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by masses falling on to her decks. She, however, 

 got through safely, and her magnificent sea qualities 

 and rapid movements were more than ever before 

 apparent to those in charge of her. 



Having landed Dr. Bennett and Sister Carwardine 

 at Battle Hospital, she proceeded to Indian Har- 

 bour, where the hospital was rapidly placed in 

 working order. Here the little wood building al- 

 most came to an inglorious and premature end 

 by fire the first week of its existence ; and we were 

 indebted to the strenuous efforts of a number of 

 fishermen for saving it from destruction, and to 

 Commodore Curzon-Howe, of H.M.S. Cleopatra, for 

 landing a body of blue jackets to repair the 

 damage, enabling the work to proceed. The Albert 

 then returned and lay in Battle Harbour, to await 

 the arrival of our steamer, the Sir Donald. Mean- 

 while, we had visited many stations from Mont- 

 real along the Labrador coast on the north side 

 the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Everywhere we had 

 had plenty of work to do : seeing sick people, 

 operating where necessary, holding services, and 

 distributing literature. We everywhere found people 

 deeply grateful for our visit, and glad to gather 

 to hear the Gospel. Many spoke eagerly of the 

 hopes raised that a third hospital would be erected 

 in the Labrador or lower province of Quebec, 

 to which the Sick could be carried, and were 

 anxious to forward a petition to Ottawa to that 

 effect. We were everywhere entreated not to allow 



