The New York herald., 1871-01-08
CASTLE GARDEN.
A DAY AMONG THE EMIcRANTS.
Looking Down the Mouh at Quarantine-Cus
tom House Examination Landing at the
Battery-Scenes at the Great Depot

IN anu whose ancA0r nau Decn pald out Duv an nour
before the latter sinking in the waters of tue lower
bay with a sudden splash tearing away the long
ice staacsites which depended from the Dowsprlt OF
the steamer.
There was running to and fro and a scraplng Of
many feet upon the DECK which needed washing
very much ana there was blowing OF steam whls-
ties ana u commouon which told the cmgrants cus-
tered forward on the bow OF the vessel that they
were now about to enter the Gate OF the New
World.
The shores of the lower bay in the month OF
January nave veiy bleak and winterlsn aspect
and the bewillered emlgrants who gazed forward
from the bow OF the vessel were not treasured by
the frowaing embrasures OF Fort kIcAmond the
parapeis OF the batteries Of Hamilton Lafayette,
which were irnged with hardened crusts Of snow.
The cabin passengers, comfortably mailled In
warm furs and great coats, We're turning out
valises and opening trunks for the In
spection OF the Custom House officials, VINO
were already tramp.ng over the deck in
search of any contraband goods that might
be secreted in the baggage OF the voyagcrs Cold or
hunger these cabin Passengers did not fear; lor
most OF them were IN easy II not atiluent clrcum-
stances and were just returning from the European
tour To their homes IN the New World. Not few
Of them were bringing presents Of silks, Jewels or
laces 10 their friends, and In any case where they
feared that the Custom House men might prove
severe
FIVE DOLLAR BILL DRoPPED ON TIE DECK
by "mlstake," AID picked UP by ''somebodyn in
"mistake," made the matter all right.
With the three hundred emgrauts who had been
herding III the stecrage, however, things did not go
quite SO easy. Their luggage Was Knocked around,
upset, Kicked over and puD died about In most
unceremonous manner and TO their remonstrances
little heed was paid.
group OF four persons stood near the foreca stle
OF the vessel. They were al Irish; one was an Old
woman OF seventy, who walked slowly aud with diff
dcuty b. the ala OF crutches, ana three Children
girl Of fifteen Years, win long masses OF curtin.
hair hanging her shoulders. She had rresh
rosy face, Il pair OF soit gray eyes and exquisite
figure, which the rough and ungainly costume
which she coulu not disfgure or conceal
There two Others III the group, 4 lad OF twelve
and little fellow Of six years, who toddled about
the deck in
HILARIOUS FREEDOM.
"Come, get out o. here and go art and let the
doctors Look at your mouths and be quick about IT,
dye hear ~ came from the lips OF an under officer
to the emigrauts.
"What does the docthor want to look at our
mouths for, grandmams" asked the rosy-cheeked
girl OF the Old woman on crutches, who seemed
palsied with astonishment at her question.
"Im shure / don't know, Betty. It's
ouARE COUNTRY
where they want to look at yer mouth for nothing
ct all at all. But suppose It's the viii OF God, any
how, and we can't help it,"
The steerage passengers all went aft and were
made to stand In rows while the doctor looked at
each PERSONS lace, giving Duta cursory glance and
not even yeniuring TO
LOOK DOWN THE MOUTH
OF single individual.
.pass aouAd there "a you are cxamined,n said
1ussy understra pper, and the steerage passengers
crowded around The back OF the after cabin Ike
flock o. duglb sheep. some of The passengers went
up TO the doctor wita lear in their countenances,
while others wore GRASSY look ald aud not seem a
Bit frightened.
After the me iical and Custom House examina-
lions had oeen made the vesse steamed up the DAY
and was anchored III the stream, Wnen tug ana
barge attaeaed came alongside OF lhe steamer anu
tie steeTage passengers canlbered the ladders
and ther bapgaac was dumped on board or the
barge. Two or three hundred of the steerage pas
sengers were hudded together-Inen, women and
children-.ani tae olttsr, biting cold made
In few moments the barge was fastened TO the
pier on the SEA ont OF Caste Garden, tue wide brown
stone emoiasuleS y the oid Dutcn Tort yawhng
open-moate ed on the strangers. A host OF Castle
Garden officials swarmed On board, and the baggage
was wheeled oGaud checks gwen to The passen.
gers, and duplicates fastened on trunks and
boxes. Anu aow the emlgrants for the nrst time
stood upon tie soil OF the lepupLc.
They saw Trinity spire and the old warehouses;
and shipping swartnng III against the wooden piers,
and the Old houses formerly occupied by the
An State street, ana the drinking saloons and drays
and trucks ana uraymen aad hackmen in White
hal street. All was strange TO them, and new, and
bad weather Chilled Them 10 tAe bone.
Again tie doctor, the one attached to Castle Gar
den, examined them as tney passed through
. narrow gateway into the Rotanda, in whicn
Jenny Lind, twenty years ago, thrilled thousands
with her golden notes o. song.
"Let that pllnd man ana that crippled woman
stand aside Tor Il inoment,'' said tue physician.
An old mao, stone bind, a German, with one Of
those peaked caps ana piae sucn as seen in the
t.OuuDY ~
line smoking pipe, and was followed BIZ woman
Will INA, a club lool % aad crippled spine.
money OF friends, until further notice." said the
doctor.
The cargo OF emigrants was
VERY ,tUCH MINED,
and represented many natonaiities. There were
lrlsh, welsh, Germans scotch, iew French, neater
In their atlre than eir fellow passengers and quite
gay under tie circumstances.
The next thing taae the names OF the pas
eengers, with their iormer place OF residence and
their destination IN the New Grid. They all passed
through an alley between Il line Of desks ana gave
their names IN regular rotation.
"What's your namefp sad the clerk, pointing his
pen across popderous book at the OLD lace OF big
headed and greasy Teuton
HAssESDEuBEt swrrzrNGrrpEnrRuz
Dots my nom.n said the German.
''Wheie did you come from ~
u com ION koolentl am Rhein. Dots q nlZe
blaser
''Mey oh, | go 20 Sheeckago. in the State Of ST.
Louis. Dots nlze blase? Eh -
"Aud where are you from F'-t0 q man In a f-ieZe
coat ana corduroy knee breeches.
rs lt me ye name, sury | come from Six mile
BRUCE, III the county Clare, ana ! slent
a night III Limerick on me way out; and |
say bad luck to the tay wather and the
DURrY YALLA MAiE.i
''Where are you Eo.n' nowf' said the clerk.
"Vell, me brother Nick is in kayUeck, and maybe
ye have letter rom him for me unbeknownst to
gersclf2 He's sandy compiected. ana Is as good u
Twelve stone man as was Ia six parishes, oe the
same token"
And now came woman with terribly stolld
look TO whom all explanation seemed useless
"lIave ye ullygral from me husband2"
.'Whars your namcyv
"peggy Burke, and six chdher to the fore.D
"Where is your husband now ~
He's in Road Island, In the Sthate OF Providence
so I'm tould.n
"Youli have to 20 outside OF the rotunda, Madam,
Tor information by telegraph from your husband.n
Ana away shc went grumbling, with the gait Of a
ferryboat in rough water.
Crowds OF emigrants were gathered around lofty