March 15, 1899, Arose at 3:00 AM. Clear and cold. Calm. Barometer falling. About 6:00 AM became overcast and cloudy. At 7:30 started to heave in on starboard chain. Raining. Got underway at 8:00 and stood out from anchorage, after a half hour delay in clearing anchor. Passed through First Narrows (narrow indeed) Then slowed to steerage way for nearly an hour on account of rain and fog shutting in. Started a head full speed at 11:30 and headed for Second Narrows. Navigator coursing ship. Mustered at quarters, and had setting up drill. Saw four wrecked steamers in first Narrows. Passed a German steamer, named "Neko" bound out. Set clock back 8 minutes. Blowing very hard during afternoon and raining terribly. Used different and various courses passing through New Channel – (very new to me). Sandy Point in sight at 2:30. Came to anchor at 3:00 PM off Sandy Point in 21 fathoms of water. Found in port, the Chilean Cruiser "Ministro Zenteno" (Sister ship of the USS New Orleans) fired at 3:15 a salute of 21 guns. Chilean flag at main mast. The salute was returned after a good deal of delay by the "Zenteno" (probably had to go and load the powder – Ha!) with an American flag at main. Rather overcast towards evening. Had quarters and exercised at physical drill. At 5:00 AM an officer from the Cruiser made a boarding visit which was returned by Ensign Beekuap.
Wrote to J. and went to sleep.
Lat bearings 52° 42' S at ...
Long bearings 70° 16' W.
18, 21; 14, 2; 15, 18, 7, 7, 15, 23; 20, 18, 9, 15; 12, 13, 15, 2;
16, 13, 23, 4; 19, 12, 4; 12, 21, 7, 22, 13,; 17, 26, 24, 16:
7, 19, 18, 13, 16, 8; 12, 21; 19, 22, 9; 8, 19, 22; 4, 12, 6, 15, 23;
13, 22, 5, 22, 9; 23, 12, 6, 25, 7; 19, 18, 8,;15, 12, 5, 22; 21, 12, 9;
19, 22, 9
Quite a large number of ships in the harbor, and quite a large town.
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