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February 28, 1899. Arose at reveille (5:00 AM). Clear and pleasant. Light NE'ly airs. Resumed coaling at 6:00 AM. Started reading "The Scarlet Letter" by Hawthorne. The Commanding Officer made official calls to H.M.S. Basilisk and to the Capt. of the Port, also to the U.S. Minister and U.S. Consul. Took in 20,000 gallons of water for boiler use. Everybody coaling ship. The men working on the forward cargo deck, stowing coal, struck for liberty and would not work. Making a terrible uproar and shouting for liberty. At 9:30 German Steamer "Mendoza" came in.

Wrote to J.

February 29, 1899, this shows how absent-minded I am getting.

March 1, 1899, arose at usual time. About 3:00 AM, a manhole gasket in boiler “F” blew out. Clear and pleasant. Light breeze from E.S.E. Crew engaged coaling ship from lighters alongside.
Colonel Carlos Gaudencio, Commandant de Marina, and Captain General de Puerto (Capt Gen'l of the Port) with a health officer, paid an official visit to the Captain. The commanding officer of the HMS Basilisk paid an official visit to the Captain of this ship. At 11:30 Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the U.S. visited the shipping company with the US Council of Monteiro. At 1:30 the US Minister left the ship, and we fired a 15 gun salute in his honor. All the public vessels in the harbor dressed the ship at noon (excepting us) with the Uruguayan flag at main touch. At 6:00 PM, knocked off coaling ship. The giga crew were put under sentry charge to await action for being drunk. Took in 450 tons of coal. Fireworks and bombs are being shut off, owning to an election. That's why the ships were decorated. Mustered at quarters and Captain gave us a speech on why he wouldn't let us go ashore, etc. Several rowdies congregated in the forecastle and brought this about. They apologized later. 

Wrote to J and mailed letter. 

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