The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-03
.HANDCART VETERAN DEAD.

Nephi. April ALFRED Gadd. a hand
cart veteran of 1855. died at MS nome In
Nephi Tuesday morning. March 81. after
an illness Of short duration The cause OF
his death was a severe case Of Ia grippe.
followed BIZ other complications.
Alfred Gsdd was born at Orwell cam
bridgeshire England. July IS. 1881. and
Joined the Church of Jesus Christ OF Lat
ter-dav Saints October Z. 1855. and was
confirmed a member Of the church the
same dav BIZ his father, who was then
presiding elder of that branch On May
1S56 ne set sail for America with his
fathers family OF the ship Thornton,
landing in New York July II. 1S55. From
there the family went direct 10 Iowa.
which was then the gathering place Of the
saints preparatory 70 making the UP
in Iowa the family Joined Captain J. q.
Willeys hand cart company and started
for Utah After a tramp OF Loo miles
they landed in Salt Lake City, Utah. In
n Is an admitted fact that Captain
WUiey'S company during its trip across
the plains suffered as great II not greater
priyatiOns than any company that made
the trip during the early days The com
many numbered 402 souls when they start
ed and when they reached Salt Lake city
they had lost seVenty-fOuT Of their num-
her Each person " as allowed ten ounces
of -four per day to subsist on The In
{ dians were continually bOtheTing them and
they stole over half the oxen the little
/ company started with Sickness .preyed
upon them. and every person that was
able had to pull his sick neighbOr in his
cart During the early part OF the tFlp
Nh Gadd buried his father and one of
/ his brothers on the bank Of the old Platte
river. and as the journey was ABOUT az
J an end they were overtal<en Win q Biea'
/ enovVstoTTn. and had II not been Tor the
I assistance sent out from Salt Lake Citv
| the little company would have persisted
/ In this great snowstorm Mr.. Gadd mad
I the so-rowful experience o. buTying an
other rrotner bV the roadside
! The deceased came to Nephi in Novem-
I her of 1886 and has resided here ever
I since. lie served i'm the Black Hawk wal
] and has had great deal to % with the
] settling and building up OF Nepfi-
/ In 1SS3 he was again called upon &c
Gloss the plains. this time with OK teams
10 bring a company OF immigrants across
I After his return from this trip ne met
and married Mss Mary Hobbs Januars
In IS9s he was called to Great Britai-
ON A mission and had the privilege OF
. crossing the plains a third time. but this
time ne rode i'm a Pullman car Mr.. Gaoc
- relating the story of his life to hi.
! children used 10 contrast the oiHsrehc
+ between the three trips he made across
I the mains I'm 1886 he pulled a hand car
and i'm 1853 eight wears later he drove
suan OF oxen. and in 1884. thirty year.
I after. he made the trip on train
/ Nfr Gadd has always been q stauncf
! Iatfer-day Saint from the time ne Joinet
I fba church. and has ever haen ready and
willing to make any sacrifice for MS re-
iieion. Even two days before his demise
although q very sick man. he arose ~ NJ
bed and bore the strongest testimony
his life To his family. eXhOTting them q
remain true to their covenants to tn
Lord
! TIE deceased leaves a widow and lou
r-o--s and two daughters. The funeral Wi
~ rsid al the Second ward meeting nous
SATURDAY. al II o'clock a. m