Show KNOW PT AH AHBy By ALBERT F. F PHILIPS g gland md on on June 20 1868 1865 was i a most unpleasant one It gland on June 20 20 was vas a n. most unpleasant one It had bad on board Saints and two fifty das dars were spent at sea While hUe the vessel esel arrived in New York on August 11 11 the Immigrants were not permitted to toland toland land and until August 14 14 beIng held beld in quarantine DurIng DurIng During Dur Dur- ing the voyage orage thirty-seven thirty deaths oc occurred Others died aled Jn in hospitals It in New York where they were taken from the shI Hans Jensen Hals was in charge of or orthe the party arty which went ent to Benton miles west of Omaha S S i The last sailing essel to bring ring Mormon Immigrants immigrants immigrants grants to the United States States- was the Constitution which sailed r om Liverpool June June- 24 Saints Harvey H H. II w was s in charge of ot th party part t which Included British German and Swiss Saints New Y York rk was reached on August C 6 5 They were rushed to the Union Pacific terminus miles mUes of ot Omaha bj by rail and then went by ox and m mulo to Salt Lake v i Tho first disaster to ch cW trains occurred on Juno 2 23 1868 1865 when six persons persons' belonging to a train ost lost their I ltv lives s' s by drowning The They were vere crossing Green Oreen river on a ferry at RobIson when the boat capsized and nd they were vere drowned l They were Peter Smith Niels whose home was in Manti ranU P Pter ter Nielsen of Qt Fairview Christ and Chris Chris' Jensen of Mt olt Pleasant and Thomas eates of S In June Juno there was a change in In Inthe the character of ot the ships that carried Saints acro across s the Atlantic when hen steamships were brought into use and the Uie sailing vessels yes ves yes yes- sels Bels relegated The first steamer to carry Saints was wall wa the Minnesota which sailed from Liverpool on Juno Juna 30 30 John Parry was in charge of the Saints on board The ship arrived in New York on July 12 and the immigrants ImmIgrants' set out out for tor Laramie which was reached on July 22 Elder Ezra J. J Clark of FarmIngton FarmIngton Farm Farm- ington who had been on a a. mission to Great Britain died after landing from the Minnesota his death occurring at Fonda Fond Ne New Tew Y York rk 5 S 'S S Six hundred Saints Saints were on the Col Colorado r do which left Liverpool on July 14 It was the second steamer to carry Saints William m B. B Preston was in charge Fourteen days were ero spent on the voyage the Immigrants immigrants grants STants reaching New York ork July 28 They went overland overland overland over over- land to tc Bent Benton n on the Union Pacific railroad Immigrants for tor Salt Lal Lake e who had bee been held at Laramie were moved August 24 when Captain Horton D. D Haight's mule train left th the town His train carried Saints and his wagons were were loaded with freight Six members of his his' colony died on the way to Salt Lal Lake e. e Then came Captain Seel Seeley's ys y's train which was drawn by oxen It included thirty-nine thirty wagons and arrived in Salt Lake e August 29 Four Pour deaths were were on the trip Five rive trains left Jelt Benton In in September for Salt Lake the first one being that of or Captain Simpson M. M Molen's which included in included included in- in 61 wagons and Saints the second was Captain Daniel D D. McArthurs McArthur's with 61 wagons and passengers rs the third caravan caray n under John Gillispie Gil- Gil lispie carried immigrants and had 54 64 wagons the fourth Captain Edward T. T Mumford's train had 28 wagons and Saints the fifth fUth was in charge of John G G. G Holman with Avith 62 wagons and S Saints This This' caravan was stricken with a number of deaths on the journey There was a small party of sixty- sixty one bno immigrants left leU in New York on account of ill illness Ill ness ness which arrived In Salt Lake Au August st 24 |