The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-02

pursuant 10 pubic announcement the Castle Garden
Va formally opensd yesterday Cor the reception Of
immigrants. There but one passenger vessel ar
rved-the Chicago, Of Liverpool-whisn landed her
passengers and passed to her dock the East river
The accommodations for immigrants are amply suff
cent, Though Thousand per day should arrive, pro-
yideo as IS contemplated, they shipped off imme-
cateiY into the interior 1hs bathing rooms are very
large and two hundred persons be ceansed them
at one time.
The following the rules the Commissioners have
adopted fer tho government Of the Garden and it is
evident from perusal Of thsn that If the Commission.
ers faithfully carry them out it cannot but result
most tenefcially to the immigrant and the public
lRULEs AND REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT
OF THE EMIGRANT LANDING DEPOT AT CASTLE
\ GARLkN.
l. All emigrant passengers, on landing at the depot,
shall be carefully examined in passing from the vessel
10 the Castle for the purpose Of sscersnng whether
any habh to be specially bonded in such condi
ton o. health as to require hospital care.
such rerscns liable to pe specially bonded and
Immediately report TO TIE Mag OF ss oihce.
such persons a. require hos pta care ana shall nave
them place in charge for Immediate removal to the sp
propriate hoeptAl.
A. Before paes. pssIs shall be permitted to disperse
IN tee enclosure, each person or head OF
fany shs be properly INTERCEPTED in relation TO dea
for the expense Of trauspor
tat.cn OF which prop.r record shalt made.
u.
such ADVICE And Information stall oe impseed 10 each
case as may be desired or a. he parties 70 re-
quire.
route Of travel IL preference OF another HAVING the
ssme cestUAt recommend tue purchase OF tick
ets from enc Office ia the enclosure in preference
another, urosr The penaty exclusion from tie de
pot; provided that such exclusion shall not taken
relieving Offending party from prosecution, under
the laws Of tie state ter improperly soliciting emgrans
pataLst-s.
T. Immediately after examination the emirrsut pas
cfr ma or git unnlv Of
Croon water TO enable them to olsanse peroas
The interior of tho Castle. and tho gal cries and
promenade connected herewith shall be free for the
ufe of the recently arrveo emgtants until ready TO
| take Their departure.
N6w Ycrs, it's vcriiy, ne viii % permitted
tho enclosure By the lana sce has properly
ci.apted ms person with water
10. The expense Of LANDING luggage from the emf.
sraDt vessels 80 the emgrant depot shs borne BY
the twrtTe of such vessels aod .he expenss Of trans
srrrg from lbs depot t. the point OF from
the cy ehsh be horne by tue pfopretors the
OF travel for which they are tickeee Such smgrants
rmair in the city OF Rev York shall asiray tho ex
rense of removing their luggage fron, tns depot
H. mo pretors OF the several routes Of travel
required TO transport by water conveyance from
the depot st Castle Garden ali enixraut passengers
WHO have been tckettd there together with their lug
gage to tbs starting place OF such proprstors and
In shall portat,on b. the
depot be permitted unless the passage BY water
oksructed by ice s ~ make 1t mperstivly necessary
ano IN tfst case the expense OF such importation
shsil be bcrne by such proprIetors of routes
H. Before the removal Ct uggsge by the proprisora
OF route Of travel from the depot the shall DO
weighed end each piscs shall be tcseted to It's dsstna
ton, with couuon ruuiber for all tho pieces Of lug
gage of any passenger and proper check given to
passs setting this number Of his luggage
ticket the MANNER Of pece OF luggage the gross weight
AID the charge he Is liable to for it transportation to
the POINT OF destination The TO be signed
c.pt for the nsasgs BY proper agent OF the proprsors
Of tie several routes OF travel.
II. No person shall be employed by any party
pyrg Office within the enclosure clerk, ticket
seller or interpreter, OF in any other capacity unless
frat submitted for approval to the Commissioners OF
Emigration and appreciation lie given. Such approval
may be withdrawn at any time and the persons eSclu-
oed from tie premises.
Ia. The Commi,tse the Emisrsnt Landing Depot
empoweId to suspend any officer or employe OF the
Commissioners OF clerk or other employ Of other
parties staton td in the depot for violation Of rule;
and TEN porsrily to I'LL any vacancy that may in
the officers OF the Ccmx fasteners, and approve of
by other PARTIES subject to the action of
10. No licensed sm2rant shall be permitted to
enter Ite premises, under any pretence whatsver
except the cBieers employees and emgeaut passengers
unsss special permission OF the ocer in charge at
the t,mo book shah be kept IN which shall be regis
tered the OF every person specially admitted and
tho time Of semittsnce.
THE TRUTH or HISTORY.
Mr. Fprcts B. Fitch called on yesterday to correct
certain fell into In our sketch Of the history
OF Castle Garden. He informs that the original les
sees Of Cattle Garden were hmself, Arthur H. Roor-
BACH and Jonsthsn Rathbun. Fitch afterwards bought
out Roorbachs interest, and in 1926 sold his whole
share, which half the garden, to Antoine Malapar
This last named person turned out to be disreputabs
fellow, and oed miserable death in of the public
Institutions Blackwens Island. After the Garden
passed from his hands several persons took kod Of
before IL came In POSSESSION Of Henry Marsh
II wss during Mr.. Ftch's management Of the Garden
that the celebrated lafayette ball of. which was
attended BY 5000 ersons ut five dollars ticket yet,
not sitbstaLdng TIE large sum raised. money WAS lost
ty the geters up OF TIE affair m.gniHcen was the
scale en- wnich Il was projected. Theie was no suppsr
only "A collation., OF which the folio wing are sone of
The i1tme :-fters vas consumed 400 hams in sand
wiehts: hhds. OF braney punch; do lemonade;
pipe CT Port vine sspgsree; do. ssdeira wine and
ether things 10 proportion II must have been great
sfsir, and 70 the old people say IL was.