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Title on Binding: Log Book Star of India, Volume 6, 25 August 1892 - 15 October 1893 Title on Official Log: Log Book of the Euterpe, No dateEntry/Object ID
A0245.1.07Scope and Content
One volume of the Euterpe vessel log prepared by an unknown party, probably Captain Roland Streeter (266 pages), includes handwritten entries on a daily basis. Entries begin on August 25, 1892 and end on October 15, 1893.
Log Entry Summary: The log entries begin on August 25, 1892, the Euterpe is in the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately 500 miles off the coast of France, latitude 45.19 north and longitude 9.40 west. The log fails to document when the Euterpe leaves Glasgow, Scotland (probably early or mid August 1892). The Euterpe is bound for Dunedin, New Zealand.
On September 3, 1892 the crew sights Madeira Island, approximately 500 miles off the coast of Morocco.
Throughout the voyage the crew is overhauling blocks and braces, scraping, stripping and painting various parts of the vessel, repairing rigging, scrubbing, scraping and oiling decks, cleaning and varnishing brightwork and performing general sailing duties.
The Euterpe cargo includes coal, which is prone to spontaneous heating and can ignite without proper ventilation. During the voyage the crew is frequently checking the coal temperature and venting the main cargo hold to reduce the chance of an onboard coal fire.
November 6 through 18, 1892, Euterpe encounters high seas and winds reaching hurricane force near the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. The vessel tumbles about violently and waves come over the bow and flood the decks. A high cross sea strikes the rudder on the Euterpe and knocks the sailor manning the steering wheel to the deck and breaks several spokes off the wheel.
On December 7, 1892, Euterpe is approximately 1200 miles off the southern coast of Australia and the crew sights an iceberg. On December 18, 1892 the crew sights the Snares Islands and Stewart Island off the southern end of the South Island of New Zealand. On December 19 and 20, 1892 the crew sights Nugget Point and Cape Saunders as the Euterpe moves up the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. On December 22, 1892, Euterpe is taken in tow by the steam tugboat Plucky and arrives in Otago Harbor and moors at Port Chalmers, New Zealand.
December 24, 1892 the crew unloads coal onto the lighters (barges) Henry and Thomas. December 26 through 29, 1892 the crew continues to unload coal and general cargo. On December 30, 1892, Euterpe is taken in tow by the steam tugboats Plucky and Koputai and moves down the harbor to the wharf in Dunedin, New Zealand.
January 3 through 29, 1893 the crew and local workers unload pig iron and coal, clean the vessel and load and trim ballast. Apprentices Richard Fallowfield, Robert MacPherson and Edward Perry and able-bodied seaman James Smith are absent without leave and desert the ship, three able-bodied seamen transfer to another vessel.
January 31, 1893, the crew hauls the Euterpe down the wharf alongside the vessel Canterbury and unloads cargo bound for Wellington, New Zealand. February 1 through 19, 1893 the crew and local workers continue to unload cargo, trim ballast, transfer dunuage between decks, clean the cargo hold, caulk and paint various parts of the vessel and load tallow. On February 20, 1893, Euterpe is taken in tow by steam tugboats Plucky and Koputai and moves up the harbor to Port Chalmers, New Zealand and moors at the wharf. February 21 through April 12, 1893 the crew cleans, scrapes and paints the vessel. The crew loads wool, wheat, tallow and pelts from shore and the steam ships Brunner and Invercargill … [illegible]. The crew trims ballast and prepares for the upcoming voyage. Seamen A. Beaton, J. Carter, Jansen, McDonald, Todd, F. Renaut, J. McKenzie, D. McLeod and McCowan … [illegible] join the crew.
On April 13, 1893, Euterpe is taken in tow by the steam tugboat Plucky and leaves Port Chalmers and clears Taiaroa Head in the late evening bound for London, England.
On April 28, 1893 the crew sights the Antipodes Islands, approximately 550 miles southeast of the South Island of New Zealand. On May 26, 1893, Euterpe encounters a strong gale and squalls with high seas approximately 200 miles off the coast of Chile. The vessel tumbles about violently and waves wash onto the decks. The crew is battling an infestation of rats during the voyage and on June 17, 1893, thirty-two rats were caught in the traps. Throughout the voyage the crew is cleaning, scraping and painting various parts of the vessel, repairing rigging, holystoning and oiling the decks, cleaning and varnishing brightwork and performing general sailing duties.
On September 8, 1893 the crew sights Bishops Rock and Lizard lighthouses and Portland Bill just off the coast of Cornwall, England. On September 9 and 10, 1893 the crew sights St. Catherine's, Beachy Head and Dungeness lighthouses as the Euterpe sails along the south coast of England. On September 11, 1893, Euterpe anchors off South Foreland Head near Dover, England.
On September 12, 1893, Euterpe arrives in London, England and is taken in tow by the steam tugboat Shamrock and moves up the Thames River to Gravesend and moors at the East India Docks just outside London, England.
On October 4, 1893, Euterpe is taken in tow by the tugboat Renoron … [illegible] and leaves the East India Docks, near London, England and moves down the Thames River. At Gravesend, Euterpe is taken in tow by the tugboat Hibernia … [illegible] and continues down river to an anchorage. On October 5, 1893, Euterpe is taken in tow by an unknown tugboat and moves to an anchorage in The Downs, which is an area along the eastern coast of Kent from Dover to the North Foreland in southern England.
On October 9, 1893, Euterpe leaves The Downs bound for Glasgow, Scotland. On October 10, 1893 the crew sights Beachy Head and St. Catherine's lighthouses and the Isle of Wright as the Euterpe sails along the south coast of England. October 11 through 13, 1893, the crew sights Anvil Point, Start Point and Wolf Rock lighthouses as the Euterpe sails around the southwestern tip of England. On October 14, 1893, Euterpe is taken in tow by the steam tugboat Flying Sprite and the crew sights Saint John's Point and South Rock lighthouses off the northeast coast of Ireland as the Euterpe moves up the west coast of England toward Corsewell Point off the west coast of Scotland, approximately 75 miles north of the Isle of Mann.
The log entries end on October 15, 1893, as the Euterpe is taken in tow by the steam tugboat Flying Irishman near Pladda Island, off the south coast of the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde. The Firth of Clyde is the entry point to the River Clyde and the ports of Dumbarton and Glasgow, Scotland. The vessel log fails to document when the Euterpe arrives in Glasgow, Scotland.
The volume has several blank, unused pages at the end of the document.Collection
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1892 - 1893
