"The fourth company of the present season's emigration left Liverpool on Saturday evening, September 4th, on the S. S. Nevada. During the day a meeting of the returning elders and other brethren was called by President Budge and held in one of the upper deck saloons. Prayer was offered by Elder R. F. Goold. The general organization of the company was effected, as follows: president, John Rider; first counselor, George H. Taylor; second counselor, Peter Reid; chaplain, Edward Cliff; captain of the guard, John Kienke; clerk, Brigham S. Young. The following were also appointed to act under the direction of the foregoing general organization: president of the Scandinavian portion of the company, Jonas Halvorsen; president of the Swiss and German portion of the company, Fred Meyer.
The brethren were addressed by President Budge, who gave instructions suited to the occasion. He was followed briefly by Elders Nicholson and Cope. The closing prayer was offered by Elder Thomas X. Smith.
The company was composed as follows: British, 138; Scandinavians (including Danes, Swedes and Norwegians), 141; Swiss and Germans, 38, making a total of 317. The returning elders number seventeen. The names of those not already mentioned are, William B. Parkinson, Moroni Snow, George Watson, Robert L. Fishburn, C. C. Asmussen, A. P. Rose, Anders Hansen, Peter Neilson and Ole Sonne. The elders and Brother and Sister Goodwin and child, on a visit to the country from Utah, increase the total of the company to 337 souls.
Mr. Ramsden, according to his unvarying custom, did all that was practicable for the accommodation and comfort of the people, all of our business relations with him being of the most genial and satisfactory character."
MS, 42:35 (Sep. 6, 1880), pp.571-72
"Sat. 4. [Sep. 1880] -- The steamship Nevada sailed from Liverpool, England, with 337 Saints, in charge of John Rider. The company arrived at New York Sept. 15th, and at Salt Lake City Sept. 25th."
CC, p.106
". . . Another company of emigrating Saints (128 souls) and six returning elders sailed from Copenhagen Aug. 28, 1880, per steamship 'Otto' on their way to Zion. The returning elders were: Jonas Halvorsen (leader of the company), Carl C. Asmussen, Anders P. Rose, Anders Hanson, Ole C. Sonne and Peder Nielsen. Five emigrants had sailed two days previously and a Brother F. Svenson, with his wife and children from Goteborg Conference, went via Kiel and Hamburg to England and joined the company in Liverpool. These, together with the returning missionaries, increased the number of the company to 147 souls, who all reached Liverpool safely August 31, 1880, and were accommodated in two hotels. On the 3rd of September they, together with 138 British and 38 German Saints, and some more returning missionaries, embarked on the steamer 'Nevada.' John Rider was appointed president of the company with George H. Taylor and Peter Reid as his assistants. The ship was divided into sections, each having accommodations for 24 persons. For each of these divisions a presiding elder was appointed with two assistants to look after the well-being of the Saints. The ship sailed from
Liverpool Sept. 4, 1880, and arrived in New York on the 15th, after a rather rough voyage. A Swiss brother died on the 11th and was buried in the sea. On Saturday, Sept. 25th, the company arrived in New York safely. . . ."
HSM, pp.244-45
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