Show CAPTAIN CAPT IN J G WILLIES WILLIE S SOr i Or the Fourth Handcart Company of 1856 No 1 t BY JOSIAH ROGERSON The names of this company will be given Riven first in place for if ever hi in print before it is over fifty years ago The members of this company main mainly mainly mainly ly If tf not alt all sailed d from the B docks at Liverpool Lanca Lancashire Lancashire Lancashire shire England in the ship shin Thornton May 4 1856 iS 6 landing at New York June Jun 14 H 4 and arrived at Iowa Hill near Iowa City Cit la Ia about the of June 1866 1566 When the Mormon emigrants that sailed nailed from Liverpool Lancashire Eng England Ig Igl land l land nd May 26 25 in the tho Horizon and com comprising com comprising comprising the whole of Martins Marlins handcart company and Hunts and Hodgetts wagon wagon companies arrived on Iowa rowa Hill nUl In July 8 and 9 0 1856 Willies Company was then nearly ready to leave that camp with their handcarts and tents all made wagons loaded with provisions etc for the UN jour journey wy ney lI y to the Great Salt Lake valley alle Utah and aAd made mado their start tart on the r 1 of July a day or 01 two after Martins Martin company reached there X ames nes of or the company from Eng England land Captain J G Willie and an William Woodward returning n missionaries John Ann Osborn Thomas Moulton and family Jesse Impey and family Reed and family fa m II Jo 10 Josoph Josoph soph MPh Osborn and family Sarah Charles William Edwick Alfred Peacock Jemima Je Jemima mima mim Rogers RogeN and daughter Mary P Pr r Susannah Stone Mine A took Cook ook Sarah A Williams Esther Mil Millard Millard Millard lard Elizabeth Elizabcth Tite Betsey Stanley Mary Iary A Stockdale Julia and Emily Hill Hili the Ute Amelia Evans Ce Cealia Cerola 4 alia rola and Sarah Norris the latter the thelIe wife lIe ifo of Elder Jenkins Evans vans and res resident residents residents ident of at Parowan Iron county Utah for the last fifty years Mary A and Adelaide Cooper David Reader and family Mary A Bird and family Jo Joseph Joseph seph Neph Wall II and wife Benjamin Culley Culle Rebecca Langman Rebecca Pilgrim Elizabeth and Jane Culley Ann Oliver Ann Cooper Copp Thomas Girdles tone and family James Harren and family William Philpot and fam family ily lly Rose nose Key K y and family Sam Gadd and family Mary A Perkins John Linford and family Mary A Miller Ann nn Howard Hoard Mary E Bretton Mary Iary and Elizabeth Elisabeth Cannel S Witts Ann Bryant Thomas Hooley Hoole Charles and family Anna and Mary Kirby John Abraham Ore and mid wife ite George and Jane Brazier George Ingra and wife Kitty Ann Tas Tassell Tassell Tassell sell Ellen Lucy Ward Vard James Oliver Elizabeth Kirkpatrick James Gardner and an family William Halley Hailey and nd wife Joseph Meadows and wife Mary Iary and nn l Hannah Dorney Dome Edward Bowies Bowl S and wife Jane Rowley Thomas Oakley and family Edward Wheeler and family Frederick Wall Wan and wife ifo Janet Jenet and Mary Mar Hodges Emma Summers Sum Summers mers Joers Sarah Steed Martha Chetwin Mary Iary Ann Arm Newman widow her daughters Eliza Mary Ann Caroline and Ellen lillen and sons William and John residents of Parowan Iron county Utah since 1886 1856 Sophia Cook and daughter Richard and Ann Godfrey Anna Herbert and son Thomas arid and Enoch Bowles John Roberts William Jeffry Richard Hardwick Richard Turner rumer George Humphries and family f Eliza and son Mercy Miller And Sand son Elizabeth Panting and an family James Read and family Martha Camp Campkin Campkin campkin kin and family John James George Curtis eurtis William James and family Harriet and Ellen C Showell Sarah West Mary Roberts Ellen Jones Tones William Illiam Smith and wife John Bailey and family Ann Rowley and family residents of Parowan Iron county Utah for fifty years ears William Page Pago From Wales Wal Catherine M Griffiths Edward Griffiths F I From Scotland Allen en M Findlay and family residents of Nev for thirty years Archibald and ana f family Margery Smith and family res residents residents residents of Beaver City Utah for thirty years Alexander Birt or Burt n rt Salt Lake Utah Thomas Stewart and fam family famIly family ily David Anderson carpenter resi resident deut dent of Salt Snit Lake for fifty years Wil VII William Willam liam lam Ledington and family James Gibb and wife Andrew Smith of Salt Lake Vary Mary A and family Barbara Kelly Kelb Ann Christina McNeil John McCollick Jane A Stuart Isa Iea Isabella Isabella bella Wilkey John Stuart St art and family John Kelly and wife Elizabeth Forbes From Ireland Joseph McKey or Mc Me McKay Kay Margaret Douglish From Sweden John From Bombay Elizabeth Teak From the United States At Atwood Atwood Atwood wood Levi Savage returning missionaries mission missionaries missionaries aries From Denmark Peter Madsen and wife Peter Jacobson Jacob on and family Ann Olsen Berta Emma Brow ant Marcan Marean Gregerson Ella Lo tross Johanna Maria Jen Jensen Jenn Jensen sen n afterward the mother of James J Jand Jand r rand and J J Willard Squires barbers of this city for many years and her sister Catherine Jensen Marl Mari and Anne Amle An Anderson Anderson Anderson derson Jens Anders Christen Christensen sen Cassius Hanson