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be only a few daya clays from home and ray my dear clear lit tao pals I 1 have had a n wonderful trip and some day willnell will tell you nil all about england rn gland and the thousand and one Interest interesting hig and hint historical orical places it t ivita my privilege to see in tho the great city of londen just now I 1 I 1 want to arilo you ft a little more about the ship upon which I 1 am traveling I 1 was fortunate enough to return on oil tile tho same banio ship tho the american Danl tor of which I 1 wrote you in my last letter written on tho the way to england today wo we aro are only a few lays days from now york and after a night of heavy or ir nill nil thi tha blowing every ini minute nute wo we hayo have sailed into ft a beautiful day with blufe sky blu bauo water land anil scarcely g a cloud Insi insigne in eight ghe I 1 can I 1 tell that wo we tire are nearing hearing the coast from the air which alch cornea comes in warm I 1 I 1 breezes now where during the early part of th we 0 tip it ania cool and many I 1 lines limes quite cold but to get hack back to this great freighter of undo uncle sams when wo iyo docked at bury england I 1 found we were tied up alongside one of it tho the finest locket on the thames it t Is only a h forty minute train frain ride to the heart of P L landona busi ness district Ponc church street station tho the borth berth or dock at tribur y 1 ue like the majority of those along tho thalea river located inside n lock in ili water above the level of oc the tha river this id necessary because of aj phe ho greatness great anem nesa of the tide 1 I told you in my iny last letter about tho the wonderful compass and the met nl al miko that steers the ship without any human land hand I 1 have found on blits trip another wonderful piece ot of modern equipment the fire system that at it any time of the day or night varro the man on watch on tho the bridge of fire anro in any of tho the ranny many holds hold B where the cargo la Is stored A nall mall pipe runs fr from om each of tho the holds to the bridge where they all come together in a small box air Is drawn from this box by a me motor t or sucking khdair the air all the way train from each lulad past a silk ellk thread stretched hedl at the opening of each of the pipes irl in the box an invisible light la Is burning at af dil all times T the he moment ilhan smoke to 18 drawn up from any ono one of those these pipes caused by tire in that particular cut i r hold bold the light la Is reflected and cassea it to burn bright at the pipe each pipe Is numbered with an accompanying compa nying chart so that hat the man hii oa watch can know immediately in what hold the alro 1 L located when tho the fire is looted it Is put out by turning steam into that hold and smothering ithe fire 1 I know you will be interested in learning just what kind of cargo we carried on both our trips to and from england when we left now new york or rather from pier 3 hoboken now jersey wo we wore were almost led to capacity we carried machinery sr averal oil paintings valued at each condensed milk honey spaghetti spa getil getti green peas soup frozen beef calves tongues ea sweet breads hams and beet beef kidneys there is auch a wonderful refrigerating plant on all of these that the most perishable pro 1 ducts can be carried at all times I 1 in n perfect safety when we left laft england our freigh tie igli list included thirty barrels or of russian ca 1094 chests of t tea coffee curry powder 6 cases ot of woolens valued at 15 leathor leather goods books furniture earthen vare juto jute yarn golf clubs cluba stone are add lery caddle soap cheese straw plait gelatine polo goods oils ills xray x ray machinery and draperies gives you some idea of tho the h of freight carried by bhoge ship shipping ping board vessels vea sols I 1 cannot say ty tos tob much for the captain and tho the boffl ero ant and the tha way in which they han lle ile their work thir th ir crews are much maller than tilloy should bo be and the conditions tlona under which the they a t work are yot not alway ol lle boat but they h hulyo ayo acco mi 5 heal idl wonders erg in paint till ine anil putting these ships lit H daht claw condition it certainly to zuo me atter after A round trip td ou on this ship attim oy avory ery who any airl of oc g gooda ti lait tarpe 0 ope should y 0 to o uso these ship anny board froll laitem litem IF tills Is a dono ann cnn build up till a laier mer chant nin r 1 n 0 chilt will stand with a efty tty nation bailou in tile world wo have hake the ihla hii linao the men loen nil all they need Is gilld cho so you are nd biml yh enover you yota yet CA tile opportunity n help ha file institution as much mi you ell can each bach one of us tie can caan caln be u power for good BOOI in this direction it 1 vo ve take anko tho trouble byoir uncle tod will ile bo mighty avhad to ba hanio again do be good chil ahll iren a n 1 1 ive wo ahall b hiiro avo many good times tills this coining winter lots of love to ou both Good night your uncle ted I 1 I 1 |