Philip Klingensmith reports that the emigrant train passed Cedar City on or around September 3.
John D. Lee, First Trial, Philip Klingensmith Testimony (1875), 552
Q. NOW, THEN, TELL ME IF YOU EVER HEARD OF THIS EMIGRANT TRAIN UNTIL YOU HEARD OF IT IN THE MEETING ON THE SUNDAY PREVIOUS TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE EMIGRANT TRAIN?
A. THE EMIGRANT TRAIN PASSED THROUGH CEDAR CITY BEFORE THAT MEETING.
Q. IT DID?
A. YES, SIR.
Q. HOW LONG HAD THEY PASSED BEFORE THAT MEETING?
A. PROBABLY TWO DAYS; I THINK IT WAS ON FRIDAY THAT THEY PASSED THROUGH.