Wed. Oct. 14th, 1874 - We came down to the vessel & at 10:10 a.m. we sailed out of the harbor bidding Brothers Lyman, Holbrook, Joseph F. Smith & others goodbye. Soon after we started Brother William N. Fife called the Saints together in the steerage when he was sustained as president of the company & James Bywater as his first & Volney King as his second counselors 2nd & a Brother Allroid as captain of the 1st Ward, & Brother Murphy captain of the 2nd Ward, & Brother John Hill as captain of the guard. The sea seemed quite rough & there was some wind. In the evening Eliza turned sick & we did not retire till between 10 & 11 p.m. Ephriam King & I felt a little qualmish, but it passed off as we retired.

Thurs. Oct. 15th - The sea was quite rough all night. About 3 o'clock Eliza called me, she was very sick. I arose and done what I could for her, but Ephriam King & I had both turned ill. [p. 77] Brother William N. Fife came in & we administered to Eliza & she was better. We arrived at Queenstown at 11 a.m. & I posted there 3 letters that I had written the night before. One to Brother F. M. Lyman, one to Brother Syrett, & one to Miss. Smith. We only stayed at Queenstown about an hour, & as the ship steadied down we all felt better & got out on top & moved about. A great many of the brethren and sisters had had a turn of seasickness.

Fri. Oct. 16th, 1874 - The wind is blowing & it was rough all night. We got up this morning not feeling very well, but felt better after breakfast. The madcaps were rowing wildly. At 11 a.m. & as we retire the wind continues to blow & there is a great deal of seasickness among the passengers.

Saturday, October 17th - We had a rough time of it last night. This morning I was amused by witnessing the porpoises jump through the water. Our run yesterday was 206 miles, that of today 183 miles, & heavy winds continue. The captain of the Wyoming is a Mr. C. J.
Beddoe. There is about 400 passengers on board and about 200 of them are our people. There a 4 returning missionaries viz. William N. Fife, James Bywater, Volney King, & A.B. Taylor. The two former came over when I did & Brother A. B. Taylor the spring previous. [p. 78]

Sun. Oct. 18th 74 - I arose feeling pretty well. The sun was shining brightly, but there was a heavy head wind, & the waves were raging furiously, & the water blown all over the deck. At 10 a.m. there was sectarian service in the dining hall. At 2 p.m. Brother [William] Fife called our people together on the lower deck & gave them some good instructions. There was a great number of our people sick to whom we applied the healing ordinance. The run today is 181 miles.

Mon. Oct. 19th, 1874 - The sea is quite calm this morning & the people generally feel better. The run today is 230 miles.

Tuesday, Oct. 20th - There was a pretty high wind this morning, but not quite a head wind. The run is 273 miles.

Wed. October 21st - I was awakened this morning very early by the steam being turned off & the vessel came nearly to a standstill. When I arose I inquired the reason of this. I was told they had nearly run into a sailing vessel, running the opposite course and in the confusion they ran so close together that the vessels almost rubbed each other, but luckily they did not come quite in contact with each other. The run today is 257 miles. [p. 79]

Thurs. Oct. 22nd, 1874 - It is not over rough, but head winds. We passed a number of vessels today & about 2 p.m. we saw the spouting of a couple or three whales. They were supposed to be 300 yards distance. During their antics I saw one of their backs come above the water. The run today is 270 miles. When I retired I left a prettier moonlight then I had seen for a year. The steerage passengers had a concert this evening.

Fri. Oct. 23rd - The wind blew cold all day so I spent most of the day in the dining room reading. The run is 259 miles. The people on the lower deck renewed their concert again this evening.

Sat. Oct. 24th, 1874 - This is a beautiful day & the sea seemingly is as smooth as glass. There is scarcely a ripple in the water. I commenced three letters, one to father, one to F.M. Lyman, & one to L. Holbrook. The run is 289 miles. I am informed this vessel is 375 feet long, 43 feet wide, & 46 feet deep.

Sun. Oct. 25th, 1874 - It is still & quite bright. I am told there was an eclipse on the moon last night of between one o'clock & 4:30 a.m. Sectarian services in the dining room at 10 a.m. & our people held forth in the steerage cabin at 2 p.m. & at 8 p.m. [p. 80]

Mon. Oct. 26th - I arose in good season but not feeling very well this morning having a severe rheumatic pain in my right shoulder. The pilot, No. 19, came on board this morning at 8 a.m. We arrived at quarantine about 2 p.m., then moved to the harbor, New York, where we left the vessel at 5 p.m. & at 7 p.m. I & Ephriam King, & Eliza, & Sister [Hannah] Beezer [Beazer], of Kaysville, repaired to the Park Hotel.

Tues. Oct. 27, 1874 - We ran about to pick up some provisions & make ready for taking the cars. Then Ephriam King, Eliza, and I took streetcars about halfway to Central Park, visiting Mr. Stewart's mercantile establishment having no time to go farther. We returned at 1 p.m. in company with the Saints. We left Castle Garden for Pennsylvania Dock where the company laid over till 5:20 p.m., & in the meantime I & Eliza visited Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn and returned in time to move to the Jersey side & took cars at 7:30 p.m.

Wed., Oct. 28th - We ran at a good rate all night, passing Philadelphia. Breakfasting in Harrisburg, arriving at Altoona at 2 p.m. & at Pittsburgh at 7 p.m. Distance 444 miles.

Thurs. Oct. 29th - We left Pittsburgh at 4 a.m. & arrived at Columbus at 12 m & at Bradford Junction & Logansport 11 p.m., where we changed cars. [p. 81]

Friday, October 30, 1874 - We arrived at Peoria [Illinois] at 9 a.m. & at Burlington [Iowa] at 5 p.m.

Sat. Oct. 31st, 1874 - It snowed last night, & is pretty cold this morning but bids fair for a fine day. We passed Red Oak [Iowa] at 5 a.m. & arrived at Council Bluffs at 9 a.m. & changed cars for Omaha, where we arrived at 12 m, and left there at 5:15 p.m.

Nov. 1st We arrived at Ground Island at 5 a.m. & at Kearny between 8 & 9 a.m. where I saw a band of horses up the road a little way to which I repaired & found my Brother John & while shaking hands with him I lost the train which I tried to regain upon horse back but the conductor would not allow that so I visited with John who was on his way to the frontier to sell horses all day & in the evening took the passenger train over hauling the emigrant train at Egbert at 12 m. Mon. Nov. 2nd passing Julesburg at 6 a.m. Cheyenne between one & two o'clock p.m. & at Sherman just dark.

Tuesday Nov. 3rd 1874. Just after daybreak we found ourselves at Perry & at 8 a.m. at Fort Stesle & at Rawline at 9 a.m. where we stayed 2 p.m.

Wed. Nov. 4th. At 6 a.m. we arrived at Leroy & at 9 a.m. at Evanston at noon at Echo where some of the Saints got off. [p. 82]

We arrived at Ogden at 5:30 p.m. & took the 6 p.m. train to Salt Lake City arriving at 8:30 where I found my Brother Edwin in waiting for me & he took Ephriam and Eliza to Juliette Pratts & I conducted the remaining Saints to the emigrant home at the tithing yard. [p .83]

BIB: King, Volney. Diaries (Ms 8185); pp. 77-83. (CHL).
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