My great-aunt wrote it all down. She told how bad the trip was for herself, her parents, her 7 year old brother (my grandfather) and their little brother, age 1 1/2. Most of them were sick most of the time but they did get fed. They brought along the cage with the passenger pigeon. After they landed they had to take a train to Milwaukee Wisconsin. She said the ship was like a hotel compared to that train ride. Dirty, cold steel seats with no food or water.
When they got to Wisconsin, they found some land, but did not have the clothes necessary for the cold weather here. And the cabin was cold and drafty. These were hearty people. Most of their family lived to be more than ninety years old.