The Coconino sun., 1918-11-08
LIEUT.. KRENZ GLAD
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LIEUT.. FRED KRENZ-18 :. :. ..
 (From Lieut.. Fred Krenz, France, to Dr. E. s. Miller).


 to Dr. E. s. Miller).
 Portsmouth, Oct. 6. DEAR DOC:
 It seems so long since I have writ ten you that I have almost forgotten when it was. It's been about that long since have heard from you, too. l think the last one from you was poked out on your typewriter and it was full of news and darned welcome, too. It would be very good idea if you would sit down some night and poke out another one. heard some thing about some Arizona troops moving around these parts lately but have never seen them, so have begun to think it was Boche propaganda. We are working along here every day doing our bit. Suppose if I tell you much about it the censor will slice it off. This is supposed to be the nice, warm, balmy end of England. Well, it may be nice compared to the rest of England, but it's more like cold wet fall in Wisconsin, than anything else I know of. Rained almost every day in September and is getting a pretty good start in October. When us Engineers finish up here this will be the largest U. s. hospital in En- gland.
 Well, Dr., had to leave this letter while and take walk down town but will try to get it finished and on it's way. We have quite beach here here in Portmouth. A large pier runs out into the water and the band plays there, and there is a large dance floor and bar and tea room etc. It was quite windy this afternoon and the biggest excitement was watching the hats blow into the ocean. Lots of them went in today.
 This hospital unit was organized in Albany and are most all N. '. men. There are about 2S officers and they are fine bunch, too This place was an insane hospital and was turned over to us by the British and the in- sane patients scattered around to other institutions. The grounds are kept up in wonderful shape. We are right on the sea. The trees and grass make it wonderful place for convalescent patients.
 The building is large rambling affair. You can easily get lost in it and can walk for an hour and never go through the main hallway It has capacity for 1000 beds besides nurses quarters, recreation room, kitchen and dining room, administration offices, and all the things that are necessary to a hospital, in addition to the a,.Jg nt,. tnk hr~., ,e,te .yx all ing 2,O00 bed capacity, the necessary dining rooms, nurses quarters, ga- rages, Red Cross theater, etc, to, take care of the added personnel, as well as the wards themselves. We also have big sewerage proposition. i Lumber is alomst minus quantity here so the job is being built of brick and slabs and looks more like a per- manent job than we would like to have. We are doing it with British labor who believe ih little work and many strikes, and it's rather up hill job. You would be surprised to know that we have had patients here less than AS hours from the front lines. They come with the mud of the trenches still on their clothes.
 Did I write you that I saw Keith Warren? Spent day in the camp where he is. He was fat and slick and seemed to be getting along in fine style.
 We'll, must quit as it's getting near time to eat and we never miss chow call if we can help it.
 Yours,
 FRED, My address: It. Fred D. Krenz, Eng. U. s. A., Base Sec. 8, Goring Hotel, A. E. F. London, England; or It. Fred D. Krenz, Eng. U. s. A., U. s. Base Hospital 33, Portsmouth, En- gland. Either will catch me.