, 1870-01-17

Castle Garden and the Battery
1u711hfgramtA'
How They are Received and
Treated


>, Treated.
Art and Literary GossiP.
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TIE New Tear Is gateway through which n
quickly pas: 10 qulekls indeed, have psseod. sna
those who were Watching II II numaer4esa po1
ts1ss 10 uotd whatever Ennt With u8 from the pAE
70 he fusue. ns7e already given their reootda
| and the aceo0pt TO 1870 n made up,
One OF these records leads Ii to view s1osae
gateway, not Of q vzst threAhnld, Ike thxt untct
Jaaua'J presents; but Jet one 20 pe1petua1ly aoe
10 efentoa1tJ crooked. that 1t muss be considered
an Important eniranceHsys uos onlJ to Nen
York, hu: TO the great Waat
| Whoever. xailipg down tho hsy, haa p1ssed II
elaigfans snip alJ nearing port, wlsh e1erJ son
| On board mustered 10 rigging and deck, canno
soon forget the Impression mado upor
his n'rd BY tho crowded gumpsea. Al ntst per.
maps, only drea11ly arotesqua 1ppeks those gun
wEts and N1aats, btackened NTH c1gtn2 life like
fezFea End Etems OF soMe in1ect-intocted plant
that tbs gardeners hand win presently sweep
but reelection aFskena sentiments mora aJmpa,
thet,o and profound: for thAs threaaed mas II
strung OF human hearts, and eSezy LINK holds part
in nAsonB destiny.
Itm21 b thAs lowering winter storm dims the
nfst view Of their new land to ttoas expectans
eyes; or happily lis summer time, and the rcd
GLOW Of sunset ungers about the dark ship md
touches with magic Light the 1slsnds around the
city, and tho Eave-gtr city Itself: aud just be-
meath tho spires there ia the waving Of . green
bower. taa floating OF 1asa and the CLEAN OF
white fort; and this ID Castle Garden through
"hose guarded gHtaWny every enigrant must
pass.
Ts.n-brother 10 "Ca1tie Wlll4suo. that. c1ese
be. ond tie East River channel auu holds the
aa3 n cannond mouth, CHaGa Garden tthe Cas-
Tic Clinton OF Revolutionary days, WIS built in
early war unes upon ciusse. OF rocks bf.dked
TO the main land at that point wters nsst the SEA
hseeze resches Manhattau Island, and where for
this refreshing BREATH and for the tazz!iuk y!ew,
III lltde tract Of wooded gEeensxard had already
become fsTorite walk, and On ntg1is "tn the
DIRK tine Of the moon," was lighted with such
prmtlte "lanthorns" az we're hung At the door
Of eyery seFentn house.
After the war Of 1915, no longer needed III for
u1cat1oD, the Battery was Known on}J as q p!eae-
ute park, and Castle Garden became p}ace Of
hnuseHe ent,-fu1ntshing, 1t WAS said, the largest
audieEce-Eoom In the vorid,--wherc fairs wero
htld, and concerts and balls: where, in memorable
routine, aaug bosio. son1ag, A'oon,. Grtu aud
Jenny Lied, and where civic nono,s we're paid TO
such men As Washington, Lafayette, Webster,
C1av. Jackson and Koazutb.
On the 1st Of August, 1855, this sto.ted resott
was adopted as m emi2rant depot, and, with lts
inlets ed and planed, its groves thinned, and Its
gay gcests ned. It beara faint resemblance 10 Its
golden prime. or to that period leas 1emots, OF the
thronged "Jalllen concerst," When, At midnight,
urder fts green caves, a1org the waters edge tho
naeatro rocked 1azi!y in his moored boat, aud,
Msuning bis tArcy to midsummer c1tn!qgB. COM
3kHtnu4 n hA 1 1ntr
Returning to the anchored kh!ps, let IN dis
guise ousEelses among the emIRranh, and un,nele
IN tho dtsemcatliDg, already camme, ced bsR
and baggage" under Custom Huuse eyee, upon
tnose stopid.looking bargea that arc a, comic.lly
matsged By that f.eitul little lug. Amang our
companions Tc recognize the hope1ul SONS Of the
Emerald 1Ale; ard even come ac1oss that familiar
c'mfade who, Startled bJ the sudden boom OF
cannon f1on neighborinK man-of-w1r, and told
twas for " sunset" exclaamx with deyout admir-
atop, Holy Moses, does the sun 20 dorm In this
country With such bang a. that7"
heachlng faa platform Of .Caa:1e Garden. the
Physician must Judge whether We may pass: for all
tue sick who hs7e escaped the otncets Of Quaran-
uae, aad the helpless are removed innedla1elT 10
Wards 1slaud. II approved, va enter 4 passaee
frou which We have view Of tho great bazRnFo-
foor, pued In huge coops, with such motley pot-
aess1olcf, a. we never could have Imagined hid
Nc not Accidentally witnessed Of late the exit az
the Ru1a1an opera troupe. with their remarkable
ounoles' and pea-greeo, chesry.colored, pta,d,
and sky blue trunfa.
ushered noN into the rotunda, We a1e duly req
lsttfed at III entrance, under such heads Of con.
fessional "a age, Name, children, husband, wife,
former residence and destination. And now We
may wander 1t viii through the great enclosure,
OF haotact At once what bualneas Nc ike
Ut the odlces under the cupola for mouey
AYCh8Y4H rHfrh48A NJ rA4Jr rrnA kf, ,t.&+
Telegraph. We-rnaJ pats up the broad stalrwaJs
to the gallery tset with ross Of Small wladoHs).
