New-York tribune., 1872-04-24
CASTLE GARDEN AFFAIRS.
REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION
INTERESTING STATISTICS.

REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION
INTERESTING STATISTICS.
The annual report of the Commissioners OF
Emigration for the year 1871 Issued yesterday h"Aes "
very favorable showing OF the management OF Castle
Garden and Wards Island, both OF which are entirely
under the control Of the Board During the year. 22o2
steeraCe passengers landed at Castle Garden or this
number IL 7O7 persons who had landed TINS port
before and 27 255 Aliens who arrived fom 22 for
egn ports by 60 vessen of 3s passengers to
each vessel The emigration Of tho past yer as COM
pared with that Of 1870 shows an increase OF l09 Inc
number of German emigrants arriving here was SSOO
Irish, G5. SOC and English, $685.
The general health of the emigrants has been remark
ably good Small pox prevailed 10 Limited c.tcht our
ing the Fall and Winter months tho patients ulng sent
tn tho RIaclwcs Island hospital Cholera occurred
only on board the steamship Franklin VI ZOoOi heei-
m nasscngers i'm 574 steamers, during the year 1871.
lg} died being percentage of O9 While out OF 1881 IN
sailing vessels there So deaths, percentage OF 6!
% sntn MA Ell 10 the credit of the Board Jn. 1871.
was $3.50 S. OF this there has been used for the pay
ment of the mortgage on the Wards Island properly te
purchase of land at Seguus Point the erection OF gas
works and nayilion for the new unatIc asylum, and
the completion Of the sea wall at WARDS lslnd te SUN
GaIancc Dec 81 1S7I of $1G542 93 From thi' amount
GAS works: 81 900 for the completion of tie lunatc
sssymm and Ss5OOO for building new chapel It Wards
Island leaving balance from this fund Tor tH current
| uses OF the Commission Of $32,4l2 3d. $50,
Castle Garden has received an tmportan addition
during the year in the temporary hospital when mas
been established. bathrooms have also Deenprovlded
for the use OF the emgrants During ISL 1lS7 letters
containing money tickets, or information, WeItfeceNCd
| for mgrants showing increase Of 2l2i Ver 1870
| T.legraphc communication has been established
| with Wards Island, and ia found to acitate
| greatly the business Of the institution During
ihe wear 1893 telegraphc messages were selt from
| Castle Garden. The amount OF money received
| at tho Garden for the use or the enigranis
and in anticipation OF their arrival was s80S 40 ana
received for their use IN answer letters
10 relatives and friends, written from tne Gartch was
s94 77s a. The three trunk railroad lines haze estab
shed agencies the building at which ticket can be
purchased to any point in the United States AID many
efforts have been made to protect the emgrint from
fraud on his Journey The Labor Bureau has procured
employment for 81 3s4 emigrans. OF whom 20J07 were
| men and l0S77 wUmen-showlng an lno;ease OF
| 3.472 over the year 1870.
The number Of cmigTants sent 10 Wards lsani during
1871 was l2I. The number of births in the in utOns
was 3G3 discharged 11CS1 died, 3l5 remaining Dee. 81
1s71 IA The number of admissions 205l ess than
| in 1870 Many improvements have beeu inad on the
| Island The sea-wall has been completed; he new
Lnnatic Asylum Will be ready about June |, and gas
works have been built The sanitary cOndtim OF the
| Island has been very good.
| The report also says:
Duing lie twentyfe years have rass ncc this Commission
the Of the state called into ctene u and irq1nTier
Dunn2
have cared for bF siemess and
With suitable employment D. It's disease
prevented from entering into tie t e"1 ora and
| spreading tlrOug ghoui the United States
Real estate TO the Of & Oi has been acqure ducaton
has provided young hospitals and homes u teiuge the
destitute people Of the City and State OF Ncwio< Ae been
JVJ annually the support Of TIE dtse aud
poor; all has been done Of provide h The Hgan
themselves and sont costing the people OF ts STATE one DOLLAR