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Oct 31- 1903 Saturday
We are having the first bright
day of the trip and of course I
am in deeth all day and go to
the dining room for my meals.
At 12.15 ship's time we pass
Nantucket Shoals Light Ship. Some
day we should be at Philadelphia
tomorrow afternoon between 2 and
4 P.M.
from Queenstown
Our daily record in miles is 260,
305, 260, 279, 308, 281, 311, 256, 321,
This is always from noon to noon.
Total from Queenstown 2581. To go
2830 miles. Or we should be at
the entrance to the Delaware at
6 A.M. It is then 90 miles to
Philadelphia or we should be
then at 2 P.M. tomorrow.