New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-27
INNIGRAIION INCREASLNG.
UNEXPECTED ARRIVALS OF freshmen, sCANDI-
NAYIANS AND GERMANS.

| UNEXPECTED ARRIVALS OF IRIsHMEN, sCANDI-
NAvIANS AND GERMANS
The impression which preva lied a month ago
that the immigration to the United States this year
| would fall 10000 below that of 1882. is not SO
strong since. during the three weeks, there
has been unexpected increase. This is due in
part To the emigration from Ireland because of
ternal troubles, and unexpected the
| arrivals OF Scandinavians and Germans During TIE
first three mOuts ending March 81 the total number of
immigrants landed at Castle arden 1862, against
IS 6S5 In the corresponding period last year. The
migration for April footed up 1858, against 300 for
the period last year. or increase OF 423l over
the total o. the three months previous aud falling oil
OF 1587 compared with April 1892 The total from
January to May was 1O3535 decrease OF 81 $50
as compared with the first four months OF 1882. Since
May l. however there has been a sudden and marked
increase the total for the first ten days being 22.s76
only 476 less than for the first ten days in May, 1882
The Immigration for the month bids fair to exceed that
of May last year, which was 8S,76s
The class OF immigrants arriving Is unlike that Of
former years, the larger number being young unmar
red robust ableboded and healthy young people They
are generally better clad, hut less money.
Comparatively, there have been few of
the Irish immigrants who have been
assisted by the English Government. landed at New
York The greater bulk of the SISTED been landed
Boston, the have been cheaper by lines
that port than 10 NewYOrk The homeless Irish people
are landed there each with So In his pocket aud they
are expected In life from that point and
least their food and clothes While the Scand
navisn immigration has not reached its ximu the
Swedes, Norwegans and Danes coming over In
large numbers by every steamer than 500 ar
irving single vessel on Wednesday
All OF the ships are well laden
with English, Scotch, Irish, Welsh, Scandinavians Ger
Dutch, French aid Italians, the immigration of
the latter being larger than was They are no
sooner landed than they begin to mako a living either
by picking up rags and paper grinding hand organ or
laboring In the streeA About two Italians who
landed recently lounging about Castle Garden
waiting for advice from their friends, them
were several who were asserting rags paper which
they had picked up on the streets.
A vast majority OF the German immigrants belong TO
the agricultural class. Some email farmers with
moderate capital Others farm iaborers while few
are mechanics. They all have money which they
had aborously scraped together ain their native
country 10 give them start IN the New World
dlcailons are that the German nmi will be large
though much depends upon the condition OF the crops
aud the faciltes for disposing OF them whether rho
agricultural class VIII BIO Influenced to embark new
enterprises.
Among the immigrants that are now arriving there
o large percentage OF sick persons who arc
suffering mostly from malarial fevers although many
are sent TO wards Island with chronic diseases. The
immigrants arriving here or majority OF them,
START almost Immediately for Western lands build
pew homes and begin their crop growing. The large
humber who apply for employment through the Labor
Bureau are engaged almost at once, and the dema
" lar greater 1han the supply and At fairly low wages