". . .The ship Berlin sailed for New Orleans on the 5th day of September, carrying 253 souls of the Latter-day Saints. . . ."
MS, 11:18 (Sep. 15, 1849), p.284
"FORTY-FOURTH company. -- Berlin 253 souls. The ship Berlin sailed from Liverpool for New Orleans with two hundred and fifty-three Latter-day Saints on board, September 5th, 1849, under the presidency of James G. Brown. (Millennial Star, Vol. XI, page 363.)
The company had a tedious voyage, during which the passengers suffered much from cholera and forty-three deaths occurred on board, of whom thirteen adults and fifteen children belonged to the Saints. The other deaths were among passengers and apostates of where there were a number on board. . . .
. . .This was the greatest loss of life that up to that time had been experienced among the Saints wending their way to Zion, since the emigration from Europe commenced in 1840. As some of those who died had no relatives on board, their property was left with Elder McKenzie, the church agent, at New Orleans, subject to orders from their relatives in England. Their bedding and other goods that was thought affected with cholera were thrown overboard.
The Saints were well pleased with Brother Brown as their presiding officer, but were highly dissatisfied with Captain Smith's conduct toward them. (Millennial Star, Vol. XI, page 363.)
On the twenty-second of October, 1849, on the same day that the James Pennell reached port, the Berlin arrived at New Orleans, with that part of the company who had escaped a watery grave.
The largest portion of the Saints emigrating in the Berlin was sent up the Mississippi River by the church agent, Thomas McKenzie, but some stopped at New Orleans, where they found employment for the winter. (Millennial Star, Vol. XI, page 284, 363; Vol. XII, page 14.)"
Cont., 13:6 (April 1892), pp. 278-79
"Wed. 5. [Sep. 1849] -- The ship Berlin sailed from Liverpool with 253 Saints, under James G. Brown's direction, bound for G. [Great] S. [Salt] L. [Lake] Valley; it arrived at New Orleans Oct. 22nd. Twenty-six died on the voyage, of cholera."
CC, p.38
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