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#33 Ferry Avenue,
Detroit, Michigan,
June 21st, 1904.

Dear Mr. Chapman:--

The dislike against the German steamer which came to me before I left London turned out to be a warning of a very uncomfortable trip. The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse is a huge combination of shipbuilding material, very gaudy in decorations, and uncomfortable in more ways than one. The policy of the Company is to drive the steamer at her full speed, regardless of weather or other conditions. We encountered a strong head wind and stormy weather, which continued for three days, during all of which time, the plunging of the ship, the thundering of the machinery and the jar of the decks was sufficient to make my teeth rattle. In the future, when thinking of an Atlantic voyage, I shall try to arrange my plans so as to enjoy the comfort of the slower-going White Star and Cunard liners.

On the day prior to my departure from London, your good letter of June 6th came, and if I could have spared the time, I would have called at Knoedler's and spoken of your beautiful Whistler, but I could not get round to it.

At the steamer, I received your farewell greetings, and