New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-26
ANIMAL REPORT or THE COMMISSION
Frs or EMIGRATION

published the substance OF the docu appended to
tie Report. Below give the resume OF the bust
S. of the year, as prepared by Mr.. yerpIaack the
respected President Of the Board:
To re L.gi,latryeof n, STATE Of N,c Yo,s
The Commissioner Of Emigration respectfully pressn.
their Annual Report for the year ending SIS, De-
Cember 1857.
The last Annual Report Of the Conmsson.ts well =. their
spes conTuneson. to ibe lesiIstae sad zoe Ewes tive
The Cmmonsrs srufEins with difficulties EN- Osrrssd with
apr hen,iye of tie public calamity should .e..oa
po-ence while the means Al their disposal thu.
m other uiru.ed their charge. Tie Iessaurc he
session Of 1851 BY granting Pos'PSnemen, for three yea re
and counties Of The State and by authorizing osn aiance
from The state Treasury Of ssoc for the cgrPo.e O The
provided he II guarding against The sPPrehended
Sisat5d hat these .np.iiO5. OF danger wei grounded
they seemed 10 Re 81 the time, were COT rsked a
e,. Of unusual heah here abroad relieved the Commits
suers from especial add charges expenditures At
tie Quarantine establishment large increase Of emigration and
ithon, recr ~. 70 the aid Of the Treasury the improved
character Of the emigration itself united with the much
administered BY experienced and able oer. diminished the
enabled the Commissioners only "a heir Temporary
aud hosns debt but to redeem largely their ss to the soGn
legislature bad authorized suspension OF payment Tor three
years would have been pad Of or nearly 81. during s, had
OF the debt formerly contracted mortssee for build
ing and for the PIcaae oi aaSs aa 'an mas We 49,.
he OF the Winter during period OF general pcu
mary Difficulty BY making ample provisions of supplies and
crosse Of claims the Emsr,n fund under the rre;'re Ct
provisions other supplies have thus sr enabled the Comuu
onsrs meet these claims without any renewed Increase 81
debt temporary loan for which they had also made
proysOu shouah the numbers Of destitute diseased sup
ported relieved by them since the end Of November 1851 10
GREATER than II hss beer for Should the present
pecstous OF the Commissioners be realized OF carrying Their
Establishments through the Winter upon the means now on hano
without aid or osu they al early period The
liquidation of their debts 10 the several counties cities and
towns tina, debt being reduced TO amount within THAR
The Commissioner have refore the satisfaction to report to
the thai since the organisation OF the
tenn in 1877 their financial situation and prospects been bet
% The % and rs Of and nCy by their
The important subject Of The removal and permanent location
St on M Of he fesssrs 4 so most desirable
suitable and ecacious provision for the insane poor falling
under the charge of this Commission.
With EXCEPTIONS there nothing upon which The Com
mi.soners have specially TO ask legislative assistance thosa
there be minor points on which the existing legislation
probably be improved. =,
The number OF alien emsfan's VINO sea n sop.
CURED 8S 775 being A. 4S more than in 49," ana t5
emigration 1855 and 1875 that Of 1857 still much below that
the preceding years falling about onethrd short OF the aver
OF these emisrants 1876 were from Germany, 81 e from
being mainly from Germany and Ireland. ,
During the last well as the immediately precedns ns
superior the those who arrived during the earlier
years Of this Commission, and were generally such as appear
Ills conntry This manifest through the inquiry and nspec
which the establishment at Castle Garden as an exclusive
mass oSs ha. with
great care and resa:ty and very useful the passenger.
TS. so @ sai as S s' proper
who, after their arrival sought relief from the
Comm scion, or mquircd medi,s aid r 49,, ,,..,,,0 .,.
This improved character sud condition OF the esraioh may
he sscribed 10 the cooperation Of ysriOus causes
E.t: To the stringent legislation and the son under
K Of the Officers 5 Of the aided s p S bT.
thus excluding degree the most worthless class sent by
for support Or to live by ~orss means second By the .su
'ay effect Of the legislation both here and in E9pe Guarding
on the ocean from much Of disease ana suffering
which they were formerly exposed thus landing them here III
health and Finally much must be ed TO the charac
of the enisants themselves leaving their homes with better
formation this county, and more distinct ideas Of what
they might reasonably expect and OF what was necessary Tor their
From the together with til. great facilities given by
Of andps for emesnt passenger for the ac ans their
the various points in the interior where their interests
feeble diseased and wholly destitute persons received at
Words Island generally not moie than half he number re-
ceiyed in corresponding months prior to January, 1850
Durog the last months Of the year the number of those
claiming relief sssace increased considerably, ia con'
the densemept exchanges and business materially al
ctns the plans and interests OF Of these strangers IN our
Wards Island from S7O which had been The number in
January 1851 and which above the during the sue
csedns months sl5 the frat day OF the That
number has continued to increase but there happily
apprehend anything Ike the amount d,ease aud su
Of this Commission.
The number Of patients received the Marine Hospital
Quarantine affected with contagious Infected diseases
1856 which 1903 more than during the preceding year. bt
lie that number much bto. the average Of many proceed
ing being fourth less than in 1885 That decrease how
mainly from the smaller lighter and
classes Of disease while though yellow, fever ard the
of typhus diminished of 1855 and
1876 cholera Appeared period form
and the irsulsted edhce devoted the smallpox
often full The number of well snded tempo.
rary provided Quarantine ships affected with cho
and yellow fever who detained for short time by
authority t the Health Officer Port, until the OF
communicative coutaaon appeared have passed I'M
larger number than sO8 than In 1856 but their
period detention generally much shorter averaging
three days
All these oircustance added the expenses the estsb
sfmen and the duties Of the Commission well to the duties
s r .. ponib;ly ""0 'e WI" "' p'