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Conger Reynolds correspondence, May-December 1916

1916-08-16 Conger Reynolds to Mr. & Mrs. John Reynolds Page 14

pretty regularly.  I found that my cabin was rocking about like the bed seemed to one memorable time when I was very ill at home.  On Monday morning the waves were breaking over the bow, and there were several vacant places at breakfast.  But the ocean grew calmer as we proceeded.  Monday night we struck fog and the whistle was kept blowing most of the night.  Yesterday morning the fog lifted, the air grew warmer, and since then we have had very pleasant weather.  Today we're crossing the famous Grand Banks and the sea is beautifully calm.  I've enjoyed today more than any other.
   I have had a most interesting talk - in several small installments with the young Canadian soldier on board.  His home is in Lynn, Mass, where his parents moved from Newfoundland five years ago.  In September 1914, this young fellow, then 21, went back to Newfoundland and enlisted in the 1st Canadian artillery.  He had served two months in the regular way in France when he volunteered for what the soldiers call "the suicide club."  It is the branch of artillery which works in the first line trenches with bombs, trench mortars, and machine

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pretty regularly. I found that my cabin was rocking about like the bed seemed to one memorable time when I was very ill at home. On Monday morning the waves were breaking over the bow, and there were several vacant places at breakfast. But the ocean grew calmer as we proceeded. Monday night we struck fog and the whistle was kept blowing most of the night. Yesterday morning the fog lifted, the air grew warmer, and since then we have had very pleasant weather. Today we're crossing the famous Grand Banks and the sea is beautifully calm. I've enjoyed today more than any other. I have had a most interesting talk - in several small installments with the young Canadian soldier on board. His home is in Lynn, Mass, where his parents moved from Newfoundland five years ago. In September 1914, this young fellow, then 21, went back to Newfoundland and enlisted in the 1st Canadian artillery. He had served two months in the regular way in France when he volunteered for what the soldiers call "the suicide club." It is the branch of artillery which works in the first line trenches with bombs, trench mortars, and machine