The New York herald., 1869-06-25
AyIslT TO NTARD's ISLAND.


The Commissioners OF EmA ration and the Trus'
tees OF the irish Emgrant so. 'ety yesterday after
noon paid visit OF inspection to- ,the state emigrant
institutions on Wards Island ana 1t Is gratifying
TO state that everything thereunto erlain'hg was
found to be in a most satisfactory coma tioh' ms
visit was arranged by the Commissioners ior the
sole purpose OF arfording the Trustees OF TIT irsh
Emigrant Society and their friends an opportn- my
OF satisfying themselves rs to the trea@
ment and condition OF their fellow country
men in the emgrant institutions III Is q
well known fact that the business OF the Conmis-
OF Emigration is TO look after and protect all
immigrants arriving in this city, ana to see that they
are properly forwarded to their various destinations
Such sick destitute sent TO the institutions
Wards Island where they are cared for ana their
wants attended to until such time as they find en-
p!oyment, from their sickness, or until they
cease longer 10 be emigrants. In this connection
we may here be permitted to remark that an emf
grant proper is person who has been In the
country less than five years. after which time, no
matter what their condition, they are no longer re-
garded as emigrants-the jurisdiction of the Em-
grant Commissioners over them ending at that time
Should any OF the sick and destitute emigrants re-
main under the protecting wing OF the commission
during the entire five years, being no longer re-
gardcd as emigrants they are at tile expiration OF
that time handed over to the mercy of the ComInis-
praiseworthy OBJECT OF inqulring into the actuai
condition OF this class OF uniortunates that the lnst
tutions on Wards Island were yesterday visited by
Trustees of the Irish Emigrant society ana the Com
mSsi0ners OF Emigration. and as before stated Tue
visit of inspection was attended with the most
gratifying results.
The visitors. numbering just fifty left Castle Car
den about halfpa5t twelve O'Clock, on the steamboat
Seth Low, which after pleasant run dowh 10
staten Island, Tor the purpose OF aoring those ON
board an opportunity OF seeing yachts OF the rooH
lyn Yacht Club turned her Prov soundward, ana ma
after delightful sail up the East river, landed ler
passengers at Wards Island.
Tie hospital was the first building visited aid
was found to be in clean and wholesome condition
which, we were assured, it always Is. There are
at present about l200 emigrants upon the Island
about 200 OF whom are on the SICK list Nearly 500
children are born here every year. visits were also
made to the bakery and the insane asy lil, In lhe
latter OF which at the present moment
ae'' are now W about building building wei arranged and
commodious building for this class OF unfortunates.
There is farm, also, upon the island wnere vege-
tables raised and sent to market All those VINO
are able to work are prevented from rusting by Idle
ness by working upon the farm or dong some ilght
work about the various buildings The hospital Is j
large brick building composed OF fine paviliOns, con-
nected with each other by long corridor winch IS
used In winter as recreation ground for the IN
mates. There are several three story buildings
which used fever hospitals and for contagious
diseases Each has separate class OF patients,
and the irish with an Irish nurse. There Is also a
! Catholic chapel and Protestant chapel upon the
| island with a library attached to EACH
After inspecting the various buildings the VISITORS
were provided with Dountiful repast, after which
they were regaled with speeches from Messrs Cuban
| c. Verplanck. Richard 0Gorman, Cyrus Loutrel,
| Dr. Carnochan, John Mullaly and others. The
speeches matter OF course were all eulogstlc oil
the commission. and nearly all Of them were strong
| arguments tending to show the great benefit thal
| mad already resulted to the country and was al
present being derived from emigration.
Mr.. O'GOrman, in reply TO some very compliment
tary remarks OF Mr.. Verplanck concerning the lrsl
talent that had found home in this country SAID
what was needed in TINS country now not IN
te!lect-that was drug in the market ana to I'm
port talent here would be very much like carrying
Goals TO Newcastle-but what we most needed wa
| the bone and siuew that the present emigration wa
| daily bringing to till the land This was TN
| addition of the helping hand 10 the ham
| that needed help. He the speaker, was proud Y
| acknowledge that ne himself had once been an emi
grant, and concluded his very able speech by paying
i q compliment 10 MIR. Bernard Casseriy, the genera
| agent at Castle Garden, and the physicians OF
| Wards Island for the efficiency they had shown II
their various departments. After the speecnifyins
| had come to an end the guests, evidently wei
pleased with their visit to the state emigrant IN
/ stitutIOns ON Wards Island reembarked on boar'
OF the steamer and were safely conveyed back agai
TO the city where they were soon swallowed up u
mere atoms iu its mighty roar and tumble.