The first company - Elder E. [Edwin] T. Woolley, president of the company, thus writes to us on the 17th instant:

"President Wells, after organizing the company on board of the Nevada at Liverpool, in a few remarks instructed the Saints in relation to their duties and concluded by praying the Giver of all good to grant us a speedy and prosperous voyage. Then came the oft repeated, but ever touching, 'goodbye and God bless you,' and soon after we waved our adieu to our warm-hearted friends in old England. Agreeable to the instructions received from President Wells we divided the company's quarters into wards, and appointed some of the returning elders to look after the members of each ward and set in order the things that were wanted. We steamed out from Liverpool at 5:40 p.m. All are in good spirits and, judging by the quantity and quality of the singing of the Saints, they are enjoying themselves. The songs of Zion [p.265] do much to revive the spirits of those who may indulge in unpleasant forebodings of seasickness, and such, no doubt, appreciate them highly. About 7:50 p.m. we met and passed the "Etruria," which left New York on the 10th instant.

April 18, 11:15 a.m. The wind still favorable, and the captain informed me that he expected to reach Queenstown about 2 p.m. There is very little sea-sickness on board; all are in good spirits, so far as I know. The ship's company is large, and outside of our company there are many rough looking people. We have the captain's permission to hold meeting today in the steerage. There is no regular service on board today." [p.266]

BIB: Woolley, E. T. [Letter], Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star
48:17 (April 26, 1886) pp. 265- 66. (CHL)
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