| Title: | Peter [?], Portsmouth, to Mary Smyth, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, |
|---|---|
| ID | 2123 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Peter/15 |
| Year | 1901 |
| Sender | Peter |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | navy officer |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Portsmouth, England |
| Destination | Plumbridge, Co. Tyrone, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Smyth, Mary |
| Recipient Gender | female |
| Relationship | friends |
| Source | Copyright Retained by Mr & Mrs J Smyth, Castledamph, Plumbridge, Co Tyrone, castledamph@btinternet.com |
| Archive | Mr & Mrs J Smyth |
| Doc. No. | 508011 |
| Date | 10/6/1901 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by LT, 23:08:2005. |
| Word Count | 347 |
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| Transcript | [Front of Envelope] Miss Mary Smyth c/o Mrs Nelson Plumbridge Co Tyrone Ireland [Stamped] [PORTORA?] 11AM JU 19 01 PORTSMOUTH [Stamped] 625 [Back of Envelope] [Stamped] NEWTOWNSTEWART JU 20 01 [Page 1] [Stamped Heading] Royal Sailors’ Rest, Portsmouth. Mess 5 H M S Trafalgar Portsmouth June 10. My Dear Mary, Your most welcome & long looked for letter to hand all right [alright?] to-day & pleased to hear from you again. Well [Page 2] since I wrote last there has not been much stir here. I was Navigating the [Alonkir?] a 1st Cl. [class?] Cruisier [Cruiser?] a new ship Jus [Just?] built, for Steam trials etc. I had a good time on here it was only for a fortnight. We go marching twice every week now & I dont care much about it either. We have to march 9 or 10 mile away, & back in heavy marching order (i.e. blanket, Rifle, swoard [sword?], bayonet, Water–bottle, Cartridge belts, & 250 round of ball ammuttion [ammunition?] about 86 lbs altogether, & the weather so [Page 3] fearfully warm 80, & 85 degrees in the shade We had an accident on one of the torpedo boat Destroyers here, one of their boilers blew up & and killed two & severely scalded 9 others not one of them in the Stoke Hold at the time escaped uninjured. You may know what steam is at a pressure of 280 lbs per square inch she was coming up harbour at the time & not far from us. I was in the boat that was sent to her assistance All her upper deck was blown away. The [They?] had just [Page 4] got some of the poor fellows up from the Stoke Hold as we got to her some of them was [sic] unconscious, but others was [sic] not & were in terrible agony. She was called the Daring. & and it is not long since she was in collission [collision?] We [coaled?] the other day & got in 600 ton, & got in 580 ton of powder, Cordite, & shell of different kinds yesterday. I think I have no more news this time so will draw to a close Hoping to hear from you soon Hoping you are quite well I remain yours ever Peter [Note on the Page 1] 18th June I have this wrote nearly a week I could not get a stamp before. Yours P. [Peter?] Transcribed by Elizabeth Prentice |
