Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-28
ENGLAND'S SCHEME
To Send All Her Paupsss TO- tsS
- United States.
THE uH.oEX" NlPpfp IN THE BUD.
The Commissioners Of Emigration and
the Collector Of the Port Arous-
ed to Action and Will Stop
the Imposition.

NEW YORK, June 2..-There seems to b
no longer any reason to doubt that the
British authorities in Ireland have begun Q
systematic clearing ont OF the workhouses
in certain parts OF Ireland with the objsct
OF sending the pauper inmates TO this
country. Another steamer Of the Anchor
line, the Anchoria, arrived at Castle Gar.
dan yesterday with assisted" immigrants
on board, and the discovery was made By
the Commissioners Of Emigration that
among the steerase passengers on the
National line, steamer Spain, who were
landed on Sasur day were several paupers
sent here by the
Peer LaU Guardians, ..
while the City of Richmond. Of the Inman
line, on the same day brought over other
undesirable acquisitions under similar cir
cumstances. Through the failure OF the
boarding officers employed by the Con-
missioners OF Emigration 10 discharge their
duties thoroughly the authorities are una.
bic to say how many paupers from Ireland
have been shipped here by the British au.
thorities or how long the practice has ex.
listed. The discovery as to the character Of
the FurnessiA's passengers on Sunday was
Stephens presence on the steamer.
On the furaessta.
Investigation showed that the violation
OF the United States law against the land.
Ing OF paupers was even more fragrant on
the part Of the FurnessiA than was report
ed. Over three hundred OF the Furnessia's
passengers were found 10 be OF this unfor-
tunate class, many OF them old, decrepit
men and women and young children un-
nf ha
of the disreputable class, with illegitimate
children. Mary Clifford, q middle'ased
woman, who declared under oath thst'shs
had been for years an inmate OF the CAhir.
civeen Union-as the workhouses are called
in Ireland-was accompanied by four chill
dren.
The HurnessiA's Passengers
were huddled together on one side oi the
rotunda and not permitted TO leave until
the Com missioners shall have decided what
is to be done with them. Ragged, dirty.
half starved, sickly and generally miserable
they presented . sorry picture.
Among the anidavits Of the pauper pas.
sengers on the Furnessia which were taken
by the Commissioners Was that OF John
Mccarthy. OF Valencia, and his wife, from
the Cahirciyeen Workhouse: John Clifford,
OF county Kerry, who, with his wife and
three children, was also an inmate OF the
Workhouse, and Nano Sullivan, from
Cahirciveen, county Kerry, with her lilo
gitimate child aged three years.
TAis waman Makes Oath
that she had been an inmate Of the work.
house for three years past and did want 70
come 10 America. She was told by M.
ONeill, one OF the guardians, that II she
did not consent she would he put out Of
the institution. She wanted 10 leave her
child with her married sister, who was Will
ing TO care for 10, but was not permitted TO
do so. She has no relatives or friends In
America, and wants " be sent back 10 Ire
land. Mary Brennan, from Cahircivesn,
swears that she had been In the worKhouse
there for twenty years. She has two u 10.
gitimate children with her. She was in
duced to come TO America by Mr.. ODris-
coll, clerk Of the Union.
Another Batch.
Nearly all the passengers from the vari'
Gus steamers which arrived on Saturday
had left the Gar len, but several from the
National lines Spain were found who had
been illegally landed. The affidavit In
one o. these cases will serve as an example
Of the rest:
Patrick Garvey, OF Kerry county. being
sworn declares that he arrived nj the Port
OF new York June -, 1883, per steamer
Spain OF Liverpool; that he has with him
his vile ana nNe CDlluIeH tuht Nv anu nia
| family were inmates OF the Almshouse NJ
| Tralee; that the passage for himself and
| family was paid by the Poor Law Guard
| ians OF Tralee, Ireland; that his destina.
ton was Freeport, H., where ho has .
| married daughter; that the said Poor Law
| Guardians promised him that his passage
would be paid through to destination at
| Freeport, H., but he now finds that II 10
only paid to New York city ;..that the said
Poor Law Guardians gave dsponsnt an or.
| der on the agent OF the National Line
Steamship Company for % l5s, Sd, signed
| BY Nm. Quinlan. Chairman Tralee Union (:
| that deponent has no other means OF pay
| ing the fare OF himself and family TO desti-
| nation. PATRICK GAnyEY.
| HIS y mark.
IfAny Proof were SEEDED
| that the Irish workhouses we're being
| emptied IL would be furnished by the
| money order in this case. which 10 made
| out on n priptsd blank Of the union, or
| workhouse at Trslee. The blank IL evi.
| IDENTIFY prepared for inmates 10 he shipped
TO this country, and reads o. follows, the
words In italic being written, those IN
roman printed.