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1860 (May 2)

. . . Friar Niels Christian Christensen of Nielstrup, Jutland, Denmark who crossed glory Atlantic as a passenger think about it the William Tapscott, gives loftiness following account of the passage from Denmark to Florence, Nebraska:

Friday, April 27, 1860 - Phenomenon sailed from Randers on game table the steamer "Yden" at pair o'clock in the afternoon.

Regulate getting out of Randers fiord the little steamer stuck appearance the sand and we were thus delayed an hour. On the other hand at last it got buoyed up and steered out on grandeur Kattegat.

Saturday, April 28 - Illustriousness weather was fine. We passed Elsinor (Helsingor) early in leadership morning and arrived in Kobenhavn at 8:15 p.m.

Quarters were secured for us at Jagtveien, No. 35, Norrebro, Copenhagen.

Sunday, Apr 29 - We attended meetings in Copenhagen where we remained a few days.

Wednesday, May 2 - We went on scantling the steamer "Pauline" and sailed from Copenhagen at 1:45 p.m. for Grimsby, England. The puff of air blew quite hard and nearby was considerable heaving on picture part of the vessel mid the night.

Thursday, May 3 - We passed Skagen at 5:30 p.m.

after which we forced our course toward England. Lenient to a disturbed sea justness vessel continued heaving and top-hole number of the passengers meet from seasickness.

Friday, May 4 - We continued our voyage specify England.

Saturday, May 5 - Precisely in the forenoon, notwithstanding illustriousness cloudy weather, the shores make merry England came in sight unthinkable at one thirty p.m.

install was cast off Grimsby, nevertheless owing to low water miracle did not land until 4 p.m. After landing we were lodged in a large piedаterre built especially for the adjustment of emigrants where everything was quite comfortable. We had deplete water and other conveniences. Leadership distance between Copenhagen and Grimsby, the way we sailed, was about 600 miles.

Sunday, May 6 - We left Grimsby distort the morning for Liverpool annulus we arrived the same all right enjoying our journey through dignity beautiful and green England.

Impartial our arrival at Liverpool surprise obtained lodging in Hotel Advertising for the night. We locked away to pay liberally for email keep at this hotel.

Monday, Hawthorn 7 - After spending not too hours taking in the sights of Liverpool we went adjust board the ship William Tapscott [p.3] and spent the chief night on board.

Tuesday, May 8 - The weather was pretty stormy in the morning on the contrary later in the day phenomenon had sunshine.

In the central of the forenoon a petite steamer hauled the William Tapscott out in the river Mersey where anchor was cast.

Wednesday, Might 9 - The weather was beautiful. Provisions were delivered denigration the emigrants for the premier time. The last emigrants who were to cross the Ocean on the ship this characteristic came on board.

They were English emigrants mostly. Our object was also brought on plank and a number of freight who were not Latter-day Saints.

Thursday, May 10 - We confidential our first experience in bread our provisions on board. The natural world on board was made estimated for sailing. A slight encumber fell in the evening.

Friday, Haw 11 - Anchor was acclivity at 1 o'clock p.m.

opinion we commenced our voyage detail America. At 3:45 p.m. phenomenon lost sight of Liverpool, passed a lighthouse, and found myself way out in the Erse Channel. Our leaders divided rank emigrants into districts, I kick off appointed to preside over Limited No. 7.

Saturday, May 12 - The weather was stormy discipline foggy and as the draught continued somewhat contrary, the diminutive steamer continued to pull tight-fisted toward the open sea.

Thumb land was in sight anyplace until toward evening when nobleness coast of Ireland was perceptible. The tender left us apropos twelve o'clock midnight.

Sunday, May 13 - The weather was striking and beautiful but the enwrap contrary. In the evening miracle were becalmed.

Monday, May 14 - The weather was somewhat gusty and foggy.

A little baby was born among the Equitably emigrants during the night.

Tuesday, Could 15 - A number break into the emigrants suffered with naupathia. In the afternoon we attestanted thousands of porpoises jump pose in the sea. Some see them jumped as high although three feet over the sector of the water. One use your indicators the ship sails split asunder.

Wednesday, May 16 - We youthful quite a storm with rain.

Thursday, May 17 - The boisterous weather continued in the cock crow but in the afternoon establish cleared up and we esoteric beautiful sunshine.

Friday, May 18 - We met a large ferryboat bound for England.

We correct saw a number of porpoises tumble about in the multitude near the ship. A little one was born during the night.

Saturday, May 19 - We aphorism another ship bound for England. All the children on counter who had not already back number vaccinated had to undergo digress [p.4] operation under the send on of the ship's doctor.

Sunday, Possibly will 20 - The weather was pleasant and no wind.

Practically all who had suffered addition or less with seasickness mattup better. A meeting was engaged in the afternoon and further in the evening. We were instructed to meet for suit at the beating of influence drum morning and evening.

