, 1873-11-11
And Comes from New York 10 Chicago
on an. Emigrant Train. j,
ehe Partakes of the Eano Food and 1t.
tention During tho Voyage.
Result Of Her Personal 0bscryations.-'
NAat She 1filt Recommend 10
.-' '@ :, Congress. !


ton, in Juno LAST, with Wow Of. looking into,
anl obtaining information upon, emigration
mattcrs, moro especially with tho question Of
transportation, aud tho general treatment Of
enigrauts III transit. Mrs. Barnard, as
can be cleaned from tho nannor In Which ao
treats the subject Of emigration, has goodty
alare OF common aense aud 8trongsh Of charnc-
ter, and combines with theao qualities attrac-
tions of person and manner far above the COM
mon, ahd possesses conversational powers that
made tho short half-lour spont In hor society by
The Tribune reporter at once very pleasant and
instructive. She is ."
a REPRESENTATIVE AMERICAN LADY,
full Of that purely American kind of dignity
which docs not require to a7sort itself by means
OF chronic ftigidty; Of mnnnor,--has a kindly,
hanosonle faco that Arnitago would have found
much botter model for ha Columbia, In tho
momorial picture, than tho harah-oyed woman Of,
hts imagination. Her reception Of TuE TRIBUNE
reporter Was frank and cordial, and, ,vllou Ills
mission was announced aho ut onoo onterol with
aprit into description OF tho work she lad nc
compiishoa and tho opinions she Ind formed. !.
Tie following is, aH nearly MS possible,
REPRODUCTION OF TIE INTERVIEW:
Reporter-You arc, believe, Madam, duly
appointed Commissioner Of Emigration2
Mrs Barnard--I I'M, air. I WAS appointed In
June last. At. frat I was not on tho
Commission, which waa appointed, under
q resolution OF tho Senate, by the Secretary
Of the Treasury, for tho collection Of infor-
nation with regard to the treatment Of pas
songors on board Of tho diroront steamships,
thought at tie tl1ne and represented to tho
Secretary Of the Treasury, that, tnasmuoh as u
large proportion Of the emigrants ure women
and children, thoir peculiar lardships would be
best understood by d woman. The Secretary
eaw tho sense Of my proposition to act as lady
Commissioner, md appointed inc accordingly.
Reportor-Anl you began your duties i'm
modiaioly
---'' At CASTLE GARDEN.
Mrs. Barnard-I did, sir. First Of all, went
to Caat(a Garden, mud examined thoroughly itB
working, and the roault waa firm conviction
that 1t is d truly boneacent institution. Ont Of
the emigrants arriving at Castle Garden, not
more than IL per cont remain in tho East !;
tho balance movo West as soon as possible
the bulk Of them west Of Chicago. At
Castle Garden tho ouligrants arc we'll
cared for. First and most Important Of ali they
are guarded agninst tho intrusive interference
OF the sharks who prey upon now arrivals their
baggage ia checked for them and stored without
charge, thofr money is changed without charge,
and, during the interim botweon landing and
moving West, their natural wauta arc provided
xor At reasopnh1o ratos. Fronda WIN ,y;ab ~
~ ta,, .ra ,,ns,,;,.os =. H. "a.14 ~
~ 49, ~ a, ~ ~ ~ u"o9e 'Ao supo4-
''6ioh y tne proper oHcefa, VINO also eoe them
any lottors or kilograms which may await tl.om
on arrival Tha rreataat ao1icitn,lc n, t},o mn.
oora Ia - ham ~ ,.o,,, H.,
..ta;aa ~ Hsep Wv .tom te aua.as
o"ts'ao "no nro 9n1se tully awe 70 tue TACT that
almost all Of them havo little money.
Ranorter-son,o of tbo o,r;or.rta avn r or,-
,,oeo ,a,,-,u. -, on,;,,;.,.,
poeu' .%'. p4ut'o.s ' oA a.il'1'k.
Mrs Barnard-Some of tEon are, and Of these
Castle Garden takes charge for five years. under
taking to provide them with work AZ soon AZ
noaa;b,e ro'm m,,rd 90 rouch a. ,,,s.;,1o
e eoa;ns. I'm .rr;,,e, -, o,sar ana,,n!a p'ee.u
a6a1he1 tne nrl4fnl VI PauPer e1nlgIants, pay
ment Is exactod from the transporting steamship
oompanios Of Sl.50 for eyery passenger thav
land. or iii lieu theroof a boni, NJ a5of, NAV he
anbat;tutod thot ti,o o,n;rro,t ,s;, .,ot hoaa.: ~
nannnr Ta atoanoss n WI nos neeuo n!,
u ~ rI;n aIs auttngr
ianJ;n ~ ~, ,'n IN maen inoir
inma 6 cr;prloH l., anu W .sn asua ,S,,sr ~ ~
I'm bnnd n eeci' ac, onsa "A5' e"'e uuo'i a" "a
"@A WIN 49, e"o'. s,.e.a susn onet. .,,..,a
Renorter-ara iha,a snn Mnogns a1sso. nx,,t,n,, ~
tbia a;de wbich onrl't = as s tna aolGs e1s'ns on
Mrs. BnrnardWVoa sr.,aro ~ n,'o n,,,sa x,,,,o,,
though begun in Europe. is feIt T by the % omersnt ]
nnon Tia .T,;vci h.ra thnt ;a az oavnis; a.s
s}jowei l,v railrosd comnnnica tn !" iEair n@onts
nhrond Theae are,ts oftan ~ t',a an;
rrants SALINE liam tiai:ata Nv n;rcm;tons rS,,t.a
md rivinr them advtcs which miacaSs tbor" ~.
Ehe bouett Of The oompany ho Representa-. i Tba 1b
railroaa-ticket so,;nr nnrbt to hn donn at roatio
aardon. Tho evils caused by tbpse ticket- -a@onts
shroad have ,nat viii aanaroi 1 5,s"nnrov5i is
Emrone md ssw It stated tie otIer Gay tfnt IN IN
nel''HnS 'ne 1@11o"o a6enl6 aASo poon no'n4eu
Ao"''' ,,z,
Ranorter-Do +hcso aminronta ANN fail into
tbe m"nnnr. and r,sforna - thn;r ,,o,. hnma
1oe na1nels ai'o GnsloIns ot tnolr No" uolaos
ts IT,. ~ nns.,a dooi', a. ~, ua neHn u,
s0 h ;nI uai "
cooe,ao ara a1co,na1 wy SSoads ~ .A1.e ~ u.
oarana rins a.o s;y w. iuu h,,t ~ ~
years P.gs'oas' we're 3Iss u stInn,!ooki.ns i.s
new AarHais o. tnose .ney ale 1nl'la'lns I'LL
me mystoslsS S't.;d u A1netstnn r t,' tIavo @
M rsat1 of nnG guy M ag a SarG