1862-05-29-Franklin
A Compilation of General Voyage Notes
... On Thursday, May 29th, in the forenoon, the 'Franklin' arrived at New York. The emigrants were placed on a transport steamer to be landed at Castle Garden, but on arriving at the wharf, they were not permitted to go ashore, because of some cases of measles yet existing among them. After 18 of the sick had been taken into the hospital, the rest were returned to the 'Franklin' and there remained on board two more nights and a day. Finally, on May31st, they landed at Castle Garden, where they were met by Elders Charles C. Rich, John Van Cott and other brethren. A part of the emigrants did not have means to carry them further on their way to Zion than New York, but through the generosity of some of the Saints who were more fortunate, a sufficient sum was raised to take all these poor Saints along, and with rejoicing the journey was then resumed, leaving New York May 31st, at 9 p.m., by extra railway train to Albany, where they arrived the next morning (June 1st). ...
Reminiscences and Journals of Jens Christian Anderson Weibye
Weibye, Jens Christian Andersen. Reminiscences and journals (Danish mss.) (Typescript) (Ms 1432), reel 1, bx. 1, fd. 1, pp. 472-529 and (English typescript) (Ms 4723), bx 3, fd. 3, pp. 253-60,262-72,274-85,333. (CHL) 2863
...Wednesday May 28th: It was foggy in the morning. We are sailing well in South West. In the afternoon at 2 o'clock the lock boat No. 21 came. We got the cargo on board which made us happy, and now we could start to see 8-10 ships which was very new to us on the Atlantic Ocean where we sailed for several days without seeing a ship.
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon we could see North America's Continent, and at 5:30 we turned and sailed towards the Northwest towards the country. It was very beautiful to see America's land and the many fires which burned during the night, for there is little room and it takes caution to sail.
Thursday May 29th: At 2 o'clock at night Joh. Chr. Jensen's child Martinus Liljenquist died from weakness. At 4 o'clock in the morning a steamboat came and took us and towed us, and at 7 o'clock and the doctor from the state Eiland and we were tested, and the dead child came on land. At 10 o'clock in the morning we came so near to New York as N?rre Sundby is from Aalborg in old Denmark.
We were now very busy to pack our clothes together to be ready to go ashore. At 11 o'clock our clothing came by Franklin and on a large transport boat from Castle Garden, and at 12 noon we ourselves came on it and were there for two hours, but then we received a message from Castle Garden that we could not get off the boat there as there were so many dead people on the ship and some were still sick. We now had to go back on Franklin again, but they sailed to the coast with all our clothing and beds with a very few exceptions, and 18 of our party were taken to a hospital on an island, shortly from New York of whom 10 were sick and 8 well in the same families. [p.279]
Vendsyssel Conference
Thomas A. Willestrup � X Johanne Marie (his wife) � Sick Karoline (his daughter) � Sick Larsine Marie (his daughter) � Sick Niels Jensen H�ien � X His wife � Sick Mariane Hansen � Sick Her daughter � Sick Frederik Jacobson � X His wife � Sick His son Peter � X His son Jens � Sick Thomas Larsen � X His wife Andrea � Sick A. Chr. Christensen Biersted � X His wife � X His daughter � Sick
We now stayed on the ship this night without getting any of our clothing back with the exception of 30 beds for more than 300 persons and still kind of a quarantine. During the night Soren Chr. Thygesen's daughter Ane Kirstine Marie 2 years old [died] from measles. She was buried in the water.
Today we have received milk, bread, cheese and some more from New York which all tasted very well. (Today it was Ascension Day) [p.280]
Friday May 30 1862: We remained on the ship Franklin in kind of a quarantine and could now see the lovely surroundings and the big traffic of steamboats and steamships and other ships by the thousands and see the beautiful cities which belong to New York, one of the biggest business places in the world. The weather was very beautiful and it was exceptionally warm today just like yesterday, but it is also the first time that the heat starts this year. We could see a large fire in New York which lasted several days, for it was oil that burned.
Saturday 31st: At 2 o'clock in the afternoon I for the first time set my feet on the land of North America or Joseph's Land of Inheritance.
We now got into Castle Garden, a large round building which could hold many hundreds of people. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon Apostle C.C. Rich together with J. Van Cott to visit us. At 5 o'clock our clothes we had our clothes brought out from Castle Garden. At 8 o'clock we went from there through the streets of New York. Many pointed fingers at us, especially children, and said Dj�tz, Dj�tz, Dj�tz!
The railroad goes through New York and there are also streetcars in several streets. At 8 o'clock we left New York on an extra train in 8 cars and besides 3 cars for our clothes. We, about 350 people, might each have 100 lbs. free on the railroad. Adult and children half, and still we had 5,750 lbs. overweight which cost $150.
The weather was very beautiful and mild. We drove through the whole night. ...
