Page 87 of Religious – The History of Zion's Camp [R-71]

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or pouring it upon them, and giving
them whiskey thickened with flour to the
consistence of starch. (Whiskey was the only
kind of spirits that could be procured at
this place). About sixty-eight of the saints
suffered from this disease, of which number
fourteen died, viz: John S. Carter, Eber Wilcox,
Seth Hitchcock, Erastus Rudd, Algernon Sidney
Gilbert, Alfred ~~Jesse J. Smith, Warren Ingalls~~
Fisk, Edward Ives, Noah Johnson, Jesse B. Law-
son, Robert McDord, Elial Strong, Jesse J. Smith,
Warren Ingalls and Betsey Parrish. Among the
most active of those that were engaged in
taking care of the sick at the camp, burying
the dead, &c were John D. Parker, John Tanner,
Nathan Tanner, Joseph B. Nobles, Brigham Young,
Joseph Young, Heber C. Kimball, Luke Johnson,
and Eleazer Miller.

I sent Hiram Page with instructions to bring
Jesse J. Smith and Geo. A. Smith to me at all
hazards to the west part of the country, having
had intimations that they were sick, he found
that Jesse had been severely racked with the
cholera all day, Geo. A. Smith had taken care
of him for upwards of thirty hours. Dr. Wil-
liams decided that the cholera had left him
and would recover if not moved, on the
morning of the 28^th, Geo. A. Smith was attack-

or pouring it upon them, and giving them whiskey thickened with flour to the consistence of starch. (Whiskey was the only kind of spirits that could be procured at this place). About sixty-eight of the saints suffered from this disease, of which number fourteen died, viz: John S. Carter, Eber Wilcox, Seth Hitchcock, Erastus Rudd, Algernon Sidney Gilbert, Alfred Fisk, Edward Ives, Noah Johnson, Jesse B. Lawson, Robert McDord, Elial Strong, Jesse J. Smith, Warren Ingalls and Betsey Parrish. Among the most active of those that were engaged in taking care of the sick at the camp, burying the dead, &c were John D. Parker, John Tanner, Nathan Tanner, Joseph B. Nobles, Brigham Young, Joseph Young, Heber C. Kimball, Luke Johnson, and Eleazer Miller.

I sent Hiram Page with instructions to bring Jesse J. Smith and Geo. A. Smith to me at all hazards to the west part of the country, having had intimations that they were sick, he found that Jesse had been severely racked with the cholera all day, Geo. A. Smith had taken care of him for upwards of thirty hours. Dr. Williams decided that the cholera had left him and would recover if not moved, on the morning of the 28th, Geo. A. Smith was attack-