Gibraltar Feburary 1, 1909

Dear Jim,

All the ships were supposed to meet at Gibraltar before we headed back, but when we got there it looked from a distance that our US ships were engaged in a short ranged naval battle with other countries war ships. Of course I was extremely excited and my adrenaline was going crazy. I’ve always wanted to be in a naval battle and I couldn't wait to get up close. Sadly when we got close we saw that it was actually just US ships and other ships from other countries firing salutes. I was disappointed because I was really looking forward to the battle.