Math's Diary--Part One--April 14th to 17th, 1914

(This is part of a notebook diary kept by Math Hesch during a trip he took with his brother Ted in the spring of 1914. Click DIARY on the sidebar to see only the diary entries. Enjoy!)

THE TRAIN RIDE TO NYC

The first page of the diary is mostly a list of towns the train went through on the way from Rice, Minnesota to New York City and the docks. It took 2 days, and yes, they went through part of Canada.
If you'd like to see what he wrote, check the DIARY file over on the left sidebar. He mentions farmers planting and rock fences, gravel pits and the size of towns, the muddy Susquehanna River and the mountains in Pennsylvania. He appreciated seeing the engines on curves, and riding through a mile long tunnel near Vosberg, Pa.

Oh, and here's the New York Times weather report for 16 April 1914 and one from the 13th about Berlin:

In part 2, they're on-board the Olympic. "Some boat!"