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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Second Relief canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| 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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