From NYMR reports (except as noted):

• Ice Reports already in January with December sightings; numbers of reports increasing weekly.
• Jan -- From 46^o24'N 44^o38[?]'W & 46^o32'N 48^o26'W several bergs & light field ice.
• Jan 13 SS "Nessmore" ran into berg from Baltimore to Liverpool, some damage to bows.
• Jan 13 SS "Nessmore" collided with berg and damaged. (#93).
• Jan 14 SS "Ohio" from Liverpool to Philadelphia 46^o46'N 47^o22'W passed through detached ice for 1 hour. The field looked to be heavy to the northward; too dark to see far, but there was a very bright ice blink for ~40m.
• Jan 14 47^o10'N 48^o15'W field ice and numerous bergs.
• Jan 17 45^o and 46^oN, 46^o and 47^oW several bergs.
• Jan 19 SS "City of Berlin" from New York to Liverpool 47^oN 47^oW saw a field of ice extending northward beyond view; evening of same day passed an iceberg.
• Jan 19 SS "Croma", Lord, from New York to Leith 46^o [or 48^o] N 48^oW encountered an ice field. Went to the south 70m in an endeavour to clear the field but cut through it, as the ice still extended southward beyond view.
• Jan 20 46^o34'N 45^o2'W a berg ~200' high.
• Jan 20 45^o53'N 41^o33'W, 2 bergs, the first ~250' long and 150' high, and the second ~100' long and 50' high, looking like a church with 2 steeples.
• Jan 20 SS "Endeavour" from Leith to New York 41^o[! 44^o?]25'N 48^o15'W entered a large ice field and steamed 9 hours through it, passed through small bergs.
• Jan 20 SS "Mineola" 44^o34'N 48^o40'W passed a berg ~1m long and 700' high; sam time saw another large berg.
• Jan 21 46^o25'N 46^o36'W a small berg and large quantities of field ice.
• Jan 21 SS "Istrian" 46^o30'N 47^o6'W sighted a berg apparently 400' long also 3 moderate sized bergs; also passed for 4 hours through miles of densely packed ice, extending as far as the eye could reach.
• Jan 21 47^o30'N 46^o35'W to 46^o16'N 47^o13'W great quantities of ice & several bergs.
• Jan 22-23 47^o27'N 45^o76[!]'W a large double-peaked berg 40' high and 130' long; 23rd, large quantities of field ice and several small bergs awash.
• Jan 23 45^o49'N 46^o40'W, 3 large bergs and immense fields of ice.
• Jan 23 45^o52'N 47^o33'W bergs and field ice, the largest berg was 100' high.
• Jan 23-26 SS "Ocean" 49^o16'N 47^o15'W to 45^o26'N 51^o02'W passed through an ice field and saw numerous bergs.
• Jan 24 SS "Lydian Monarch" at Halifax when off Newfoundland passed a quantity of field ice and a number of huge bergs.
• Jan 25 SS "Washington City" ran into field ice and damaged plates, leaking.
• Jan 25 SS "Miranda" left Halifax for St.John's; was unable to reach that port in consequence of the ice and was forced to proceed to the Bay of Bulls.
• Jan 25 (from St.John's): SS "Caspian" on her way here from Halifax reached Cape Race 23rd and endeavoured to push through, but the ice was too heavy for her. She had to proceed to Liverpool with our mails and passengers. SS "Circassian" is still blockaded, waiting till the ice moves off.
• Jan 25 SS "Darial" 47^o17'N 47^o56'W ran into a field of broken ice, very dense at times, extending northwards indefinitely and stretching 20m to southward; general drift SSW; steered southerly, passing several bergs from 20'-30' high, the last in 45^o10'N 48^o14'W.
• Jan 26 45^oN 51^oW, 4 bergs and field ice.
• Jan 26 45^o54'N 48^oW a quantity of field ice.
• Jan 26? SS "Gothia" 46^oN 45^oW to 44^oN 50^oW passed several bergs and field ice.
• Jan 27 45^o19'N 47^o21'W a large berg, later several extensive ice floes.
• Jan 27 43^oN 49^o35'W a berg ~450' long and 200' high.