Oleo Wickland and family Jens Peterson and family Jens Jeng Neilson and family Peter Larson and family Paul Jacobson and wife Rasmus P Hanson Mareann Jergon son Christen Carsten Jen Jenson Jenson Jenson son Nils NUs Anderson and family Andres Jenson and family Rasmus Hanson and wife Lars Lary Peter Morten son and family residents of Parowan Iron county Utah for fifty years Nils Hanson and wife Anders and family Sophia Peterson and fam family famIly ily lIy Peter Marsen and family Ole Madsen Petrina C Janes Although Captain J G Willies company com company company pany left Iowa Hill Hili la In some fourteen or sixteen days ahead of ours Martins company with the middle of July weather and which they made good use of orand and all possible Je haste baft to Florence Flor Florence Florence ence or Neb and got away from there with only a few taw days rest losing no time from there there th re to Fort Kearney tend and realizing tl value of the good weather and the tho date that they should reach and pass Fort yet before reaching the latter land landmark landmark landmark mark on those dreary plains they seemed fated that by a little possible lassitude on the part of their guard at nights over oer their cattle and where It was more moro necessary than any other part of the Journey to meet with their most crippling crip l g disaster in the loss by bythe bythe bythe the Cheyenne Indians of at half or more of ot their draught oxen This to them at that time and place was an irreparable loss and fatality and from which they could not and did not recover to the end of their jour journey journey journey ney They had made good headway from the start with more single and members in comparison to Captain Martins company that really contained and as heretofore recorded the most aged and Infirm and the cleanings up of that seasons emigration emigration tion This loss of half halt their heir draught oxen necessitated the unloading onto the carts of the company of half the pro provisions provisions provisions visions In the wagons and taking Into consideration the three or four days time spent In hunting for the cattle without moving camp and after con conceding conceding conceding ceding further quest to be hopeless and needless their travel for the next two and awl three c weeks vee s with but little more c than one oti one yoke oke of oxen n to the wagon was greatly grel hindered d and Impeded l placing the company back from where I they would have hate been without lout this loss not less than miles This company com pan did not lack by any means for members of or hardihood health strength and endurance for Captain Willie came to the relief party below the mouth of Willow creek after dark at night on Monday Monda October r 20 1856 and with what assistance they received re received reI from that on they were enabled I to reach Salt Lake City on Sunday November the tile morning Martins company loft the Ravine three thre miles west of Devils Gate and miles from Salt Lake City This loss 1000 on their patt figures out almost proportionately with them as the unnecessary delay on Iowa Hill Hili HillIa la Ia of ot sixteen days waiting for the handcarts to be made after we wo got bot there did to Martins company for now it is Js proof beyond question that sixteen days of ot fairly good weather and dry ground would have landed the latter company from the Platte bridge In the vicinity of Big Bib Sandy or Green river but the knowledge of the future is often withheld from the most gifted and wise and for Cor a purpose best known to Himself One paragraph more from the late President Pr dent Franklin D Richards jour journal I nal on his return from Florence Neb to Salt Lake that season and then fol follows follows i lows Captain pt in J J G Willies report which is 15 the best authority as to the travels hardships sufferings and losses josses by death of his company I Friday Sept 12 We overtook and camped with Brother Willies com company company I pany at North Bluff Blut creek consisting of persons six wagons 87 81 handcarts hand handcarts carts arts six yoke oke of oxen cows I and five mules They were consider considerably considerably considerably I ably weakened by the loss of at their oxen I which they had failed to recover but were in good spirits and averaging fourteen to sixteen miles a day d y Here we forded the Platte river to the south southside southside southside side and were followed by the hand handcarts handcarts handcarts carts Never was a more sight than the party and the passage of this company compani over that river Several of off o othe the carts were drawn entirely by women wo women women men yet their hearts were glad S1 d and nd 1 full tull of hope I It will be remembered that President Franklin D Richards and his company of returning missionaries left Florence Neb on September 3 passing Martins company on Sunday September 7 and andIn andIn andin In five days das more overtook Willies Villie company as above recorded This would then place the latter company compan from to miles west wem of Martins and aud In ht the vicinity of Fort Kearney where their cattle were stolen Captain James G Willies digest of his journal of the journey of his com company company pany