Wilhelm Kallberg left Stockholm, Sweden in 1869 at the age of six with his parents. When he first came to Foster County he worked on railroad crew that was building the tracks north of Jamestown to Carrington. Later he homesteaded in Longview Township in 1884. He recalled his trip across the ocean.
"Because of financial difficulties in Sweden the Kallbergs decided to leave the country and go to Minnesota Territory where there was a settlement of Swedish people.
In the spring of 1869 they sold what possessions they had and, taking only their personal belongings, embarked from Stockholm on a sailing vessel bound for America. The boat was crowded with Swedish families emigrating to America to make new homes. The first night out at sea a terrific storm came up, sending most of the passengers to their bunks for the remainder of the trip.
Although he was only six years old at that time, Will can still clearly recall the extreme seasickness of the passengers. He and another boy about his age were not sick, however, and they had a great time on the boat. They were quite free to do as they wished, as their parents were not able to watch them closely. One day they climbed up on the cable which ran around the sides of the boat for steering purposes. When found they were made to remember this incident in a forceful manner because one jerk of the cable would have sent them into the ocean.
The passengers were allowed a limited amount of luggage on the boat, a certain number of meals and also some crackers and water. They were not feeling well enough to partake of much of the food so hid the crackers away in their belongings for future use.
The boat landed in New York harbor three weeks after leaving Stockholm."
(Taken from a report by Mrs. Wm. Smith)
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 35