• Jan 27 SS "Kansas" 46^o13[?]'N 41^o11'[!]W a field of ice which extended 100m to westward and as far as the eye could see.
• Jan 27 SS "Buffalo" from Hull to New York 48^o14'N 46^o30'W passed a quantity of loose field ice; 28th, passed through heavy field ice; for 4 hours 48^oN 48^o20'W passed 5 large and several small bergs in fields of ice from 5 to 15m long; 29th, fell in with ice again but cleared it in 45^o22'N 49^o14'W; passed through in all ~130m [or 180m] of ice.
• Jan 28 SS "Washington City" was in ice at intervals from 47^o45'N 48^o26'W to 44^o45'N 51^o42'W and damaged bow plates. (#93).
• Jan 28 SS "Amnio?" from Hamburg to New York 46^o30'N 47^oW passed through a large ice field extending to 42^o50'N 48^oW during which sighted ~20 bergs, one very large ~200' high.
• Jan 28? 46^o24'N 47^o29'W, 2 large bergs and field ice in large quantities.
• Jan 29 SS "Gillet" between 46^o50'N 46^o45'W and 45^o32'N 48^o15'W collided with ice and got holed. (#93).
• Jan 29 SS "Trave" from Bremen to New York 43^oN 49^o10'W passed a large berg ~150' high, 600' long and 300' broad.
• Jan~29 Telegram to Bowring and Archibald from St.John's states that the whole eastern coast of Newfoundland is blockaded with ice.
• Jan 30 SS "Gellert" 47^o49'N 46^o30'W to 45^o30'W passed much field ice and saws several bergs.
• Jan 30 45^oN 47^oW, 3 large bergs and great quantities of field ice.
• Jan 31 Bark "Carpasian" from North Sydney to St.John's jammed in-shore by ice.
• Jan 31 43^o14'N 48^o45'W a large berg.
• Jan 31 46^o16'N 43^o30'W a large number of bergs and a field of ice 150m in length.
• Feb -- SS "Wild Flower" met ice 300m E of Cape Race,stove bow etc. (#93).
• Feb -- SS "India" from Baltimore to Hamburg was damaged by ice. (#93).
• Feb -- SS "Silvia" 44^o30'N 48^o10'W was 6 days in the ice, damaged. (#93).
• Feb -- SS "La Normandie" 44^o30'N 48^o59'W field ice, had to run 40m S to clear it.
• Feb -- 47^o44'N 44^o48'W a heavy field of ice.
• Feb -- 43^o09'N 49^o4'W to 42^o55'N 49^o46'W one field of ice.
• Feb 1 43^o24'N 48^o35'W, 1 very large and 2 small bergs and several small pieces of ice; 46^o05'N 47^oW to 44^o18'N 48^o40'W [see SS "Devonia" Feb 5] heavy field ice with bergs of enormous size; 47^o50'N 48^o5'W a berg; 44^o52'N 49^o47'W a berg; 46^o42'N 46^o54'W to 43^o47'N 48^o52'W dense field ice [extending in a NNE and SSW direction] and several large bergs; steamed along the edge of field ice for 190m; 44^o56'N 45^o5'W, 2 bergs and several small pieces of ice to the westward [large quantities of field ice]; [SS "Aller"] 43^o14'N 48^o40'W a large berg; [42^o52'N 48^o44'W a large berg; 43^oN 50^oW passed fields of light snow ice]; 49^oN 49^o19'W a large berg and field ice. (MWR).
• Feb 1-3 47^o44'N 47^o03'W to 44^o14'N 48^o48'W large ice field containing several large bergs. (MWR).
• Feb 1-4 SS "Marecca" 49^oN 49^o10'W and 43^o17'N 50^o36'W plates bent. (#93).
• Feb 1-4 SS "Mareca" 49^oN 49^o encountered immense fields of ice and passed a berg ~100' high; 2nd, 45^o10'N 48^o11'W passed 20 bergs ranging from 20'-200' high and later saw a schooner fast in the ice with all sails set, she had no signals flying; 4th, 43^o17'N 50^o35'W got clear of the ice.
