Donor party tragedy On a good life trip to California, the notorious donor party met sorrow at every turning point. Before their journey started, they encountered the shortcut found by Hastings. Like other normal people, they decided to choose an easier way, which unfortunately led to a tragedy. There are many important factors that have contributed to this group's misery. From their journey, Downer Party made a mistake. First of all, when the party left, cholera and malaria broke out.
The range of the tragedy of Donald will not be known for several weeks. According to the final statistics, two-thirds of men died and two-thirds of women and children died. Fourty people were killed and 46 people were escaped. Many survivors are crazy or are almost killed. The unified lead family has recovered in Napa Valley for several weeks. Margaret Reed was always vulnerable to health, but when she commented that her daughter Virginia had become a "brave courage" when a disaster occurred in the mountain. All the lead children survived the mountain hardship
While camping with Wyoming, Lead, Donna and several other families, Hastings decided to take a new route, Hastings was separated and elected George Donor and founded the Downer Party. Other immigrants are separated. When crossing the west desert of the Great Salt Lake, Reed was forced to give up his two carriages after losing almost all the cows. The exhausted donor again entered the California Trail near Elko, Nevada on 26th September, three weeks longer than the traditional route.
October 28, 1846 - Donors leave Illinois and traveled to California. There are a total of 90 people in this group, including immigrants led by George and Jacob Downer, family members, businessmen. After the tragedy, they were trapped in the snow of Sierra, causing losses due to famine and cannibalism. At the end of their journey there were 48 survivors in April 1847. October 28, 1886 - The Statue of Liberty was dedicated to Bedloe Island in New York Harbor. This statue is a gift from the French people commemorating the alliance of France and the United States during the American Revolutionary War. Designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, the overall structure is 300 feet (92.9 m) tall. This is written on the pedestal. "The garbage of a weary man, a poor man, a man who wishes to breathe freely, a poor man on a dirty shore, I lifted my lamp to a golden door."