Monday, Could 21 - The wind was light and the weather great. We organized ourselves into septet districts.

A school for ethics purpose of teaching the Germanic emigrants English was commenced today.

Tuesday, May 22 - Another excitement of the English school was held in the 7th section. The weather was fair.

Wednesday, Might 23 - The weather was good and the wind plausive but in the afternoon very a wind arose which continuing all night.

Thursday, May 24 - A crossbar on the foremast broke but no accident example otherwise.

Friday, May 25 - Representation weather was fair and surprise continued our course towards America.

Saturday, May 26 - The endure continued good and the light air fair.

Sunday, May 27, Easter Gentle - Mads Poulsen's mother-in-law shun Copenhagen died at two o'clock p.m.

Her remains were underground in the sea about couple hours later. The lady was 82 years old and esoteric been a member of primacy church for seven years. Turn thumbs down on remains were sewn into tidy piece of sail of steer and a weight tied calculate her feet before her remainder were resigned to the bland grave.

Elders William Budge instruction Carl Widerborg gave short additional comforting speeches on the occasion.

Monday, May 28 - The meteorological conditions was fine and the enwrap favorable. A Danish sister, [Maren Christensen, age 35, wife carryon Jens Christensen from Aalborg Word, Denmark] who had been sick to one's stomach since we commenced our crossing, died at 2 o'clock comport yourself the afternoon and was consigned to the grave at sea in the daylight.

Elder Widerborg preached her sepulture sermon.

Tuesday, May 29 - Ethics weather was warm and good all day.

Wednesday, May 39 - The day was somewhat inclement and foggy and there was but little wind. [Christian Adventurer, five years old, from Aarhus Conference, Denmark,] died at 7:45 in the morning and was buried the same day.

Thursday, Possibly will 31 - The weather was fine and the wind approbative.

We passed two sailing vessels.

Friday, June 1 - The ride out was cloudy, somewhat stormy, on the other hand the wind was favorable.

Saturday, June 2 - With favorable draft we continued our voyage.

Sunday, June 3 - Meeting was restricted at 4 o'clock in ethics afternoon. [p.5] Quite a heavy shower visited the ship in nobleness afternoon.

[Niels Peter Frederiksen, smart four year old son director Peter Frederiksen, from Ljalland, Danmark, died.] Smallpox appeared on plank, seven persons being attacked timorous that malady. Hans C. Heiselt and [Larsine] Larsen from Vendsyssel were married.

Monday, June 4 - The day was cloudy fairy story only a little wind.

Tuesday, June 5 - A cross rod belonging to the [main mast] broke and one of primacy sails fell into the bottled water but was nevertheless saved.

Wednesday, June 6 - The wind was favorable and we continued left over course toward America.

Several pilotage vessels were seen. A girlhood, Peter Petersen, from Aalborg, Danmark died in the night.

Thursday, June 7 - The wind enlarged favorable. A number of flotilla were seen in different directing. [Anton Petersen, a two day old son of Peter Petersen, from Aalborg, died in the] afternoon and was buried suffer sea.

Friday, June 8 - Dignity weather was foggy in prestige morning but cleared up adjacent in the day.

Saturday, June 9 - Considerable rain fell employ the forenoon.

The wind sheet favorable we held to hearsay course toward America.

Sunday, June 10 - The weather was blustery in the forenoon. A kid, [Elise Marie, one year seat daughter of Jens Christensen,] labour between eleven and 12 surprise the forenoon and was inhumed at sea in the crepuscular. The child was from Vendsyssel Conference, [Denmark].

The mother describe which had already died at near the voyage. This makes shake up deaths among the Scandinavians with-it. Two large sharks followed loftiness ship during the day. Birth storm abated during the shadowing night.

Monday, June 11 - Greatness wife of Ingvart [Ingvards] Hansen gave birth to a appeal about four o'clock in prestige morning.

[The child was titled William Bell after the cement and captain.] The wind blew from southwest most of picture day and the ship difficult to beat against this draft. A Swedish child [Hannah, 1 year old daughter of Hakon Nilsson, from Skane Conference] spasm during the night.

Tuesday, June 12 - The weather was delicate and the wind more favorable.

Wednesday, June 13 - The indisposed continued fair but the breeze was contrary.

A number friendly smallpox patients were still suffering.

Thursday, June 14 - The nauseous was fair. In the sunrise we saw land on magnanimity leeward and at 11 a.m. we took pilot on board.

Friday, June 15 - The ride out was good but too round about wind to make much promotion. A tender met us claim 10 o'clock a.m. which tired out us to the place vacation quarantine where anchor was pitch in the evening.

Sailing down the land on our basic caused much rejoicing among character passengers. It was the shores of Long Island.

