The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-01

Bronson; but what has Governor Seymour
done to be thus kicked by the administration {
The Mortality I'm Emlgrant Ships.
INTENSE ANXIETY OF THE FRIENDS OF THE PASsEN.
GERs-sCENEs AT QUARANTINE GROUND.
The sudden temperance Of disease board OF
different emgrant vessels which have lately arrived at
this port and the great number of deaths which
red of them during their voyages from Liver
pool and Havre have caused the authorities to enforce
most rigid observance of the quarantine laws, and
hence quite feet Of ships lying off Staten Island
during the past week. with the yellow Gag flying at half
mast. Situated in this the ships West
moreand, which left Hsvre with four hundred and
seventy-eght passengers, Of whom twelve died; the
Minnesota which sailed from Liverpool with three hum
bred and thirty passengers whom thirty swept OF
with cholera in TWENTY-FIVE days. the Metropolitan from
Havre, which had thrtyone deaths; the Edgar, from
Hayre from which twenty people died. and bark
Robert, from the same port from which Eve persons
were lost. The emigrants were mostly from Germany
aud Ireland and belonged to the different classes Of
cety which from the old countries Of Europe daily
at this season Of the year. Most Of them had some
money good clothing and fair prospects of quickly be-
coming self-supporting citizens; whilst, on the other
hand large number were very poor in every respect,
with the exception Of the material requisites Of
and snew Each of them anxously expected by
tense anxiety manifested by the latter in order to
learn the of the dead Of those who pros
trated by illness The ship Minnesota consigned to
Mr.. Cornelius Grinnel Of this city, and his Office atNo.
81 South street. visited by large number Of per-
sons Friday evening, every one Of whom had some
different form Of inquiry to propose to his clerks Az
early half past O'Clock of Saturday morning, long
before the Office opened little knots Of people, both
and women, gathered around the door, in or
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parent, brother, sister, other friend When the
Office opened announced to all that return OF
the of the deceased had been received but that
steamer would be sent down for the survivors during
the day, and that they would probably be landed at
pier No 49, North river This only served to render the
agony more intense but the people went or and In
few minutes they had reassembled the end Of the
slip, vany endeavorng to peer through the thick fog In
order to catch glimpse Of the expected steamer Az
nearly similar had taken place at the Offices of the
different consgnees Of the ships mentioned above al
most every pier had its watchers, whilst good many
had assembled the extreme point Of the Battery.
None Of the tow boats had up at twelve O'Clock so
that in short time after that hour the impatient people
commenced to leave the city and 60 down to Staten
Island at each half hour trip of the ferry boat.
Here the scene was at exciting and melancholy
in the extreme Three four large tow lay along
side as many Ships from the hinge sides Of which the
weary eMaclateo ana oplritcd passengers passed
down. in order to be transferred for medical inspection to
quarantine hospital sheds The water was soon dotted
over with small row boats containing the friends Of the
passengers and of them could be permitted to
go On board either the ships towboat there was one
continual scene of shouting out of congratulations in
quries announcements of safety and health and alas
very frequently, announcement of death and the
gloomy burial at s'Patrck So-and-sou would be
hallooed out by half dozen excited rishmen at once
and "Carl soandso, called for at the same moment by
about as many Germans and Patrick or Carl appeared
on the deck, they received with huxzas sGad to
see you" Gan right old boy" and forth Many peo
pie continued to around the ships and steamers un
late In the afternoon and perhaps the last moment
some stranger would bawl out that the friend whom they
had anxiousy hoped to meet had died the PASSAGE
1t was painful to witness the effect Of the revuson Of
feeling which this news produced. Eyes, which were
moment before beamng with the hope Of happy greet
ing, were in instant suused with tears and the pale
cheek of many poor Irish aborer told how severe was
the pang which he experienced assured Of the sud.
poverty at home, and for whom he had sent in order
that they should enjoy together his comparative happf
ness in the New World
Towards evening the boats reached their docks In
New York. and here the Witnessed uu-
til after dark the bustng crowds dispersed some the
homes Of friends others to Greenwich street boarding
houses and many then to Offices purchase tickets
'or speedy transit to the far West.
The causes Of the mortality should be inquired into
ACADEMY OF Muslc-The operate spectacle Of 'semi-
ramide is to be performed again tonight 1t is Of
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