Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-16
VOYAGE OF THE SHIP HUDSON.
.rohn L. Smiths Narrative of the Return
Elu5' From a Mission in 1854.

~ wrote the brethren on the continent
to that effect
Sunday 7lth, addressed q large
assembly "a, the GosvDil Iosd meeting
room, pouraying some OF the annoy
ancgs 10 be- encountered by cmigunts
cn.foutc to Zion both Ly sea and land
showing what Jolly Tor any one TO think
they were the only ones who wanted
comfuil or aid, lor each had some iaii-
Ing to overcome, and By D. ing kind and
ready to help 40, aud especially ones
sell as much as possible, was the way 10
secure helpers whoa We should need
them.
On the 26,h, received lists Of Saints
from Timothy Nets, Holland, OF those
intending TO sail on board the ship
Hudson
on the ash, in company with J. l..
BlrIoot, visited ShadwCl Basin and the
ship Hudson. and made arrangements
Tor lodgings for the Holland Saints
May Ist, 1864, 10 company with Elders
Bullock and Bafioot | visited the chapel
OF the renowned Rev Dr. Spurgeon,
and listened attenuvely TO his sermon.
! became fully convinced that he had
made out grand awful nothing; and
that he B. either drcad.ulIy ignorant or
mud and long way from water To-
the afternoon preached 40 Remington
ball 10 q ull house, and bro the evening
az the paddngton branch and the Lord
truly gave ultefuncc aud words In abund
lncc. Monday The 2ud met Elder l.
Nets from Holland with Cd company oi
cmigranis and pilolcd them to lodgings
] had saved Tor thcm Thursday the 5ih.
! attended meeting Of the LuHdOn
past0rJtc priesthood and was released
from all appointments for preaching
that ! might attend TO emigration
business
On the 9TH received notification from
President George %. Cannon that was
I TO sail with Saints on board ship 'llud-
| som for New York, u S. A.
May 10th, t66t ! received list of iuI
names OF cmigrants from Elder W. 81.
Ritter, Geneva Office, Switzerland. 20 Ug
In London on the nth. and immediate.
| ~ arranged lodgings for them.
May iith met and took the company
/ TO their lodgings, aud with Brother RUCr
went 10 the London office, where we
| found President Cannon lust starting
Tor Liverpool. Brother Ritter accom-
| panied him. returned 20 sun Court
and took mp my quarters there. aud
I entered iully into looking after the vel.
! fare Of our emigration. got my
| trunk and bedding fom the place where
| ! have been staying and kept busy early
/ and late 20 see al. was right occasion
ally changing foreign money Tor the peo-
| pie and generally saving from two to
| three pence per pound for them. Brother
/ UluCh Forer assisting, We got our lists
| Of cmigranis, and Brother Nets the
| Dutch lists (thiriyl alI IN order
May t6lh-EIdcr W. W. Ritter re.
/ turned from Liverpool and we got
| everything arranged for neCessaties Tor
| the company. Brother T.. Nets was
| taken with high fever and was raviug
| for some hours each day and would not
be still only when was by bis dc
Received many visits from London
Saints to see the Saints Of our company.
| A number OF friends joined and brought
an Enfield rifle which they presented To
me, with the fixtures, Tor which / feel
| to bless and thank them heartily.
While awaiting the preparations OF the
ship TO receive the passengers, ! took
several OF the Saints to our London
meetings. ! received letters from home
and answered them.
May sSth--l went on board the ship
Hudson and met President Cannon with
several valley J. deTs.
! Wednesday, June ist, 1904, London
docks, ship Hudson, today ! received
from President George o Cannon a
| ticket OF passage ald ucuhcd with
| Thomas q. King IN the second cabin.
Thursday 2nd-Ihu three or Jour
days last passed ! have been so busy
that have not found au opportunity n
| going ON shore 10 make a lew light pur.
Chaaes and say a few adigus to friends,
and upon looking up June 3rd, found
the tug boat pulling as through the
dock gates at 1850 p. m., aud contin.
ucd onward until three miles below
Grayesend, where Captain i. Pratt cast
anchor at $50 p. M. The government
officials came on board and ticket 90
hand each passed Tor examination as
per regulations, to prevent sl0waWays.
Alter all had passed the official officers,
President Cannon and some VI the
brethren who were with him lett the
ship per the tug boat, and returned 10
London. amid the cheers OF those CA
board.
The constant downpour oil rain all
day long, and the crowded state OF the
ships deck, had suggested that Il was
not best 10 hold the usual farewell
meeting on board, TO present the emf.
grants with the officers proposed lot
their acceptance ana 10 receive the gene.
raj Instructions usually given The dp
poinlments were written with instructions
10 have them present TO the Saints after
the ship was under way at the FIRST op,
portunlty. A council OF Elders was
called and the ships company divided
into fourteen wards; president, John NJ
Kay; hrst counselor, George Halliday
second counselor, John l., smith; assist
ant counselor, Matthew NJ McCune, and
Alexander Ross, secretary James Brown
steward, and Charles Goodwin, captain
OF guard. President OF first ward, Wm
Moss; second ward, John Iuddenham
third ward Thomas Clifton; fourth
ward, Timothy Nets lDuch ward, htt
ward, UIneh Fouer lGermlu ward
sixth ward James Howard; seyentr
ward, Samuel Nielsen; eighth ward
Thomas {. patten; nintn ward, Ludwig
MOTIF German; tenth ward, Georg,
Webb; eleventh ward George Harm
son; twelfth ward, William Sanders
thiueenlh ward, Thomas o. King, four
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