New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-02
IMliIGRATTON FOR 1853.

According TO the books Of the Commissioners VI m2ra
ton 2e9i5 aliens and 5O3l2 citizens arrived at th por
by during the past year-and Of these ll3l6i
Irish I0 GA Germans a. English 6i55 Scotch llss
Welcb, 7479 French 659 Spanish 1904 Swiss 10s3 Low
Dutch 377 Norwegian, 1880 Swedish, "a Danish $50 Ial
aDs s37 PoEogee "a Belgian Nova ScotaD ~ Sandman
IT'S South kmercap SO Chinese 81 Scian 81 Mexican 30
Ruson lee Polish, 10 Turkish, and Greek There
1000 more Germans and 5000 fewer Irish than in 1852
The figures IN the books show that there decrease Of
1904 in the number oimmgranss arrived las year
pared with the previous year. and decrease OF 1866 a.
compared with the arrivals of 1851 This decrease may DO
attributable in part the large number Who fell victims
the cholera while their passage to his port and also to
the fact that within recent period several large shipping
houses in this City prohibited their vessels t. be used 10
bringing Immigrants There u.s. however alarge increase 10
the number Of American citizens who returned home from
abroad last year. compared with either OF the pre-
cedipg years OF the statistics from the various institutions
under The charge Of the Commissioners Of Emigration,
nothing correct be obtained The reports from thu
Quarantine Hospital and from Wards Island will doubtless
show great of sickness and mortality among tha
immigrants who Arrived during 1889.
From the first of the year until the cloe OF the wnts
the Commissioners obliged to provide shelter and par
tel SUPPORT in the City for great number Of recently or
rived foreigners without Of support and unable 70
find pese ut employ ment in this City vicinity while hs
Ionoh and seyerty Of the winter ou OF the ordinary acn
es for procuring employment in the interior The arrivals
fr, Euroue al the close Of 1852 aud during January fob
rusry and arch Of 1852 brought typhus fever oil nost
melignsnt character and other disease which moi only
proved fatal to numbers Of newly arrived Immigrants baf
ext uded is ravagCs omong those in lendance upon nsm
During the last few months Of the year just closed cholera
,osde liz epuearsuce among the immigrants vesssl
beurd to this port proving fatal 70 hundreds The dck ON
he arrival of each vessel taken TO Quarantine Hospital
where any Of them died from the Effects Of th8 fearful
aiea,o Cholera and small pox made their appearance Ut
Ward Island carrying Of numbers Of poor imnigrans
Tie Commissioners Of Emigration hold in fee IN trust
for the State one hundred and acres three rods ana
six perehes Of lard on Wards Island together with nearly
all the water rights adjoining This TRAIT was purchased
Fl m time to time in several lots without any buildings Of
quence upon hcm. The whole cost vas s17si' %
This land independently Of tie buildings since erected.
and other improvements is now worth and could BE- sold
for over eICOo0O ndd taking tie rate at which lands
Oh the same Island have been recently sod, might be
estimated at Sl75ooO
MANY OF the buildings on the Island used as hospitals are
rs wooden structures and not altogether suited Ton
OCCUPANCY in severe winter weather but STILL through the
exeelen, mode adopted for heating them they are rem
dered quite comfortable These buildings however, "a
soon o. the funds of the Board viii permit to be denoi
ished and substantial brick structures rested in thea
pace> No effort Is spared render the condition OF tn
unfortunate inmates of these Hospitals a. pleasant sas
ccnforiale as possible.
There are now no buildings IL the City ioS the rcs'ns
ofi1unieran.s a tie charge Of this cOnmseon L. l'r
cses such persons are aided by payment Of tue boar
Tor very slcrt time at private estasAsiIsen's % ~
y other relief administered cautiously as possible
The system Of the Intelligence Office IN pro'arT =.
pIoyment writing letters 70 irienis fof He
,seeiyirr and communicating the answers pfoys'i yas
saees into the interior has been continued WIN mr., 'sss
an result Upward OF 1900 PersOAs were s''a' pc
yided with places or empioyme -, 81 ,s..,y,
80 cesnue to be very frequent subject D. Y.
,I.;rt someibs has doubtless been effected = 's'
sr-h 1,f, BY former legislation and the exerc. "tse
,s,m Of the power given to the municipal aaaor =,
eseers ard egg hs Of the commission nave .
h belIeysa becE zeelous and seaye N proeonns - :.
80 ,,na ss,;ca snd int asaca 81, thes sxtytan