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Home J. J. Collins, Diary 1899 September October November December 1900 January February March April May June July August September October November December 1901 January February March April May June |
(June) June 1 Still very cold plenty of soup to eat Pulled into Nagasaki at 4 PM passed light house on our right stationed on a small hill at the entrance passed a French and Italian gun boat also 2 German torpedo boats U.S.A. T. Kintuck laying in harbor Japan from what we can see look very hilly Doctors came aboard and inspected everybody on board. June 2 Still in harbor eveybody broke coaling up Room orderly. June 3 Italian gunboat fired some 20 to 30 shots Russian 4 mast steamer came in the Japs are very sociable people the women help the men to coal up the steamers about 6 drivers are scraping the bottom June 4 Still in Nagasaki coaling up very cold left at 7.30 PM band played while passing gunboats the crew all cheered us as we passed out. U.S.A. Transport Kintuck put in quarantine for 15 day case of small-Pox, 1 co of 42 Inf on board 241 miles June 5 In Pacific Ocean passed the town of Nobe light house on point 280 June 6 Sea very rough and the air very chilly, getting good deal fresh beef June 7 sea Calm still going up the coast of Japan pulled into Yokohama at 11 AM was inspected by Japanese doctors American Gunboat Concord in harbor Prv Slegarice of our Co Died of Chronic dysentery companies are allowing shore leave. took on coal and water June 8 Still in harbor hoisted sailing flag at 8 am have two young englishmen from battleship Glory as stowaways left at 1 PM passed Gunboat Concord and English and Italian battleships very cold June 9 Sunday very chilly travelled 241 miles at 12 am 4600 miles from Frisco to Yoko- June 10 still continuing to got cold very stormy waves are washing over /\the decks 2 am travelled 242 miles June 11 Went on guard at No 16 post still very rough boat tossing about like a chipe (?) travelled 261 miles waves coming over hurrican deck June 12 Relieved from guard had good meal a hospital 12am travelled 237 miles June 13 On detail scrubbing stairs sea calm still very cold deck is clear of soldiers 12a.m. travelled 262 miles ran into heavy fog in afternoon lasted all day. fellows made a raid on gally took barrel of sour-kraut 2 crates of potatoes and lot of bread very cold at night fellows putting all the clothes on that they have June 14 Cold and cloudy had no bread for breakfast Colonel looked after issuing of dinner. 12 am travelled 266 miles. heavey fog at night Concert on deck June 15 Regular Saturday inspection by Col at 10 am still cold and cloudy 12 a.m. travelled 241 miles fellows walking around deck with blankets on. concert at night June 15 (sic) Still cloudy and cold 12 am travelled 239 miles had good hot fresh water bath. all kinds of arguments about June 16 Cold and cloudy 12 am travelled 254 miles saw two large whales very close to the boat little warmer in afternoon. very Cloudy. June 17 clear and warmer fellows in good spirits 12 a.m travelled 246 miles cooler and cloudy at night June 18 cold and rainy very few on deck fellows are all in there quarters play cards and reading. everybody very much interested in the speed of the boat 12 am travelled 250 miles had storm at night very rough June 19 clear and warmer. feeding much better since Colonel complained 12am travelled 260 miles. clears all day getting much warmer June 20 clear and warm water very calm fellows are beginning to come up on deck again 12am travelled 243 miles everybody counting the days concert every night now June 21 clear and warm best day we have had yet fellows have a touch of dysentery from hash last night we are having setting - up exercise everyday at 2. PM 12 am travelled 253 miles had an entertainment on deck by some darker of the 49th very pleasant at night June 22 Clear and much warmer regular inspection at 10 am companies are all working on muster - out rolls 12 am travelled 239 miles looks stormy at night one of the sailors had a fit had a few boxing bouts on stern deck for sum ranging from $5 to $10 between soldiers and ship crew June 23 clear and warm fellows are getting anxious to see land 12 am travelled 248 miles. Rogers out of our company going insane in hosp. have ten altogether out of Reg wrote a letter at night June 24 clear and warm sighted small sailing vessel going in opposite direction about 5 miles off 12 am travelled 227 miles. working in afternoon and night helping company clerk make out Muster rolls June 25 clear and colder ships crews painting and cleaning up ship 12 am travelled 222 miles expect to reach Frisco about 8 AM tomorrow (This concludes the regular entries. There follow several blank pages and then the following entries on loose pages at the back.)
