saxe and 1st Mate Olaf Rod (126 pages), includes handwritten entries on a daily basis. Entries begin on November 13, 1898 and end on November 4, 1899. The log includes a list of the officers and crew onboard the Euterpe and identifies them by rank and occupation. This log is a continuation of log A0245.1.10 beginning November 1898 through November 1899.
Log Entry Summary: On November 13, 1898, Euterpe (with cargo of lumber) is taken in tow by the tugboat Pioneer and leaves Port Townsend, Washington, USA bound for Adelaide, Australia.
On November 14, 1898, Euterpe anchors in Clallam Bay, Washington, USA, near the entrance to Juan de Fuca Straits. November 15 through 19, 1898, while at anchor Euterpe encounters strong gales and heavy squalls with rain and high wind as the crew prepares the vessel for the upcoming voyage.
On November 20, 1898, Euterpe is taken in tow by the tugboat Pioneer and proceeds to sea. By late evening the crew sights Cape Flattery lighthouse. November 21 through 24, 1898, Euterpe encounters strong gales, heavy squalls, severe winds and high seas about 100 miles off the coast of the State of Washington, USA . The winds carry away the jib sail. The waves wash onto the deck and flood the forward cabin, the partition between the storeroom and dining room and supplies topple into the dining area. Captain Saxe is hurt by the falling stores. On November 26, 1898, Captain Saxe is better and up and about. The Euterpe sails south along the California coast and the vessel continues to encounter strong gales, squalls, high seas and heavy rain through December 1, 1898.
On December 28, 1898 the crew sights Molokai Island near Oahu, Hawaii. On December 29, 1898 the crew sights Lae O Ka La'au Point lighthouse, Molokai, Hawaii and the Euterpe passes Diamond Head and arrives in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii in the early morning. The Honolulu pilot arrives onboard and directs the Euterpe to an anchorage. On December 31, 1898, Euterpe is taken in tow by the tugboat Maui and proceeds to sea under sail bound for Adelaide, Australia.
On January 9, 1899 the crew sights Washington Island in the central Pacific Ocean approximately 1500 miles south of the Hawaiian Islands. On January 29, 1899 the crew sights Hunter Rock about 180 miles east of New Caledonia. February 3 through 7, 1899, Euterpe encounters strong gales, heavy squalls, high seas and rain about 250 miles east of Australia. On February 8 and 9, 1899 the crew sights Balls Pyramid and Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea approximately 370 miles east of Australia. February 20, 1899, Euterpe encounters strong gales and heavy seas. The force of the wind blows away the main top mast stay sail.
On February 21 and 22, 1899 the crew sights Deal Island lighthouse, Sugarloaf and Redondo Islands and Cape Otway as the Euterpe sails through the Bass Straits along the southern coast of Australia. February 27 through March 1, 1899, Euterpe encounters strong gales, violent squalls and tremendously heavy seas. The waves wash onto the vessel and flood the decks. Due to the violent weather and high seas the vessel lies over on her beam with the rails in the sea most of the time.
On March 5, 1899 the crew sights Cape Borda, Althorpe, Cape Marsden and Troubridge lighthouses as the Euterpe sails about 30 miles off the coast of South Australia toward Adelaide. On March 6, 1899, Euterpe is taken in tow by an unknown tugboat and arrives in Port Adelaide approximately 9 miles northwest of Adelaide, Australia and moors at a harbor buoy. On March 8, 1899 the pilot comes onboard and guides the Euterpe to a mooring at the wharf.
March 9 through April 8, 1899, Euterpe is in Port Adelaide. The crew and stevedores unload lumber, pickets and lathe. The crew removes the main royal yard for repair. Captain Saxes dismisses the cook from his duties for poor performance. Several of the crew receive their pay and go ashore. The crew begins to come back onboard and resume their normal duties, which includes chipping and painting the outside of the ship. The crew loads bags of flour and copper ore and washes the entire vessel.
On April 9, 1899, Euterpe is taken in tow by the tugboat Euro and anchors at a nearby roadstead (secure anchorage). April 10 through 13, 1899 the carpenter and crew repair a broken lower top sail yard and prepare the vessel for the upcoming voyage.
On April 14, 1899, Euterpe leaves the Port Adelaide roadstead bound for Newcastle, Australia. April 15 through 21, 1899, the crew sights Mount Lofty, Troubridge, Cape Broda and Cape Otway lighthouses, Smith Island, Devils Tower and Deal Island as the Euterpe sails along the southern coast of Australia. On April 28, 1899 the crew sights Port Stephens lighthouse as the Euterpe sails approximately 30 miles off the southeast coast of New South Wales, Australia. In the early morning hour, the pilot comes onboard and Euterpe is taken in tow by an unknown tugboat and arrives in Newcastle Harbor, Newcastle, Australia and moors at the wharf.
April 29 through May 4, 1899 the crew washes the deck, rigs the cargo gear and unloads flour and copper ore, trims the ballast and prepares the hold for a cargo of coal. May 5 through 8, 1899, Euterpe is taken in tow by an unknown tugboat and moors at the Ballast Ground. The crew trims the ballast and repairs rigging. On May 9, 1899, Euterpe is taken in tow by two unknown tugboats and moves to the No. 4 Crane and receives 400 tons of coal. On May 10, 1899, Euterpe is taken in tow by two unknown tugboats and returns to the Ballast Ground. May 11 through 14, 1899 the crew unloads ballast and washes the deck. On May 15 and 16, 1899, Euterpe is taken in tow by two unknown tugboats and moves to the No. 6 Crane and receives 1,684 tons of coal. The crew paints the outside of the ship. On May 17, 1899, Euterpe is taken in tow by two unknown tugboats and moors at the North Harbor buoy. On May 18 and 19, 1899 the crew washes the deck, sets up rigging and prepares the vessel for the upcoming voyage.
