The New York herald., 1876-12-14
THE POLISH EMIGRANTS.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR cARE?-THEIR
PRESENT QUARTERS AT THE GARDEN.

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CARE?-THEIR
PRESENT QUARTERS AT THE GARDEN
Tho case Of the Polish emigrnnts who arrived here
in The Queen the 9th inst has been the
cause OF comment uniavorabe 10 the Commissioners
OF Emigration u is alleged that the Commissioners
refused to take any further Of these poor aliens
on the ground OF having money for that purpose,
while they were using the $1,000 appropriated by
the Legislature toward supporting INDECENT foreigners
for rebuilding the premises destroyed by the hrc. In
order nnd what truth there in these charges
HERALD reporter yesterday morning visited Castle
Garden. In corner OF the large apartment kept for
the emgrants sat the Polish arrivals, smoking and
chatting Tho men were mostly muscular fol-
lows. drcsscd. IN dirty white smock frocks
The women and children, however, looked
tho very OF misery and poverty. The
Commissioners have succeeded in getting work
four Of the None OF the cn.igrants know any
trudc, and consequence unable to do anything
but aborers work. They had no intention Of coming
to this country when they left their homes but In
Liverpool who professed 10 bc friend to
them advised them to 60 to New York. and thus they
arrived here without any means, without friends and
wilh no idea OF what to do.
'wc give them their three meals day" said
Colonel Coonan, brcad and coffee in the morning and
evening, and meat, coffee and bread at dinner. Each
meal ten We ask any of the
do work around the mouse; tncro are
plenty OF servants employed for this purpose and there
is no need Of their helping. The men SIT on those
benches smoking all day long as you see them now,
and the women see TO their children"
REPAIRS PAID FOR
"Is Il true" inquired the reporter, ''that the money
appropriated by tho LEGISLATURE tor the purpose Of
supporting sick and ingent cmgrans Is used Tor re-
pairing the buildings aud other foreign purposes r.
mo, SIR" emphatically replied Colonel Coonan,
'sthe necessary repairs betrayed from the money
Obtained from the tire insurance companies We re-
ceiveL from them, In all, SIS O00 and the buildings
q q O II a
who received close SIS 900 Tor his work VI course
we have been greatly inconveniencod by the abolition
of the head tax, and do not think that
are treated fairly In this matter, as the
steamship companies havc not reduced their rates
in consequence; nevertheless we do not let any OF
those intrusted TO suffer want All OF them
liberally supplied with food, and even outsiders
allowed to go away hungry As regards these Poles,
We shall keep them here until we have provided Tor
succeed they will no doubt be Wards Island
after somc time, not to the charge OF the Commission
OF Charities and Correction, but to our own build
ings, at the lower end OF the island"
WHAT SHALL DONE WITH THEN?
The Commissioners OF Emigration are short OF funds,
and SO they nave reluctantly had TO call to their ad
the Mayor OF New York, who is empowered 10 act In
the matter by OF the old laws relating to tho Com
mssioners OF Emigration.
The following letter was sent to the Mayor
orr,cx or TaE ConsIssIosxRs OF EsIcs,.s1loy.s
70 yon oas1ls a Is 1y New AsW ork Ds Is 1873
sia-Pnrsuant the laws Of the State oi New York
aio
the the 9th of December,
1876 the The Queen of the National lin tho
following among the passengers found likely
to become cargenble upon the public follows
viz, Joseph Gebarorrsky and thirtysix others.
GEORGE j. FORREST.
President of the Board OF Emi ration
WHERE rnE RESPONSIBILITY RESTS.
This notice received by the Mayor on Monday,
and copy OF It, with the following Endorsement, served
upon 4. W. j. Hurst, manager OF the National line,
from the Mayors oaice:-
Pursuant 70 the laws Of the State Of New York you are
joint and several bond to the people Of the said State in
penalty OF $500 for passenger by the above named
indemnity and harmless the Commissioners
OF Emigration each and every city, county
within further damage which said
Commissioners shall incur the and support
the named In such bond o thcm, within
five years from the date of such bond.