The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-10
IHE DAsTITUrE IMMIGRAN1S.
In n strange Land without Food or Money!
Maintained by Charity.

Wnmtntncd Nv thnrtty.
The thirtveight Polish men women, and
children who were induced 10 ave their ma
tive country, are still In Castle Harden awaiting
charitable disposition, and at present are main.
taiued at the expense OF the Emivr tion Com.
mission. They were utterly destitute when
they were set tshore in Castle Garden. They
had paid no communication money, and so had nc
claim upon the treasury Of the Emigration Com
mission. They neve thcleas were provided for
temporarily until they could he turned over TO
the Department of Charities end Correction,
which was advised OF their arrival in the hope
Of their suordN relief
n.tead Of relief the Department Of Charitiet
ana correction fortified hy nn opinton Of Cor
poratiOD Counsel Whitney. declined to have any
Jung 10 90 WIN the INN grants. The opinion
OF the law expounder concludes as follows;
In he mean time there clearly Is no du'y onea.
W. soi ~ Rc sa ~ @ IVES nd i o .
POI, sgeh mlnisrani NY oplnion Is first that i.e
relieve tue class OF persons who have applied ana
appnt.nIr ~ snn ,r1 AMI Sno a I,st my
the mower OF vour den,riment 9,6eres and Correr
ugnl TO supply the same, because the claimants Tor
rcnei belong 20 class long since exclusively ana
pal departmcnt and equally Without the purvlcw Of
Your puwor- and the benedict eclD. Of the appropri
tiyh when you arc auth rlzcd 10 have made " you
only 10 carry them into effect.
The Emigration Commissioners contcm plated
az nIst OF turning such pauDers into I'll.
streets TO he arrested hy the police as va
grants, and go brought within the purview OF
the Charity Commissioners. Tie latter, how.
ever. assured them th1t the vagrants would bs
sent down rom the almshOu-c Just ~ soon as
they were lived. aud so tho e., remony of Az.
rect aud di.charge would result only I'm the more
intense snhernss OF the pauuers, aud Tor this
reason other methods were tried.
communication addressed 10 MIR. ITurs',
ngeni OF the National Line. reminded him Of
the nnhu entered INTO ~ steamship coupanit!
for the maintenance II paulcr nnmtl rnut4. and
requested lin TO provide present maintenance
ana return %. .aGc for the thirty eight per~ln4
If4HlN HNt4n Fl.HNp a
any ming IN the premises. IL would require 50
much time to sue upon the bonds. that thu Etui-
rr ton Commissioners decided upon mn uupeNf
to the Board Of state Charities, asking that tHey
take charge of the paupers.
The following Is the letter:
NEW York. Dec &. 1874
O",Gc $. ~, secr'a'y Road u sia', o'a'.'e', AZ
SIN By direction of the Comms.l ners OF Emigrr
tiol transmit - You herewith statement 100 refcrcnra
SS sHdG S"S o a he s' on H. rSm p' o
sup ne Queen from liverpool These persons became
he poyicd MIN ood and shelter me cS"sirncc q
any way and as YOU are doubt aware tnor {. no
probability tnst employment can Ice procured Tor these
ing furni,ure& he adults should 90 employment
laborori they would be unable provide Tor th
tehahe1 OF me minors among them Int SOmiulssiOn
are chargeabie 70 your board. ana therefore respect
since the commustion fee ccasei to be PAID PROVIDED
y i be sh6 1SI Sn e1Ss Se 'T9 T "a.
pr9ent instance f. ~ iarse. their pDvity 50 great
them, cause the Commissioners 10 refer te
you. The Counsel 10 tie Corporation Of TN. city
IN ls opinion. q which enclose COPY that the poOl
auhouies Of this county ale not required 60 mainau
paupcr immigrants. WIN you please let me hear from
you q your earnest convenience, anu inform What
stem. necessary he taken TO enable these drstt
tutc per.ons to obtain admission to the state aims
house. am, your respectfully,
II. ). JACKSON. Secretary.
No reply has vet been received. but a favor
able one Is not anticipated, ina-much as the ap-
Irnpriation for the State charities T. very small
ana H. probably now about exhausted. The
mmigrants meanwhile, are cNpefeucing the
scautv accommodation of HIGHT diet aud board
COuChes on the floor OF Castle GARDEN