There was some movement of the ice near the ship during the concluding days of the month.

All hands were called out in the night of August 26, sounds of pressure having been followed by the cracking of the ice alongside the ship, but the trouble did not develop immediately.

Late on the night of the 31st the ice began to work ahead of the ship and along the port side.

Creaking and groaning of timbers, accompanied by loud snapping sounds fore and aft, told their story of strain.

The pressure continued during the following day, beams and deck planks occasionally buckling to the strain.