The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-04
SOLDIERSCOOL
ASSHIP SETTLED
Lieut.. Max c. Fisher Praises the Attitude
of Americans as They Waited to Be
Rescued from the Tor
pedoed Tuscania.

Losing everything except what he had
on, Lieut.. Max c. Fisher came out un.
harmed from his terrible experience
when the transport Tuscania, on which
he was passenger, was torpedoed and
sunk off the northern coast of ireland,
according to letters just received by his
wife, Mrs Marguerite Brown Fisher,
and his father, Fred G. Fisher, Of Barre.
The young officer wrote little about the
actual incidents of the sinking but he
| paid tribute to The GOODNESS of the Amer
leans when they realized that their trans.
port had received its death blow. He was
in Ireland at the time of writing the
letters and reported that the Americans
were being splendidly treated Extracts
from the two letters are here given;
In the North of Ireland. Feb. TO-
That my cable was delivered | feel
sure. because we now understand that
the news of the sinking of the Tuscania
was published in America on Thursday,
50 they would certainly allow cables
from the survivors to go through. Since
we landed | have been extremely busy
assisting the statistical officers and have
had no time TO write, and even If ! had,
| lacked the assurance that a letter
would be delivered. But now | think |
shall try TO get a letter through (I wrote
one on the day following the torpedoing
OF the ship, which you may have re
ceivedl and | shall endeayor TO keep out
anything which would prevent the letter
from reaching YOU sa
While the experience is one | would
not care to have repeated. it was graft. !
flying in that the American troops be.
haved SO we'll. There was an absence
OF confusion greatly to be commended, |
and total lack of panic. Even when |
some OF the lifeboats were found to |
have been rendered useless by the explo- |
sion, there was no dismay expressed and I
all patiently awaited their turn at the |
side OF the ship.
The work OF rescue was beautifully /
accomplished by the destrovers. which /
shall be namcless in my letter, and all |
were taken off the ship. The small mum.
Der of casualties is evidence enough of 7
the discipline maintained. certainly
have had more than | bargained for nj,
ready, for when | left the l.. s. hard.
ly expected that chance would throw
me on the coast of Ireland, and nv visit
here, brief though it has been. and
brought about, has been most
The r,eople and the officers
OF the military organizations here have
been a. hOSpitable as one could hope for.
and then some more We have been en-.
iertained at the officers mess nearly ev.
cry day and tonight all of lis are TO
attend service there. Believe me. the
green hills did look good to me Wednes-
lay morning they are the greenest
have ever seen even now in winter
What picturesque country it Isl
Horse cars and iapnting carts and DID
walls and other oddities too numerous
o mention, But perhaps the most re.
thing Of all is the wonderful
'olor these Irish girls have-such rosy ]
.heeks | am sure there never were anv.
where else It may be because they have
o much rain here In fact il rains every
lay guess.
Now | have TO 20 to the trouble and
Expense of re-equipping myself which !
will be no small job, guess. | lost ev. !
rything except what ! was wearing at !
he time. Fortunately | saved the Geld
.lasses which were really my most valu- ,
BILE possession. |
Il am glad the Elks are going TO send a
ne some cigarettes. as all of mine are n
o more.
Il feel really better than worse about
~ rather unfortunate experience. be.
suse now feel more or less like a vet. F
ran. and am glad to have NV first
4 4
let one of the most insidious and most
-damnably clever forms of war. a.
,re in actual experience The nerve Of :
sat Hun on the Sub! | hope they get =
i'm and I hear tonight that they have. u
1T has been most interesting this hit :,
e excursion into Ireland, and getting =,
Iimpse Of quaint places and odd Gus :,
rms. Such funny shops they have here. n.
went To buy suit of underwear and :,
Z their goods were carefully tied up -
paper parcels. which had TO be un,loac - :,
let you look a them. | wonder how
le American shop girl would like that. -
hen some Of our ladies go TO see but 10
81 to buy. Their will be many inter -
ting things to tell you when next see i,
u am certain OF that. fn
1T is cold and the only fires they have H.,
their hotels are in little CRATES which :
lrn very prettily but without giving On
" great abundance Of heat. They burn Il,
sss is rallied Scotch coal, which iguitrs br
~ readily. IN
s. And ID Is strange TO- get into bed aud ne
IA an earihcn iug fllcd with bot water I'm
ing in the middle of e.. Here they are
/ lar removed from the dav of ,he "a
srminc pan. But there s. 50 much rain If
81 everything d damp aud has 10 be du
.szl ouf somrw hat let
we are moving today don't kuae vi
lerc but IN write again a. soon a. pls
b. MaX thl