On May 20, 1899, Euterpe is taken in tow by two tugboats and leaves Newcastle Harbor, Newcastle, Australia bound for Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii. On May 23, 1899 the crew sights Lord Howe Island and Balls Pyramide as Euterpe sails about 600 miles off the east coast of New South Wales, Australia into the Pacific Ocean. May 24 through 29, 1899, Euterpe encounters strong gales, heavy squalls and tremendously high seas. The waves wash onto the vessel and flood the decks. The ship strains against the force of the sea and rolls from side to side.
June 12 through 17, 1899, Euterpe encounters brisk gales, heavy squalls and high seas about 600 miles north of New Zealand's North Island. The waves wash onto the vessel and flood the decks. The force of the wind carries away the mizzen royal halyard and breaks the yard. On June 19, 1899 the crew sights Rorutu Island approximately 350 miles south of Tahiti. On July 9, 1899, Euterpe encounters strong winds and high seas and the force of the wind carries away the main royal sail and halyard. The following day the crew repairs the damage to sail and rigging.
On July 11 and 12, 1899 the crew sights Cape Kumukahi on the eastern coast and Upolu Point on the northern tip of the Big Island of Hawaii as the Euterpe sails north to Oahu, Hawaii. On July 13 and 14, 1899 the crew sights Maui and Molokai Islands of Hawaii as the Euterpe is in route to Oahu, Hawaii. On July 15, 1899 the crew sights Koko Head on the southern coast of Oahu and by the early morning the Euterpe arrives in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii and is taken in tow by an unknown tugboat and anchors in Honolulu Harbor.
July 16 through 18, 1899 the crew paints various parts of the vessel and rigs the cargo gear. On July 19, 1899 the pilot comes aboard and the Euterpe is taken in tow by an unknown tugboat and moves to a mooring at the wharf. July 20 through August 7, 1899 several crew and laborers unload cargo, sailor C. Norman and able-bodied seaman, Ernst Gulich desert the ship, other members of the crew scrub and paint the vessel and clean the cargo holds and stevedores load ballast. On August 8, 1899 the pilot comes aboard and Euterpe moves from the wharf and moors alongside the barkentine Harvester at the Pacific Mail Dock. The crew prepares the ship for the upcoming voyage.
On August 9, 1899, Euterpe is taken in tow by an unknown tugboat and leaves Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii bound for Port Townsend, Washington, USA. By late evening Euterpe passes Kaena Point, on the western most tip of Oahu. On August 31, 1899, Euterpe encounters strong gales, squalls and high seas. The force of the wind carries away the jib sail. The crew makes repairs the following day.
On September 7 and 8, 1899 the crew sights Tatoosh Island lighthouse just off Cape Flattery, near the northwestern tip of the Olympic Penninsula, Washington, USA, at the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The Euterpe is taken in tow by the tugboat Sea Lion. Within the hour, the tow duty changes to the tugboat Wanderer and Euterpe passes Port Angeles, Washington and arrives in Port Townsend, Washington, USA and anchors in Port Townsend Harbor.
On September 9, 1899, Euterpe is taken in tow by the tugboat Holyoke and moves to Port Ludlow and moors at the wharf. The crew rigs the ballast gear and the captain releases the crew from service. On September 11, 1899, five crew return and Euterpe is taken in tow by an unknown tugboat and moves to an anchorage at the Ballast Ground. September 12 through 16, 1899, with the aid of a donkey engine five crew and three shore men unload and trim the ballast.
On September 17, 1899, Euterpe is taken in tow by an unknown tugboat and with the aid of six shore men moves to Seattle, Washington, USA and moors at the Moran Brothers Wharf. September 18 through 30, 1899 the crew chips and paints various parts of the vessel, removes the forward yard for repair and several crew members are paid off and released from service. On October 1, 1899, Euterpe is taken in tow by the tugboat Holyoke and moves to an anchorage at Port Ludlow, Washington, USA.
October 2 through 25, 1899 two crew members and several stevedores load a cargo of lumber and the remaining crew paints the outside of the ship. On October 26 and 27, 1899, Euterpe moves from the anchorage and moors at the wharf. Ed Carter, 2nd Mate begins work and two crew and six shore men secure all deck lashings. On October 28, 1899, Euterpe is taken in tow by the tugboat Tacoma and moves to an anchorage in Port Townsend and crew prepares the vessel for the upcoming voyage.
On October 30, 1899, Euterpe is taken in tow by the tugboat Tyee and moves west through the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The crew sights Dungeness lighthouse as Euterpe leaves Port Ludlow, Washington, USA bound for Fremantle, Australia. On October 31, 1899 the crew sights Pillar Point and Cape Flattery as the Euterpe sails through the Strait of Juan de Fuca toward the Pacific Ocean.
November 1 through 4, 1899, Euterpe encounters strong winds and an increasing gales accompanied by rain and high seas about 200 miles off the northwest coast of Washington State, USA. The force of the wind carries away the main top mast stay sail and the waves flood the decks as the ship labors to make headway in the heavy seas.
The volume ends with no further entries.Collection
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1898 - 1899
