And saw the fire in one cornor of the stern of the
boat I run over the pile of coal and dashed my
water into the fire which was not larger than
a half bushel measure, at the same time a bucket of
water flung by Capt Davis struck the fire and it was
instantly extinguished; Their is nothing more terrible or
alarming than the cry of fire on board of a ship or
steem boat at Sea or on any water out of reach
of Land, it is far more terrible than a storm or
wreck, for when fire gets the control under such
circumstances all hope is lost, and persons will plunge
into the deep to escape its fury. but in this case the
fire was out and the alarm over in the term of a
minute. on my return to the cabin I found one
woman flung into convulsions with alarm. Mrs
Woodruff was holding her in her arms she did not
get over it untill the next day.

September 18, 1844 ~ Wednesday

18^th The wind arose at 1 oclok in the morning the
Lake was soon vary rough the boat rocked badly
untill morning all were sea sick or Lake sick
which was equally as bad, we put into fairport and
remained through the day, it is plesant to reach
a port after a storm. Fairport looks as though
it was going to desolation, & it is according to
Prophecy. The inhabitants have long tried to destroy
the Latter Day Saints, we left fairport about
sundown to start for Oswego via the Welland Canal
on the Canida side had a good time through the night
Distance from Chicago to Fairport 1000 miles

September 19, 1844 ~ Thursday

19^th A Pleasant morning wind fair we crossed Lake
Erie entered the mouth of the Welland Canal
at 4 oclock to go around the falls into Lake Ontario on
the Canida side the Canal is 28 miles long & has 38 locks

And saw the fire in one cornor of the stern of the boat I run over the pile of coal and dashed my water into the fire which was not larger than a half bushel measure, at the same time a bucket of water flung by Capt Davis struck the fire and it was instantly extinguished; Their is nothing more terrible or alarming than the cry of fire on board of a ship or steem boat at Sea or on any water out of reach of Land, it is far more terrible than a storm or wreck, for when fire gets the control under such circumstances all hope is lost, and persons will plunge into the deep to escape its fury. but in this case the fire was out and the alarm over in the term of a minute. on my return to the cabin I found one woman flung into convulsions with alarm. Mrs Woodruff was holding her in her arms she did not get over it untill the next day.

September 18, 1844 ~ Wednesday

18th The wind arose at 1 oclok in the morning the Lake was soon vary rough the boat rocked badly untill morning all were sea sick or Lake sick which was equally as bad, we put into fairport and remained through the day, it is plesant to reach a port after a storm. Fairport looks as though it was going to desolation, & it is according to Prophecy. The inhabitants have long tried to destroy the Latter Day Saints, we left fairport about sundown to start for Oswego via the Welland Canal on the Canida side had a good time through the night Distance from Chicago to Fairport 1000 miles

September 19, 1844 ~ Thursday

19th A Pleasant morning wind fair we crossed Lake Erie entered the mouth of the Welland Canal at 4 oclock to go around the falls into Lake Ontario on the Canida side the Canal is 28 miles long & has 38 locks