æt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ɔnðə sˈɪkstiːnθ, nˈiːldz, ɪn ɐ skˈaʊɾɪŋ lˈaɪn wɪð ænd , lˈɛft ðə fɔːɹmˈeɪʃən tʊ ɪnvˈɛstᵻɡˌeɪt ɐ nˈɛɡətˌɪv sˈaʊnd kˈɑːntækt.
At 1900 on the 16th, Nields, in a scouting line with  and , left the formation to investigate a negative sound contact.