The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-11-17

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British GeveSnmeas's lateosaeoeo-
Day before yesterday, as fhass wrf1esn.
we boarded an ocean stoamer ~ she ~ -
quarantine between Deer and GAllops ialAnda
We were pilofed over tho monster. the Wall
e,lsian Of tie Allan line, by the post phys
elan. DIR. Heath, whoss duty Il was ~ insIsxt
the vessel and examine the condition 81 ths
passengers. We wass thus afforded splen-
lid opportunity of seeing the assisted ilnmi-
grants, over which 20 much talk = btinG
made. Altogether there were about 0oO irR
migrants. some slsD af whom were what are
called '';assisted.r These latter. no mstter
what " said to the contrary, were al o. the'
paup.r class in the practical scnse Of tns
word more miserable lot of people never
saw before in my life. They were of all ages
AMI sizes-the children, for the most part. b.
ing in arms Eighty per cent. Of thcnf were
either old aud inrm or were children unable
b. earn living for themselves. They were
dirty, disagrceable In looks. ragged, but
fairly healthy. siot one hadany baggage be-
yanl q 'nnall bag Of clothes. or handkerchief
filled with odds aud ends Many OF them had
nothing except the clothes they wore' ana
these were ready to drop on. The ''assisted
immigrants had been picked up from. Black
Heath. Galway, Ireland. one OF the poor
est districts in that al t.rsSsi land. by tho
Allen steamer like fspirht; Tuke'A fund pay !.
ing their passages During the passage
across a mother who had .iftecn chitiivn gave
birth to another. This farSly had NOT .
shifting TO call its own, but 1'uke's fund. }
roticea that the poorer the family the nsore
children il contained The assisted imnIS
grants were ,icka,ci through to their destina-
tious. which generally was the place selected
by the authorities Of Tuke's fund Some
were going 10 Philadelphia, few to Bridge
port, Conn, but the majority were going
west With few exceptions, the immigrants
knew no trade, and II they did. many Of
them could nd1have worked at 1t by reason
of age Only one family expected to obtain
work upon reaching their destination. the
remainder truA 10 luck al charity for .
living. In order pUAyade the United States
law regarding the admission Of paupers into
the country, each assisted immigrant IL given
q Ate the day before the port Of entry ID
/ sighted by the purser This ia to enable the
immigrant when asked by the immigration
commissioner II he has any means OF support
10 show, that he is not absolutely destitute OF
means. In rather innocent manner the
agent Of the Tukes fund, who had "assisted''
people in charge. s'gave away the fact that
! the English government intended to send, and
did send, as many Of the assisted immigrants
to this country through the Boston port, hs-
cause In New York great stir Is made by IL,
while in Boston nothing is said or done. The
Boston papers take but little interest IN ths
matter, and il was not until three days had
elapsed after the arrival of the Waidensiau
that the leading journal, The Herald, men,
/ toned her arrival in five linex