The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-16
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Virginia Boy on Chesapeake
Has Hard Time.
DRIVEN II VI Up THE COAST.
Struck by a Gale off Bar Harbor, Hs
n Wakes ak TO Find His vesse, or Say
Of Fundy-On indiana
Now.

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Midshipman William Harris Booth, SON
OF Mr.. ana Mrs. y. u. Booth, OF Grove.
Va has written his parents q very inter-
esting letter from aboard tho U, s, s..
chesapeake, then at Bar I1arbor. Maine,
Tho letter gives n good picture OF
Ito on the sea. and the young man brings
excellent descriptive powers into play.
Ho writes: II suppose YOU a Ii are watt
ing 70 hear from me now, and what sort
OF trip had UP. Well, It was a Ions
ono. you think. We were eight days run
ming from New London 10 Bar Harbor.
We left New London Monday morning.
Tho Hartford left at the same time. she
toWed us out OF tho hlrbor. but dropped
US r. little way out We had a terrible
time-fogs, storms and everything--to
faco. The first two nights out VIC were
caught In q terrible fog, and could do
nothing. However. the fog fitted, but we
had very little wind. We finally reached
Frenchman's Bay, which liz tho entrance
to Bar Harbor. We reached It Sunday
but owing to thick fog the captain de-.
cided not to go In, but 10 hang around
and go In as soon as tho fog lifted.
A FURIOUS STORM.
| THAT night a furious wind storm came
up striking us with all force. We were in
critical moment for q short time We
took In most OF tho sail. hut had to
lose some in order to steady the ship.
We Just had to givc away to tho wind,
and 1t carried US north mt tremendous
rate. and by Monday morning we found
ollrselvey of tho Canada coast, right of
the Bay OF Fundy. It was tho worst I
have been In; being far out IN the ocean
1t was very rough, and water was dashing
over tho old Chesapeake, and she was
rocking Just like a little rowboat. Tho
storm finally subsidized, leaving us off the
Bay OF Fundy.
well, I think ! have told you enough
about tho storm and our trip. we found
"a number OF warships In the harbor here
Every ship on tho Eastern coast Is here.
There nre four different fleet. and four
ndtnrals in command. You may lima CINE
what fleet It Is with four 5admirals. 10
day being our last day on the Chesapeake.
NO have been having examinations all
day.
EXPECTING no WORK HARD.
'"ro-morrow we will DO transferred to
the Indiana. hope she will prove az
good as tho two ships r have been on.
Tho Chesapeake Is equally as good as the
Hartford, and will be sorry to leave
her. We will leave here some time next
week on the Indiana for Portland TO take
part in tho big naval manoeuvres when
are to come or next month. don't THINK
NO will have an easy time on the Indiana,
as understand they work us mighty hard
on her. X certainly do enjoy the cruise,
but will DO glad to get homo In Septem-
FER. Bar Harbor Is certainly a mighty
pretty place. and very close to Mount
Desert Island; the heights are certainly
pretty. I wish you could have been with
us on our trip up the coast know you
would have enjoyed It. You are used TO
big storms. Tho only trouble ABOUT tne
Northern coast Is that 1t is so foggy.
There is fog most every day; very dense
they are, too"