The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-08
Castle Garden to be nm Emisrant Dspot

by tie provisions of an act dated April I3 1856
ed a. The last session Of the legislature OF this State
va made obligatory the Commissioners OF Emixra
ton - some dock in this port for the landing
Of enisraA passengers, as3 for hsr role accommota
too The Coz nmissioners have been trying for some
time past to d. Hcure suitable piers or wharyss but
have been unable to do So as it Immediately aroused
spirit OF hostility In thu persons vrg the neichbor
hood OF the proposed de,oss, who 90 not fancy too
close proximity to the recently imported smigran.s
81 years ago, when the c. mmssioners attempted
to hire dock in the Fifth ward, the foot Of hubert
street 1t caused little excitement, acd an injunction
was mmedatly issued by the courts to stop the work
This time the Commissioners have succeeded in
ing place which is unobjsctionab.s on the ground
Of persons living in the vicinity and thereby becoming
liable to disease. They have hired the Castle
Garden for this purpose, and to immediate
Iy proceed to at it up SO as to accomm ,dats,
not Only the emgrsnts, but the ocsers connected
with the Commssion and 1t Is also intended to accom-
modate the various railroad companies and Transports
Offices where tickets can be sold and facilities Afforded
for The immediate shipment of the emigrants into the
interior 1t is to be expected that this action of the
ticp. Our ctzers will not the Castle Garden asso
ciaed as It IL with so many peasurable recoisections
diseased and uncleanly well healthy and
Bile emgrants, without emotion Of regret and may
be on open expression Of hostility to what may DO
deemed dissertation of beautiful spot But with
this feeling the Commissioners say they have nothing
de- They argue that the Castle Garden is admirably
adapted for the purpose they have in vew insomuch
it is at the confluence Of the two rvers and eligible for
ships which land their egrans there and then
to their beIhs either the North East river without
impeachment The great argument in favor OF this site is
however that will eectuay prevent the dissracefui
imposticps emgants extensively practced By
runners, boarding house keepers and others, who will
be prohibited from having anything whatever to do with
these poor people.
The have taken the place for four years.
being the length Of time the lease granted TO H. Conck
lin by the Corporal has to An attempt made
last Saturday by Stephen Whitney and others to take
out injunction, but Judge Roosevelt declined issuing
SO the fate OF the Castle Garden may bs consider
ed settled The breezes that have been waited from the
bay bave been considered beathful Can they be con-
sidered in future May they not bear with them the
seeds of fever, pestence and death to citzensg
Whether they wall or no, such a notion will always
be eprevaert in the community The Castle Garden has
many changes OF fortune Once ii the favorte
resort Of Young New York. who there lndulged in uleps
ice cream counting, segars moonlight walks loa6ng,
and pleasant uxures More recently IL has been
the abofe Of art and many operatic and theatrical
troupe have here made their congo before spprecstve
enthus iastic scant audience the might be
Lattery Italian opera has made its home there this
crcumstay CO has induced certain facetious gentleman
to declare that the Garden is daily becoming classic
for inasmuch it the abode Of the Italians
is in future to be the home of the Greeks.