Sun. 16 spent all the afternoon is shipping Saints and luggage of the Manhattan steamer. Returned at dusk to the Church Office and was busily engaged, till 2 a.m., in paying [p. 308] fares of passengers.
12th Returned on board the steamer, passed inspection of the offices; and set sail at 1:20 p.m. The Saints sang hymns till we got out of sight of Liverpool, sailed at the rate of 10 miles an hour. At 8 p.m. we called together the emigrants, and got the company organized. Bishop Brinton was appointed president and myself first assistant.
13th Fine morning, sailed at the rate of 10 miles an hour. Arrived at Queenstown at 1 p.m. Tarried there 1 hour, received in some passengers and set sail at 2:30 p.m. Had a fine gale in the evening roughed and pitched [-] night like a cask on sea. ([-] H. Steamer)
14th Had a rough day, passengers nearly all sick. The ship make 11 knots an hour day and night.
15th Passengers nearly all sick. Sea rough, head wind, sailed at the rate of 10 knots an hour.
16th Sunday. Fine morning. All passengers on deck, seasickness decreasing. Average sailing 7 miles an hour in the day and 9 miles during the night. We encountered a stormy night, every article in the ship kept moving. We held meetings at 2 and 6 p.m. Elders I. Brinton, John [-], Shonefelt, and D. John addressed the Saints.
17th Encountered a heavy gale all day. Sailed at the rate of 2 miles an hour in the morning; and 5 in the afternoon. Many passengers got sick. The storm lasted 48 hours. It was the tail end of a southern hurricane .
18th Head wind till 7 p.m., it then became fair and fine sailing, at the rate of 9 miles an hour.
19th Fine morning; fair wind [-] all day, sailed at the rate of ten miles an hour. [p. 309]
June 20th Fine morning. Rained in the afternoon, sailed at the rate of 10 miles an hour.
21st Fine day, sailed at the rate of 10 miles an hour.
22nd Fine morning. At 9 p.m. got on the Banks of Newfoundland. Remained foggy and rainy till 8 p.m. Averaged 11 miles an hour.
23rd Sunday. Fine day. Captain Price administered the Church of England services to us in the morning. We called the Saints together at 2 p.m. and at 8 p.m. Captain Price attended our evening meeting and expressed himself much pleased with our service.
24th Fine morning. At noon it became extremely foggy, and continued so for 22 hours. We again found ourselves on the "Banks of Newfoundland." Sailed slow during this period owing to the fog surrounding us.
25th During the day the ship cast anchor several times on account of the fog. At 1 p.m. a pilot came on board to take us in . We had a heavy shower of rain. Landed in the evening after having passed an examination by the custom house officers. Thus we landed safe after 13 days voyage. Not having lost by death only one living a baby. Lodged our emigrants in Castle Garden.
26th Spent the day in New York purchasing provisions for our journey westward. About 5 p.m. took the Saints cross to New Jersey. Took train, traveled 8 days and nights, and found ourselves in Salt Lake City at 10 p.m.
July 4th My wife, my daughter Mary Jane, and my son David met me at the depot. . . . [p.310][THE PAGES WHICH FOLLOW (pp. 311-336) ARE TOO FAINT TO READ]
BIB: John, David. Journal (Ms 8844), reel 1, vol. 1, pp. 308-10 [very faint]. (CHL)
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