• Feb 2 44^o50'N 48^o5'W to 44^o48'N 48^o10'W heavy field ice and 1 berg [250' high]; 44^o57'N 47^o24'W a berg 50' high and 200' long, and another 150' high; also small bergs and heavy field ice; [SS "Samaria"] 42^o55'N 48^o08'W field of ice ~5m in extent [not dangerous to shipping]; 43^o25'N 48^o58'W to 43^o22'N 49^o5'W large field of floe ice 5m in extent; 43^o45'N 48^o35'W a very large berg 245' high; 44^o10'N 48^o45'W a large berg ~150' high; 43^o49'N 49^o28'W a high berg.(MWR).
• Feb 3 44^oN 48^o-49^oW, 18 small bergs in dense field of ice; 44^o52'N 46^o45'W, 8 large bergs; [SS "State of Nevada"] 45^oN 47^oW to 43^oN 49^oW, 3 large bergs and sailed southward along the edge of field ice for 12 hours; 43^o17'N 49^o35'W berg with large round base; 45^o16'N 47^o17'W large double berg; 43^o30'N 50^o20'W densely packed field of ice for 20m; later berg 1/4m long and 300' high. (MWR).
• Feb 3 Schooner "Centennial" from Fortune Bay, NF, at Gloucester reports meeting in the Gulf, 30m east of Scatary, heavy field ice extending beyond view.
• Feb 3 SS "Gellert" at New York from Hamburg 46^oN 48^oW a large ice field and ~15 bergs were passed.
• Feb 3 SS "Thingvalla" at New York from Copenhagen met field ice from 46^o55'N 47^o10'W to 45^o12'N 48^o50'W.
• Feb 3 44^o03'N 48^o27'W from 2.30 to 4 pm, 18 bergs were passed; 4.20 pm a field of ice 2m wide and extending north and south out of sight.
• Feb 3 47^o52'N 46^o45'W, 8 large bergs were passed.
• Feb 4 42^o59'N 49^o33'W a berg [~200' high and 1,000' long]; 45^o17'N 49^o28'W a large berg; 46^o55'N 46^o45'W a field of ice; 45^o52'N 48^o40'W a medium sized berg; 44^o29'N 47^o49'W a field of ice for 12 hours; 43^o53'N 48^o13'W bergs and vast fields of drift ice; 42^o55'N 48^o10'W field of ice several miles in extent; 45^oN 46^oW a berg 400' long and 40' high, also a great quantity of smaller bergs and field ice; 44^oN 49^o23'W large quantities of field ice; 45^o40'N 47^o18'W a berg 180' high; 45^o20'N 48^o13'W field ice, skirted ice for 174m, southern edge in 43^o26'N 49^o4'W, there were several small bergs in the ice field and a large one 150' high in 44^o8'N 48^o13'W; 43^o18'N 49^o44'W to 43^o15'N 49^o26'W large quantities of drift ice. (MWR).
• Feb 4 44^o13'N 48^o45'W a small berg and large quantities of field ice.
• Feb 4 45^oN 46^oW to 43^o50'N 49^oW several small bergs and thick field ice.
• Feb 4 SS "Pennsylvania" 43^o15'N 49^o20'W from Antwerp to New York encountered field ice; ran south along the eastern edge for 3m and found an open space; it being dark could not tell extent, but could see the glare of heavy pack or berg further south; later passed quantities of field ice. [5th, passed through large quantities of loose field ice and large fields of pack ice; also ~50 bergs - same vessel ?].
• Feb 5 Bark "Oliver Emery" 45^o15'N 48^o14'W unnamed in MWR. (#93).
• Feb 5 SS "Miranda" at Halifax for St.John's encountered heavy ice and damaged rudder and plates.
• Feb 5 SS "Dania" 45(6)^o36'N 47^o45'W passed plenty fields of ice.
