Post Said
By the end of three days all of the ships had made it through the canal and tied up to anchor buoys in the harbor at Port Said. No men were allowed ashore as Port Said was know as the "Wickedest city in the World"
While in Port Said, Sperry received word of a terrible earthquake that had struck Messina, Sicily. After coaling up, Connecticut and Illinois set a course for Messina at top speed. When they arrived, sailors did everything they could to assist the beleaguered city. One of their tasks was to search for the American consul's daughter, who disappeared during the quake. But the search was in vain. They never found her.
Cheers
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