The New York herald., 1876-03-25
THE IMMIGRANTS.

THE cUNAND STEAMER JAvAs sTEERAGE PAS
sENGERs LANDED IN JERSEY cIrY-cAsT1E
GARDEN IGNoEED--A TALE OF HARPIEs.
Yesterday, at a quarter to nine O'Clock A. NJ the
Cunard steamship Java touched her wharf at Jersey
City and there landed hfy-two stecrage passengers.
There was no confusion nor excitement Employees OF
the Cunard line took charge OF the baggage, checked
and had it properly forwarded AS il the first
time within twenty-five years that immigrants had
been landed a steamship wharf at this port, the
arrival OF the steamer was somewhat unexpected by
tho boarding house and baggage smashers, so
the immigrants fortunately escaped tho clutches Of
those sharpers Railway agents admitted to the
wharf sell tickets Money changed by
officers appointed by the Cunard Company Mrs Sarah
Quinn and two daughters, recently from London, who
seerage passengers in the Java had left their
railway tickets In London, and, being without money
would have been in distress If tho Cunard agents had
not taken proper OF them A boarding house was
PROVIDED and tho family of beng promptly
forwarded to their proper destination.
During the day the steamship Anchoria arrived from
Glasgow with 81 stecrage the Cornwall from Bristol
with 27 slecragc and the wieand, from Hamburg
with 3O5 stccragc; total 4l9 stccrage passengers
all of whom were landed at Castle Garden. Some
OF the passengers by the Java wandered from Jersey
City and found and cared for by the Commits
sioners OF Emigration.
TnB STEAMSHIP corYEREScE.
At eleven A. M. meeting OF the North Atlantic
Steamship Traffic Conference held at No 20 Broad
way. consider the action to be taken by the steam
ship agents. Mr. Francklyn of the Cunard line was
present In to questions his reasons for
landing passengers at Jersey CITY instead Of Castle
Garden he said that present he did desire to
state them. 1t understood later in the day that
the Cunard limo had made arrangement with tho
vauia Rair dnO ste
age passengers directly from the Cunard wharf,
proposing thereby TO give that road the monop-
oily OF the Cunard stcerage traffic During tho
conference tho counsel for the associated lines
called upon for his opinion the question: far
the points OF the decision had become known
lie said that while the decision prevented The Com
missioners OF Emigration from collecting head money
1t did in any manner abbreviate their power under
the existing laws compelling vessels land emgrants
Castle Garden, and that any violation OF laws
insanccd In tho the Cunard steamship dur
Ing Friday morning, would subject the steamship a
fine OF $50 for each passenger so landed Alter
debate, the conference appointed committee,
slsting OF Mcssrs. r. j. Cortis white Star Line)
Gustave Schwab (Norh German Loy ds) and Mr. Covery
anchor Line), to wait upon the Commissioners of
Emigration. The committee was received Castle
Garden by Commissioner George Starr Tho COM
mittemen stated that the steamship companies would
cooperate with the Commissioners IN the maintenance
OF the Castle Garden emigrant landing depot and
ing the Immigrants Mr. Gustave Schwab said that no
believed 1t could best be done hy landing at Castle
Garden heretofore. Nevertheless, the steamship
companies of the opinion that the State should
appropriate sum OF money annually sufficient TO
| carry the Castle Garden depot.
Commissioner Starr said that while II the duty
OF the Board OF Commissioners TO Immigrants
he, a taxpayer of the city and county OF New York.
would object being taxed support of the TOO
! or 500 sick and destitute immigrants now on Wards
Island However he was glad to know that the steam
ship companies Interested IN the of the i'm
migrants aud that they recognized the benefits of the
| Castle Garden landing depot
A MEETrSG or THE COMMISSIONERS
lnf ErnfU ho hnlh tn -sluu fala
| hear the report of Mr. John f. Devcln,
counsel for tho Commissioners who returned from
| Albany Yesterday. Ii is reported that he stated
the situation Of affairs to Governor Tldcn and
| prominent members OF tho Legislature and returned
to New York withthe assurance that the state Legis-
lausc will take Immediate TO sustain tho Castle
| Garden Landing depot by appropriations, whether
head money is is not collected Tho following Is q
report of the number inmates in the State Emgrant
! Refuge ana Hospital, Wards Island