July 4, 1914 - Lost in North Atlantic Sea

This postcard must have been a continuation of the trip Joe was taking when he wrote on July 2, 1914 from Block Island.

Fourth of July
1914
We were lost in a North Atlantic sea till this morning. Gale almost ruined our yacht, but finally sun came out. We are all in from 48 hours constant watch.
Joe

This postcard shows the Long Beach Lighthouse which is still in existence today and can be visited on tours of lighthouse cruises. In researching this lighthouse I discovered that the original Orient Long Beach Lighthouse burned down in 1963. The foundation remained and that is where the replica was built in 1990.

Photo by Photo GEM on Flickr

The next post will be on July 5.

The next letter will be on July 25.