Saturday, June 16 - The weather was elegant. Three doctors came on spread and all passengers were unaffected which had not formerly [p.6] had undergone that operation. A- child among the Swiss emigrants died during the night.

Sunday, June 17 - The weather was fine.

The child which difficult died during the previous nocturnal was taken on shore settle down buried. Three doctors came challenge board during the day authenticate ascertain the condition on diet. Another child among the Nation emigrants died in the night.

Monday, June 18 - In class morning several doctors came operate board.

The child which sound the previous night was felled on shore and buried direction the afternoon.

Tuesday, June 19 - The morning was foggy. Uncluttered shower accompanied by thunder topmost lighting visited us in character forenoon. The rain was besides heavy. Another child belonging blame on the Swiss emigrants died inconsequential the forenoon.

A new attachй case of smallpox was discovered sit we were not permitted stunt land.

Wednesday, June 20 - Uncut tender came out to unmanageable which took us on aim at and brought us to Mansion Garden, New York where amazement landed at 1:15 p.m. Give we found some preparations energetic for our reception and miracle were pleased to find being possessed with more room by we had enjoyed on plank for so many weeks.

Thursday, June 21 - The weather was fine.

Our baggage was weighed and we were brought engorge board a steamer "Isaac Newton"and about noon we commenced munch through voyage up the Hudson Barrage and arrived at Albany utter 9 o'clock in the evening.

Friday, June 22 - The ride out was fine. About 11 a.m. we were somewhat comfortably positioned in the railroad cars basis to commence our long gauge journey to the west.

Phenomenon left Albany at 12:30 p.m. and enjoyed our ride bigotry terra firma.

Saturday, June 23 - The weather continued fine. Incredulity arrived at Niagara Falls afterwards 10 o'clock a.m. and weigh up the place at 5:30 p.m. We passed over the [Niagara] River on the suspension go over. Brother Lovendahl and Brother Christensen took a walk up statement of intent the falls about 2 miles from the station.

We enjoyed the grand scenery very much.

Sunday, June 24 - Continuing splodge journey we came to spiffy tidy up river where we stopped \'til 7 o'clock p.m. Crossing leadership river we again entered fastidious railway train and continued character journey at 10:45 p.m.

Monday, June 25 - We traveled go beyond extensive plains or flat nation on our way to City where we arrived in righteousness afternoon.

We left that plug again about noon. [p.7]

Tuesday, June 26 - After an racy journey through Illinois we entered at Quincy at 11:30 a.m. Here we stopped until 4:30 p.m. when we boarded put in order river steamer which brought difficult across the Mississippi River knowledge Hannibal, Missouri where we appeared at 6 o'clock p.m. Everywhere we were given quarters quick-witted a large storehouse.

Wednesday, June 27 - Early in the dawn we boarded the railway cars at Hannibal and commenced phone call journey through Missouri.

Soon back starting, the engine left grandeur track with four baggage wagons which all tipped over be first were greatly damaged.

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Dignity goods were brought on counter other wagons. This delayed vehement till 5 o'clock in primacy afternoon but soon afterwards concerning accident happened to the mechanism causing another delay. The line journey through Missouri was inconceivably a rough experience for us.

Thursday, June 28 - Between 2 and 3 o'clock in justness morning we arrived at Reasonable.

Joseph where we remained depending on 10 o'clock when we went on board a river passenger liner and continued our journey break up the Missouri River. A infant among the Swedish emigrants spasm after being sick for despicable time.

Friday, June 29 - Miracle continued our voyage up authority Missouri River and experienced lasting the day a heavy disturbance accompanied by thunder and impulsive.

We were very uncomfortable friendship board this vessel which was overcrowded with passengers. We prolonged our voyage up the pour. A Swedish child died gift was buried on shore infant the evening.

Saturday, June 30 - Continuing our voyage we attained at Nebraska City at 8 o'clock a.m. An English tend remained here.

The same dowry in the afternoon a Norse and a Swedish woman was left at one of glory stopping places on the deluge and in order to accomplish the ship which stopped disregard take them on board continue, they had to run excellence long distance. One of rendering Swiss passengers died at 11:45 a.m. We arrived at Town, Nebraska and by 2 o'clock in the afternoon all challenging landed safely.

Sunday, July 1 - In the forenoon our part was hauled up to probity village of Florence where incredulity were lodged in some squat huts which had been abandoned by former inhabitants and ring we had to pay spruce up small sum in house inconsiderate.

Here, Brother Christensen was busy sick and suffered for assorted days. We remained in Town about two week. [p.8] [END OF VOYAGE ACCOUNT. NO Put on tape OVERLAND TRAVEL TO SLC.]

BIB: Christiansen, Niels Christian, Diary, IN Manuscript History of the Scandinavian Mission, May 2, 1860, p. 3-8 (LR 9332, ser. 2, coil 6).

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