anY from Liverpool England to Salt Lake City CIt Utah Synopsis of the fourth handcart com cont p trip from Liverpool England to Lo Great Salt Lake City in the spring summer and autumn of 1856 Written by Elder James G Willie WillieC Captain C On Thursday May 1 tho the ship Thorn Thornton Thornton Thornton ton Captain Collins received the Saints in number on board the ship in the docks Liverpool and on the following Sat Saturday Saturday Saturday President F D Richards Richard ac accompanied accompanied accompanied companied by the government inspector and doctor came on board and the Saints answered to the usual Inspection tion Uon and were all pronounced pr by those officers to be In good health President Richards appointed myself James Janes G Willie a plain captain of the company and Elder Millen Atwood Moses lIo s Clough dough and Johan A Ahmanson my counsel counselors ors and afterward in a few appropriate remarks exhorted the people to strict obedience on the passage as otherwise they could not expect and would not have a prosperous journey journe President Richards then blessed them them in the name of the Lord and by authority of the holy priesthood Captain Willie WHIle then made the usual appointments for forthe forthe forthe the promotion of 01 cleanliness and good order and on Sunday May 4 at 3 a n am nm am m the company was tugged out of the th river by the Pilot Seasickness soon commenced but through the blessings pf Pr the Lord it was not frequent during the voyage Yoya e and anI which terminated at t New York on the of June The spirit of the Lord prevailed The ships captain yielded to the influence which which surrounded him and was kind and af affable affable affable fable to all often voluntarily giving from his own table for the comfort of the sick and Infirm and otherwise ministering min ministering minIstering to their hell wants with his own hands He seemed to be a n good man and I felt all the time and still feel to tos say s y God bless Captain Collins By his sanction meetings at which he was generally present for tor preaching and bearing testimony were held on the quarterdeck and every liberty which could in reason be expected was wag grant granted ed by him He often In polite terms complimented the Saints upon their cleanliness and upon their ready com compliance compliance compliance with his requests from time to time and said he never wished for a better or more orderly lot of passengers passengers passengers gers They The certainly deserved the captains encomium for with scarcely an tion they did their utmost to carry out outto outto outto to the very cry letter the Instructions given given given en Previous to landing at New York Yorka a testimonial expressive orthe Saints appreciation of the captains and the doctors kindness was as presented to them by myself and one signed by the time captain first mate and doctor on be behalf behalf half halt of 01 themselves and the ships com company compan company pany pan was as presented to me on behalf of the Saints On our arrival at Castle Gardens New York we received a hearty welcome from fr m President John Taylor and Elder Felt Several gentle gentlemen gentlemen gentlemen men of the press also said maid us a visit and were very courteous toward us appearing desirous to obtain Information Information information tion concerning the company from its Us officers and subsequently several par paragraphs paragraphs paragraphs appeared in different New NewYork NewYork NewYork York newspapers in praise of the gen general general en eral appearance and demeanor of the entire company On Tuesday June 17 they started under the presidency ncy of Elder Levi Savage for Dunkirk a dis distance distance tance tanco of ot miles where they arrived on the leaving Brother Attwood and myself behind to transact sundry items of business bushless We Ve however ar arrived arrIved arrived rived at Dunkirk by express train on un the same day and Immediately em embarked embarked embarked barked wIth the Saints on the Jersey City for Toledo miles further where we arrived on Saturday the in good health and spirits We at once started per rail for Chicago which wo we reached rached on the following day da I should mention that the th railway authorities at Toledo manifested a very unkind spirit toward toward us putting us to every Inconvenience In their power The TIle conductor compelled us to land In Inthe Inthe inthe the streets of Chicago but the super superintendent superIntendent superintendent there gave us the use uso of an empty warehouse for time the night The day next day the most of tho the English Saints left per rail at 3 p m and the rest at 11 p m for Rock Island On the first train arriving at Pond Creek the next day It was ascertained that the railway bridge there had fallen tallen down while a previous train was pass pans ing over It Several brethren Including includIng including ing Brothers and Erastus Snow i were 10 In the train and although many of ot the passengers were seriously in injured Injured injured they escaped unhurt Wo We slept in the cars and on the tho the re remainder remainder remainder of our company came up We e had much difficulty In obtaining pro provisions provisions visions |