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25 of New Bedford Charles a Chace Master Frid Jan 22d this day Comes in With fine Weather Crew Emp sending down yards all down exceptions fore & main yard took all Boats of house and Cleaned out the run and pumped moar water out of the ground tere Ship leaking about the same 10 inches in 11 hours so ends this day.
Sat Jan 23d: this day Comes in at 8 am hight Water hauled the Ship on the dry Dock and started to take her up had some dificulty in geting Bily blocks to Bare got up at 3:30 pm and that finished the day Capt payed the Crew off 5.30pm so ends this day
Sun Jan 24th: this day Comes in With Crew off on leaf going and Coming one four Masted Schr arived this pm from Portland Maine this am Washed decks at 4 pm some of the Crew Came on Board Drunk and Started fighting amoung themselves put two in irons so ends this day
[In margain, written vertically] Philip Varela Sylvester Montero men in disturbance Varela refuatedly striking P Neves on head with belaying pin Neves doing nothing CRC Master
Mon Jan 25 th: this day Comes in With good Weather at 6.30 am Carpenters started strip the Cooper of and Sheathing at 9 am. took two men out of hand Cufs from 8 am to 9 am Rain 5 pm Carpenters give Work so ends this day
Sun Jan 26th: this day Comes in With fine Weather 7am Carpenters Started Work some them Work on the Ship stern tacking out some Bad Wood 5 pm Closed Work so ends day
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES Line 7: The "run" is a small storage area beneath the after cabin. Line 8: "ground tier" is a space in the main hold just about the keel, where the largest casks of oil are stored. Lines 29 & 30: None of these men are listed in the shipping crew.
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26 Remarks on Board of Andrew Hicks Wed Jan 27th this day Comes in With good Weather Carpenters turned too 7 pm taking out 12 foot of fals keel [corrected by captain to] 18 feet of main keel at 5 pm had taken some of it 5 pm Closed the Work so ends this day
Thurs Jan 28 this day Comes in With fine Weather Crew doing nothing Carpenters Working on the keel and taking out part of the stern and some of them Working on timbers in fore peek some time During day Joseph Herman deserted the ship. Nicholas Fernandes Sick of duty so ends this day
Frid Jan 29th this day Comes in With fine Weather Carpenters puting in part of new stern and took of 17 feet of keel Crew doing odd jobs about the Ship and dock so ends this day
Sat Jan 30th this day Comes in With fine Weather Crew doing nothing Carpenters Working in fore Peek puting in New timbers 1 pm Joseph Phillips Came on Board from the hospitle 5 pm Carpenters finished for the day so ends this day
Sun Jan 31st this day Comes in With fine Weather at 7.30 am Crew Refused to Wash the Deck [remainder of sentence crossed out by Capt.] finally Capt give it up at Dinner time some of them Came aft and got there diner served to them and Whent to the Ship rail and throwed over on the dry dock not satisfied With it. so ends this day
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES Line 5: turn too time must have been 7 am. Line 24: Joseph Phillips is not listed in the shipping crew
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27 1915of New Bedford Charles a Chace Master Feb. 1 st Fine Weather & warm. carpenters at work on new piece keel, false keel & inside work also on new pointers Mr Griffith gave up log book today & demanded passage paid home. Nicolas Fernandes in bunk today & refuses to be treated by doctor & also will not allow master to treat. crew back & forth ashore no work going on on board. So ends this day. Ramon Britto... still of duty buboa 2 nd. Showers in early morning clearing by 8AM & warm during day. put in new piece of keel but did not get it fastened carried N. Fernandez to Hospital rather than let him die in forecastle. hope to get him able to work later on. carpenters put in ceiling today beside working on keel look along gar board & found it perfect as far as we went. washed off decks in morning. So Ends this day
3rd Warm day with light passing showers. finished fastening piece main keel put in one piece false keel (or started to. also at work inside putting in ceiling. AM Antone Andrade & Pedro Nevea were fighting on the dock they were separated by bystanders Antone Andrade resisted all authority & polic take him to station police) he was later tried in court & sentenced to fourteen days in jail for making a dis turbance. [In margain, written vertically] N. Fernandes turned out of hospital he being [same?] & not allowing doctors to care buboa. 4th Warm day finished false keel. at work caulking. putting in trunnels & getting out pointers. Raphael M Soares arrested in street this P.M. for some reason unknown to writer at present.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES Line 6: Beginning on Feb 1, the difference in handwriting indicates that the log is now being kept by a different officer. The first mate, William Griffiths, chose to leave the vessel in frustration - See entry for Jan. 11. Lines 13 & 38: "Buboa" appears to be a nickname for the log keeper. Likely, the keeper is Francis Brown, the former 2nd mate. Line 19: Note that repairs are going on in addition the reparing the leak. Earlier in American whaling, vessels were subjected to a major refit following nearly every voyage. Later in the whaling era, more of the refit work was left to the crew while underway, or in foreign ports.
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28 Remarks continued Feb 5th Warm & dry putting in breast hook & got one pointer partly fastened. caulking on outside & putting in trunnels So ends [In margain, written vertically] C. Almeida about got tired of playing sick. Feb 6th Another warm day carpenters at work putting on cement & sheathing. some copper & finishing up inside & out. quit work at 4 P.M. instead of usual 2 P.M. on saturdays so ends this day
7th Light S.W. air & warm Sunday & nothing doing except a lot of noise over the arrival of Jack Johnson wife & several followers So ends Sunday
8th Light S.W. & hot. carpenters employed putting on cement sheathing & copper. P. Varella sick swollen testicle & gonnorhea. gave remidies. pumped a little water in hold to wet new work carpenters wished it. finished with the carpenters this P.M. Another day gone
9th A hot day today very little wind. finished putting on copper & vessel ready to lower at 5 P.M. low water. So ends
10th Another hot day with a very little wind started to lower ship at 8 am at 11 am. got her out of dock & made fast at pierhead started putting in ballast taken out. took cables on board picked up buoyed chain & shackled it on board. got to main yards from dock yard also topgallant yds. So ends this day.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES Line 17: Jack Johnson was the heavyweight boxing champ 1908-1915
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29 1915Remarks continued
Feb. 11th Another hot day crew employed getting goods on board from dock yard. took on balance of ballast (rock) sails sent up yds. except F.T.G. yard discharged Mr. Griffith today at his request. [entry complete symbols] 12th. Hot day with little wind. employed getting goods on board from yard & ware house, also got water from water boat. J Walter off supposed to have gone to court at 10 a.m. but did not return P.M. Ramon Da Britto & Nicolas Fernandez still off duty (syphilis) [entry complete symbols] 13th Very hot & day employed in hold took balance of goods from shore at Blackwoods yard. also from custom ware house. [entry complete symbols]
14th Very warm day unless in the shade. a moderate breeze from Eastward. crew mostly ashore except meal times. Mr Griffith went on board stem. Korona this P.M. bound to N.Y. [entry complete symbols]
15th Fine weather with a little more breeze. not so hot. got ship out at high water 3:30 P.M. Sent cooper to hospital to have uretha dilated by order of port doctor. Llewelyn Griffith & George Smithernst diserted. did not come on board this morning. bent balance of sails