Smithsonian Institution The William Steinway Diary: 1861-1896
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| London, Sept 24th 1885 | ||
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Sept 24. Thursd. |
Depart with the 11.15 A.M. train from Waterloo station, arrive Southampton 1.30 P.M. tender leaves at 4 P.M. meet steamer "Elbe" at 5 P.M. steamer leaves Bay at 6 P.M. Play Skat with Otto Kemlitz and Chr. Ax til midnight |
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Sept 25. frid. |
244 miles til noon am not seasick only a slight headache, Skat til Midnight | |
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Sept 26. sat. |
370 miles til noon, Skat til Midnight, I lose heavily, Ax likewise | |
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Sept 27. Sunday. |
361 miles til noon. Otto Kemlitz proves a wonderful Skatist, we play in forenoon, afternoon and evg til midnight every day | |
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Sept 28. Monday. |
366 miles til noon, Kemlitz wins enormously, weather has been fine | |
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Sep 20. Tuesd. |
371 miles lovely weather Skat all the same, have bad luck | |
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Sept 30. Wed. |
370 miles, make acquaintance of Mrs. Rosalie Bloodgood, the daughter of Wm. Henry Gunther who is on board and with whom I talk a great deal about his deceased brother, Gov. Gunther | |
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Oct 1st Thursday. |
Yesterday having been very foggy and the steamer whistle blowing we could not hold our Concert, which Kapellmeister Wm. Gericke, his Concertmeister Kneisel, a young Roumanian, Otto Kemlitz +c had been rehearsing. We take advantage in a slight clearing up of the fog and hold our Concert tonight, I presiding and announcing each |
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September
24
1885
