"DEPARTURES. . . . The packet ship Consignment, Captain Tukey, left at the same time, from the same port and for the same destination [AS THE B. S. Kimball], with 38 souls of the Saints on board under the care of Elder A. [Anders] Christensen, who also arrived in this country from Zion in the summer 1860, and since then has been laboring in Scandinavia, where he presided over the Aalborg and Vensyssel Conferences.
Much good has resulted from the faithful labors of these brethren, and many will have reason, throughout eternity, to thank the Lord that they ever were sent into their midst to proclaim the principles of life and salvation. We pray God, our Heavenly Father, to bless these elders and the Saints under their charge, to let his Holy Spirit be continually with them to preserve them from evil and to strengthen them to resist every temptation, and to grant them a safe, prosperous and speedy journey to Zion. . . ."
MS, 25:20 (May 16, 1863), p.315
"Fri. 8. [May 1863] . . . The same day 38 Saints, under the direction of Anders Christensen, sailed on the Consignment. . . . The Consignment arrived at New York June
20th."
CC, p.69
". . . About two hundred emigrating Saints from the Christiania, Lolland and Bornholm Conferences sailed from Copenhagen per steamer 'Aurora,' April 30, 1863, bound for Utah, under the leadership of Elders Carl C. N. Dorius, Johan F. F. Dorius and Hans Peter Lund.
Some of the Norwegians emigrating in this company (28 souls) had sailed from Christiania April 13, 1863, per steamer 'Excellensen Toll.' A strong and contrary wind on the Skagerak and Cattegat made the voyage very uncomfortable, but the emigrants were safely landed in Copenhagen April 15th.
Another company of emigrating Saints (about one hundred souls) left Christiania, Norway, April 28th, under the direction of Elder Johan F. F. Dorius and arrived in Copenhagen, April 29th, where the Norwegians joined the emigrants from other parts of the mission. About a dozen Saints emigrating to Zion went direct from Stavanger to Hull where they joined those who had sailed from Copenhagen.
When the emigrating Saints left Copenhagen April 30th the weather was fine, and a great number of people congregated on the wharf to see the Saints leave, but there were no disturbances, as a number of police had been detailed on special duty to keep order. The emigrants made themselves as comfortable as they could on the deck and in the second cabin of the 'Aurora,' which on the morning of Friday, May 1st, arrived at Kiel, where the emigrants walked to the railway station and left at 11 o'clock a.m. by railroad for Altona, where they arrived at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. From Altona to Hamburg the emigrants walked in about half an hour to the ship 'Roland,' on which they went on board, together with about four hundred emigrating Saints form Jutland and Fyen (or the Saints from the Vendsyssel, Aalborg, Skive, Aarhus, Fredericia and Fyen Conferences) who, on June 30, 1863, had boarded a steamer at Aalborg, Aarhus and Fredericia, and like those who commenced the voyage from Copenhagen, landed in Kiel, whence they traveled by rail to Altona. After the emigrants, numbering nearly six hundred souls, had gone on board, together with about forty steers and several hundred sheep (which made the atmosphere on board anything but comfortable for the emigrants), the ship 'Roland' sailed from Hamburg May 1st about midnight. The weather was very fine, but the emigrants, in their crowded quarters, nevertheless, were uncomfortable. Early on Sunday morning, May 3rd, the 'Roland' cast anchor off Grimsby, and a little later sailed to the wharf, where most of the emigrants landed, with some of their baggage; the balance of the baggage, together with forty of the brethren, remained on board, as the ship went to Hull, where they arrived at 6 o'clock in the evening and remained on board all night. The next morning (May 4th) a small steamer ran up to the side of the 'Roland' and took the rest of the baggage, belonging to the emigrants, back to Grimsby, while the forty brethren went to the same place by rail. Elder Carl C. N. Dorius, however, remained in Hull where he, about 11 o'clock the same day, received some emigrants (seven adults and six children) who arrived direct from
Stavanger, Norway, per steamer 'Skandinavien.' In the afternoon, after settling with the captain of the steamer for their passage, Brother Dorius led these emigrants by steamer and train to Grimsby, where they were united with the other emigrants.
At Grimsby the emigrating Saints were made quite comfortable in a large building erected for the use of emigrants. On the 6th all the emigrants, except the Norwegians, made themselves ready for the journey to Liverpool. They left, nearly seven hundred strong, by rail for that city at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. A young Danish sister who was sick was carried in a chair into the cars.
The exact number of emigrants who arrived in Liverpool May 6, 1863, was 681. At this port 644 Scandinavian and 13 English Saints were taken on board the ship 'B. S. Kimball' (Captain H. Dearborn), while thirty-seven Scandinavians were placed on board the ship 'Consignment.' Elder Anders Christensen was placed in charge of this little band. . . .
. . . The ship 'Consignment,' having on board 37 Scandinavian Saints, arrived (after a successful voyage) in New York on the 20th of June, having spent one month and 12 days on the ocean. These emigrants were at once forwarded to Florence [Nebraska] by train. . . ."
HSM, pp.176-77
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