1889-11-05-Wyoming

A. L. Skanchy Emigration Company Journal 1889

A. L. Skanchy Emigrating Company. Journal. pp. 1-14

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Nov. 5th. Early this morning the pilot came on board and we found the weather again very beautiful. The Saints were therefore on deck most of the day. We reached New York Harbor about 11:30 p.m.

Nov. 6th. Very early this morning all were astir expecting to pass examination for the quarantine doctors, but owing to another company [p. 8] Italians being inspected before us it was nearly 8 o'clock when the Saints were allowed to go down and get their breakfast. This morning had been very cold and many of the women and children were pretty uncomfortable on account of it. After breakfast the ship proceeded farther up the harbor and entered the dock. Our luggage passed the customs house officers without any great consequence, but we found several boxes smashed or partly broken in handling them, but this was due to their bad make than to careless handling. We next passed the emigrant commissioners without the least trouble and then [p. 9] came on board the beautiful steamship "Wyanoke" in which the elders received cabin accommodations but the emigrants were under deck and very crowded. Still, their patience made everything go smoothly, though we had some Italian emigrants that received to be hard set.

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Record Books of Charles Keilgaard Hansen

Hansen, Charles Keilgaard. Record books (Ms 8904), fd. 1, pp. 100-01.

… in a meeting held on board for the missionaries I was appointed and unanimously sustained as provision agent for the company and a collection of money made from all the emigrants and turned over to me so that I could secure provisions as soon as we landed in New York.

Monday, the 4th of November - Late at night we anchored at New York Harbor and early the next morning we had the doctors on board and the passengers passed a quick examination after which we was landed and also done a business at the custom house in a hurry. After which we boarded the steamer "Wyanoke" for Norfolk in Virginia and proceeded from there through …