We wish this body of gathering Saints every blessing calculated to make their journey pleasant, safe and expeditious."
MS, 43:26 (June 27, 1881), p.411
"Sat. 25. [June 1881] -- The steamship Wyoming sailed from Liverpool, England, with 775 Saints, in charge of Samuel Roskelley. The company arrived at New York July 7th
, and at Ogden July 15th."
CC, p.108
". . . A company of 609 emigrating Saints (the 35th company from Scandinavia), together with 12 returning missionaries, sailed from Copenhagen, June 20, 1881, by the steamers 'Cato' and 'Hero.' The 'Cato' had on board the Saints from the Goteborg and Skane Conferences (147 souls), in charge of Elders Mons Nilsson, Peter Nilsson and Fred Lundberg. The 'Hero' carried 462 Saints from Stockholm, Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg and Christiania Conferences, and the following returning missionaries: Peter A. Nielsen (leader of the company), Lawrence C. Mariager, Herman F. F. Thorup, Jacob Hansen, Isaac Sorensen, John T. Thorup, Christian Olson, Erik O. Bylund, and Andrew Amundsen. On Thursday, June 23rd, both steamers arrived safely at Hull, England, and later the same day the company was conveyed to Liverpool by the railway, and the same evening the emigrants embarked on the steamer 'Wyoming,' which sailed on Saturday, June 25th. Besides the Scandinavians, there were 146 British Saints, seven more returning missionaries and one visitor on board from the British Isles. Elder Samuel Roskelley was appointed leader of the company, while Elders Peter A. Nielsen, Lawrence C. Mariager and Herman F. F. Thorup were retained as a presidency over the Scandinavian division. After a successful voyage, the 'Wyoming' arrived safely at New York, July 7th, and the next day the emigrants resumed their journey westward and arrived in Ogden, July 15th. Here the company parted, as about half of the emigrants went to Salt Lake City, while the rest either remained in Ogden, or went north. One child died on the cars while journeying through the States. . . ."
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