The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-06
EORTY-FOUR IAfMIGRdNTs.
Destitute In New York after UnsuccessruiIy
Seeding Homes In Venezuela.

Forty-four Prussians (men, women, and
children arrived in New York on Thursday in
the British steamship IIadii. from Laguayrn.
They are n part of $40 Prussian peasants who
cmigratod from the ncighhorhood Of Dantzc
in the winter Of 1876 for the purpose Of form
ing colony in South America. They paid their
passage to Antwerp and there encountered
Mnuricc Strauss. who. they saw. is an cmigrant
agent. or runner. and ono Lohctanty. his rival
in the business. Johann Gottlcwsky. one Of tho
fOrty-four who have como to New York. says
that while they were debating among them
selves whether TO trust Strauss or Lobctanty. n
priest. Father Garrowsky advised them to 70
with Strauss. Strauss promised that II they
would 10 to Venezuela they should be given
land from which they might raise the crops thnt
they had been accustomed To cultivate. lie do
mand"d from them IS apiece. and IL was finally
agreed that they should hand over tn Father
GarrOwsky all the money they Ind. This did
not amount To IS apiece. and GOttlewsky saws
that Strauss had their pockets searched for
mora. They took passage In the steamship
Curalhn from Antwerp Oh the 11th Of Soptcm-
Der 1876. and inter heing delayed four weeks mt
u port on the French coast were transferred to
The steamship Washington The Government
" Venezuela paid their passage across the
ocean, and on their arrival in Ingunyra tho
Mayor of the town gave them provisions and
money to 10 into tho interior. The Govern
mont allotted them land leo miles from Caracas.
This land was mountainous and covered with
the crops thew had been accustomed 70 rnisc In
Prussia; nor would II have grown either .oflrc.
rice. or other natural products Of N"HpIurln,
had the cOlOnists known how To- cultivate them.
lirncc they refused To- accept II. Whom they
complained 10 the agent Of the Government
they were told that II was good land ana that
rs to the promises mndr by Strauss II was mona
Of the Governments business what he had
promised. The Government kept its faith
when it observed its published laws.
The cOonists were unused To the long rainy
season. and when the Hadji sailed ilj Of the
a Lot. ~ J. It,
Most of them had returned from the interior TO
Caracns. and there tried to support themselves
and their suffering families 10y day labor Mt
seventy cents "A duv. ThOs" that cnmo 10 Vow
York in the HadIi had saved some money from
thoir earnings. They went to laguayra and
applied ;o the German Consul for ass istancc,
aud aitcrward To the German Minister. hut re-
ceived from them no aid. Then they applied to
the AmcricansConsul and hciohtained passag"
for thirty-tour of them to New York In the
HHlji mt areduccd rnte. These thirty-four paid
ilr their passage SOP. all the money they hud.
They would have returned to Germany II they
had had money enough to- pay their passage
thi'hcr. Ten others arrived IN Laguayra later.
and were Obliged to pay full passage in the
uaWi.
After tho immigrants arrival in New York n
statement emhodying tho principal points OF the
! story. M given above. was signed by oil the
| he1d. Of families namely. Jncob GurSky. Franz
| WeNcl. j nhann Gotilcwsky Fraa2 BWutn Jacob
| 'haulakowsky. Johann Schmugu. Johann
| MarhIusky. Martin Li2ewsky. Jn"uh Blumeck
and Thomas Olcnewsky. About 500 Of the colo
! nisis still live in ana near Cnrncas. by order
! Of th" Commissioner Of Emigration. u notice
! has been served upon the consigncns II the
! lIodIi. that under tho laws ~ New York they
! must execute "A bond To- the State 90 indemnify
I III" Commissioners for the support OF the dcsti-