Or tezt upon the strong dool. bound benches In one
Of the nanJ compartments beneath; OF resale
ourselves with sandwiches, coffee, and cigars {at
pl.cardsd ratcs> from the stands under the stair.
way; OF bargain With the licensed boarding
house keepers, Tho are admitted to praise thelr
several estatea II ne are to stay here ali night,
and there Ahould be 1000 people here. a. there
are Sometimes, We Ahould hear = queer Babel and
zee strange eight Fortunately there arc p!aces
Of ressiblo retreat, and there u q Matron,
women should FAINT But suddenly there steps
fo:Wald IN ot1cer Of the place, Aud authoritative.
u cal 3 name! Il il pour name! Your arrival
has betn expected; the ahip Kas waited fur; you
are wanted 1t ouce. Happy man! In this great.
noisJ, stzanae-1hnsuaged city, In this new world,
you bars friend!
Bealdes the ro,unda, there ts 1t Castla Garden
q spacious building occupied on the second tIoor
By Offices Of the Commissioners, and on tao
ground IGOR By yar1oua carefully -ordered depart.
the forwarding ot1ce, tu!or.
nation once tshere exreclaut friends cxn Wstt,
1 lette1'Frft1ug department, with Autographed
letters announcing arrival that can be despatched
At ONCE; the Ward Island department, with pny-
siciaus tn attendance, and the Lsbo1 Exchange,
= here, under btg-ettered captions, soch as
- Fn1mert," "Aechlnjcs,' y " Ses5auts for C,rv
rF f1Hf md Un
It Ii quite p1&in tnet tho en!g.anr, upon his ar.
|!val It the port Of New York. nnda Al once p,o.
lection, Kind ASSISTANCE, and trustworthy adftce
And now, ali fotnall:ea passed, he II free to sd
rance; the wide world Is before HIN; he II free to
20 east or vest; iree to dig, and to plant aud to
build,
Bat II within fve 5ea1 he snouId be Sick. or
ous Il wotf, he can como back TO Castle Ganten
md be taken care Of, for the Commissioners haye
eeond themselves 10 do this for that spaee Of |
'me1 and for this, head.mouey, or comun,atton
money, WAS paid upon ese.y passenger by the
oFuets Of ships, Il re- eAse from bonds, spca II
4 emily daJa we're punishable IN the breach l,v |
Ines Of beayer sklns.
Anpe PROVISION for the unfortunate has been
pade At Ward d laland tof which the En,erat,on /
Commission oRps onehall-19l acresl In nursery. !
state Hotpital, and retuSe; and. sailing past thIs
sland uaes ier daJs ago ion our way to Y1us
he schoolship, which muat be described 70 you
tsi Ia not on1y novel charity, but one that IA
'xcttlng great iuterest}. Ne nd nlred as Nc passed
he nss11ye buildings that on their graceful a1opts
I'd amid their gardens Of evergreen hare ye7
effect. Among them Is the Terptanct
'sata Hospital, built, II Il said, upon Russian
ian, and having i've parallel Wtngs, divided by
pen copttE.
AEocg the r1tny interesting etattst,cn Of emil
ration, Nc notice that the Suites most fsvored IL |
no'co Of destination afe New York and Illinois:
20 FORMER II eoetv1n2, In 1855, a712 and In 1867,
1870; and the latter, tn 1865, 81 6ea and in 1863
''sa, There have been registered during ths
Ut Jesr II Castlo Garden, ss{.s7s euIE1anuL
norg whom X, Ell were Germans. 4 hutorr Of
nia1aiinn has been written BY HI. Kuapp, ana
thin few dsys pscaented to the Board OF Cam.
l4ione1s, 10 be publilned BY tAem fof zrauitopa
rcul1uou
But there arc nther sateHaJx through which
= must at least glance. In cur leyprt,e art.
aleE1es pictures Already described to you con-
nue. to attract: but seyeTxl new treasures arc
'onlsed for next veek, and the studios arc r1peu
g with winter fQit At the academy these Is TO I
the opensnx On this Ess Of the nrsh annual |
tnlhnmn Of wstef.colors, and On The
81 wednesday tn Fshsuary 4 definite
ace Tor the Metropolitan Art Museum win b.
lnonnceds It The some1Ttlle Gallery there's
Election Of paintings, By Alexander Wet Of !
ofshetn ecenertes, Wild nosds, and atormJ
Ut scenes. ssd xtant solitudes; End 1t Clinton :
su creditahse display dlattngu1ned the recep- !
il OF the 1adies' Art Association. The thear3-
sensations ate Booth In Hamlet, and Fech- ] 4
RI ffst APPEARANCE In New Tork, tn the c.asac- +
Of Ruy Bias OF recent lectures, those By D1. =