1866-07-31-Cavour
Autobiography of Charles P. Warnick
Warnick, Charles Peter, [Autobiography], IN Warnick Family History, vol. 1, pp. 233-35.
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When we landed in New York July 31st, we [p.233] went directly to Castle Garden and from there to Montreal, Canada.…
Diary of Magnus Cederstrom
This journal typescript was given to Conway Sonne in Sept. 2, 1987 by Grant Davis as evidenced from a letter in the Conway Sonne papers (LJAHA MSS 8 Box 2 Folder 7) pp.1-4 (Utah State University).
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Monday the 30th - This morning seven tug boats visited us to find out if we were going to land. At 8 o'clock the inspecting committee came on board and the passengers were all registered. At 7 o'clock B. K. Larsen died. He was sick 14 years.
At 9 o'clock the sick were taken to the hospital. Their names and ages follow: Lars Larsson from Sjellan-37 years; his son Nils-14 years; his son Hans-8 years; daughter Caren Christine-5 years; Moren Federsen-27 years. At 9:30 the dead were taken on land and the ship was fumigated. At 10 o'clock the captain again went on land. At 3:30 the pilot again came on board. The anchor was partly raised and the sails were set and at 4:30 a tug boat came and towed us nearer to the land. At 5:30 the anchor was thrown out again. The weather was rainy. The greater part went to bed, but because it was so warm and there was so much confusion they were called to get up again. They then began to march and then the Saints danced for two hours.
Tuesday the 31st - Early in the morning all the passengers gathered up their belongings to be ready to land. The Saints turned in all their money to have it changed. At 9:30 T. Taylor came on board with his secretary and I turned all the money over to him. At 10 o'clock the pilot again came on board. At 11:30 Taylor and Brother Nilsson went on land. At 3:15 they returned with a ship that towed us to land. At 4 we disembarked with a hearty farewell and shouted hurrah from all sides. After that we stayed in [-] until ten o'clock in the evening. All the healthy passengers marched to the steamer. In the meantime all our letters were taken to the post office. At 11 o'clock the machinery was set in motion and the ship took us speedily forward.
Wednesday August 1st - at 4 o'clock in the morning we arrived at New Haven where the passenger's belongings were transferred to the railroad station. From New York to New Haven is 84 miles. At 8:30 the train started and it carried us forward with the swiftness of a bird, over the confusion of fields, hills and valleys. At 1 o'clock we had put 62 miles behind us and were now in Springfield and we continued from there.
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Journal of Charles P. Anderson
Anderson, Charles P., Journal of Charles P. Anderson, (Gilbert Publishing Co., 1975), pp. 1-2.
… After being on the water for 61 days, three having died naturally and one fallen overboard, we were all glad to once more be on land, and we were soon walking up the streets of New York as happy as Columbus when he landed at San Salvador. We were all taken to Castle Garden, furnished our names for publication. We remained there until late in the [p.1] evening, then we all marched down the streets and embarked on a steamer. Next morning we landed and continued our journey westward, by rail, until we arrived at St. Louis. …
