Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-19

One Hundred and Sixty German
Einigrants Arrive Here and Go 10
Edge Moor.


E,nigrants Arrive Here and Go 10
Edge Moor.
The steamer Hermann, which arrived at
Baltimore ON Friday evening, brought
,472 emigrants from Germany. They
left Bremen on April 9th. OF the above
number, ~ families, making total Of
1850 people, came on to this city, arriving
here at 100 o'clock Sunday morning.
They came ON here by arrangement with
the Edge Moor Iron Company, Tor whom
they are to work. 1t had been arranged
for them to stop at the Pennsylvania |
House, Front and King streets, but suili-
Client accommodations could not be pro-
viied for them there and 40 OF the party.
including men, women and children,
were accommodated at the police station.
The whole party left ON the s O'Clock
train Monday morning for Edge Moor. No
one of the enigrants could speak word
OF English, but those who stopped at the
police station Indicated Monday that they
would like beer. An interpreter was
obtained, who talked with them and said
that none of the men were tradesmen.
Three of the German immigrants who
went to Edge Moor, came tramping
back into town Tuesday night full OF
wrath at what they deemed a very
inhospitable reception. They reported at
the police station between and . O'Clock
and, after hearing their complaint,
Sergeant Whelan referred them to Austin
harrington, ESD, considering that their
complaint came properly, in one respect,
under his cuguizance as counsel of the 5.
Z. G. c.
STANDING on the payement in front of
Bates X uarrinpton's office A STATE
lounyAl commemorative found them shortly
afterwards Owing TO the lateness of the
hour. the office was closed and. after con
f.rrinr together. thew resolved to go back
Ia the civ Hall. mt nm there for the
night and postpone their quest of law and
iustice until TODAY.
One of the, marty. shrewd and evidently
NOR. Intelligent linn his comrades. rat
tied off in German with great volubility
his story of their treatment. He said
ther. we're u working men with their
families, number in ali, men, women and
children. 100 .heads.'' The Edge Moor
company brought them to this country,
paid their passage from Bremen and agreed
| to furnish them work and suitable
| accommodations. When they arrived at
the works, yesterday morning, the Whole
party We're crowded INTO el9ht small I'M
furnished houses ana lett 10 their own
resources FOR dinner they hau mourning
p"t Dread ana water ior supper ia"
potatoes' lhey iiau ho STOVES, ho lieahs
| nl c"okIhS any thihS, ho peuuihB, hoehi'S
put the empty houses Among theih are
| many young children Two OF whlon are
| Already so III that tlleir death Is almost
certain Ihey had no money anu were
informed that they would NOT receive any
| nltll the next payday, nearly three weeks
ahead ANA, IL thty hau money, There -
no place at Edge Moor where they could
purchase anything, as the company does
not allow any one U" carry Oh II store Oh
us property.
~ regular swiiiuie, saio 'iie
| spokesman, only he USED stronger
| adjective There are our cohlraues, ana
there are our wives anu children hungry
ana helpless and crying, huddied To-
sether OH the Doors, surrounded ny pare
walls. II they mad only given us cohee
ana potatoes and some means OF cooking
them would have been SATISFIED Win
the food, but bread and water ami raw
potatoes wont do for me.
THE OTHER RIDE.
Th. f,.ts os ~. understand tbem with
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.,1,Jnvmant of us, uaonI. mr.. that
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10 Tin. Steamship Company of Baltimore
IN sngag,. n carta;n nnmber If Iaborers
Ths .',5.g,nant yeas moi made in Eurone
nan ri oLn,t ,i,., orr;,,aI of IN, imni
gronts bsra. and therefore these man are
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| Ia ,.,norota in+o families III. wbnla
tLirr was hastv nrnvision for an un.x-
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