Eventually, the ìS. S. MANASSAî, I believe was the name of the vessel,departed. The trip to Europe was without unusual events, and the ship went to Genoa, Italy. She was probably carrying a ìgeneral cargoî nothing specific that I know of. However, when provisioning f or the return trip, the Captain stubbornly refused to take […]
One evening Dad came home with a little black ball of short fur, with a long leash. This pup could fit in one of Dadís hands. He was as black as a licorice stick. He had a small white vest, a few white hairs in the end of his tail and a little white on […]
The War ended and Dad resigned his Commission and took a post as Chief Engineer on a ship that was resting on the bottom at her moorings in Baltimore. After repair she was scheduled to go to Italy. While she was still in Baltimore, Dad took me over and let me stay for a day […]
Left the ship this AM. Met Cap’t at 45 Broadway and got to the Penn Station in time for the 1:20 train. Got home at 7:30. Pearl was out.
We got in to anchorage early this AM in a fierce gale with the thermometer at 14˚. The same old thing again about boats. The paymaster got a boat off and kept it ashore so no one could have (until?) afternoon, then the wind and sea was so bad we could not get away from […]
Anchored this AM at _____ and all hands are standing by to get ashore. Gale blowing and almost impossible to get ashore. [NOTE: this entry was the first on in the second book. This leads me to believe that he wrote this ashore the next day, as it seems that he had left his main […]
After waiting since the 6th the Capt finally let us send wireless messages today and now it’s almost impossible to get them off on account of so many ships talking. Capt came in *** room this AM and said terrible storm coming and I must fr***? the ship for all she’s worth. 3 PM We […]
Had wireless from New York stating they had messages for us. But we cannot get New York to find out what they are. Every one seems to think it’s bad news for some one. How I hope it’s not for me.
Rec’d wireless that s ship sunk about 70 miles ahead of us at 10:45 AM. It is now 11:30 AM. The crew were saved.
Sighted a ship heading for NY. Some of us officers wanted to send wireless messages to our homes and the Captain will not let us do it, says he is not going to send any. This is something we had a message giving authority and encouraging it. I had man attendant on report for gross […]
Nasty storm, heavy sea and *******
News that Roosevelt has died.
Had a scare today when D*** called me up and said the main pump had carried away again.
Fair weather still holds
Still the fair weather holds and we expect to get in about the 9th.
TYhe days are **** wonderfull. We are steaming along at 10 knots and I am in hopes that my calculation **** will hold.
Came on deck this AM and saw one of the grandest sights I have ever seen – the coast of Ireland and it is beautiful. We pass through a **** ***** and steamed well inside and the t*** lays along a high hill. Everything is so **** and green. We came very near being ship […]
