Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-10-05
Had THE RUN OF THE SNIP.
How Mormon Elders Gained Converts
Among the WyOming's Passengers.

NEW YORK. October Among the pas
scngers on the steamer WyOming, which ar
rived here Monday with a detachment OF
Mormon converts, We're Eugene Davis, an
Irish journalist, and Charles Turiey, OF the
United States printing Office at Washing
ton
0They tell remarkable story concerning
the conduct OF the Mormon elders while
crossing the Atlantic, which shows that
these missionaries embraced every oppor-
tunity for making converts among the
Young women who came as stecrage pas
sengers.
when the Wyoming was receiving her
passengers NJ Liverpool" said Mr.. Turley,
II ascertaincd that man named TeaSdale,
notorious as a shipping agent for the Nor
mons. was exchanging tickets for steerage
passengers at a reduct ion of Il, the recipi-
entS agreeing TO accompany the elders and
claim cOmpaCiOnship with the other con-
verts. II was well known on board the
ship that the Mormon contingent had been
assigned separate compartment in the
steerage. and the elders had free access 10
that part of the vessel. know they took
advantage of this privilege to converse
with the English and Irish women in the
steerage. and as result five or SIX were
added 10 their party. Their indQcement
was a free passage from New \ ork TO salt
Lake City.
at the request OF Father De Castilian,
of Newark. / cndeavorcd TO enter the
steerage in order 10 ascertain II the state
ments made in the cabins were true, that
these missionaries were prOselyting among
the Young women in the steerage. ! was
promptly ordered away, ana when / spoke
of the freedom extended TO the Mormon
leaders ! was informed that they had re
ceived that privilege from the company,
which mad "a standing contract for the
TRANSFORMATION OF Mormons The mission
aries were very bold in their methods
while at sea, distributing Mormon tracts
all over the ship through the sailors.
When we arrived al Quarantine they
grew more tiMid and one of them told me
heeXpectcd all five would be arrested by the
emigration authorities. warning OF that
having been sent them before cm5arking.
There is no question" said Mr. Davis,
"that those Mormon cldCis gained many
converts among the stetrage Passengers
during the voyage. ] asceriaiued THAI
where the vQr.- women declined at hrs TO
ioin their party as converts. they were In
ducel to do 50 by officers oi employment at
Salt Lake City. as nursery maids or gov
ernesses. IN each casCa free passage from
this city 10 Utah was granted, the object
being evidently 10 get them into Mormon
territory on any terms
The proselytng proceedings Of these
elders was the leading topic OF conyersa-
ton among the passengers. but no one
could get near the s,ecrage 10 warn inno-
cent women Of the danger they were ex-
posed 10. The Mormon leaders iiourishcd
under the visible protection of the officers,
and had the run Of the entire
ship. They took every opportunity TO
spread their peculiar doctrine, even among
the cabin passengers, and the quantity OF
Mormon literature that was scattered
about was astonishing Itall disappeared
soon after the American coast was sighted
and the elders became very quiet. But ]
noticed that one of them stood on guard
at the gaugway with sailor to see that
none of their flock escaped. Yet am told
that these elders protested entire ignor-
ance concerning the MormOns in the steer
age when questioned by the emigrant au-
thorities at the Barge Office. am certain
that several young women, who, on en-
barking. had no intention of going to Salt
Lake CITY, are now on their way thither
being induced to 20 by all kinds OF prom
ises.'