Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-07
LETTERS FROM
"OUR BOYS"
A LAeT IxETTER FROM
CAMP miS,N

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Camp Nails. Hempstsad. Long Island.
We landed in this plsce sunday.
Nov. 10. We got orders to pack and
move At noon on Thursday, Nov. IL.
We took down our tents and had ev-
erythinG moved TO the train In two
hours on Friday morning. At noon
we climbed onto the train. and they
switched US around in the Charlotte
yards until 4 p. M, when they finally
made up their minds to let US go. It
was supper time whom we pulled into
Munroe. N. c.. and while there Cap
tain EcknaAn paid us. The next
morning we woke up just before we
came to st. Petersburg, and in the
middle Of the forenoon we hit Rich
mond.
Here we were unloaded and march
several minutes. one thing they were
very careful about and that was not
to let US loose-l guess they thought
We had too much money. Between
Petersburg and Richmond we saw
some trenches that YER used in the
defense Of Richmond during the Civil
war.
farms and factories until we rsached
Washington. D. G. A few miles from
the Capital City We saw a large ma.
rine army. Along here we were on
the edge OF Chesapeake Bay and saw
thousands and thousands Of wild
ducks.
We pulled into washington about
4:4b and marched down one OF the
crawled back onto the carr the Red
Cross ladies treated us with coffee
and sandwiches. It was real coffee,
too.
It was pitch dark when We pulled
out. and We passed through Baltimore.
Wilmington, Philadelphia, Newark
and New York city, waking up in the
Brooklyn yards. ~
1t was II o'clock when the train
pulled US up to the edge of the camp
and w htked q mile and a half to
our company street We marched out
onto the street and unslung " packs.
We turned around and took a look
at the tents. There was hardly a
murmur until the band picked up
Der of lively airs. This drove all gloom
aside and h boys started cheering
and singing. and dug into work. The
inside Of the tents were awful and
very filthy. We had to scrape them
all out and fill them up with gravel.
! We were all In, and slept very
sound the first night. 1t was terribly
COlu, Uut ildIuIy any VI US <cil IL
Wednesday night it started raining
and kept it up all Thursday. Talk
about your mud! Well, some Of VI
did have a nice time of it. Friday
morning 1t was SO cold that everything
was frozen, and we couldn't keep
warm In the tents with the fires 60
ing.
started training. We would hike from
II to is miles in the morning, and
then it would be SQUADS. right and
noon. Tuesday was spent the same
way, and Wednesday we arose with
about an inch of snow on the ground
We took a 12-mile hike in heavy
marching order and all pulled through
10. K. although it was tough walking
Thursday was the best day we had
since We left Grand Forks. The peo.
pie of New York city extended US an
invitation to come in for the day. We
ed down to the electric line station
in front Of the Country Life" Maya.
zine plant. This is a wonderful plant
and 10 surrounded by q large flower
garden. They claim this is the most
beautiful plant in the world.
We got off at the P~ennsylvania
station. and they loaded us onto au.
tomobilee. They took us down from
Fifth avenue to Washington Square,
Broadway. through Wall street and
Broad street. down Beaver street. W
Broadway. and into the famous Park
Row. better known as Newspaper
Row" up Fifth venue again. along
1.-The famous Central park. From here
we crossed into Broadway again and
down Riverside Drive. On n side