"THE SECOND COMPANY. -- The second company of emigrating Saints, for the current season, left Liverpool on Saturday, May 21st, per S. S. Nevada. The company was in charge of Elder Edward Davis, and was made up as follows: British, 130; Swiss and German, 34; Hollanders, 10; Icelanders 5; returning missionaries, 8; making a total of 187 souls. We publish an interesting letter from Elder Davis, posted Queenstown, in this issue."
MS, 49:22 (May 30, 1887), p.346
"Sat. 21. [May 1887] . . . The steamship Nevada sailed from Liverpool, England, with the second company of this season's emigration from Europe, consisting of 187 souls
, including 8 returning Elders, in charge of Edward Davis. The company arrived in New York June 1st. From that city the emigration route this year was by the Old Dominion Steamship Line to Norfolk, Virginia, thence by the Norfolk & Western Railway. to
Bristol, thence via Chattanooga, Memphis and Kansas City to Salt Lake City, where Elder Davis' Company arrived June 8th."
CC, p.148
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