History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the SierraMcGlashan, C. F. (Charles Fayette)
History
History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierra
McGlashan, C. F. (Charles Fayette)
Donner Party; Overland journeys to the Pacific
During the journey of the first relief party Ada Keseberg, John Denton,
and William Hook perished, and with the second relief party died Mrs.
Elizabeth Graves, Isaac Donner, and F. W. Graves, Jr. About this time,
at the tents, died Lewis Donner, Mrs. Elizabeth Donner, and Samuel
Donner, George Foster and James Eddy. No deaths occurred in the party
of the third relief; and no names are to be added to the fatal list save
Mrs. Lavina Murphy, George Donner, and Mrs. Tamsen Donner.
Out, of the Donner Party, forty-eight survived. Walter Herron reached
California with James F. Reed, and did not return. Of the "Forlorn
Hope," Mary A. Graves, Mrs. Sarah Fosdick, Mrs. Amanda M. McCutchen,
Mrs. Harriet F. Pike, Mrs. S. A. C. Foster, William M. Foster, and W. H.
Eddy lived. The two last mentioned returned and again braved the dangers
which encompassed the emigrants. The first relief party rescued Mrs.
Margaret W. Reed, Virginia E. Reed and James F. Reed, Jr., Elitha C.
Donner, Leanna C. Donner, George Donner, Jr., Wm. G. Murphy, Mary M.
Murphy, Naomi L. Pike, W. C. Graves, Eleanor Graves, Lovina Graves, Mrs.
Phillipine Keseberg, Edward J. Breen, Simon P. Breen, Eliza Williams,
Noah James, and Mrs. Wolfinger.
The second relief succeeded in reaching the settlements with only
Solomon Hook, Patty Reed, and Thomas K. Reed. With this party were its
Captain, James F. Reed, and William McCutchen. Those who were brought to
Starved Camp by the second relief, and saved by a portion of the third
relief, were Patrick Breen, Mrs. Margaret Breen, John Breen, Patrick
Breen, Jr., James F. Breen, Peter Breen, Isabella M. Breen, Nancy
Graves, Jonathan Graves, Elizabeth Graves, and Mary M. Donner. The
remainder of the third relief rescued Simon P. Murphy, Frances E.
Donner, Georgia A. Donner, Eliza P. Donner, and John Baptiste. W. H.
Eddy remained in the valleys after making this journey. Wm. M. Foster
traversed the snow-belt no less than five times--once with the "Forlorn
Hope," twice with the third relief, and twice with the fourth. The
fourth relief rescued Lewis Keseberg.
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