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Show v THE 1MMIGRASTS. An Jcconnt of the Jonrney from Liverpool to Utah. As already stated In the News, the company of Saints from Europe, to the number of flfty-two, arrived In Salt Lake City on Wednesday iiftcrnoonl In charge of Elder Orson IL Worthlngton, of Big Cottonwood. Cotton-wood. The Immigrants .set sail from Liverpool on the 19th of April, at 10 a. m.,'ln the steamship Iftfconwi, of the Goion Line, leaching Queens-town Queens-town about 10 o'clock next morning. morn-ing. There a itay was made for aliout two hours. The ship encountered heavy headwinds throughout nearly the entire voyage, voy-age, and sickness was very prevalent among'lhe passengers. There were only two days of really fine weather out of the twelve occupied in the journey, tho continued rough seas having greatly retarded the ship's progress. A week or so after leav-ing leav-ing England four Immense icebergs were seen floating three or four miles distant. One of these Is described by Elder Worthlngton as having been quite a mile sn J ohalf in length, ana stood at least twenty feet out of the water; the others also had the appearance of small mountains. moun-tains. The day was very squally, but the Icebergs- were distinctly visible. The klndnesss of Captain Worrall and the officers of the H'l-corum toward the Immigrants is highly spoken of. They did everything witjjin their power to add to the comfort and contentment of the passengers pas-sengers generally. Upon the landing of the Saints in Ucw York on Thursday, the 24th ult.. at 2 p.m., they were met by Mr. Gibson, agent of the Guion line, and Mr. Teubroke, agent of the Union Tacific Railroad, by both of horn the utmost courtesy and consideration con-sideration were shown. The customary scene of bustle and excitement ensued during the examination of tho baggage by the custom house officials, but this portion of the programme was run through in tolerably good time, and afteran Interval of about five hours the immigrant took the boat at the Old Dominion pier, for Norfolk, the jcurney I which place occupied something like twenty-four hours. The baggage having been transferred trans-ferred to the railroad depot, the company were soon again traveling, the route being by way of Memphis. Arkansas, Denver .nnd Cheyenne over tho Union Pacific Itallroad, and, as previously stated, Salt Lake City was reached at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, all well. The trip by rail was an agreeable if somewhat tiring one, aud the immigrants met with excellent treatment at the hands of the railroad officials. The company included nine returning re-turning missionaries. - nnnmNED missionaries. Elder OrsonH.WortliIngton,of Big Cottonwood, returned n Wednesday Wednes-day afternoon, with the company of Immigrants, from his mission to England. Jle left home on April 11th, 1SSS, aud upon his arrival in Liverpool was appointed to labor In the Nottingham Conference, the president of which was Elder George G. Hales. He took up his re-Idence in the Leicester district, and there remained for about eleven months. Xcxt he labored in the Hucknali district, and was there engaged en-gaged for som six months. Upon his release, Elder Worthlngton was chosen- to preside over the Newcastle New-castle Conference, entered upon his duties there on the 10th of October, 1SSQ, and continued until April ISth, 1S90, setting sail for Utah on the following day. Elder Worthlngton stato tnat he has enjoyed his mission exceedingly, exceeding-ly, and has sained considerable knowledge and experience. He met with much kindness both from Saints and strangers among whom he went, and in some quarters found many anxious to investigate the truths of the Gospel. The meetings meet-ings generally were well attended and ho encountered no opposition worthy of mention. The meetings in Rutlandshire and in the Hucknali Huck-nali district were especially successful. suc-cessful. Elder Worthington returns to Utah lu the best of health and spirits. Elder Edward A. Cottrell, of Farmington, Davis County, another returned missionary, started for England on April Sua, 1SSS, reaching reach-ing Liverpool on the 2Gth of the same month. He was forthwith deputed to labor in the London Conference, under the presidency of Elder Henry Ballard, and during the first year was engaged in preaching the Gospel In the Whlte-chaiiel Whlte-chaiiel district. Upwards of sixty outdoor meetings were held in the course of the summer months. Most of tbee were numerously attended at-tended and some successful results followed. For the next six months Elder Cottrell pursued his labors in the Berks and Wilts districts, and occu- Eied himself largely in a hou'-o to ouse distribution of tracts. Having Hav-ing been subsequently chosen to preside over the Sheffield Conference, Con-ference, he took up his residence resi-dence In, Sheffield for a period of six months, and there his efforts were rewarded with a fair measure of success. Jle received his release on March 0th, ISM, and siwnt the remainder of his time in England in the county of Suffolk, looking up the genealogy of his relatives and friends. Eider J. H. Ward was also one of the returning missionaries. He left Utah April 16, 1SES, and was assigned as-signed to the Swiss and German mission. He labored in .Southern Germany and Switzerland, where ho found quite a number who were willing to listen to the Gospel. The people generally treated him with kindness. The climate, however, had an in JurousttTect on his health and in September, 1559, ho was transferred to Kugland, spending tberemainder of his mission principally in the Birmingham Conference, from which lie was released to come home. |
