Nov 4, 1917
Good-byes - pack up - sat up all night tending our temperamental stove
- packs - cols bare - wood thieves
Nov 5, 1917
Reveille 4 am - entrained 8:11 am - Two Co's Alabama guard - L.I. City
- doubled back on N. tavern tracks - Springfield - New Hampshire - Vermont
- Beans - "Sandwich" - 2 am Police the Train! - Montreal 6 am - 6:55 Ascania
- drift out about 11
Nov 6, 1917
Lay all night in the middle of St. Law.
Nov 7, 1917
Quebec - Fortress - Montgomery
Nov 8, 1917
Village afire - "Sausages!" - glee at McNamara's green visage
Nov 9, 1917
Sydney - Impressions from sub - precautions - two unfortunates bundled
off to hospital - Mumps
Nov 12, 1917
Church call 3 pm - "I come not to bring peace but the sword" - the poor
hum - Confession in Capt. Meaney's stateroom - "Gus" "Erbie"
Nov 15, 1917
Gun fired
Nov 16, 1917
Halifax harbor 8 am - kept below until about 10 - "S.S. Olympic" - all
double over
Nov 18, 1917
Leave Halifax with a fleet of eight large ships
Nov 19, 1917
Life belts at all times - corned beef and cabbage
Nov 20, 1917
See the whyle!
(Note: No entries now until January 4th, where
he lists names and monetary denominations. Maybe he played cards on the
ship)
