The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-07


Governors. BE wished to know If the Chsirmsn had
received any reference to that ubeo
Mr. vEsPLASox replHe that he had not whom the sub
ject was dropped.
WEEKLY STATEMENT.
Emgrants arrived 70 Feb. $50
To same date 1856 1885
Decrease this year 4, 0s5
Vvelorait IN bank jan l.....,.........$63oa l o.
Deficit. So sSs 90
Overdraft in bank. .S78 1913 10
ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER
81, 1866.
The following IL the material portion of the an
nual report for the year 1866 the Legislature of the
State:-
The 1855 being the ninth Of operation of this
commission Is Ia its history for the sudden
and very great falling off of the number of alien emit
grants arriving at the port of New York It has also
been remarkable during the latter part of the year.
sreary corresponding iminuton Of the number OF the
diseased snd destitute claiming and receiving relief from
the iuncs OF the commission.
Tho number Of alien emgrants who landed a. the port
OF New York in 1854 had exceeded that Of any
ing year and unusually large proportion of these
rived In the last quarter of the year. Various cum
srarces stated In the last annual report conspred to
throw upon this commission unusual amount OF res
possibility and dture at the close of the year 1864
which ex ended through the whole Of The last wiater
until April last Amongst the un yorabe Anoes
specially operative as then stately the prevalence
epidemic OF other contagious diseases in the parts
whichkrequenty broke out shipboard, after
their arrival at this port the unusual number of ship
wrecks, or other accidents ~ sea or on c,ss.
casting the passengers in sta of restitution upon
shores the failing OF the customary demand for Dor from
the arrangement Of business, and the excessively high
price, provisions from the short crops Of the year.
the immense demand for foreign consumption To these
causes were added the unusually early and
tinuanoe The very great emigration of the imme
preceding years. though the far greater part had found
occupation and sesuppor had yet left large and gra-
o. their number in the establishment at WARDS Island
and elsewhere throughout the sae to be provided for
parativey few alien emgants arrived during the winter
and early spring. the Hospital and Refuge st Wards Island
were crowded to their full extent Of accommodation and
the mpossibty of procuring immediate employment
the number Of recently arrived persons in this city COM
PEELED resort to the bestowng temporary or out door re-
an @ the Sn e
less misuse and imposidon and to be justified only In the
view Of the COmmssioner By the extreme urgency the
case.
To secure An efficient and economical application of
the assistance offered In tho city it found necessary
to appoint searied vsiters conversant with the Ian.
guages and habits OF the emigrants who were employed
both for ouofdoor reist and hospital support was In
creased BY the rise In the price Of the neccessaries of
is which were all much dearer than In thu preceding
year. and averaged from third to half more than In
the earlier years Of the Commission This state of things
continued until the end of March, when the need Of ex
Of relief discontinued The number Of the hospital
patients at Wards Island gradually lessened and MANY
Of the persons received into the refuge department
discharged Of usefal alton obtained
for them But for than the frst eight months Of
the year. the number remaining chargeabe to the Com
mission was larger than ordinary.
number Of alien emigrants who arrived during the
winter already stated smaller than common but
enough 30 to lead to the expectation Of the great al
ninution of the usual summer and autumna1 arrivals
that actually occurred The total number Of alien passen
gers who arrived in this port during 1885, and whom
ed 1875 being less than half the average the
FIVE preceding years and little more than twofths of
This decrease of emigration from Europe was not oon-
fined to arrivals at the port q New York. but gene
RAJ throughout the ports Of the United States and L
been assigned suggested for this change of
general and others relating to particular countries
It ia the effect Of the recently enacted laws, on both
sides Of the Atlantic regulating the transportation of
passengers securing them against many abuses but d.
minshrg the number of persons who can be carried in
any one vessel and adding to the cost of transportation.
The sauence of this cause and probably Of others has
been already and will continue to be felt chiefly in les
SEEMING the number of the most INDECENT and helpless
class of emigrants.
Those who arrived during the las. summer aud autumn
appeared generally to be Of the GLASS and character most
able to take of themselves and to add to pro-
ductive means and industry of the country.
The number taken Of under the immediate charge
OF the Commission is little than half the usual
by the current receipts but the affairs or the Commits
sion are severely embarrassed by the remains OF former
debt partly contracted for lands buildings and other
late necessary heavy expenditures during the last winter
which not reimbursed has case for the
last six years. by the surplus income Of the
The number OF paNents received at the Marine H0spi-
tal at Quarantine either directly from shpboard
number received either for 1858 1884, thus
ponding with the reduced number Of foreigners arriving
at this port during the year. This class Of has
always constituted by far the greater part Of the patients
at the Quarantine Hospitals although they not
pressy devoted to the but receive all persons affected
with or infectious diseases sent there by the
Health Ocer Of the port under the authority Of the
Board OF Health, from the city
Here follow STATISTICS OF special interest except
the iollowipg:-1
Number Of veseas employed in conveying citizens and
alien passengers, was ................., 1926
Number conveying citizens only.......... cot
Total passenger vessels. .............. Ass
Number Of passengers landed. ........... 1872, $50
On these A, 706 were citizens and 136, 23s
aliens, vis;-natives Of Ireland ,..,, 43o43
Germany. 62,892
other countries. 40, 296
Total aliens. 1876, 233
TIE hARnm Hospital AND QUARANTINE AT STATEN ISLAND
Staten Island In 1912 devoted expressly nstead Of
partially ~ before that dae to the protectn tho city
and State from the introduction of pesienal Diseases
by being se apart for the reception Of infectious
either directly from shpboard sent BY the Health Ooer
OF the port or from the city under the authority Of the
rcoeivsd and treated ct the Marine Hospital are allan
em'gants under the charge Of the Commissoners and
sent down from the city, in consequence Of infectious
diseases, other brought with them from abroad
tacted on shipboard, but which were not manifested
until some time after landing This has been observed
TO occur for SEINE years and has been repeatedly
toned In the report Of former Health Ocers and phys
dana If thA Ma W9n ~s&S0