1858-04-23-John Bright
A Compilation of General Voyage Notes
� The ship anchored at New York on the twenty-third of April, and the passengers landed on the twenty-fourth. (Millennial Star, Vol. XX, p.346.) From New York, the emigrants continued the journey on the twenty-sixth of April, and proceeded by rail via Dunkirk, Buffalo, Cleveland and Chicago, to Iowa City�
Diary of Anton Andersen Jansen
Jansen, Anton Andersen. Diaries (Ms 745-CHL), fd. 2, pp. 90-101.
Friday, April 23, 1858. Morning fog. Good wind, but we couldn't sail before the afternoon. We sighted land around 3:00 p.m. We sailed alongside the land and our hearts were filled with jubilation and joy. We thanked God for bringing us safely over the Great Waters and to Ephraim's land of inheritance. A tugboat came out and pulled us into New York Harbor. We anchored and remained on board for the night. We were busy getting our clothes together and preparing to go ashore tomorrow.
Saturday, April 24. We finished getting our gear ready and were examined by a doctor. A steamboat came out and took us to shore where we were recorded. A Brother Stichousen met us and was a great help. We went to an emigrants' hotel (Walker Hotel), where we had a very good time both physically and spiritually. There were very good rooms. Better, I think, than many places in Scandinavia. It cost $1.00 per day.
Sunday, April 25. We stayed at the hotel and had a good rest.
Monday, April 26. We got ready and went to the station. We got our clothes from the ship. The package that Anders and I had our clothes in was gone. We went a short ways on the ferryboat and then got on a train. We went on day and night.
Journals of Hans Peter Lund
Lund, Hans Peter. Journals (Ms 1420-CHL), typescript translation, pp. 27-29.
April 23 - Fog, but clear. Later on and we could see the coast. Much joy went through our hearts when we saw the promised land. A steamboat towed us in and Saturday, April 24th we went on shore. We found a hotel where we paid a dollar a day for board and lodging. In a counsel conducted by n class="highlight">Ivern>son we decided to give Omand and Poulsen fifteen dollars each for their work as cooks and we paid two dollars each.
April 26 - We went by train to New York, [-], Buffalo, Cleveland, Chicago, Davenport.
