Clarence M. Stuver Letter to Family - March 27, 1918
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[YMCA letterhead][Page 1] March 27-1918. Dear Mamma, Papa & All-: I received your letter of March 24 today and was glad to hear from you, but was sorry to hear that Mamma had the measles. You didnt say what kind they were but I hope they are the light kind. This leaves me feeling fine but I have always been that way since I came out here. Their hasent been a sick man since I came on the island only one had pneumonia and he had that when he came here. he has been sick about 3 weeks and they say
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[YMCA letterhead][Page 2] he is going into quick Con. Their are about 100 of us out here now and about 200 more over at the pier but I dont think they are going to bring thoseout here and I dont think we will stay here very much longer tho no one knows but the last time the Dr. was out he said they had 50 Diphtheria carriers that they were going to put on this island as soon as we get off. You ask if I were ever going to get rid of the germs, well that is a question I cant ans. It is hard to explain about these germs
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[YMCA letterhead][Page 3] and I dont know whether you can understand it or not but what little I know I will try and tell. These germs are one of the smallest kind of germs and the weakest their is that is any other kind of germ will whip them out, tonsilitis or any thing like that always gets rid of them. They are not dangerous to the person that has them for they lie dormant in the throat and they cannot be carried thru the air only when one person gets the direct breath of another. Their is only a very small per cent of the
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[YMCA letterhead][Page 4] carriers that are not immune from the real disease. The place when they are found in the throat is under that little flapper that covers the opening of the nostrils into the throat. I am glad you have a car and hope all will enjoy it. I havent the least idea when I can get home. I dont think tho I will stay very long at the pier when I get out of here for it isent a very healthy place. We havent had very much summer here yet. it snowed all day yesterday and is
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[YMCA letterhead][Page 5] cloudy today. I hope [Thomas] can get in to the yeomanary branch for that is a pretty soft snap. Their is no real work to it just a lot of running around. I havent heard from him for some time. Well I will stop and I hope this finds Mamma much better and their is no use to worry for I am not sick nor havent been and I think this is a helthy place for I have gained 10 lbs since I came here I weigh now 175 the most I ever weighed and
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[YMCA letterhead][Page 6] havent had a cold all spring. I sent those films and you can have them developed. it is hard to get service out here especially when you dont know any more about Boston than I do. The juncture where the pipe goes into the building is where we sleep & eat. it is right close to the beach & if you look close you can see the water on the south side of the building. The picture of the large house is the hospital here on the island. The one where you see the little tug in the distance
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[YMCA letterhead][Page 7] was taken looking north off the island. The one where you can see the island in the distance is looking south. That island is Fort Strong. They have these 12, 16 in mortar guns besides the smaller guns. They keep two companies of coast artillery there all the time. Their are several other islands one can see from here and they are all strongly fortified. This is the only island in the harbor that isent fortified and I dont think the Germans would notice it for it is to small. Where They have target practice
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[YMCA letterhead][Page 8] over at Fort Strong they say at breaks most of the windows over hed but they havent had any gun practice since I came out here. That island is about ¾ mi off. well I must stop if I get this off today hoping this finds all better. With Love to all. Clarence S. Write again soon.
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| Title | Clarence M. Stuver Letter to Family - March 27, 1918 |
| Creator | Stuver, Clarence Monroe |
| Source | Stuver, Clarence Monroe. Letter to Family. 27 March 1918. Clarence Monroe Stuver Collection, 1918-1919. 2012.93. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | In this letter dated March 27, 1918, Clarence M. Stuver wrote his family while in quarantine near Boston. Stuver discussed the conditions of pneumonia and diphtheria. |
| Subject LCSH | Quarantine; World War, 1914-1918--Medical care |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | 2012.93 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Date Original | March 27, 1918 |
| Language | English |