Evening journal., 1918-08-03

Miss Catherine Monlhan, OF No. i706
Woodlawn avenue. received yesterday
a letter from her brother, Corporal
Joseph p. Monihan, who wrote Il since
he was wounded. His family received
Official word that he was severely
wounded on June 2i He has been
abroad since April q, and Is in Com
pany B, 307th Infantry. that went from
Camp Upton. The letter Is as follows !:
June 2i.
Dear Folks: Quite a few exciting
days since my last letter. But no dam
age Is done. / am now resting IN an
evacuation hospital for three days, aud
VIII go tomorrow for a short period
10 rest hospital. Nothing 10 be wor-
ried over.
II will tell you how II all happened.
Was sleeping peacefully Monday morn
ing about 3 O'Clock. when Jerry started
to shell our billets one and one-quarter
miles back OF the line. They started at
305 and finished at $50. A continuous
pop-pOp both OF shrapnel and gas Our
gas masks were worn in dugouts all the
time, and when the shelllng was over
and masks were OF that was all right.
But we went into the billets without
them. thus breathed IN a little gas.
which / did not feel the effects until
9 o'clock that night, when tears came
10 my eyes and flowed In a stream.
THAT night / was corporal OF the
guard In the village, and Il was mighty
hard to keep my eyes open. so next
morning reported al the field hospital
for treatment. They washed out my
eyes and bandaged them and brought
me here In an ambulance.
Arriving at the hospital was given
treatment and hot water bath and put
10 bed. And this morning was able %
shave and am writing TO you this after
noon.
Tomorrow we go on a Red Cross
train to a base hospital for a rest
When he frst entered this hospital
l was placed on a milk diet. but since
have had bread, tea and bread .pud-
ding and other nourishments. The
idea Is for a complete rest, and by the
time this reaches you ] Will be bacl
with company again.
"The night after the bombardmen
we slept in the woods, due to our bill
lets being full Of gas. We crawled int
the bushes. used a magazine carrie
for a pillow. Slept very comfortable
much more so than / did my first nigh
between the sheets at the hospital
Some comparison Of what a soldier
gets.
After the bombardment was ovei
and we had breakfast the major re-
ceved word that all the wires were
down, the captain lined up our COM
pany back OF some barbwire next to
/ the woods outside OF the village.
was given the extreme right flank to
guard, which was the railroad.
"There were three men beside myself
one to hand the ammunition and the
shoot their rifles. Talk about being
armed, ] had an automatic rifle with
/ 300 rounds, my regular rifle with 100
rounds, and a revolver with 20 rounds
and, last Of all. a bayonet. Do you
| imagine. what damage l could do alone
II the Boches did not get me.
"The nurse says this crowd is not
sick, but are hungry and need a rest
VIII write more when ] get to the
base. VIII then be allowed to wall
around there.
Hoping you are well and happy
Lovingly, .....
CORPORAL JOSEPH p. MONlHAN."
Beside this young man being in the
service he has a brother, James F
Mcmillan, who is called TO the colors on
Monday. Mr.. Monihan has been EN-
ployed by the Joseph Bancroft q Sons
/ Company for a number OF years, anC
has been connected with the Highland
Athletic Association. lie will leave OF
Monday for Syracuse, N. Y.