capacity. So after puzzling for a while, and listening to all 
the entreaties of his would-be passengers, he agreed to telegraph 
New York and see what they said about it. 
The American ConsM and Mrs* Kurd, the Vice Consul and 
Mrs. Esslinger came aboard to welcome us. Mrs. H. is German, 
We went ashore for dinner, to the Nova Scotian Hotel, 
and had a good meal of sea food. Later we came back to the 
ship, - All the newspaper people, plus a newspaper gal who was 
waiting for us. Bill kept them entertained with sfcfcrfeesof this 
and other trips till nearly midnight. 
September 23 - [ %:^'$. :::''' w /C-S-' v ''"- "?00 : (k ; 8il%^l|^ 
The five new passengers hung around the boat ail morning, 
waiting for the verdict. It did not come until nearly noon, and 
was unfavorable. Kerbey is the nly one who is to be allowed 
passage down with us. Mrs. Davis wept, but the others cheered 
themselves up by admiring the Lrdy Drake, anchored near us, and 
decided to go down to Boston, on her. 
Because of water in the palm oil tanks, we were delayed 
in spiling, and did not get away until about 4.?0. The sun has 
been warm all day, but the wind is cold, and the temperature 
dropped at night to 48. We moved everything out of Number 6 
into Number 6, where it is uch warmer, and the little lutangs 
stopped shivering, and with warmth, and artificial light, began 
to ept again, and even to groom themselves, which goodness knows 
they need - their long tails have become very dirty from being 
cooped up in a cage for so long. 
September 24 ~ 
It is a spring-like day, with smooth seas and a gor.^geous 
sun. All the animals had to moved off Number 5 hatch today, to 
make way for unloading of cargo in Boston, and as the cages were 
lined up along the deck, with the noonday sun pouring into each 
cage, you could see the animals visibly relaxing and braking in 
the warmth. Gloucester fishing boats, and porpoises playing in 
the water, added to the idyllic Quality of the day. 
We got a wireless message at breakfast from the N. B. C. 
in Boston, who want to stage a broadcast from the ship in Boston* 
Bill cabled that it would be all right, but at lunch time we were 
convulsed to get the following reply: ft Thanks for your wire - ? i 1 1 
meet you when you dock best available information I have states 
you will dock at Pier 2 East Boston inasmuch as necessary broad- 
casting facilities must be ordered now I am ordering satte for Pier 
2 please request your skipper to cooperate to extent of docking at 
that location if you dock at different pier it will upset every- 
thing many thanks please ^ire me collect if origin? 1 plan as 
to time and place of doc! ing is changed^. 
Knowing that the Captain does not always know, until the 
pilot comes aboard, at which pier he is to dock, and that that is 
about the only matter on which he is not complete Czar, amused us 
immensely. And the Captain said: ?f Wire him 'Only fishing boats 
have skippers 1 ff • 
