…windward. Orders, however, were being promptly given and obeyed, and as soon as the broken rudder was secured, four long spars were procured from different parts of the ship and nailed and lashed firmly together and weighted to hold them in place. This made a capital jury-rudder, as it’s called, and was ready in a few hours, nearly everybody working notwithstanding the blinding snow and the danger of being caught in the ice, as if jury-rudder making under just these circumstances were their regular everyday employment. This was lowered and secured in place, and moved by ropes attached on either side and worked by steam winch. Then finding it worked perfectly we set out for Plover Bay to repair damages. Got clear of the ice about 3 P.M....