The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-07-11

anchor. Town looks the same as Y
(Fourth trip Stood watch from y
20 4. and then went 70 bed
May -.
After breakfast the hospital ship
came alongside and took off all cur
patients except one, the worst case
Spent the rest Of the morning clean
ing UP the sick bay. After dinner
went ashore. With friend visited
the old chateau. huge old fashioned
castle built 200 years before Christ it|
looks like a prison. Then we walked
through the city and out into the
country, Came back to town at 6:5o;
had bite to eat, bought some things,
reached the dock at &, back 70 the snip
at 9, stood watch from 10 to 2 and
then went to bed, tired but happy.
June /.
After breakfast spent the morning
hunting for army medical cabinets all
over the ship. After dinner painted
the beds in the sick bay with white
enamel. After supper washed some
clothes. The Leviathan has just ieit
for America. Our sister ship, the
Lincoln, was torpedoed last night.
Reports say she is still afoat. Went
to bed at 1910 on the top deck under
the stars.
June 2.
During the night one Of the soldiers
fell off the ship with boat alongside;
his head was crushed, and he died in
stantly. The soldiers are all off now
and the cargo is unloaded The Ad-
miral announced to the French news
papers the sinking Of the Lincoln
Went ashore; another fellow and my
self went to little restaurant where
we had dinner, and then stroIled over
to little park where we spent a
pleasant hour, listening to band
concert. watching the French people
on their Sunday parade. At 6 we went
, to restaurant where we had a sup
per consisting of soup, lobster salad
egg omelette, strawberries and cream
and a bottle of port wine-all for twc
, francs, and 90 centimes, about 5t
cents. Back to the boat at $3.50, and a
r 9.30 was in bed.
, June 3.
e Up at 6; feel great; slept like rocl
e out under the open sky. After break
S fast painted around till II o'clock. A
!. In we received five survivors of tn
n Lincoln. The submarines did not ge
e the captain who was disguised as
S sailor, nor did they get the thre
S other ships, the Aganeumon, IN
: Rhinelander, and the Susquehanna
Y June A.
e Went ashore; had great time; an
e other fellow and myself went up t.
|. the railroad and took the train out t
Il a little station in the country; thel
we took another train back, and thel
went to the French submarine base
e On the way we saw about 45O0 Ger
c Imam prisoners. When we reached tn
r base we saw two German capture'
d submarines. We went on one, then w
: went on a French submarine, tn
d Daphne. They are about 300 fee
n long. My! but they are cosey. Tn
IS officer took us from top to bottom
n. showed US the periscopes, the engines
Ie the torpedoes, and thousand othe
n. interesting little things. Then W
r went over to the torpedo factory
rs where we saw how torepdo is made
,e from beginning to end. Next we wen
ID back to town and had supper, and the
IN went back to the boat. At we ha
is big dance on board; all the Amer
n can nurses were there, and we had
e. peach of time; to bed about II.
e. June 5.
ne After breakfast the ship moved ou
e. side the breakwater, and at 3 o'cloc
is 1--we sailed out Of the harbor fC
a America. We are all alone, having
~ lconvoy of two torpedo boats. III
gang out on the deck singing sons
after supper.
all June 6.
an Up at a; stood watch till Z. II
rs. ocean is calm and the weather fin
ip ship making II miles per hour. Ait
he breakfast | worked in the operatir
room till dinner time. There is vel
little excitement out at sea, as evei
ng day is like every other day. Attend'
a a lecture on pharmacy by one OF u
as doctors. After the lecture, the bun'
.o- of the hospital corps went out on de-
a and had boxing, wrestling, etc, for
X; hour. Tonight is the night we expe
I'd to be sunk.
ht. June T.
Up at 6, after a good nights sIee
We are still afoat The weather
is bad and it is raining. | am all rea'
.rd for breakfast--gee | should fe
US hungry. After drill, worked in the o
to Grating room. Every day is the sar