• Feb 5 43^oN 49^o55'W large berg; 44^o35'N 48^o40'W to 43^o50'N 48^o56'W, 3 very large bergs and ice field; 46^o59'N 43^o49'W to 45^o30'N 48^o20'W large berg and field ice for 65m; 44^o5'N 48^o30'W, 9 bergs [from 100'-300' high and 300'-400' long] and field ice; 43^o52'N 48^o33'W, 2 bergs; 43^o22'N 49^o25'W field ice; 43^o26'N 49^oW [see SS "City of Berlin"] packed field ice; 46^o25'N 46^o33'W to 44^o50'N 48^o52'W fields of ice and 50 bergs; 42^o53'N 50^o2'W large berg and numerous patches of field ice for a distance of 20m; 45^o15'N 48^o14'W in ice pack for 30 hours, damage to vessel; 46^o6'N 46^o46'W to 43^o45'N 49^o39'W heavy packed ice and 6 very large bergs. (MWR).
• Feb 5 SS "Devonia" 46^o05'N 47^oW at 10 am made heavy packed field ice, bore off and skirted pack till midnight when cleared SE edge in 44^o15'N 48^o40'W after running SSW 140m; numerous bergs were passed, some of great size.
• Feb 5 SS "City of Berlin" from 43^o26'N 49^oW to 43^o5'N 40[!]^o26'W passed south of field ice and in 43^oN 49^o55'W passed a berg 230' high and 600' long.
• Feb 5 43^o25'N 48^o57'W an ice field ~25m long with several hills on it 10'-12' high [SS "City of Berlin" ?].
• Feb 5-6 45^o50'N 47^o40'W to 45^oN 48^o50'W immense patches of field ice. (MWR).
• Feb 6 43^o9'N 49^o4'W to 42^o55'N 49^o38'W for many miles pieces of ice not more than 10' or 12' square and 1' or 2' above the water; 44^o12'N 50^o30'W a berg; 44^o5'N 51^oW ice fields; 45^o40'N 47^o44'W to 44^o24'N 48^o52'W field ice; 3 bergs within 2m of each other at 44^o54'N 48^o29'W and shortly after several bergs; 42^o50'N 49^oW to 42^o50'N 48^o20'W heavy pack of field ice; 44^o12'N 48^o10'W to 44^o5'N 48^o40'W a large berg. (MWR).
• Feb 7 SS "Switzerland" from Antwerp to Philadelphia 43^o29'N 48^o50'W saw an ice field compact on its southern edge and stretching from NE from SW for 15m; 48^o05'N [43^o05'N - cf below] 48^o50'W saw a berg 120' high and 540' long and close to it 2 smaller ones, probably part of the large one, almost submerged and therefore exceedingly dangerous; 42^o56'N 50^oW saw another berg, apparently aground, 400' long with a slender peak 200' high.
• Feb 7 43^o2'N 49^o31'W to 43^oN 50^o4'W field ice; 43^o7'N 49^o42'W a large berg; 45^o10'N 48^o26'W to 43^o55'N 49^oW field ice; 43^o29'N 48^o50'W field ice; 43^o5'N 49^o19'W a berg; 42^o56'N 50^oW a berg; 44^oN 48^o48'W a berg [and several pieces of ice]. (MWR).
• Feb 7-8 SS "Minnesota" from Swansea to Philadelphia passed a field of ice extending 35m, in which were 10 bergs [no positions].
• Feb 8 SS "Silvia" (as in #93 report).
• Feb 8 Bark "Meteor" already battered by storms encountered vast field of ice southward of Cape Race and had bows stove and rudder taken away during 9 days in ice. Crew picked up on 17th, 43^o07'N 48^o54'W.
• Feb 8 44^o30'N 48^o40'W to 44^o25'N 48^o43'W, 2 medium and 2 small bergs; 44^o21'N 48^o44'W, 2 medium and 2 small bergs; 43^o55'N 48^o40'W, 2 bergs, 1 very large, visible 10m; 43^o09'N 48^o47'W small pieces of ice; [SS "Lord Clive"] 43^oN 49^o15'W a large berg and several small pieces and 42^o55'N 50^o11'W a very large berg [~400' high]; 43^o25'N 48^o39'W to 43^o24'N 49^o19'W a small berg and field ice; 42^o55'N 49^o15'W a very large berg; [SS "Cremon"] 47^oN 47^oW field ice north and south, was in the ice for 36 hours during which time saw 100 bergs; 44^o40'N 47^o39'W to 44^o42'N 48^o50'W a large berg and field ice; 43^o30'N 49^oW bergs and field ice. (MWR).
