Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-05-18
Heavy immigration,
TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE LEAVING
IRELAND IN A WEEK.

The following extract from the
Cork Examiner of tho 10th ult. will
explain TO anxious friends of iinmi-
grants the cause of delay in the ar
rival of their friends. Most of the
vessels reported below arrived safe
ly at New York. The Peruvian,
it will bo remembered, ran on a
rock near II9lifaX, She was from
Cork to Baltimore and Norfolk,
and had some cmigrants for the
South, all of whom are safe and
have gone forward by another YES
sci. The Peruvian is to be taken
back for repairs. The Cunard line
has twcnty-thrcc first.olass vessels,
and yet has TO put on extra ships to
meet the rush of passengers. Says
The Examiner:
Judging from its present appear
ance, tho tide of emigration to
America this year promises to be
greater or at least equal to any that
has taken place for many years
back. That is indicated not only
by tho numbers that embark Mt
Queenstown, but also by the thou
sands that come over from Liver
pool in the outwardbound steamers,
which in consequence have but
limited accommodation when they
arrive in Cork harbor. TO mako
up for the deficiency, additional
steamers are brought into requisi
tion, Notwithstanding which, large
numbers are left still behind in
Queenstown. The Cunard steamer
Abysinia sailed from Queenstown
yesterday, after embarking 200
passengers there, leaving 100 be-
hind. The Inman steamer, City
of Antwept also left for New York
yesterday, having on board a full
complement of passengers, leaving
hundreds behind for want Of ac-
commodation. A largo number of
people wero awaiting the arrival of
the Allen steamer Pcruvion which
was to sail for Halifax. Guion
company will dispatch n steamer
to-day, and one on Saturday,
Tho new steamer Adriatic of the
White Star line is TO start to.mor-
row, besides which, an ordinary
boat from tho Inman line and an
extra one of tho Cunard limo will
surely bo frieghtcd The ordinary
steamer of tho National line sails
to-day. Hundreds of intending
emigrants, of al ages, from chill
drcn in arms up to men and wo-
men of sixty, arrive daily by the
Great Southern and Western rail
way, and thence bctakc thcmsclve to
the Cork and Queenstown railway
station, without much delay, each
one appearing anxious to outrun
his neighbor, so as to be first at the
destination if possible. At the rail.
way stations an almost continual
scene of confusion prevails through
the day, between booking and the
removal of luggage at tho arrival
and departures of the trains. In
Queenstown tho emigration Offices
are regularly bcsicged. Some of
the managers are obliged to keep
their doors closed at intervals to
admit of their transacting business,
without being continually molosted
for application for tickets and
bcrths. Tho people generally ap.
pear to be of tho family class and in
good circumstances. They arc
principally from the counties OF
Tipperary, Limerick and the north
of this county. They arc, almost
without exception, comfortably
clad, and the fair sex patronize the
fashion to an extent, in some cases,
really surprising. 1t is matter Of
astonishment TO a good many that
such people should be at all lcav-
ing the country. but of course it is
presumed that they do so for rea-
sons best known TO themselves
With those al,eady shipping dur
ing the week, aud the others who
will have left mp 10 Saturday, the
number might safely be put down
as 1000 at least, for the presen,
week.
An important statement has been