Viewing page 30 of 100

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

54
to know rather little about his subject.  Boat filled with shavings, wood cuttings and odds and ends. We kept at it all day to get some shape. [[red underline]] George [[/red underline]] left after lunch we stayed till about six.  I feel rather disgusted at the [[red underline]] slip-shod ways of that Yacht Yard. [[/red underline]] tools and paint lost strayed or stolen.  Took some cheese and bread for supper and went to bed early but awakened toward 3 P.M so I corrected my Seattle lecture a last time and arranged diagram for wiring.  Nice cool night.

Aug 20. Newspapers announce [[red underline]] torpeoding of passenger Steamer Arabic which left Liverpool yesterday. [[/red underline]] Amongst the missing are [[red underline]] two americans.  This looks serious as it is stated vessel was sunk without warning. [[/red underline]]
[[end page]]

[[start page]]
55
[[underlined]] Is this german impudence without limits. [[red underline]] Went to Nyack, last work on equipping engine of boat.  Chris [[Fries?]] there cheerful and talkative as ever and [[red underline]] mussing up everything. [[/red underline]] Hurry work of everybody.  Albert and Lawrence busy under my direction.  Finally at about 5 P.M. boat slid gently off the ways into the water.  Put in 80 gallons of gasolene and water and paid to Petersen [[strikethrough]] 876$ [[/strikethrough]] 
$876.00 for overhauling the boat, of which he states $800 as per agreement altho' there was no agreement except a maximum guess made with insurance inspector.  The [[strikethrough]] 8 [[/strikethrough]] $76.00 were for extras.  
Chris went with me Albert drove car home.  Arrived at Corinthian Yacht Club about 7 P.M. [[red underline]] Lawrence [[/red underline]] arranged temporary [[red underline]] connection and [[/red underline]]