1865-06-14-B-S-Kimball

A Compilation of General Voyage Notes

...On June 14th the ship arrived in New York harbor, and the following day the emigrants landed at Castle Garden. In the afternoon most of them continued the journey by train and then traveled via Albany, Niagara, ...

...Several of the emigrants had only paid their fare to New York and therefore had to remain in that city for the time being. Elder Thomas Taylor, who was emigration agent for the Church, however, subsequently succeeded at a considerable sacrifice to complete arrangements so that all could proceed to Wyoming. But as the Church did not send any teams to the Missouri River that season to assist the poor Saints to reach Utah, and the price of oxen was much higher than in past years, some of the emigrants had to remain on the frontiers until the following year. ...

Autobiography of Peter Anton Nielsen

Nielson, Peter A. From Copenhagen to Salt Lake city in 1865. (Formerly in Msd 2050), pp.1-5, 22-23. (CHL)

... The company arrived in New York June 14th. The voyage was very pleasant, having had not storms nor any bad weather, but the hand of death had called many, [p.2] mostly children having died from the measles.

On the 17th the company started from New York by rail. On being counted on the train, their number was 411. A few having stayed in New York and came afterwards in care of Elder J. Svenson. ...

Diary of Per Olaf Holmgren

Holmgren, Per Olof. Diary, pp. 3-9. (CHL)

... June 13 - Likewise. We saw land. America a glorious land!

June 14 - Our German company disembarked from the B. S. Kimball. We were well. The captain and his company went ashore. New York was the most beautiful we have seen. A Danish child died.

June 15 - We prepared to go ashore. We had great work. Two children died; they were Swedish. We were all taken to Castle Garden where a Danish child died. Six p.m., we left for Albany to which place we came via railroad ...

Letter from Thomas Taylor - June 16, 1865

Taylor, Thomas, [Letter], Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star 27:28 (July 15, 1865) (June 20, 1865), pp. 444-45. (CHL)

... After collecting railway fare, changing their money, etc., we got them all comfortably started for Wyoming on Thursday evening, that is, to the number of 420 souls. Those who had not means to go on further are here yet. I find there is not one of them who can speak English, and in consequence of the cessation of war and the large emigration, labor is not easily obtained, so I have told Brother Swenson (whom I kept back to assist me with them), to go to work and get them to throw away their large heavy boxes and all unnecessary luggage, and sell all they possible can of this kind, together with watches, jewelry &c., to assist themselves all they possibly can, and I would make out the balance to get them to Wyoming, all of which they readily agreed to. Indeed let me here say, that I have not to my knowledge made a request of one person, either in this company, or the Belle Wood, nor of the Saints who were in the States before, of Elder W. H. Miles, or any of the elders who have come, but what they have agreed to, and we have so far got along without one unkind word. I say, God bless such people.

The most of the English people who remained here have obtained employment, only a few cases who have not. I sent off a small company of Saints on Tuesday last, gathered from different parts of the States. They were in charge of brother Joseph Hanmer, of Pennsylvania, a very promising young man. I requested each president of company to telegraph back to me if any difficulty arose, but as yet have heard nothing from them, so I conclude all must be right. ...