Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-16
LOCAL NEWS
DELAWARE'S HOLLAND
And the People Who Are to
lnhabit II.
T0MBST0NES AND EPITAPHS
The Delaware State Fire and Marine
Insurance Company Prohib'
tied from Doing Busi-
ness ia This
State.
T0MBSTONES AND EPlTAPHS
NOTES OF THE COLD WAVE
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Home.
The cars brought to New Oastis yeslet-
day week party of immigrants, direct irom
Germany, who had been sent there by the
German Colonization Society, Cn he
chance of their obtaining employment in
the Tasker Iron Works The party con.
sisted of eight men, four women and i've
little children the grown members carry
ing their luggage, packed in bags, upon
their shoulders. Arrived in New Castle
they found that no work WAS to be had,
aud they were homeless and almost penni-
less in a strange land. a kind-hearied
German secured lodgings for the party
over night, and brought them over TO
Wilmington Thursday. Here he tried
TO make arrangements fIr sending them
back to Philadelphia but they could not
raise the fare required, S6 and, after some
consultation, he piloted them to 4 German
saloon. where they were to remain uutil
something can be done ior then, either iu
the way Of finding employ melt for them
here, or raising funds to send them back
to the Philadelphia Colonization Rlard.
The German immigrants failing 20
raise funds TO lake them back 10 Philadel.
phia, we're dependent for supper and
lodging upon the kindness of the Mayo
and Chief of Police, who gave them
quarters for the night in the lodgers' room
az the City Hsl Here J.URNAL
reporter found most of the party Thurs
day evening. There are in all seventeen
of them, fourteen of whom were present
OF these, seven were men, three women
aud four little children. The men, having
removed their coats aud shoes were mostly
standing in group near the door, taking
but little and that in n listless and del j-cted
manner. The women wers seated upon
the II ,or, aad one of them had nursing
babe In her arms. Three li.Lle girls,
whose ages ranged from five 10 eight
years, lay upon some quilts spread upor
the floor, and chatted with the happy u: :
concern of childhood
The repor er entered iuto conversation
with fresh faced. ruddy checked young
fellow, who gave the name Of Auton
Choroschowski, who seemed to be by
general consent, the spokesman OF the
party. One OF the women was bis wife,
Aaan Choroscho whki, and two of the little
girls he pointed out as bis children
10 very fair high GeTmar, without
much disleotic taint, he said that he aud
his companions came from the Valley Of
the o Ter, in P0meranian Prussia, about
$50 miles east of Hamburg. from which
port they sailed on the 17,h Gay of
Move mber. They had cold and stormy
passage over, and disembarked at Ca tie
Garden. New York, Monday morning week .
Ueming on to Phiiadelphia, the! reported
TO the Colonization Society, iu that city,
and we're sent on to New Castle, rs before
reported
II appeared that they had come over
under the auspices of the society ahd that
Morris, Ta=ker a. Go. had kept an advel-
tisement for 30 workman standing for
snme time, which accounted for til 81 new
c0mers being sent to Nv G isile 3 ing
asked II be was Hn iron worker, AutGp
replied that he was not that be aid bis
companions were simple lahorerS who
were @iilirg to turn thslr hands 10 any-
thing in tine way of unsSiied labor.
He gave the names of the difeEept
members a. the party, b.t .ue LogIdm4n
were so Polish in their nature that the
reporter, after hopeessly bawildered
t fort TO commit them to paper, gave up
the Job and handed his book and pencil 10
Anton, who wrote them down IN fur
German script as follows; Anton Choros-
chowski and his wife Ansp, Josef OchAk
and his wife Mari, P.ul WacLnwski asi
his wife Mari, Franz IIcht2ki, Martin
skomst2ki, Petern Schihorscki and Juh9n
WnesRGowisEi.
why did you emigratet = asked ihe
reporter.
"Beeause," said An,on, "the times were
80 hard at home We bad long drouth,
and the corn crop filled, aud then came
such floods that some of tie fields wsIe
covered waist deep with water. Wa could
not get anything 10 do, and hardly any
thing to eat.
"Don't you find it very cold bera 2
at is much colder where we came from.
We were near the Rdssiau border, cod II
wGH colder there before we left than it II
here nov
lie and the Others inquired III Liously
about for employ meit bLd wtre much dis
appointed when il was explained that
there ars already 30 many people hero
that there does bot appear TO be more than
about sufficient work TO 70 around. iht
Grrinan who piioled them back trou New
Castle, aud hn asid h. vas member ol
the CUioLz ,tlon Snoiafy. "h. il ts tooR
theui to the Hail, gave III tn tn uudm.
stand that they waud ne sent to tue Aim,
hnuse Friday. ii seeus very NJ TO-.
on tine part Of this society to induce theEi
people 10 come over here at this season G.
the year, so utterly unsupptiod, and the,
abandon them 10 the care of the peop''
with whom they must come into compeu
iiJn rs lablre
j II ii tS,g
the women aud childr, temporarily Il
the alnshouse and turn the men over Il
the care of the Philadelphia society which
sent them hers.
! ESFtdey afternoon the Trustees of tn,
Poor held consultation i'll ref renee Il
Them. ard Chief of Police Maxwell wht
has done al iu his power to eid these nv
fortunate people, made statement of ;ht
circumstances. The trustees CWUe TO th'
conclusion that they had no pnwef, unde
the law, to provide the ti"rmans VIII
accommodations ut tho Almsuouse, Rul
they finsily decided to hep them on thti
way to Philadelphia, where ihry can h,
assisted by the German Society.
They consequently gave tie Chief
checl, for SO, 10 be used fof tntir benefit
lie succeeded in obtaining transportation
"a fhiiadelphin, Tor lhe Whole parry, 10
SO and disiribu' d the remainder of ID
money evenly among the mcmbers ii,
also sent O;ic-r Bos'or along 2i.h Ii IA t.
show them where TO so. as they cauno
speak word Of Eugli.h Besides goin
to the German society, some uf them wi
visit the Il rmGn Consul. Two Of Tia
members of the party. before leaving. oil
tanned empioymen with farmer, Twin
near this city.