Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-05-13
HAMBURG IS NEXT
PORT IN VIEW
CHIEF PETTY OFFICER,
WELLINGTON NICHOLS
OFF FOR GERMANY
Writes Interestingly OF Trip to Brest
and Describes Big Boat on Which
He Returned to New YOrk-Return
Soon.

Mrs. F. C. Nichols has received sew
eral interesting letters from her son,
Chief Petty Officer Wellington c. Mich
OILS, one: ::of which was written while he
was aboard the U. S. S. Cap. Finis-
teire bound for New York, and another
while aboard the u. S. S. Louisville,
bound for Brest, France. The chief
petty officer, who many Wausau
friends will be pleased to learn, may
be released from the service in an
other month or so, is now on his way
to Hamburg, Germany. Mr.. Nichols
arrived in New York the middle of the
week, and, after a seven day furlough
was scheduled for this trip to Ham
burg, to start tomorrow.
500 Soldiers
In part he writes to his mother
1--WE left Brest on the 25th of April
with 500 soldiers and several hundred
| Red Cross Nurses, who are now enjoy
| ing sea sick ride. The ship is run
ming light with very little stores OF
ballast aboard and so kick up bit
The soldiers are from the 32nd Divi-
sion, the 127th Infantry composed ot
1 w Il OOpo; = SIul Ii Jill OOA
many. The Marshfield band is aboard
but have not met anyone l know
We passed the President Grant two
days ago. She left Brest day anC
a half ahead of us carrying = lot Of
Wisconsin troops, and l hear many
boys from Wausau are on her.
| 81 have put in request for dis
charge, which has been approved, anC
I shall be transferred to a receiving
ship as soon as they obtain a store.
keeper to relieve me. We don't know
how long the ship will tie up in New
York, but at least week and possibly
several. | may be held for the trip tt
Hamburg which means thirty days a.
least. This is a fine ship with gooC
officers, chow, and etc, and should
| like to make a trip to Germany bu
you can never tell how long after tha
they might hold you. 1t can't get an!
too rough to make it disagreeablt
when we're headed for the States.
never have been seasick, but we have
a mess with the nurses and soldier!
when she kicks up.
Good Ship
The chiefs are living in staterooms
Iexcellent quarters, with good chow
This ship was certainly built fol
pleasure. 1t has a winter garden
elevator, green house, swimming pool
and gymnasium. Everything thai
could be put in ship. There is dane
ing every night that it's not too rough
don't have much work to do excep
in port, where l get the stores aboard
and the storekeeper is always sure o
making a trip ashore in every port.
| On the Louisville
While on the u. S. S. Louisvill
bound for Brest, Mr.. Nichols wrote
"She is a fine, large passenger shiI
of about $4,000 tons, and elaborated
fitted out l know the chow will b
good-leave that to Sweeney, the chic
commissary steward. It's like goin
to home. We are back to navy ra
tionS aboard this packet. The C..
O.'s mess is more than excellent.
live between my bunk and the mes
hall. For supper this evening we ha
soup, roast chicken, dressing, mashe
; lpotatoes, peas, marmalade, celery, ic
cream and nabiscos. Our dinner thi
llAOOAs just ~ oA1Om gCh SAACy Oh a
; good-soup, crab salad, spinach, F.
potatoes, pot roast, apple butter an
) lemon pie. The navy certainly doe
feed aboard ship.
/ There is a happy bunch aboard, bt
cause they are going home and don
have to keep all lights out and watc
for subs or wear life jackets, so tn
trip is much different from that con
i. ling over. But if it kicks up tonigl
there will be a nasty time with thes
: women believe there are 700 aboar
> Movies tonight in the officers quarter
> and the chiefs are invited, SO I'll
going up in few minutes. Turned
last night for II hours sleep. Feelin
better all over to have decks undt
e foot and big ocean all around. Wei
i looming homei"
Mr.. and Mrs. Nichols received a tel