The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-14
A LONG TRAMP.

AN OLD MAN, sIxTY-sIx YEARS OF AGE, WALKS
FROM OMAHA TO NEW YoRK-HE WANTS 10
RETURN TO HUNGARY.
An old man, named Paul Ostrich, sixty six years of
age. very intelligent. with snow white hair and
whiskers, called Superintendent Jackson at Castle
Garden, yesterday and begged of that official to send
him back to TeInesvar. Hungary. his native land.
He told the following story under oath:-He arrived
in this country on the steamship State Of Pcnnsyl-
yania. on March Ii, 1877, having in his possess ion
$500. He was farmer in hisl native land, and
induced To sell out his little place by the representa-
tions OF agents Of steamship lines. who informed
him and Others that money very plentiful in
obtain it by simply paying visit to the
place. Ostrich found to his that these repro
sentcns were false and he had to travel all the
states before he procured employment. At last he
hired piece of ground in Washington Territory. but
account of the scarcity of rain last his crop
was destroyed and all his money lost. On September
10 he returned to San Francisco and tho German
Society at that place obtained from the railroad
officials u passage for him on the cars to Omaha.
They also gave Ostrich letter the railroad officials
at the last mentioned city asking them to forward
him to New York but no attention was paid to it.
Ostrich was in sad plight. having no shoes
and very little money, but he determined TO tramp
II all the way from Onisha to New York. distance of
ll3l miles, On September IL he started on his long
walk and arrived in thus city Christmas Eve, TAX
ing just sixty mine days to complete the journey He
commenced his daily march each morning at sunrise
and walked until after sunset. His bed, general
thing, was the open fields, and on two nights only
was he entertained by Germans, who gave him bed
and substantial supper and breakfast. Eight dollars
had been given to HIM by the German Society at San
Francisco. and with this he purchased some pork and
bread. which, in addition to apples picked up ON
the way. comprised his daily food IL lasted him
until he within three days journey of this city,
Nothing worthy of mention occurred during his long
walk. and Ostrich says that he was only nterfcred
with once, and this by two men who thought that
the bag OF apples which he carried on his back
tanned something more valuable. They knocked him
down and took the bag from him, but when they dis
covered its contents revcnsod themselves ON the old
man by peltng him with the fruit. On has
rival IN this city Ostrich told his story TO Dr.
Il. j. Nanyi, of No. 22g West Thirty second street.
and that physician took interest in the old man.
and invited MIN to his house, where he dressed his
blistcrcd feet and made him comfortable. The old
seemed anxious to return TO his native land, aud
Dr. vllanyis wife called on the German consul and
explained the To that ofcia who referred her
Castle Garden. superintendent Jackson said that he
would force the steamship company which brought
Ostrich to this country to take him back. the law
states IL any company should bring an emgrant
sixty years of age to the United States. and IL he
should and IL impossible to procure employ ment,
then that company has TO return him whence he