The Journal of Fletcher Ames Hatch

Being an account of my experience while at work for the Philippine R.R. Co. After you have read these pages, don't talk to me about all engineers having a snap.

If anything happens to me this book is to be sent to my brother Israel Hatch, RD#1, Rockland, Massachusetts, USA.

[transcribed from the original diary by Wynona B. and Jon-Richard Little, 2007]

Sat. 28th



When we woke up our cars were sidetracked in the yards at Seattle and everybody was glad to get out and stretch. The chiefs were quartered at the Ranier-Grand and we were at the Washington. We had the best hotel in town. It is located away up on the top of a high hill and from it you get a view all over the city and around it for miles. To the west over Puget Sound is the Olympic Range, to the east is the Cascade Range, while off to the South old Mt. Rainier stands up all alone. It was grand. In the afternoon we all went aboard the steamer and were photographed. After supper a lot of the gang went out to see the Terderloins and I guess some of them saw it all right.

1 Comments:

Blogger Johnny said...

This is the first time he mentions "the Tenderloins". Whatever could he be talking about? Wynona said, "At first I thought he was talking about a band, but how could they be on tour in Seattle *and* Japan?"

Sunday, May 13, 2007 10:02:00 PM PDT  

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