• Feb 8 44^o18'N 48^o46'W a large field of ice; 2 bergs in the pack.
• Feb 9 SS "Domira" at Halifax from London with one propeller blade broken by ice.
• Feb 9 42^o48'N 50^o18'W large berg and quantity of field ice; 46^o30'N 47^oW to 42^o50'N 48^oW field ice and 20 bergs; 44^o48'N 49^o51'W large quantities of field ice and 3 large bergs; 44^o2'N 48^o17'W a berg; 43^o58'N 48^o35'W a large conical berg. (MWR).
• Feb 9-11 Bark "Levuka" 45^o43'N 46^o29'W passed close to a large berg 100' high; 10th, 44^o39'N 48^o32'W passed numerous bergs; 11th, 42^o30'N 51^oW another large berg.
• Feb 10 [SS "Bostonian"] 44^o41'N 46^o06'W a very large berg and 44^o31'N 48^o29W a large berg; [SS "Lepanto"] 42^o58'N 48^o48'W an enormous berg [apparently 1/8m long and 500' high]; 44^o39'N 48^o32'W numerous bergs. (MWR).
• Feb 10 SS "Exeter City" at New York 45^o40'N 47^o18'W sighted a berg ~180' high; 45^o20'N 48^o13'W struck field ice, stood to the S and SSE and skirted the ice for 174m, when in 43^o26'N 49^o04'W came to the southern edge; saw several small bergs in the field; 44^o08'N 48^o13'W passed another large berg ~150' high.
• Feb 11 44^o39'N 45^o42'W a large berg; 43^o48'N 48^o17'W a large berg; 42^o25'N 51^o1'W a large berg; 42^o54'N 48^o58'W a very large berg; 47^o39'N 47^o47'W a small quantity of broken field ice and 2 small bergs. (MWR).
• Feb 11-12 45^oN 48^oW to 43^oN 49^oW an immense field of ice and 20 bergs. (MWR).
• Feb 12 43^o14'N 48^o40'W a high berg; 42^o52'N 48^o44'W a large berg; 46^o2'N 45^o40'W a small berg; 44^o30'N 48^o36'W a very large berg and field ice; 44^oN 49^o25'W field ice; 43^o50'N 49^o30'W field ice; 44^o36'N 46^o52'W, 3 bergs; 44^o26'N 47^o30'W, 17 bergs; 44^o19'N 48^o2'W to 44^o10'N 49^o19'W, 6 bergs and ice field; 43^o7'N 41^o55'W, 2 bergs. (MWR).
• Feb 12 SS "Hermann" from Antwerp to Boston 44^o26'N 47^oW passed 15 bergs ranging from 50' to 150' high; and 6 hours later for 4 hours passed through several patches of field ice [same report as 17 bergs above ?].
• Feb 12-14 Brig "Caroline" from Fortune Bay to Boston encountered and imprisoned in heavy field ice and damaged.
• Feb 12-14 Brig "Caroline" 43^o55'N 60^o10'W in field ice and damaged. (#93).
• Feb 13 45^o4'N 45^o32'W, 35 bergs for 62 hours; [SS "Cephalonia"] 43^o49'N 47^o50'W a berg ~180' high and 1,000' long and 43^o33'N 48^o17'W to 43^o21'N 48^o39'W fields of thin broken ice; [SS "State of Alabama"] 45^o11'N 46^o58'W to 44^o43'N 48^o54'W, 35 bergs and small pieces; 45^oN 45^oW, 2 large bergs; [SS "Bohemia" 13th-14th] 46^o10'N 45^o20'W to 44^o40'N 49^oW many large and small bergs, heavy pack and field ice; 43^o20'N 48^o46'W a berg. (MWR).
• Feb 13 SS "State of Nebraska" at New York from Glasgow 44^o37'N 48^o34'W passed 3 large and 1 small berg; passed also through several large ice fields.
• Feb 13 SS "La Gascogne" 45^o06'N 48^o12'W passed 3 bergs, one of which was ~120 meters in length and 30 in height, later passed 31 pieces of ice and several bergs on which in 44^o44'N 50^o09'W was 1,000 meters in length and 50 in height and passed through much field ice for 3 hours.
