1890-05-01-Wisconsin

Letter from Orson H. Worthington - May 1, 1890

Worthington, Orson, H., et. al.,[Letter] Latter-day Saints ' Millennial Star 52:20, (May 19, 1890) pp. 315-16.

S. S. "Roanoke" 9 p.m., May 1, 1890.

President George Teasdale.

Dear Brother:--

Our hearts are filled with gratitude to our Heavenly Father for his protecting care that has attended another company of his covenant people thus far upon their journey to the gathering place of Israel in the latter days.

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At about 6:30 this morning we came in sight of Long Island Beach, and at 1 o'clock we were safely landed in New York, where we were met by Mr. Gibson, and Mr. J. F. Wiley, passenger agent of the Union Pacific Railway, also L. J. Ellis, General Eastern passenger agent, who rendered us much assistance in the transfer of our company.

After the inspection of our luggage by the custom house officers at the Guion Line pier, we took steamer for the Old Dominion Dock, calling at Castle Garden, where we passed the commissioners, exchanged our English money for U. S. currency, and embarked on board the S. S. "Roanoke," of the Old Dominion Line, for Norfolk, at about 5 o'clock this afternoon.

Satisfactory arrangements were made for procuring tickets for the company through to their respective destinations.

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