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

apple and cake. Just rs we were o.
mos, through. in walked the doctors;
gee we were scared. but asked them
10 have some, and they did. Officers
are human sometimes. Wrote letters
ull five. when went down to supper
in the mess hall. After supper at.
tended abandon ship drill After drill
we al turned into our hunks and lay
chewing the rag till 1880.
May "a.
After breakfast spent the A. NJ, IN
specting the ship with the doctors
Weather pretty cold; all wearing over
coats After dinner took gang OF
men through the ship TO attend TO
some sanitary matters, Things are
very monotonous on board. For sup
per had franfurters, potatoes, stewed
corn. bread butter tea, cake and jam.
After supper attended abandon ship
drill and then three Of us boys had
marty. We have Victrola with the
hospital corps, and we were bus!
playing il till about 8; then lay IN our
hunks talking and arguing till 1880
May 25.
Tn at 6. It's hard TO know what to
write; every day is like every other
day. After breakfast we had abandon
shin drill; then all the ships got in
line and had target practice. AS far
back as the eye could reach was a
line of ships, all busy splitting fire. At
exactly midnight, last night, we were
half way. After dinner took a gang
Of men on sanitary detail through
the ship-took till supper time.
/ Sunday, May 26,
Sunday morning on board ship Is
quite different from Sunday in eivll
life. We have no newspapers or other
Iluxuries; but at any rate this is our
day Of rest. Church service, when
they run up the church flag above Old
Glory, the only flag allowed above Inc
Flag. The service, at l0:3O, was hne
and the minister preached a dandy
, sermon. After dinner ! went anc
slept up on the top deck. About
, o'clock | was awakened by a huge
, cannonading; we were in a nest Of
submarines We fought them fol-
about 30 minutes; the guns kept OF
a shooting and it sure was lively; W.
o managed to sink few and drove I'M
rest off. Believe me, some of the boy
. were scared. but they were all brave
o Now all excitement has quleted dow
!. and the boys are busy discussing tn
rolling. hardly know how to express
rolling. l hardly nkow how to express
a my feelings as | watch the ship bein'
, buffeted from side TO side with onl,
! a plate of steel between US and tn
4 bottom. Thankful am that | bellev
. in a God who takes care OF us al
Z The boat is tossing like an egg She
; on the water.
May 2S.
Up at Z. Weather fine. We ar
|. now in the danger zone; all Oh Tn
|. patients are sleeping with thei
. clothes on. After breakfast attende
!. morning drill. While at drill our steer
!, ling engine broke down and we drifte
/ around for half an hour, helpless !
a 1.-The war zone. But at last engine
II were repaired and we were off agall
,fIAfter dinner attended lecture by on
L of the doctors. Vaccinated l2o mel
,dlAt 8 o'clock met a convoy of 10 tol
70 nedo boats. The cruiser - hs
. gone back to America. At 4:5O "
40 dronped into nest of submarines, an
2 flor about as minutes had quite a
or Iexciting time. The torpedo boa
r- fought them with depth bombs, whit
nj 90 down so feet before they explod
r. At last we are safe again, for awhll
re Tonight and tomorrow night are Il
H. worst. We are all wearing life pr
ve servers and water bottles. Supper
late. but guess can eat. ! have
night watch from 10 to 2, with dylr
or patient, out on deck.
Later.
,st The moon was like big silver ba
., up in the sky, and it would have be-
IN delightful under other circumstance
~ Went TO bed at 2:15. Abandon sh
lid drill at 8. Very little sleep for I
weary.
May 20.
nd Spent the morning in the operatil
NJ room. Weather fine but windy; had
.er lecture by the head doctor which W
mt very interesting. Expect to dock
&c. morrow. Up at midnight to stand
N. watch with a patient out on acc
patient attempted to jump overooa
several times. Beautiful moonlig
ia. Back to bed at Ais A. Nj.
~ May 80
lad am % years old today, and as II
we a holiday we do little work aboa
did shin. The other ships have left
Iioxcent one. | guess they are going