. . . Monday, 25th - I prepared for emigrating. In the evening there was about 70 of the Saints to bid farewell [p.91] to me and several gave me some presents. I got a Bible from the Lingcoir to the 5SPD. I packed my things late in the evening and recorded 28 emigrant names and wrote 8 letters.

Tuesday, August 26th, 1873. - At 7 a.m. we 28 emigrants left Christiania with steamboat "Excellencen Toll" for Copenhagen. We got some more emigrants on in Goteborg [Gothenburg].

We arrived in Copenhagen Wednesday the 27th at five p.m. and was taken to Little Kings Street. I was seasick twice from Christiania to Copenhagen but we had else a good journey. I put up in the office No. 14 in Lorentzensgade.

Thursday, 28th - We was busy about helping the emigrants.

Friday, 29th - Last night the emigrants went on the ship. [p.92] At 12 noon we 219 emigrants and two returning missionaries left Copenhagen in steamboat "Pacific." There is about 530 English miles from Copenhagen to Hull in England. We had a nice weather in this 3 days. I was not seasick. We arrived in Hull Sept. 1st at twelve noon. But one hour before we came into Hull there was a steamer from Christiania there ran against us. Anders Pedersen from Throndhjen Branch came to us in Hull. We stopped in Hull in the afternoon till about evening when we was sailed in a small steamer to the railroad station. At 9 in the evening we left Hull in the railroad cars and arrived in Liverpool the 2nd at 6 a.m. We was led by Charles Smith to a place close to the sea in Liverpool and got our luggage with us and went on the steam [p.93] ship Wyoming at 9 a.m. Brother I. Birch came and followed me to 42 Islington where we came a little before evening. I slept in a room with President A. [Albert] Carrington. Before bedtime I settled for our emigrants with Brother [-] Gibbs in the Liverpool office.

Wednesday, Sept. 3rd 1873. - In the morning President Albert Carrington and some of the rest of us brethren went on the steamship Wyoming and at five p.m. we left Liverpool with steamship Wyoming led of Captain [-] Morgan and Elder J. B. Fairbanks, Bishop of Payson, was our captain for about 500 Latter-day Saint emigrants. When we left we lost an anchor and a big crane. At 7 p.m. some of the [-] broke which detained us till Friday the 5th at 5 a.m.

[Friday the 5th] maskineri [NOTE: "MASKINERI" IS DANISH FOR ENGINE.] we sailed to Queenstown till [p.94] Saturday the 6th.

[Saturday the 6th] At a.m. we organized the company, the 4th and 5th.

We stopped with Queenstown till 12 noon, then we sailed out in the Atlantic Sea.

Sunday, 7th - I attended saloon meeting and preached in our own meeting in the afternoon. We four returning missionaries, J. B. Fairbanks, E. W. Snow, A. P. Soderborg, and I, had place in the first cabin to eat and sleep, but we only paid half steerage passage each, £3.3. A whole steerage passage is £6.6.

Monday, 8th, 9, 10, 11, 12th - We sailed well.

Saturday, 13th - We are on Newfoundland Banks where it is foggy and cannot see the sun.

Sunday, 14th - We had a [p.95] big meeting. I married Martin [Morten] Christensen to Claudine [Klandine] Nielsen, both of Wensyssel. Meeting again in the afternoon.

Monday, Sept. 15th 1873. - In the afternoon at 4 it cleared up and we could see Sable Island in front to the left, then they turned the ship a good deal to the left and sailed well till at half past 6 p.m. when we struck on a sand bank. The captain sent into Sable Island 3rd mate with 5 men to a lighthouse about 6 miles off. It was a nice weather. The captain ordered to throw the cargo in the sea. Fired from 6 to 9 cannon shot and sent up 14 rockets. Made the other 7 boats ready to set in the sea if the ship should go to pieces. We was three feet deep in land and it rocked very bad from time to time. [p.96] It continued 6 hours till half past 12 midnight. Then the hare [UNCLEAR] cast about 1/3 of the cargo into the sea and we had high water. About 12 midnight and we came afloat again and we rejoiced very much and had a thanksgiving in the first saloon.

Tuesday, 16th - About noon we came 2 mile near Sable Island on the other side. Sent in 2nd mate with 6 men to Sable Island to make inquiry for 3rd mate with the 5 men, but we could not learn anything certain about them. Then we continued to sail on the inside of Sable Island.

Wednesday, 17th We sailed well.

Thursday, 18th - At 10 a.m. we got a New York LOSS on our ship and we rejoiced because we thought we were more safe. [p.97]

Friday, Sept. 19th 1873. - At 12 o'clock noon we came to quarantine place and was examined by the doctor and at 3 p.m. we came to New York, but we had to stay in the ship that night.

Saturday, 20th - In the morning we came in a boat to Castle Garden where we stayed till noon. Bought provisions for 3 days. Went in a steamer till the railroad station. Got 9 cars for 526 emigrants and 4 cars for our luggage. Left New York at 5 p.m.

Sunday, 21st - I blessed a sick child for Lise Christensen and gave it a name [-]. It is 3/4 year. It died two hours after at (3 p.m.) and was given to a man in Altoona at 7 p.m. to be buried and an English child 1/4 year died the same afternoon and buried the [p.98] same evening.

Tuesday, 23rd - At 9 a.m. we changed cars at Logensport. 4 English Saints and Peter E. Halscet [Halset] were lost today. Halset was the last there was lost.

Wednesday, 24th - In the morning at 6 we came to Burlington and telegraphed after the 5 lost. We came to Council Bluff, at 11 p.m.

Thursday, 25th - In the morning we changed cars, bought provisions in Omaha, changed our luggage in Council Bluffs.

Friday, 26th - At 9 a.m. telegraphed to President Brigham Young from North Platte.

Saturday 27th. At 7 a.m. came to Laramie. At 6 p.m. Fort Fred Steel and Rawlins were there some soldiers and some bad people and thieves and murders. [p.99]

Sunday, Sept. 28th. 1873. We came to Ogden in the evening at 8 p.m.

Monday 29th. In the morning some of the Saints left us in Ogden and got their luggage. At 9 a.m. we left Ogden and arrived in Salt Lake City at 11 a.m. and were welcome of many Saints. I was welcome of my wife, Marie, and Chr. Kjar and wife.

The Saints scattered now to different places. Some of us went to the Emigrant House in the Tithing Yard. . . . [p.100]

BIB: Weibye, Jens C. A. Reminiscences and journals (Ms 1432), reel 1, bx. 2, fd. 1, pp. 91- 100. (CHL).
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