The New York herald., 1869-05-25
COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION.
Visit or Inspection TO the Institutions On
Wards Island.


Visit OF Inspection to the Institusions On
Wards Island.
Shortly after noon yesterday party Of emigrants,
under the personal supervision Of Commissioners
McEroy, Kapp, LoutreIl and Bssinger, with Super
ntendent Casserly and his gentlemanly assistant,
Mr.. Hicks, left Castle Garden, bound for the Emil
grant Refuge and Hospital on Wards Island. II
win readily be sumised that the party
was comprised Of extraordinary emigrantsS
They were not afnicted with ship fever nor
even spring fever, although the day was one on
which q person might be pardoned for indulging In
little OF the latter failing They were not even to
De numbered among those for whom per capita II
levied 10 support the Refuge and Hospital. They
were extraordinary emgrants indeed, for, while
the emigrants generally come without any invita-
ton nom the Commissioners (other than as univer-
sally extended by the great Yankee nation to all
creatonl these emigrants came at the
special request Of the Commissioners to sec
the manner In which those who are seeking
workings Of the commission have been attended
with such brilliant and beneficial results that the
ded to the furthermost parts OF the Old World.
II was such an invitation which called together the
party OF emigrants above alluded to. The Commis-
this City % Of Hon. Eugene casseriy, y,'nts United
States Senator, from California and Governor
them to view the institutions which the former
had been most instrumental in founding and the lat
aae naq Resds tbe Two named @ atm there
present among the emigrant guests Mr.. G. b. LIN
con President OF the Board OF Health; Street Com
missioner Mclean, DR.. Francis LieDer, Mr.. Riotte,
United States Minister to Nicaragua; Fire Commis-
sioners shaler, Galway and Meyers Richard and
Augustus Schel, Mr.. William E. Curtlss, T. c. Fields,
Central Park Commissioner; Captain G. b. Lincolns
Jr.; ". Z. Seayer formerly OF Buffalo; General
large Number Of other pTomnent %s0Cin citzens. @
After pleaant sail up the East rlver the party
reached the landing at Wards Island and were there
met by DR.. Ford, rosy as May morning, and DR..
Dwyer, wreathed in smiles and evidently prepared
for holiday The party was escorted to the super
intendents ONCE and after registering their names
were shown through the handsome and spacious
buildings on the island. or course everything was
found to be du fait. The Catholic chapel which has
been handsomely decorated, was much admired,
and the visitors were loud IN their praises of the
nn,an1r,n manner IN which the hospital and other
quiet chat on the corridor passed away half orr
tnreequarters of an hour, after which the company
Winston and O'Gorman had arrived in the meantime
and ere long all hands were dong justice to the
feast over which, in the absence OF Mr.. Gulian G.
Verplanck Mr.. Winston presided.
When the cloth @ had been been removed . the chairman
had been obliged to leave aud in his
behalf Mr.. O'Gorman responded. 1t is needless I'd
made the neatest possible address in his own
peculiar vein. He answered as the alter ego OF the
Governor and took occasion to comment poeticallys
yet forcibly 10 the varied composition OF the Board
OF Commissioners Of Emigration, the members Of
which differed In their early memories, but acted as
q unit in the present for the interest and happiness
OF those who came from all quarters TO strengthens
the snews OF the land ON behalf OF the United states
Congress Judge Noah Davis responded, In the abb
sence OF Senator Cassery, who also retired Mr.. DaS
Wis alluded happily to the services Of the emigranta
In the late war, and took occasion TO pay passing
compliment TO the President concluding his address
with the sentiment "The two great Grants-U. s..
Grant and emi-grant" Mr.. Augustus Schell and T.
G. Fields responded on behalf OF the city OF New
York; Mf. A. Schwab on behalf OF foreign CONF
merce and emigration Mr.. Cyrus Lontrell for tho
Wards Island Committee; Judge H. Z. Davies for
Mr.. Gulian c. Verpanck and Mr.. Winston for the
Commissioners generally. After dinner further
stroll around the island and then all embarked oncd
more for the metropolis, highly pleased with theu
visit and satisfied that the care OF the emrgrants ID
in good hands.