The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-10
The EeCsnsiy Arrived Shsr.Lond Of
MOFmOns.
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These people, five hundred and ninety
nine there were at the start, crossed the
waters in the wyoming" An even GOO
sailed from Liverpool, under charge of Mr..
Nevine, but one of the number, Hans An
dersou, died and was buried al sea. Those
arrived were for the most part Danes, with
large infusion Of Nor Eegiaps and Swedes.
There were few English and four famil-
les of Welsh. There was not an lrshman
or Irishwoman. Natives Of ireland hardly
ever embrace the Mormon faith. The la
test steamship that brought over recruits
for Salt Lake took, indeed, one Irishman
among the number, bat that be was not an
enthusiastic convert to Mormonism may,
perhaps, be gathered from the fact that
when questioned upon the subject, he said ::
The half O. me passage was paid, SO, be
gobs, thought I'd come anphow."
There was considerable delay in landing
the immigrants, in consequence Of the care
full search that was made of their baggage,
but at length they began to scramble down
the gangway. They were all comfortably
clad, and some Of them wore clothes cf
shape not known in this country, but neat
and graceful. They were tidy, con.ented,
aud for the most. healthy.
One white-haired old man, moving along
painfully on crutches, fell as he reached
the upper end of the gangway. He was
not hurt, but powerful police officer took
him in his arms and carried HIM to the
wharf. A middle-aged wonsp, blind, was
led from the barge by her children.
All the immigrants, except the infirm
and crippled, carried baggage, and most Of
them were loaded down with household ar
ticles. The wharf was Uttered with tin
To.s, pans, buckets, and kettles. Many of
them had bedding, and several car. led
boxes Of carefully y-tended flowers. The
gaDgway was dangerously steep, and, en-
numbered as they were, the immigrants, in
almost every instance, fouud it in possible
to ascend unassisted.
The Council Bluffs Nospareil notices the
passage of tie Mormons through that place,
and says:
Among the pilgrims when they arrived
in this city were Henry Morgan, q miner
from Pittsburg. and bis wife and two chill
dren. II appears that Morgan was at Cas-
tie Garden on Wednesday night looking for
his vile and children, Who had taken psss-
age on board the "Wyomine,n which
brought over the Mormons. Nor. an found
his wife, and slso found that she had been
converted to Mormouism on the VOYAGE by
some OF the eldera She refused to accom-
psny her husband to Pittsbure, and said
she was going to Utah He demonstrated
With her in vain. He spent the night at
the Garden and the Mormon elders i'm
proved the opportunity to POINT out til.
particular beauties Of the Mormon faith. He
proved an easy convert, and on Thursday
be started for Utah With his happy wife
and the other pilgrims In regard to all
these persons beiug devout believers in the
faith an accompanying elder said: @OnIy
. portion have embraced the true faith
heartily, but We have reason to hope for
the conversion of al. No constraint Is nut
upon any Of them, however, and If they do
not want to join the church or remain in
Utah they are n liberty to leave our settt.
ment at any tine.