. Narrative of a voyage to the Polar Sea during 1875-6 in ships ' Alert' and 'Discovery' [microform]. Alert (Ship); Discovery (Ship); Alerte (Navire); Discovery (Navire); Natural history; Sciences naturelles. IH" II.'OZIIN CIIIMNKV 179 nd. It est er a need, si/.e the salt- f the ^ de- )Gri- the adly )ntal the ])iir|)OS('of ecouomisiiii^ the heat. \W iiilrodiieiiiLr tall upright riiiiiiels this aiiiioyaiice was removed. 'J'he moisture fornied by llie iiieetiiig of tlio hot and eohl air inside the f'liuiiels f'roxe and gradually col- leetedsuflicieiitlv to lessen tlie (lrau<i:ht. At
. Narrative of a voyage to the Polar Sea during 1875-6 in ships ' Alert' and 'Discovery' [microform]. Alert (Ship); Discovery (Ship); Alerte (Navire); Discovery (Navire); Natural history; Sciences naturelles. IH" II.'OZIIN CIIIMNKV 179 nd. It est er a need, si/.e the salt- f the ^ de- )Gri- the adly )ntal the ])iir|)OS('of ecouomisiiii^ the heat. \W iiilrodiieiiiLr tall upright riiiiiiels this aiiiioyaiice was removed. 'J'he moisture fornied by llie iiieetiiig of tlio hot and eohl air inside the f'liuiiels f'roxe and gradually col- leetedsuflicieiitlv to lessen tlie (lrau<i:ht. At the top of tlie funnels ieiek's fornied, bhn'king up the apertures and liaiiging down outside; these if permitted to increase, would at last close llu' funnel entirely. It was dillicult to remove the ice that accinnulated in- side, except by allow- ing it to melt naturally and run out through the joints iu the funnelling, where it was collected in buckets. The greatest annoyance of all, and which has never yet been completely avoided in Arctic shij)S, was the moisture which collected on the beams of the mess- deck, to such an extent as to necessitate their being fre- quently s})ongcd in order to prevent it dri[)])ing. The immediate neighbourhood of the entrance hatchways and the ' downtakes,' where the rush of cold outer air caused vapour to f(jrm, Avere the dampest ])arts. The steam from the co[)i)ers during cooking times also added considerably to the evil. A thoi'ougli mode of warming and ventilating the lower deck of a ship is \ -2. lliDZKN" ClllMMlY. ^\U. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nares, George S. (George Strong), 1831-1915; Feilden, H. W. (Henry Wemyss). London : S. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington
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