The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-08
THE WARDS ISLAND RIOT,
THE HOPELESS BANKRUPTCY OF TIN
BOARD or EMIGRA7ION.


As'sri.hinr Di-c,csurc- bc'ore th~ Lcsisia-
tive nvestisating Comnsiitec-The Meat
Curious OF all Real E.tate Transactions
rae Quarantine Ipeendi arisms.
Tho official investigation into the cause OF che
Wards Island riot was eontin jed yesterday by the
Legislative Committee on Commerce and NaviGs
ticn. Tne recently appointed Commissioner. Lynch.
OF the Irish Emisrant Society," was frst examined.
lie sroke upon information und belief. and said thst
the bskor, Mr.. Malloy, had told him that the broad
wits good. ind was always delivered By weight 10
the men. and he Q.ynch) considered the allowance
sun1cient. In tfs ori ion II would be premium 90
iceness 10 five the emiyfants better food or more
OF II. Tie coiee Is half Rio and half rye. FtNy
pounds OF meat nre ALLOW ed 10 100 men. My L. pchs
impression is tat tie emsrants we'll tsken care
Of on warTs Island.
Commissioner Lnutrel testified with reference 10
the recent outbreak, TINT DR. Dwyer had written TO
lin that "Thcse follows deserve no sympathy.
Why did they not break out in December or Janus-
ryf Many OF them have been
coSvIcTs IN ENGLAND.
Tho riot was not natural evil, put got up for
piunder. an sorry Sir. welles was vexed a, tho
notice In the pa~ers. think welies's conduct yes
tcrtny was abominab'e. Mr.. Loutreu In reoiy 10 .
question said he believed DIR. Dsyer was Incapable
OF telling an untru.h. Tie witness continued; I
think the food iurnShei under ordinary circum.
tt1nceN - humflent tOr men IN UeHtn. lWt
not 4 they do hard work. d, not know about
tove's II Il minor point. The Cnmmissiolers
may @ ss s.sa %i %ST or "nnG
Mr.. sn i,h, anotitr rernbc- of tire Wars Island
Committee, was examined. He thought tile
HEAD MONEY insufficient
to c'o,he End toard the inn htes OF the installations
rrorerli Tre amount received during the pi-t lorr
yeis with interest would not meet pnst and future
dcman., During % ye ,rs past t1o oooo 900 has been
sum Il insufficient. Wards IslLnd has been bought
rom different owners aud at vprions tlnes-3l-t OF
II from T. heirs OF tue late r. D Minturn for sjo,-
0Ol. r proc certy Is wort si,0)l0O.
NJ. VIM, Milton, cheirman OF tho British emi:
feen about seven months on tie island thNt he had
teen deeoyed into Dr. F"rds Office, and wns BY force
Scn I1css IL e la"si '1S. 1 ,S Ind . MI
grants, there would have been no riot With
emile II sats faction Milton, when stating that lie
added, But have
not BEEN IN Albany"
| Mr.. winsion, Vice. e.Presideut OF the Emigration
Commission, visits the Island monthly. signs all The
checks; they have sold ti8i $50 worth OF securities
Eve Years is no, very brilliant income. The re:
which sun eos, ,s535o was hard money. During t,e
past four years the Commission have expended hall
million dollars In providiny extra comforts for tt
cmi-rants, exclusive Of buildnr Improvements. TIE
cSrcn-es last year were tIJ8 1885, 40 that thew are
peid Communication there are usually sbont 3,oDo
piece Of
| CLEVER vINAScfBRfSo
| which must strike every business man very forct
| blv. Fifteen yeirs ago tho ommi-sion borrns ed
| s2O,OOO from the Mutual Life Insurince Com ranv
| and mortgaged the Quarantine aud Wards Is,nd
| properly erefor. They have paid about SG00e
interest since and still paying H. anI there
| mas not been n dollar OF the principal piil mean
| time. But TO make the subject moe interesting,
| the property mortgage on Staten Island was sold
| hve years ago, when the hospital bullling. we're
burned down, and the State received the proceeds
| wclles the indemnity paid by Rchm"ud county f"r
this destruction Nevertheless the Commission pays
interest just the same, and II they refuse TO do 40
the Insurance Comrdny can ioreclose the mortgage.
| The Commission nave asked the Legislature to help
| Them out OF this difficulty, but hr. O'G"rmnn has
ms ured them that ley have no redress, but mus,
| pay until all the political strikers dead.