1859-05-16—New York Tribune—Mormon Emigration

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New York Tribune, May 16, 1859, p. 7

Mormon Emigration—On Saturday evening about 500 of the Mormon emigrants that arrived in the city on Friday, from Europe, left for the West by the Albany steamer Isaac Newton. The Mormon agents stationed here, having received positive instructions from President Brigham Young to send all emigrants in future early in the season, in order to avoid the sad calamities of being caught in early Winter on the Plains, as in 1856, used every dispatch, and in 30 hours from landing in Castle Garden had them again in motion up the Hudson. In emigration business the Mormon chief conceives his plans, makes all contracts, sets the whole machinery in motion, and superintends everything and everybody. Without employees to assist he calls in action the willing hands of the emigrants themselves, and teaches them that they are the most interested in what has to be done, and holds forth the virtue of useful labor. Carrying out matters in this style, the 500 did all their luggage business at Castle Garden, got to the depot of the Michigan Central Railroad with all their children and baggage, and were ready at the appointed hour to bid goodby to New-York. The company had a very large amount of baggage. In addition to their usual free baggage with each ticket, they had nearly 6,000 pounds extra; altogether they had upward of 50,000 pounds.