The daily gazette., 1880-12-10
UNFORTUNATE EMIGRANTS.
A PARTY OF HOMELESS POLISH GER
MANS CHARTERED AT THE POLICE
STATION.

MANS QUARTERED AT THE POLICE
STATION.
Yestel day morning there arrived in
New Castle party Of Polish Germans
comprising eight men, four women
and live children-ln search OF work,
which the men understood could be OBJ
tained at the Tasker Works. They
arrived in New York several days ago,
and were sen, to Philadelphia by the
New York Colonization Society. From
Philadelphia tho Colonization Society
of that city sent them directly to New
Castle, as the Tasker Company had ad-
vertised for fifty men several weeks
ago, and it was supposed help was still
needed.
Yesterday morning the party ar
rived in New Castle, the women carry
ing the children, and the men carrying
the luggage of he party in huge bags,
upon their backs. They soon learned
that there was no work to be obtained
and being utterly destitute, remained
at the depot, entirely at loss what to
do.
Mr.. John p. Sneidt, undertaken and
cabinet maker, of New Castle, soon
came to their assistance, and brought
them over to Wilmington, quartering
them for awhile at Fischer's saloon, on
Shipley street, between Front and Sec
ond. He then saw the Trustees of the
| Poor, and made arrangements for the
admission of the women and children
| into the AlmshoUse, until the men
could obtain employment. The men
all ssseuted to this plan excepting one,
| who did not want to be separated from
his wife, and decided to return to
Philadelphia. The rest of the party
were then taken to the police station,
and spent the night in one OF the lodg-
eIs' rooms.
The men of tho party are stout and
ablerbodIed, but with stolid, indiffer~
ent and unintelligent faces. They are
| all laborers and in their native coun-
try were principally occupied in farm
la Dor, for which they were poorly paid.
The women were also stout and hearty
looking, and they told Mr.. Sneidt that
in the sold country" they worked
from four o'clock in the morning unti
five the evening, for twenty cents
day. They used to hear that wages
were SO much better in America thai
they became filed with the desire tC
come over, and did 80 as soon as they
could raise the required means. U
the children three are bright facet
girls, OF four or five years, and th'
other IS a babe of not more than three
months. The women will not have t.
remain here long before at least tw'
more human beings will be added Il
the population of Wilmington.
A PUzzLIN9 QUESTION.
What to do with this load of suffer
ing humanity is the question that i
now agitating the mind of the Chic
of Police. Strangers in strange lane
he has not the heart to separate tn
women and children from the has
bands ami fathers, and did not sen
them out to the Almshouse, this morn
ing as had been arranged for. IL
desires to send out the entire party, S
that they can be comfortably enter
tanned until the men can obtain EN-
plovment, or all hands can be return
ed to the Philadelphia Society tina
sent them to New Castle. MIR. Sneid
of New Castle, who brought them t
this city, is member OF this Society
ont he did not put in appearance
J look after his prOteges this morning.
J Mr.. Edward Bringhurst took loo
, | at the unfortunates, this morning, an
seconded the suggestion of the Chi'
of Police that they be returned to I'll
\ care of the Philadelphia Society,"
! | While Mr.. Bringhurst was present tt
cook at the Clayton House was brougl
} up and conversed for awhile with n
) countrymen. There names are as 10
D lows:
D Antoine Cherogoskri, Annie h
l wife, and Francis and George, CHI
D dren.
q Jos. Ochlach, Mary Ann, his wifi
D and Annie, his child.
4 Paul Wachovoku, Mary Ann, b
D wife, and Mary, his child. >,
5 John Vankoiskein.
7 Francis Chihozki.
A Peter Sihorski.
3 Martin Schunetskie.
3 The last four are married, but th'
q left their families in their old home
0 Cherogoskri, Ghihoski and Slhors
3 we're in the Prussian Army during t
\ Franco Prussian war of 1901, al
the latter proudly exhibited bra
medal, decorated with a bow OF t
| colored ribbon, which, he naiyely to
the interpreter, was about all he g
!. for his services during that memorial
If conflict.
IN. men said they came over in
Of tho Hamburg Packet steamships, a
4, naid their own fare across, and also tr'
It New York to Philadelphia. They W.
s. cent from the latter city to New Gas
II oy The Colonization Society, the on
1t Of which they said was located at ~
% nnd schwauzy" (24) North Seven:h sur
N Philadelphia. They said they W.
~ farmers at home, but were Wiling q
,nxious to go to work at anythlng'
Ii tor any kind of wages.
VS. Chief Maxwell! finally decided 10
a. tify the Philadelphia Colonization &c
sty of the presence of his numer'
Iuasrs, aud mean willie will enueavot
6aye the entire party accommodated
The almshouse for few days. lie
also endeavor to secure employment
II The men, failing in which, he Will In
Id on turning the party over to the IN
:. ,i',hia Sociatv whOse duty il is to IL