1887-10-18-Nevada

A Compilation of General Voyage Notes

Source: Customs #1351 (FHL #1,027,381); Deseret Semi-Weekly News, 22:74 (Oct. 21, 1887) p. 2; Deseret Semi-Weekly News, (Oct. 25, 1887), p.1; MS, 49:41 (Oct. 10, 1887), p. 652; MS, 49:45 (Nov. 7, 1887), pp. 715-16

� The ship sailed from Liverpool Oct. 8, and after an uneventful voyage arrived in New York on the 18th. Here the emigrants the following day (Oct. 19th) boarded another steamship on which they sailed to Norfolk, Virginia, whence they traveled by rail to Salt Lake City, Utah, arriving there October 25th. . . ."

Letter from Joseph S. Wells - October 18, 1887

Source: Wells, Joseph S. [Letter] Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star 49:45 (Nov. 7, 1887) pp. 715-16.

Ten days after leaving Liverpool we had traveled 3,054 miles, and landed safe in New York. We held meetings on two Sundays, and had prayer and hymns every evening with the Saints. Among the other features of our trip we saw a number of whales. All the Saints passed the doctor. On the voyage we had one birth.

Oct. 20th. We are on our way to Norfolk, all well. No one sick or detained. All send love to the Saints in Babylon.

Your brother, etc.,

Joseph S. Wells,

President of Company

Per C.

Papers of Peter Olsen

Source: Olsen, Peter. Papers, pp. 90-126. (CHL)

Tues, 28, [18] Have breakfast onboard the ship. At about 10 o�clock we arrived in New York and we were allowed to go onboard and our baggage were searched. I had to pay duty on one of my boxes. I was told to [p.116] go to the Barge Office to pay this. I took a streetcar, for which I had to pay 5 cts. When I got there, there was no one that knew anything about it, so I go back to the dock again. I found the man and I had to pay him $4.50.

The emigrants had now left and gone to the Castle Gardens. I hired a wagon who took myself and baggage there, but they had left about 10 minutes before this; I paid $1.50. I then hired another wagon to take myself and baggage to the Old Dominion Line Dock. For this I paid $1.50. Here I found the Saints, which pleased me very much. I went onboard the ship Seneca [p.117] with the Saints. I did not have any dinner. I have supper, with one of the Saints, of bread, butter, meat, cheese. I was not able to find the room where I should lodge, so I got a straw tick to sleep on where the Saints were.

Wed, 29, [19], I had breakfast, by Pres. [President] P. Christensen, of bread, butter, cheese, meat. I then go up into New York and take some of the Saints with me. We go and visit the Brooklyn Bridge, which was very grand, and from this point we could look all over the city. We could see a way out into the ocean. I also helped the Saints buy some grub and things for the journey. [p.118] I go to a restaurant, where I have a dinner of steak, potatoes, coffee, bread, butter, etc., for which I pay 15 cts.

We left New York for Norfolk at half past three o�clock. In passing out of the harbor and away from New York we see some very nice scenery. We also pass the Berthold, a monument which is a very large structure and is a lighthouse erected by the French. After we got out a ways we could see the light from it. It represents a man with a torch in his hand. We have supper on ship, which was very good and consisted of steak, potatoes, bread, butter, cake, apples, pears, grapes, etc. I have a very good bed on ship.