Second Relief

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Second Relief was the second organized rescue party sent in early 1847 to save the stranded members of the Donner Party in the Sierra Nevada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
rescue expedition
associatedWith California Trail NERFINISHED
Donner Party tragedy NERFINISHED
overland migration to California
cause entrapment of the Donner Party by heavy snowfall
reports of starvation and exposure among Donner Party members
chronologyWithinEvent second of four main relief parties sent to the Donner Party
country United States of America
surface form: United States
destination Alder Creek camp NERFINISHED
Donner Lake camps
endYear 1847
followedBy Third Relief
follows First Relief
hasLanguage English
hasPurpose rescue stranded members of the Donner Party
transport survivors to safety in California settlements
historicalContext 1846–1847 winter in the Sierra Nevada
westward expansion of the United States
historicalPeriod California Trail era
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
movementType overland rescue on foot and snowshoes
name Second Relief NERFINISHED
notableFor being the second organized rescue party to reach the Donner Party
operating under extreme winter hardship
organizer California relief organizers
citizens of California
outcome left some members in the mountains due to weakness or conditions
rescued a portion of the remaining Donner Party survivors
partOf Donner Party rescue efforts NERFINISHED
pointOfDeparture California settlements NERFINISHED
Sacramento Valley NERFINISHED
precededBy First Relief
riskFactor deep snow and avalanches
extreme cold
limited food supplies
routeFollowed Truckee Pass in the Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED
significantEvent encounter with severe winter conditions in the Sierra Nevada
removal of additional survivors from Donner Party camps
startYear 1847
targets Donner Party NERFINISHED
emigrant families trapped by snow in the Sierra Nevada
temporalLocation February 1847
early 1847

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Donner Party rescueEffort Second Relief