Wagon Train burned in 1857
[Property Destroyed By The Mormons]
List of subsistence stores in supply teams (Russell & Waddell’s) Nos. 5, 9, and 10 burnt by the Mormons at Green River, Utah, in the night of October 4, 1857.
2,720 pounds ham
92,700 pounds bacon No. of Rations 115,875
167,900 pounds flour 149,244
270 pounds beans 108,000
8,580 pounds Rio coffee 143,000
330 pounds Java coffee
1,400 pounds crushed sugar
2,970 gallons vinegar 297,000
800 pounds sperm candles 80,000
13,333 pounds soap 333,325
84 gallons molasses
134 bushels dried peaches
68,832 rations dessicated [sic] vegetables
705 pounds tea 52,875
7,781 pounds hard bread 7,781
6 lanterns
H.F. Clarke
Capt. And C’s U.S.A.
Made from bills of lading, Oct 10, 1857
Inventory of items burned during the raid by Lot Smith, et al. For a total of approximately 323,339 pounds and at 5,000 pounds per wagon would be about 65 wagons. This was during the largely forgotten Utah War when the President sent 2500 military troops [reinforced with another 3000] to eliminate the Mormon problem, fortunately cooler heads prevailed.
I wonder what that fire smelled like?
Stephen
For the Mormons, it probably smelled like victory. For the rest of the nation, it probably smelled like a fantastic breakfast. 92,000 pounds of bacon?
Comment by Zach Dillinger — October 4, 2012 @ 9:46 am
The real crime was this line:
330 pounds Java coffee
Oh the HUMANITY!
Comment by Brander Roullett — October 4, 2012 @ 10:53 am
0.8 lbs of bacon per serving…seems a little skimpy to me
Comment by John Snyder — October 4, 2012 @ 3:51 pm
100 years later to the day, Sputnik went up. I remember a fear of a different kind of fire then (I was a lad of 7).
And on October 4 of a later year, I got married.
Mike
Comment by Mike Hamilton — October 4, 2012 @ 8:10 pm