Letter from Halsey of Piffard, N.Y. to his wife Pauline in which he refers to the incident of February 20, 1894 in which Cornell University Sophomores forced chlorine gas into a Freshman banquet held in Masonic Hall on Tioga Street, Ithaca. Also refers to his travels in the United States and family anecdotes. Includes newspaper clippings referring to the gassing incident at Masonic Hall which resulted in the death of a cook and injury to students and waiters. One clipping refers to hazing incidents of the day at Cornell.