The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-17
MORMON RECRUITS.

Their Appearance at Castle Garden-Where
They Hail FrOm-ssDonations''-H They
60 TO Salt Lake City-Mechanics for Brig.
hams Railroad Contract.
Castle Garden is like nothing in existence but
ITSELF In this most cosmopolitan OF cities this great
artery OF life Is the most cosmopolitan Of places.
Here representatives Of all nations. 1t Is the
finest field In the world for the chronological student
Here you may meet single, or families, whose
heads are stalwart Milesians, meditative Germans
ploddng Dutchmen, mercureal Frenchmen swarthy
Spanards, black-eyed Italians, sturdy John
Bulls light haired Bavarians, with here and
there a Greek, Turk, or an Armenian
and now and then the long-tailed immigrants
from Central Flowerland. Nobody would be
surprised at encOuntering Kaflr or Polynesan,
with his wife and daughters. In TACT, nothing
surprises anybody in this miniature world; 1t Is SO
full of wonders that you cease to wonder at them.
But he that knows not Castle Garden as fresh from
the trials the dirt and the miseries OF long sea voy-
ages, there enter thousands to make this country
their home loses the most striking half OF its phys-
ognomy. 1t must be seen and studied when all It's
departments and It's clerks are bused WIN snlpioao
after shpload Of emigrants. That Is It's striking
feature-in strange contrast with the gaJety, tne
gitterng equipages. the loneliness and the rich at
tires but step beyond, upon Broadway.
But the srangest spectacle-the gneeres. os 81 o.
within its wallswere bodies of recruits Tor the land
OF Utah to swell the numbers OF Brigham's Mormon
host that arrived Tuesday last There were ], 263
OF them, and peculiarly funny band~ tney made.
They came by steamship, the Minnesota (5I3 and by
bnt little religion, but little 'salntliness, but
little intelligence, reflected from their faces
vague, expressionless stare that makes
unattractive. They were OF many nations, some
hailing from Scandinavia others from England,
while Denmark and Wales had their representatives.
What induced them a body to brave the perils OF
the ocean and the ratgues of journey OF hundreds
motheress and fatneress children, is not apparent
Some evidently from their expressions deem the
whole matter exquisite joke, while others may
have strong convictions Of the correctness Mormon
tenets, but evidently these were few.
Awaiting their arrival at Castle Garden were
the autOcrat Of salt Lake, who excitedy ran to and
fro upon the announcement Of their presence In the
ing under the rules of the Commissioners of Emigra-
ton at Castle Garden. Soon they ran the gauntlet
Of the doctor stationed there, who instantly picked
from throngs the orphans and decrepd, questioning
them or their friends particularly In relation 10 their
Names ages, &c Men OF patriarchal age and ap,
pearance followed by wives In their teens, and
trOupes OF children ranging from babes Of months
TO six and seven years. were in arms or clustering
young men, of stalwart forms widows with
half score OF children and comely girls, all were
observed IN the lot All were quite decently ciaa
when the heat of an ocean voyage Is cOnsdered.
They brought their household utensils with them,
and tin cups and cans and rylng pans MADE dis.
cOrdant choruses as they jngled from the backs OF
the saints.
After the necessary routine Of the registry OF their
names finished the party grouped in one corner
of the Garden and made their MONDAY meal which
consisted of bread and cheese-it was apparently
relished by them many laughing during its mastica
ton. AS this was over word went buzzing about to
prepare and before evening the wanderers to the
Promised Land were speeding over the Central
Railroad to their destination.
The agents OF the sagacious Brigham assert that
many OF this lot are skilu, earnest hard working
mechanics and they, with all the able bodied males,
will, upon their arrival Salt Lake City, be put to
work upon that branch OF the Central Pacific Rail-
rOadi which President Young has contract 10 con-
struct. The single women youths and children will
locate about Salt Lake. None have dollar their
appearance indicate that poverty s their lot but the
agents further assert that this with the several con-
signments soon to arrive were "dOnations' from
city authorities In Europe, whatever that means.
To Omaha, thence over the Union Pacific Railroad,
60 miles towards the setting sun, they will speed,
where 500 teams will be awaiting them and then $50
miles across an alkaline desert over hills and noun
tains, must be slowly travelled before their new
home will be reached. ro1
These are not all OF the late donations from
Europe, as the agents now here soon expect q
greater number, and they will arrive in the follow
ing vessels
steamship Colorado. 900
snip emerald Isle. vOO
snip C0nstltutlon 70O
IOtdi y lVU
These Will be sent over the same route and meet
the same fate. perhaps, those Just forwarded. t
will be OF interest ~ minge with them moment.
upon their arrival. ....