1874-10-26-Wyoming

Autobiography of James Bywater

Bywater, James, [Autobiography] in The Trio's Pilgrimage, comp. by Rose Ellen Bywater Valentine (privately printed, 1947) p. 100.

� We landed at Castle Garden at 4 p.m. October 27 in New York and left at 5 p.m., and reached Ogden Nov. 5, 1874.

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Diaries of Volney King

King, Volney. Diaries (Ms 8185); pp. 77-83.

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Mon. Oct. 26th - I arose in good season but not feeling very well this morning having a severe rheumatic pain in my right shoulder. The pilot, No. 19, came on board this morning at 8 a.m. We arrived at quarantine about 2 p.m., then moved to the harbor, New York, where we left the vessel at 5 p.m. & at 7 p.m. I & Ephriam King, & Eliza, & Sister [Hannah] Beezer [Beazer], of Kaysville, repaired to the Park Hotel.

Tues. Oct. 27, 1874 - We ran about to pick up some provisions & make ready for taking the cars. Then Ephriam King, Eliza, and I took streetcars about halfway to Central Park, visiting Mr. Stewart's mercantile establishment having no time to go farther. We returned at 1 p.m. in company with the Saints. We left Castle Garden for Pennsylvania Dock where the company laid over till 5:20 p.m., & in the meantime I & Eliza visited Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn and returned in time to move to the Jersey side & took cars at 7:30 p.m.

Wed., Oct. 28th - We ran at a good rate all night, passing Philadelphia.�

Letter from William N. Fife - October 26, 1874

Fife, William N., [Letter], Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star 36:45, (Nov 10, 1874) p. 715.

S.S. Wyoming, New York, October 26th, 1874.

President Joseph F. Smith

Dear Brother,--I take the earliest opportunity of informing you of our safe arrival at New York at 3 o'clock, p.m. today. �

On our arrival we were met by Brother Staines, Bishop John Sharp, and Brother John W. Young. The excise officers came on board and after they examined our luggage we were landed at Castle Garden where we stay tonight, and leave at 2 o'clock p.m. tomorrow. Brother [William C.] Staines has added 15 persons from New York and vicinity to our company. Elders [Volney] King and [George P.] Taylor are well; Elder [James] Bywater has been quite sick but is doing all he can. There is good feeling in the company. I will write you when we get home.

With kind regards to self and the brethren in the office, I remain your brother in the gospel,

William N. Fife.