July 12-1897 Monday Two P.M., trunk checked and I am ready to depart from Washington for Boston! At 4.20 I take the Penn. R.R. train with a sleeper through without change to Boston. Fare $12.25 and sleeper $3.00. While my strength is not that of Sandow, neither my courage that of Sheridan, nor my knowledge that of Farragut yet I will undertake the trip to Speedland trusting to the knowledge of others and my small good luck of the part. My friends all wish me good luck and a safe return. Mr. White and I have a pleasant journey to New York and at 10.30 P.M. we leave the car and win New York city by night around the Battery and up the East River on the steamers which carry our train to Harlem. There is nothing more impressive than this ride around the big city to show the great activities of man. At 11.30 we turn in.