• Feb 13-14 43^o45'N 48^o26'W to 43^o22'N 49^o12'W, 3 large bergs and field ice to the north. (MWR).
• Feb 14 45^o29'N 44^o39'W, 2 bergs; 45^o7'N 45^o12'W a small berg; [SS "Willkommen"] 44^o30'N 35[!]^o30'W, 20 bergs [some very large - NYMR gives same lon.]; 43^o38'N 46^oW a large berg; 44^o10'N 48^o20'W, 2 bergs. (MWR).
• Feb 14-15 [SS "Circassia"] 45^o20'N 44^o50'W to 43^o8'N 49^o12'W several bergs and on extreme southern edge of the Grand Banks passed field ice for 32 [82] hours. (MWR).
• Feb 15 43^oN 49^oW, 2 large bergs 3m apart; 42^o58'N 49^o30'W several patches of ice covering a large area, but not very dangerous to vessels.
• Feb 15 43^o11'N 49^o18'W a berg and small floe of ice; [SS "Venetian"] 47^o36'N 41^o53'W a small berg; [SS "Willkommen"] 41^o12'N 50^o12'W, 2 large bergs and a large quantity of field ice; 43^oN 48^o30'W, 2 bergs. (MWR).
• Feb 15-16 SS "Palestine" from Liverpool to Boston between 45^o17'N 44^o47'W and 43^o35'N 49^o12'W passed 6 bergs, one of which was enormous; also sighted a quantity of soft field ice.
• Feb 16 46^oN 45^o50'W, 4 bergs and patches of field ice [NYMR reports SS "Venetian" 46^oN 45^o50'W encountered a large quantity of field ice and was obliged to steam in a southerly direction for 14 hours in order to clear it; during this time passed 12 large bergs. The field ice was cleared on the 17th 44^o35'N 48^o54'W]; 45^o40'N 46^o7'W to 45^o4'N 48^oW large and small bergs and for 22 hours several large ice fields; 44^o46'N 43^o49'W a large berg. (MWR).
• Feb 17 Bark "Meteor" spent 9 days in an immense field of ice south of Cape Race, ice smashing in bows, rudder & seams. Crew rescued by "Marengo" in 43^o7'N 48^o54'W. (#93).
• Feb 17 43^o08'N 48^o27'W passed a berg from 60' to 70' high.
• Feb 17 43^o8'N 48^o43'W to 42^o54'N 49^o18'W, 2 bergs; 42^o24'N 42^o45'W, 2 [large] bergs; 47^oN 44^oW a berg. (MWR).
• Feb 19 45^o7'N 41^o55'W, 2 bergs 30' high; 43^oN 41^o30'W, 4 large bergs; 44^o56'N 42^o13'W small bergs. (MWR).
• Feb 19 SS "Taormina" at New York from Hamburg, from 45^o32'N -^oW to 43^o35'N 49^o58'W passed numerous bergs from 20' to 250' high; also large ice fields; had to steer SSW 250m to get clear of the ice.
• Feb 19-21 SS "Cassius" 3 pm 47^o20'N 44^o30'W a small berg and at 11pm a large one; next morning ran into a large ice field ~18" thick; stopped engine till 7 am then proceeded slowly, going south and cleared the ice; at 11 am saw 2 large and 13 small bergs; 21st passed another berg ~50' high.
• Feb 20 45^o40'N 48^oW several large bergs. (MWR).
• Feb 22 SS "Conscript" from St.John's to Halifax stripped sheathing from her bows in heavy field ice [passed through 200m of field ice]. (#93).
• Feb 22 SS "Tynedale" 46^o52'N 47^oW was imprisoned in the ice for 3 days starting her bow plates. (#93).
• Feb 22 SS "Minister Maybach" unnamed in MWR at 46^o30'N 46^o44'W steamed through field ice for 18 hours starting bow plates [sighted 30 bergs, some gigantic]. (#93).
• Feb 22 SS "Minister Mayback" encountered a vast ice floe 46^o30'N 46^o44'W; steamed through it for 18 hrs and sighted 30 icebergs, some of which were very large; started rivets.
