The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-01

Total. minimum. liVoso
Number relieved or forwarded in the several
counties Of the State, by or at the expense
Of this Commission, about. 5000
Grand total Of persons relieved or assisted by
this Commission in the State of New York. 1880
Number Of days spent in Marine Hospital. SS2 39
" in hopal and refuge, Wards Island HI $685.
arrived emigrants Observation-Disclosures. l,512
DIV thereto 81, COL "a
grant Society from friends Of recently arrived
emigrants, aud applied to the forwarding of
emigrants chargeable 10 the Comm ssion. si2o3o ~
Received at the Office o. the German Society
and applied solely TO the relief Of emigrants
who would have been other Else chargeable
TO the Commission. ..sls,SiI ~
The sick reported received AMI paid for AZ the New
York Hospital received BY contract with that
Corporation, continued for several years, by which
persons able TO this commission suffering from
such sudden casualties would not permit removal 10
the grant hospitals out Of town. there received
Al the charge or this CON n sscn Cases occurring at
night In the city Of such perons also received
I'll they be conveniently removed The Institution
the Blind has received and Instructed at t3e
charge Of the Commissioners.
The number OF persons for whom places OF permanent
employ ment in city and country we're procured was
caused by the yexatious interruption Of the duties
OF the Office, by injunction, which closed IL for The
two first weeks in May the most important period in
she year for this purpose The injunction then dis
solved Had the operation Of this part OF the establish
not been thus suspended the number 30 provided
for would PROBABLY have exceeded that Of the last
Sy more than thousand.
During the greater part OF the year there
lively little demand necessity for temporary outdoo
10 the city but the severity with which the
winter set Ia early period when the city ds
with emIgrants just landed, produced many claims
fhs nature durog the last six weess Of the 1885,
which could not be rejected The bestowng OF such re
kef IL open 70 continual abuse from tmpohit1n, ani
even where there IL 40 ground to suspect intent nnl
IL subject to the general objection OF fostering
habits OF relying upon the public or private charity
for support TO the neglect of industry ant economy
We. In severely inclemert seasous, and IN times
Ike the present, when the ordinary demaads Tor
labor are suddenly diminished many casss will occur
which neither humanity nor justice can suffer 70 be
left unAded, and which may Dc aided with more econo
my and with Better effest themselves, IN other
modes than by sending them 20 a refuge OF aim,
house Such have been aided by small auowancfs OF
kinds and by temporary provision Tor lodging
destitute emigrants FOR a night two 10 cases OF
urgent dieiress larger aid has been giveu and many
such visited and prescribed for AZ their homes by the
physlcan or the Office The whole number Of families
ID a. assisted 10 1904 Asa.
The winter has thus far proved very unfavorable Ia
this respect and the expenditure caused has drawn
heavily on the funds n the Commissioners since the
Is of january a. has been found 20 Apo ut
specia aaried viters FOR the winter, 70 prevent i'm
cotion and secure eficacous aud econom cal ap
p-ation Of the means o; relief possible 81 hoped
nd trusted that this state Of things viii be Of no long
duration.
The whole number OF alien passengers Who have paid