The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
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looked. depressed, but c'Hlld you
blame them after four years OF war!
spent 1.-THE greater part of the day
in bed. so saw none of the city.
That night, after dinner, we took Il
walk down the street. The city was
in utter darkness. Some OF the
stores had tiny blue lights in the
rear, but no lights anywhere were
visible to the outside.
Al eleven that night we boarded
the train. Our officers and men han
left MS, and Capt. Cumberland, the
only man with US, had charge ana /
am afraid he had his hands tuil,
for sixty seven women are quite
number for one man look after. We
occupied three coaches, horribly uh-
comfortable wooden seats and STA
tionary table down the center, We
could not recline at all; there was
no heat and we had no blankets, 80
were cold. We spent most OF the
night in playing cards and eating
our lunch, consisting OF what we
could manage to buy in Liverpool;
at least we played cards until our
hands got too cold to hold them, !
At eight next morning we reached
| South Hampton and went over to-
South Eastern Hotel for breakfast
land from there to the pier. we
wandered about the pier the great
or part of the day and that after
noon were placed aboard a tug ana
went out to the Hospital Ship Wa
rilda and us soon as it was dark we
steamed out the harbOr. Again we
mt our life belts on and were told
. to keep i'm readiness. At that time
crossing the channel was very dan
, gerous. That mOrning-the morn,
, ling before we crossed-a hospital
ship had been torpedOed and a
number of patients and several
o nurses were lost, 50 we were IA ser
p ious party that crossed the channel
o that night. We were chased so hard
e that we bad TO go out OF our way
Q quite a bit for a while and only
r touched the high places. | was new
= er SO excited in my life: | couldn't
e do thing but sit on my bunk and
c hope and pray; we were in absolute
Q darkness. Once a voice called out
+ Put on more speed The an
4 swer was, 'She is going at ful
}. speed-she can't go a bit fasther!
f Twill we make it," Yes, we viii
! make it.. Somehow | believed w
,el would make it. and we did. At
10 a. m. they came and told us w
fe were safely over and put the light
ps on. We got our life belts off ant
At part of our clothes and laid dow
re until morning. At IL O'Clock W
in got off. A hospital train, full G
d wounded English soldiers, was wait
at ing at the dock. The soldiers wer
4 to be taken back to England on tn
Q hospital boat. Several ambulance
10 met us and took US to the Hot'
rs Modern. We stayed in La Havl
ID two days, had chance to see gres
de deal of the city and battle and res
n. little, also had our first strugg
al with the French language. We wei
at called at 3 a. IN. and trucks took
,rt to the depot. We had four cars
k box car for our baggage, two secon
mt class and one first class coaches. III
II. only difference | could see in II
no two classes was the upholstery.
,st For three days and three nigh
he we travelled; at night we piled OF
4 suit cases in the aisle and laid IL
seat cushions on them and slep
he packed like sardines in box. Aga
70. there was no heat and we we
we without blankets, with snow on Il
ne ground, so we were very cold
as night. The second night a terrib
At noise awoke me. got up and look'
tie out. We were switched just outsi'
1T. of Paris and they were having {
Is air raid. l could see the great SCARF
IN. lights playing in the skies and Il
nd great bursts of light in the air al
hear the boom boom of the gun
led 1t all seems like dream now. V
hat had no engine, some time would
got tackled on behind a troop train, pa
NV senger, ammunition or whatever ha
in pened along After being switch
RE- for several hours at time We We
il. issued regular army rations. We b
adj brought fruit and nuts with us al
nv. all had sterno stoves, so We we
erv able to have nice little lunches.
We The third night we drew into
II moges. We were met at the del
an by trucks and brought straight
eak our own hospital. Here We receiy
irst warm welcome by the Yale u
o I No. 80, who were stationed here
led six months before we came We b
,ore travelled for eleven days and nigl
ly) and had had only one good nigh
A rest; so you may know how glad
.ay- were to get here.
all A few days later our men and
the fcers arrived and am sure Ca
the Chamberlain was delighted to Il
nv his responsibility over to the c.
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