Reamers $5.10
Rollins $7.00 (underlying number is 6)
Waters Transversed Atlantic Ocean. St. of Gibraltar Meditteranurn. Suez canal Gulf of Suez Bitter Lake Red Sea St of Bahenmandet Gulf of Aden Arabian Sea Indian Ocean St. of Mallaca China Sea Cormarino Sea Sorsogon Bay Rivers Donsol Pilar Ugod Pasig Straits of Bernadino Manila Bay. Inland Sea 2. John C. Clear 4064 Howley AVE East End Pitts Capt Chas Hernandez. Ocean and Church Jacksonville, Fla St Corp. R. P. Rollins. No 3 Pleasant St North Attleboro 3Geor J. Coles. Lee. Mass. Houesanatic St Sergt. R. Tay (or $291 East Howard st Bellfonte Pa 4Robt Shaw New Jersey 5Fred C. Baldwin Coreopolis P.O. Pa 6 Maurice Danfield 1957 Camac Phila Pa Thos Barbarette Wilksbarre Pa Andrew Quinn 170 Sangamon St. Chicago Distance from different points New York to Gibraltar 3.687 m Gibraltar " Malta 1.226 " Malta " Port Said 1.046 " Port Said " Suez 86 " Manila to San Pedro 7m (written down the page) Suez " Colombo 3870 " Colombo " Singapore 1930 Sing. Manila 1596 Manila " Donsol 4.00 Donsol " Matnog 80 Manila " Nagasaki 1374 Nagasaki Yokohama 619 Yokohama San Francisco 1400 San Pedro Macati Cocomon Pasig Valletta. Fagig Sorsogon Manila Donsol Guadelope San Vincente Calamba Buena Vesta Guode Basil Magdallenas Pilar Castilla Pon-Pon Kaseigorom Old Donsol Bacoon Seville Magoon Bimang Gurang Mimiekic Bulan Magallanes Arroseine matnop Bulusan San Rookie Bon-Bon Calohocon Place arrive Left Phila Sept 11 Nov 2 New York Nov 3 Nov 4 Gibraltar Nov 14 Nov 16 Malta Nov 20 Nov 23 Port Said Nov 26 Nov 27 Suez Nov 28 Nov 28 Colombo Dec 9 Dec 11 Singapore Dec 16 Dec 17 Manila Dec 22 Dec 23 San Pedro Macate Dec 23 Jan 17 Sorsogon Jan 20 Jan 20 Donsol Jan 21 Dec 17 1900 Sorsogon Dec 18 Dec 18 Bulan Dec 18 Dec 18 Matnog Dec 19 Apr 26 1900 Bulan Apr 26 Apr 27 Sorsogon Apr 27 May 17 San Jose May 18 May 19 Virac May 19 May 20 Legaspi May 20 May 20 Manila May 21 May 28 Clothing Account Drew allowance 1st 6 monts $40.72 $55.71 $14.99 2th 6 months $ 6.81 $ 6.72. $09. debt 3th 6 months $.6.62 $13.47. $ 6.85. 4th 6 months $ 8.32 $14.48. $ 6.16 On Sick Report Jan 22 - 99 Nov 28th to Dec 6 -- 1900 Jan 21 -- 1901 Place arrived - left Nagasaki June 1 - June 4 Yokohama June 7 - June 8 1448 832 616 2174 27.90 241 242 50 237 264 4600 266 1752 261 2948 241 1752 239 1991 Capt Jno M Fields 2805 L street Washington D.C History of regiment $1.00 Inside back cover: 1484 632 653 2174 28.26 Property of Jos. J. Collins Home Address |