• Feb 22 SS "Tynedale" 46^o52'N 47^oW encountered heavy field ice extending whole length of the Grand Banks for a distance of 400m. Was imprisoned in the ice for 3 days, rivets started; from Hamburg to Boston.
• Feb 22 SS "Lake Huron" from Liverpool to New York 44^o40'N 48^o30'W encountered a field of ice with several large bergs on its eastern edge, extending north and south as far as could be seen; steamed 11m along the edge and then entered and steamed through it for 40m to clear water in 44^o15'N 49^o20'W.
• Feb 22 44^o40'N 48^o20'W large and small bergs; and in 44^o37'N 48^o20'W to 44^o18'N 49^o22'W field ice; [SS "Hindoo" at 9.30 pm] 44^o24'N 44^o5'W a berg with 2 peaks ~60' high [and at 4 pm next day passed a quantity of field ice to the northward]; 46^o30'N 46^o44'W vast ice floe, steamed through it for 18 hours during which sighted 30 bergs, several very large. (MWR).
• Feb 23 43^o20'N 48^o40'W field ice for 50m; 43^o15'N 52^o5'W field ice; 44^o11'N 48^o13'W to 44^o51'N 50^o6'W a medium sized berg and field ice; 42^o52'N 49^o1'W, 2 bergs; 42^o45'N 50^oW [large] ice field and large berg.
• Feb 24 SS "Conscript" in dry dock after damage to plates by ice from St.John's to Halifax.
• Feb 24 4[!]^o37'N 48^o31'W a large berg; 43^o33'N 49^o1'W, 3 bergs and patches of field ice; 42^o47'N 49^o23'W a small berg [also heavy field ice]; 44^o23'N 48^o45'W quantity of ice; 45^o16'N 45^o10'W, 2 bergs [100' and 130' high]. (MWR).
• Feb 25 42^o35'N 49^o40'W broken field ice and 2 bergs; [SS "Nepigon"] 42^o20'N 50^o35'W a large ice floe [steamed 50m before clearing it] and large bergs. (MWR).
• Feb 27 SS "Wild Flower" at Philadelphia from Sunderland reports 300m E of Cape Race had several plates stove in by ice.
• Feb 27 43^o19'N 48^o12'W a small berg and field ice; 42^o33'N 50^oW, 2 moderate sized bergs; 43^o45'N 48^o17'W to 42^o42'N 49^o30'W detached ice, 1 small berg and 2 large ones; 43^o19'N 48^o12'W to 42^o32'N 50^o18'W field ice, 1 small and 2 moderate sized bergs; 43^o5'N 48^o40'W to 43^o5'N 48^o50'W small bergs and large quantities of field ice; 45^o16'N 45^o10'W to 45^oN 45^o50'W a berg ~130' high and a small berg; 43^oN 49^o10'W to 42^oN 50^oW several bergs and field ice. (MWR).
• Feb 27 SS "Bavarian" from Liverpool to Boston 43^o45'N 48^o17 [cf above] passed a small berg and a small quantity of loose field ice; 43^o30'N 49^oW passed patches of detached ice about 3/4m long; 43^o24'N 49^o10'W passed a berg apparently 50' high and 250' long; 43^o15'N 49^o33'W passed another large berg 260' high and 600' long.
• Feb 28 [SS "Aurania"] 43^o17'N 48^o12'W to 43^o32'N 50^o18'W large quantities of detached field ice and 2 bergs [in 43^o17'N 48^o12'W and 43^o32'N 50^o18'W]; 43^o9'N 49^o8'W to 42^o40'N 50^o20'W field ice and 2 bergs 400' long and 60' high; 42^o36'N 50^o20'W field ice; 45^o50'N 47^o40'W heavy pack ice; 45^o14'N 47^o22'W a berg 100' high and 200' [2,000 ?] long; 44^o35'N 48^o30'W packed field ice. (MWR).
• Feb 28-Mar 2 Light slab [sic] ice from Halifax to 44^o40'N 60^oW; 44^o45'N 59^o10'W to 45^o8'N 57^o43'W heavy Gulf ice; 45^o35'N 55^o15'W rotten field ice. (MWR).