May 18 Monday – Sam boarded a train for New York. He arrived at 9 PM and stayed one night at the Astor House. He may have wanted to meet with the matinee idol Lawrence Barrett, who checked into the hotel the day before. John T. Raymond was also in New York, staying at the New York Hotel close by the Astor. Sam may have made contact with Raymond, but did not see Barrett, as Barrett’s letter of May 25 reflects [MTL 6: 148-9].

Two-tenths of an inch of rain fell on NYC [NOAA.gov].