noon
Captain Greely 's son and daughter were little lions , of the first class , among the boys . All hands vied with each other in their efforts to do something for the guests of the ship , and it really seemed as though the era of good feeling had dawned upon them . Even Shuffles and Pelham forgot , for a time , the interests of the Chain League , and joined with others in petting the children of the wreck , and in laboring for the happiness of the involuntary guests . On this day , observations for latitude and longitude were obtained , and at noon the ship was found to be in latitude 42 ° , 37 ' , 5 '' N. ; longitude 64 ° , 39 ' , 52 '' W . The position of the ship was marked on the chart by the masters , in council assembled , and the calculations made for the course . Bowditch 's Navigator , an indispensable work to the seaman , was consulted frequently both for the rules and the nautical tables it contains . The course , after allowing for the variation of the compass , was found to be north-east by east , which , agreeing with the calculations of Mr. Fluxion , was given out to the quartermaster conning the wheel .