Five-page A.L.s. to Luella from Ralph

New Shoreham, Block Island: August 19, n.y., 1890. 8vo, 5 neatly written pages on three leaves; light toning, previous folds; very good. "Rough passage ... pulled into harbor ... came within half an inch of running onto the rocks ... nothing there but fish works and a smell ... the bay completely filled with boats ... during the gale of last night one schooner run on the reef & sunk ... left Derby yesterday morn, twas raining beautifully & if you ever saw a lot of wet rats you can imagine how we looked...