The New York herald., 1877-07-08
ANOTHER MORMON INVASION

SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY EMraRANTs EN
ROUTE FOR UrAH-scENEs IN CASTLE GAR
pEN-A COOL METHODIST TRIES HIS HAND AT
CONVERSION.
Tho steamship Wisconsin. Captain Forsyth, which
arrived this port yesterday morning from Liverpool
brought 750 recruits Tor Brigham Young. II is bu
Just TO say however, that better looking, sturdier or
more substantial body Of emgraats has rarely passed
through tho portals OF Castle Garden route the
West With few exceptions all belong 10 the farmer
Glass; and 1t was painful thought that, instead OF
beng distributed among tho States ana Territories
where they would be Of service, all this valuable
Drawn is to be employed developing and
srepgt thening polygamous Utah Thirteen "mis-
sonares'' accompany these candidates Tor iu-
ture misery and how comprehensive and
successful their labors have been best aested by
the iact that nine natouates represented in the
motley crowd Of proselytes OF these $50 we're Danes
200 swedss, and the rest consist Of Germans. Nor
wcgaus, Swiss, welch, Hollandcrs, English, sprnk
ling OF Irish aud anomalous and strangely out of
the way little group OF Japanese Several OF the "mis
siouares' from Utah and have been engaged
In this foreign work for number OF years. but 1t was
dii cut thing believe. one looked into the frank
and unsophsticated faces OF both the young and old,
that these representatives of the Latter Day Saints
THE VOYAGE
The emigrants one and all described tho voyage as
unexceptiouaby pleasant and the attentions of tho
officers and men as all that could be desired fact
before landing formal expression Of grateful feeling
for cour,esies received was made to Captain For
sytho and his crew. Religious serviccs were held
every day shpboard, under the leadership Of the
several elders The officers Of the Wisconsin speak in
equally high terms OF the excellent behavior OF the
Mormons and the unusually iraterna and kindly feel-
Ing displayed throughout the trip noticeable tea
OF tho thpng the great number Of children it
contained all ages from the infant at It's mothers
bosom ruddy checked boys and girls OF fifteen and
seventeen Some OF the latter werc han dsome, and
albeit their faces had caught 'the livery OF the
shno would make many city belle envIous Of their
grace vi figures and free, uniramneled step. Tho
by the statement that while ed
and nfy odd souls are to be transported West only
4jO whole tickets are required ior the purpose.
THE SCENE CASTLE GARDEN.
The scene Castle Garden was animated aud In
terestng The commissioners the police detail ana
officers Of the department all were busy In attending
TO the numerous wauts OF the strange people,
answering the thousand and one questons that ran
up and the gamut OF u dozen Dialects changing
foreign gold into Yankee greenbacks, anu making ar
ranyemeuts or the departure in the afternoon. The
aoor was strewn with baggage which reclined
grants in every attitude OF rest The lilte oncs all
! wondcrment at the novelties around them roamed
rcstlessy Many OF the older oues sled hem YES
in wrling letters home, ana by tho way II should be
SAID that all read aud writeap excellent attribute
| to tnelr good associations In the Faaerand ln one
place circle listening 10 the reading OF the Scrip
| lures by a mldde- aged man. whose amy, judging
from their style anu dress, were better 10 DO III lie
quot, ont-oi.thc-way cornor, was apparently
! couple Of young lovers, the girl with arms
around her sweethearts meek now aud ,Aa ihen
dispaycd marked the obny!ousness oi seep, while the
lager beer stand the distant corner showed by the
crowd that the national taste had not been lett
bel i. Not u lew ladies visited the pace To gratIy
their curiosity, and, perhaps tC wonder bow many or
the younger portion OF the sex then present would
soon become IA numerous wife" Another note
worthy incident OF the scene little round bodied,
benevolent featured man, who stepping lightly among
the pic grou 8, was distributing testaments
! IRON satchel wnich ne carried. and IN halt dozen
languages saying Kind Christian woris TO tue emf
last eighteen years, has Ived on board the
swedish, DANISH and Norwegian Bethel snip
at The loot OF Harrison street, Brooklyn,
and spent hls time udnnisterng to the spiritual
wants the foreign sailors. He IN oimed the reporter
thnt durius the last year alone ne vs,ea ooo Norwo
gan, orty-nine swedish and Twelve Dansu vessels
1t evident that his lau'iabe ehdeavor To convert
| any OF these Mormon sinners ION the ny" did not
meet with success. lie confessed, however, ihat they
we're naturally devout, though mislcd, aud before
changing their creed under tne seductive teachings o
the uu,i, elders pfinclpaiy Luthcrans. The
emgIants Tor ihciT destination last evening
SPECIAL Tram oi twenty cars over the Pennsylvania
Raiiroad, aud expect about scycn days on the
Journey. me mex batch OF converts VIII reacn tho
/ city about September
The PRESIDENT OF TINS company OF cm grants IS, when
az home III Uian, bsnop John kowberry, OF fooele
county. the Grsi oshoprc west OF sait Lake Guy,
the o.ner sidc the Jordan River. Ia personal APP
pearancc "thc Bsnop" Is ccrpue"t Of the
Gambrinas order OF nature, tuoy IN coun-
teuance, aud about tue joll es; locking Eng.
lishman IN Utah, who boast OIL houses
farms. seven wives and host oil children. He
has been member ol the Legislature ever since Utah
was Territory aud probate Judge Of his county Tor
twenty yesrs. He Is the best specimen vi a Mormon
that ever wigeleu over the pavcmen1s u New YORK,
innocent Us .sMaryis lamb, and yet charged by
unconyertet Ia Utah as Dante deep dyed
in Inc wool and just such an obedient suu-
Jcct 10 brighnn's rule as would cut the
throat OF his grandmother or his mot law In the
morning and thank God AZ noon aHd evening that he
had been WITH sucn ias oraDe opportunity Of
showing ms Devotion 10 tho mccern Noiialnmcd He,
however, believes himself innocent OF crime, aud
returns 10 Utah IN blooming neaith To casp ia b s
manly arms the numerous AIRS. E0wberry. what y
time III stUrel
rhc next and. probably the only prom nent person
age 10 authority among the omigrants Martln
Lcnzl, some years ago resident vi Pbadelpha, nJw
Iu fiedged Mormon, Resident OF Utah and returning
mlssinnHry IRON switzerland. MnrtIn 'iuli Not
fallhi' aud returns 'Zlon" rejoicing the tri-
umphs oil tue Mormon gospel He was BORA IN Switzer-
lana sxty-oLc years ago, ana went W the country
Tell TO depcl the darkness o tue bewildrrcd The
Alpine hills ana crng peaks OF tue home Of that
mortal patriot "Martin" was happy his triumphs,
related how, SIX months ago, ue had been stoned
and tntasbod IN the Canton de Berne by some ungouy
unbe levers, and he could then point out the leader
OF chose vile prosecutors aud his whole family
nmons the crowd now journeying TO Utnb, pcnitent
ana sorsuwlu Tor having ever saiu an Gnknd word "a
the MISSIONARY. Martin tninks 1t IS marvellous
CONVERSION, and trfveis westward reocng IN The lah
OF Bri Cham Young.
Among tho arrivals OF the sons OF Genera
ID. h. Wells, oil Utah, Inc couDscilor oil Brigham
Young. Hc did not continue hIs journey with the
grants, but stopped over to VISIT relatives IN th'