New Britain herald., 1918-02-06

letters, no news of any kind, no friends, in a strange land of peo- pie who talk a language I know nothing of. Then again, the ex- c1tement of the thrilling capture leaving me, different experiences an different camps, etc.
 Your letter to me and my name on the enveppe-gee whiz! Just think, had almost forgot ten I had @ name. Now I am sure. It was number 10 here and number 10 there. I took the letter out forty times that day to look at my name, and believe me, I was not the only one. At work that day I would see fel- low stop, turn his back, look around to see if any one was looking, and then take out the letter and look at the envelope They were all like me. Wonder full what a letter will do.
 You want to know what I need. Well, here it is-socks, soap, underwear, size 3s, towel,
 outside shirt and a sweater for the cold weather.
 Well, MT. Wilson, I will now
 close. Thanking you for your
 interest in me, and hoping to
 hear from you soon-
 WILLIAM M. FITZGERALD.
 Asks for His Brother.
 In another letter MT. Fitzgerald asks the Young Mems Christian Asso- citation to locate his brother, Joseph E. Fitzgerald, who was formerly a member of the crew of the fireboat 'Willett'', foot of Bloomfield street. In this second letter he says:
 My reason for writing it to
 notify you of my present address,
 which will be permanent; that is
 as long as I remain in Germany
 I have been here since March 22,
 1917, having been captured
 March 10, 1917, in the mid-At-
 lantic.
 Now, MT. Wilson, there is
 something I wish you would do
 for me, and that is to try and To-
 cate my brother. I have writ
 ten and received no answer.
 think he has moved away from the address he formerly had but
 you can locate him through the
 New York city fire department headquarters, 9th street, Third
 and Lexington avenues, New
 York city. He is a member of
 the department. Perhaps he has
 retired now, for when last I saw
 him he was a member nearly 10
 years, and he could retire at the
 end of the 20th year of active
 service on half pay. Whether he
 is retired or is still a member,
 they have his present address.
 His name is Joseph E. Fitz-
 gerald; last assignment, to my knowledge, was the fireboat
 ''WiHett', foot of Bloomfield street. That was three years | ago. Kindly let him know of my predicament- This will be load off my mind. He must know. The rest can bear as all Americans can who have red blood flowing in their veins.'' First American Prisoner of War. Barnby Boyle, an old soldier and marine who went through the Sitting Bull campaign, and served in the l Spanish war without a scratch, met with misfortune when he turned sailor. He was captured by the Ger l mans and was the first official Amer ican prisoner of war. He was known as American prisoner of war No. 1. In 6 letter he says:
 Since my last writing I re- 1 ceived q parcel that was much appreciated. It gives 8 fellow new life and new hope to receive 1 word of any kind from a friend on the outside world. This is not the first time that the Y. M
 c. A. has been a friend to me. i During the Spanish American
 war MT Dean of the Portsmouth, l Virginia, Y. M. c. A. made life 1 home-like to us marines at that | time; also during the Sitting i Bull campaign, when I was a i member of the Cavalry, the Y.
 M. c. A. at South Dakota came to our rescue. and now here in Germany l find they are on the
 job. l hope you will have power ] to continue the good work. i In my last letter I told you of some things needed. Since then I found, owing to the kind of
 work we follow hore, that rain
 coats are much needed. Not the
 fine kind. but coarse working ones. In the other fellows let ters you stated for them to send 1 tnG1r SfLCS NV" kI you Cdu send
 raincoats my size is 40. I had
 q suit case sent me through the
 Adams Express to Camden, New Jersey. Will you write to them and ask them to hold it until I can make arrangements with
 some of my friends to get 1t for l me?
 will now close, hoping to hear from you
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