The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-06
FROM ANTWERP TO VENEZUELA.

EXPOSURE OF ANOTHER coLoSlzATIoS FRAUD
THE rIrIADLE STORY OF SOME ILL TREATED
GERMAN EMioRANTs.
Groups OF men, women and children were huddled
together IN tns great circular building OF Castle Car
den yesterday, thinly clad, hungry and bcwailing
their misioriuncs each other IN q strange tongue.
These people wcio not ordinary emigrants who had
10 new country ana suddenly found them.
selves without money, only awaiting chance 10 earn
some BY honest labor. They were victims. who had
been hero by tho cruel deception OF some oi their
countrvmcn The pltaoie story runs as follows:-
Said one OF thcm:-"we were a happy community
living in the ncigbborhood OF Dlntzc, IN Germany,
hard working ana poor. Tho younger people used 10
read glowing accounts IN the newspapers about for
tunes 10 be realized in South America. Advertise
Incnts appear d in tho journals signed by a man
named strauss OF Antwerp, offering passage 10 Ven
czuea for merely nominal sum. strip OF land was
DO donated and all advantages OF tho climate and
:hc productions OF tho country wcrc set FORTH II was
long before our people were Wild on The subject.
Colonization parties werc formed, ami at length $50
pcrsons all started Tor Antwerp, and entered into
the scheme Of tho agent Strauss for thcir Trans
portution 10 Venezuela This large number however,
we're NOT induced make such lon. and periious
journey with all they he'd dear in the world, without
snip agent il Vas mainly owing 10 tho Rev Father
Garowsky, OF Antwerp, who seconded NIL SiaurIce
strauss ians, that th. Journey was agreed TO- NY
sell and VITO iet our native pace on the 18TH Of No
vvmber. 1876 We paid our own passage money 10
Antwerp,to which iont we Journeycd, ~ company win
the main vody o enigrants. On The l7tn oil November
arrived IN Holland, aud, alter having made our
arrangements with tue agent struss 70 can Tor Nen'zr-
ella Immediately, We were detained until November
70 paying the cost Of our own living meanw hiiebc
tore we were placed on shipboard
MODEL AGENT.
Now, tho expense as advertised OF sending MS 10
Venezuela was SS Ecad, but good many Tell lttc
SNORT Of that amount when tho costs OF tho varions
a. tPonS Nxns ha
celver OF The iuIl amount. But lie was sharp man
not lot his opportunities escape; alter each
person hat paid all he mad ana declared upon his
nvnor IA. had no more strauss would thrust hands
the rants pockets anu through the Innings of
honest Prussan, and that there was nothing lett OF
tangible property Tor INN TO carry out OF the country
10 Venezuela. K.v. Father Garowsky, Of Antwerp,
adylsed the sest terms the msranis 10 60 10
South America, and collected 10 many instances tho
passage money, which was presumably paid over 10
STRAUSS Finally, Tie crowd oi dupes AS ~ aftcrward
appeared were, were shipped on tue steamship
Carba, and, alter beng eleven days on board, the
vessel put into ST. Nazsirr, IN France, and the emf.
grants nsfcrrcd 10 tho steamer Washington,
did not sail from the latter port uat January
1871 and did arrive al L,guayra until January "a
IiPE IN THE NEW COUNTRY.
1.-THE Mayor VI Laguuyra met the emgrants when
they landed gave Them provisions ana sent them W
wagons TO Caracas. wncre they remained five weeks
u the expense OF the government They finally. hos.
ever removed ~ tho scene Of their nov ators. some
land, was true, was allotted 10 inc men, but what
lanai barron, MOUNTAINOUS ana sterile Coffee and
rico were grown ia places, but tho mon did not know
lie
oi the little colony OF $40 LIS died during the time
they wcrc liv,ng III that country. Tho men were
overtaxcd and despar'ne 'ncy lacked LOT me ncces
land owners adjoining tho cmigrants were Obliged Z"
subscribe to bond which imposed certain condtion
II they were not complied with the workingmcn were
punished the spot. they had no redress. they
wore about seven days. journey IRON Caracas, Or
about 100 miles. A. Iongth after infinite trouble,
number managed TO reach Caracas, anu lad their
case pciore the German Consul linen they went 10
tho American Consul VINO did all IN his power to AID
thcm.n
Those OF tho cn,,grants who werc gathered IN Cas-
tie Garden yesterday arrived 10 the steamer hadJi
tconsxnsd " Mcssra Ouicrbrdgc x Co y from Puerto
Cabeiio Il appears exiles from Laguayra got 10
ST. Thomas ana thence 70 Puerto Labclio. The
amount paid for the passage Of twentyto persons
from the latter port 10 New York ABOUT S522.
The informant Of the writer dcporcd In the strongest
manner the iato Of those VINO had been oosea to re-
NAN behind.
jacob Gursky, Franz Mctze!, Michael Gottlewsky,
Franz Banta Jacob scnamlakow-ky, johann Machn-
sky, johann Schmuga, Martin Lzewsky, Iscob Biam-
eek and Thomas Oichcwsky have made deposition ~
tho iacls above rented.
COMMISSIONERS EMIGRATION.
Superintendent Jackson yesterday stated 10 n
HERALD representative al Castle Garden that the con-
vi these people was iaincntsue III the extreme.
there are only que bags oil clothing among tho
whole NUMBER oil cmgrants rney are wearing tho
cotton siufrs 10 which they mad been accustomed IN
IN the weather. NJ jackson was especially indig-
pant against tho steamship COMPANY wnicn nad
brought the cmgrants 10 this port ana served them
with the following notice.
Pursuant OF the state Of New York hereby
with sunient surees to execute joint and
the people oil said state IN penalty of 500
evsry the steamship Han mentioned In
the within indemnity
less the alton. each
city town county within said state any furth
st or charge which any
county shall incnr thu maintenance and
port persons named ia such bond. thea,
within hve years from date o bond. And tho
surstcs ooud required justify before me-
within aud IN tue manner prescribed by law.
Mr. Gutierrez Coll tho Consul General OF the ycnc-
zuclan government whose Office Is at No 80 Broadway
stated that he had received no Official Information
ABOUT tho eInigrAnts aud could take no action.
IL Is stated Dy The emigration authorities OF this
Guy that this man strauss OF Antwerp, IL notorious
as being eng sged In all SORTS OF wildcat colonization
schcnies, that hrs name appears on their books
In many unenvia0lc lights.