The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-12
AN INTERESTING LETTER
FROM n, ?. ATKINSON
OF the United States Aero Squadron
Who Is Nov III Europe.

y Peabody .Nrrins"H, s"n If ION l..
N NOD Mr.. Atkinson ~ LIN 'i:"N".
,vh, enlisted SOM, tim" IEn ana went
into ,ri!nln:; ia Il Texas a"I"ii"n camp
writes from England IN his way |" 'hS
French from. IN ;.n entertaining ihhhh":'
If his ocean ;r,i, AMI about HIS SHrr"nIlI-
inCS TN British soil.
III. has many y"une friends in TINS
ri,% az Will n Ran 'rr"N" VIII" "H' 'br
glad I" hear aho'i;. his travels:
Eighth Arru squadron.
And division. n. l.. f.,
Via New York.
Dear Mother;
suri,o>,. by mis- emo YOU har" re-
,.c!ird my cuht" ami Will SNOW ihat
arrived safely. Had i rr"l; trip. I'c!i
Imp III Il dcS"la;e RAIN and Il surely was
uncomfortable. az course | cant tell
Ion where We sailed from "r on what
boat We SAILED. hat II vas an inItn"n -
shin and many times | WAS truly THANH
tuI Tor il. wanted = WRIT you Ae!Vr"
| l"It iut wasn't allowed - ii" 50.
/ haven't lrru sick at ali Most OF
,nr hnvS hlv" been aS SICK as could be.
rhrr say il i u ho:r,d experience.
.l!n.i fn,r days aEn ~ ran mo a
rra, Storm ;ri,.i Ia s,""p. .'ni ""uldu :.
TN" sh.u r"cl.,,! aud rG'ik',L aw!HllE.
SOMETIMES Thought II surely would
hrrak in Iw". II w"ulG seem /" stop
,ichi on top Of Il way" fer 4 full mln-
..tn and them all N once drIVc down
again. Then ~ wnui'i b" thrown aSHsrSi
the side and th"n bark. tel! y"u II WAS
lwfal. | was surely glad When ii sub
:idr,i some az tn" waves com" o|"r
thu dock.
!: is pretty hnrI passing tn" Tin"
away. as there ar" no nmuS"m"ntS. An!
l,..s,,irS ihlnr mr" :" crowded. Their"
..rr .,lru:lt .ivc different branches on III"
boat
MT charles Wat"rh"uS" about
wool" ago. II" ~ IL In" i'""hrSt"r. :
y, Hns- Hospital ani:. !; seemed prrti'
good Ia Src Il fellow from around home
AS am writing This l",;"T "" ar" not
il, SIGH, # hand yet. but expect I" dock
;n-uIght Il Will he Il hapr" "hunch
uf boys. and will b" thu harrics;. be
iiryr. For really ;hIs is Il nerve rarking
irir. Yru never known =; what moment
YOU VIII hay" :" jump III 'hr ocean ar
il, hlnwn ~ l.; mine For. # tor.
,.,d, boat w"Iild hlI ~ w"Uld HAY"
uI,iy aiu,f:; Si> mtnj.i"e |" =,t away. W"
arr, nr,:"rrI 81 wear cur llI' rr"s"rrcrS N
all times. ar course" everything must
l,n dark at night and that always Is the
worst part
I don't have IN" Last tdeR whore We
are GONG. as to whether its Egypt. Eng
land France or Australia. but In next
;r,irr yunll know for certain where l
HIT.
surp"s" il will 10 Il long time before
hear from you. some tim" IN January
suppose. hui | VIII he looking for IT
All the Tim"
''--------.---. England.
Go; safely back on terra hrma." AMI
surely am glad. Ynu can't imagine how
good il feels Ia walk around on land
after being on water SD long. This is
beautiful country. with its quaint farm
houses green fields and valleys. it is
altogether different from America. Every
availabI" spaC" Is hning used for raising
food Along fences aud nil through The
,.arnp hers cabbage. celery and other veg
In blrS can l." seen. After we got ~
our train had IN tramp for about twA
hours through mud and rain. 10 our
camp
Our meals arc good and wholesome.
Tonight for supper we had cheese
bread jam and coffee. The foodstur IS
so concentrated that It Is very whole
some and satisfying.
There are two Y. NJ. c. AS here, but