Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-03
UNFORTUNATE EMIGRANTS.


At noon yesterday may have been seel
moving down Carson street, rlckety, tumble
down farm wagon, covered with a canvas
that had braved many a storm, drawn b,
three of the sorriest looking apologies FOL
horses that have ever passed through this city
Following the wagon, were three dogs o
different sizes and breeds, which in respect t.
miserable condition, were proper companions
for the steeds. This dilapidated outfit canped
fer an hour on block south of the White
House, and it was seen that the wagon con
tanned an old grizzly looking man and a
woman, about 80 years of age, his wife, OF
course, and child 6 years old. To an in
quisitive reporter the old man, who is an
apostate Mormon, related a ia e of the greatest
trials and trbulations. Six weeks ago he was
compelled to leave his little farm in the south
ern part of Utah, by reason of persecution,
arising from his apostacy to the polygamic
church, and concluded to settle somewhere in
the southern part of California. When he
left his home he took with him his daughter
a widow, and her three children also ten
horses and FIVE COWS, and complete camping
outfit. For the frst week they travelled with
out mOlestation or trouble but ON the 23d
of August two of the little ones took sick with
scarlet fever, and they had no remedies
With them, they died on the first of Septem-
Der The children, whose respective ages
We're and years, We're buried on the side
of a mountain, and their graves marked by a
little cross made by the grandfather. The
grief OF the little enlgrant party Was great,
but the worst trouble WIS yet in store for
them. week after the death of the children
3 heir mother was also taken down with the
fever. On the night of the is of September,
while the poor woman was in delerium the emf
grants We're surprised by about twenty Indians,
who stole all their horses, excepting the three
with which they arrived here yesterday, their
cows, aud firearms. The sight of the red |
and two days thereafter she also died, |
and buried just as her children were |
. rhiS is the greatest misfortune of my life,
said the old man to the reporter, /" and has
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really looked AS if he were 80 years old, de-
srepld and melancholy. Ia answer to further
he replied that now it was his
ieSIre to locate somewhere south of mere, but
where he had not yet decided upon. At
present he required no aid as he was in
possession OF IL few hundred dollars in green
BACKS which he had boarded for years Dur
ng the whole interview the old mans wife did
lot utter syllable, but looked the personif-
alton of mute despair the expression of her
ounteuance indicated that the sunnest
lours of her life had taken their departure,
nd that she resignedly awaited the End,
which would be made welcome at any moment
Ter little grand child, pretty flxen haired
title girl, she held closely to her bosom, as if
were the only object on earth which yet en-
sted her affection or interest. ''Is it a Gus
ON with the polygamic Church to persecute
postates in this manner? asked the reporter
Oh, yes" replied the old man, "but they
ere more severe with me, because [ never
Dok more than one wife, and | always ex-
lblted decided repughance to the plurality
wives dogma During this year no less I
IAN twenty apostates, of whom l have per-
onal knowledge, were ordered to vacate the q
lormon domain, under penalty of death. l.
Veil, my young FRIEND [ want to be moving;
BOD bye. You needn't to print what | re-
ted YOU" With this the old, sorry plugs c
ere again hitched to the rickety vehicle, and
lie party left for heaven only knows where. t.