Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-28
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Undoubtedly the lot oil the emsgrsnt
travelling acruss the Atlantic hfther has
been much smeiiorated Of istr year,. Un-
doubfediy, also. musb might vet be accom-
piished IN the way Of tightening the hard
shrps Of what h, even 20 tht firsi~class pa
senver, q long and tedious sea-vcyage. IL
was partly with view Of examining this
suhJec, and partly for economical reasons
that passenger who embarked on stean'-
ship Vt Havrr no, long ago took q steerase
ticket.
lie was directed TO be at the wharf NJ
5:30 O'Clock m the morning. There he
found couple Of trains which bad Just
arrived. bringing motley crowd oil mole
iian three hundred French. German,
SWISS, Italian. and sprinkliug OF Spanish
omigrants. To get on board the vessel to
the tbird-cls-s quarters required good
deal Of e'bowing. There the steward WIN
III assistants, was rapidly producing orner
cut 81 confusion. AND, with eOnSoeFabie
tact end judgment, assigning berths u TIE
arrival.
SIX HOURS IMPRISONMENT
As soon rs the last Of the emigrants was
o. beard the door leading from Their de-
partnent 10 the deck were securely locked.
oid from thst time for six hours the poly
clot steward. down whose face perspira.
ton was flowing in streams, was busy al
lotiiug hunks 10 the mass OF human beings
herdpd together between decks. Tnis I'M
UrIsOnmenl OF SIX bOurs caused The nrsi
complaint
n nav here be mentioned thst the emit
grants qusrters, were divided into three
cOmpsrtueuts-the first being Tor single
women. Tire second for married folks and
fsnilies aud the third for men only, with
separate sccess to the deck from each. The
value ~ this arrangement was somewhat
l-uened hy the fact that there were doors
between the compartments which vers
never closed. and no restriction was paced
on the movements OF the men from one
compartment to the other. Much annoyance
and distress arose from thi, cause, but no
one seemed disposed 10 make formal com
paini 10 The officer.
Al lennth the veari-Ome business OF
berthine the patient mas OF emigranH
came 10 an enc. Then followed the ar
raugement for messing. A timed IRON
fork. spoon. and Gun were served 10 each
individual and 10 every ten which num-
Ter constituted q mess ,et Of wine and
coffee cans. with TN dishes for the nations
was allotted. On the termination Of these
prenminariet The doors leading to the deck
were opened There was genera. s,g1 OF
relief - IL. long pent-up crowd rushed VI
the hatchwsys 10 breath. the fresh air and
10 each gimse Of the sea. which many
Of them saw for the first time IN their
lives.
THI TABLk.
on the ringing Of the dnncr-hell, no
time wa lost by the hungry mass 10
scrzmblinc down TO their respective
nlesse. The seating accommodations "a.
the tables were limited to about half the
number. the other bali beng obliged 10
lake iheir plates 70 their bcrths or eat Their
food standing. an uncomfortable and diff
cult task particularly when the vessel was
rolling
The quality Of the food was good and
the quantity sufficient. There were sup
Piled plenty of fresh bread and about
third Of q pint Of fairly good wine. Toe
sfru was varied from GRv 10 day. Bni
some ~ the cnigrIut would gladly have
rad extra for deiicscIcs. and when told
that 10 was against the ruiz grum0ied
considerable amusement We crehi"C a.
mos. oi the table 10y the fact that some OF
the Messengers had neglected 10 surp.N
themselves with EEiyes, aud a none were
provided by the ship. they were obliged L.
>ticE then forks into the meal ano niah.'
d pieces g. best they could-nlhcr
serious matter fOr suru ~ had los. their
front teeth.
Tic rapidi'y with which dinner W..
despatched and thc utensils wished an
uut auav was astonishing. General atteu-
tiou was then turned 10 the piles OF port
mante2us, Vhiscs, and packages iving
around. While arranging these effects tbr
anuOuncement was mao, that the doctor
was coming 10 examine all on board 10 sac
Il they were vsccinated. This examina-
tisr lasted TWO hours. First came The
men. then the families. then the single
women. As esct wa. examined he or shc
was given ticket and Obliged 70 remaio
on deck unit. The business was concluded,
Tov IHE TIM WAS PAsED.
There were no seals provided on dec..
Many had 10 sit OF the We, decks. When
evening came and supper had been con-
cludcd there Va, : general rush on deck
again. lmpromptu Courtships spranc NJ.
PARTICULARLY among the German and Swiss
elements The French kept themselves
strictly aIoOi from tho haillu1 IRON over
the Rhine The Swis- we've rcmarkaDl,
Tor their harmonious singing. 4 lev
feeble attempt. were made 10 get W some
dancing. but, in the absence Of music. they
were not successful. No provision wss
made for game, OF ans kind, and tbe am,-
teU, em.giant applied IN vain for checker
~ O 81 OF che.--IEcu. Only three ind
vidusi. between d-ct. possessed PACKS OF
CARDS. and they were geuerslIr below. PLAY
il. ior bottles o. beer, which. VIII iem'-
made. was tAc only liquid migrants were
allowed to purchase Oh board.
/ VIII doubilcs. be ASKED whit sor' o.
literature was read hy this crowd oi hu-
maul,y. Contrary 10 expectation. Few o.
he Germans appeared 90 have any n0ob>,
and those vino LsC wore seriously b-ui OBJ
picking W something OF The language @
The country ~ which they were gsln-
from very useful vOcs1uiarIeS Tn. Frenct
bsl Jew move. ol tht Dame Aux Ca-
ueiiia." type, Winch They iCri 90 one al
other: bu the bulk % the passenger were
without books o. papers of any kind
natevrr. only two pes-1n- orr oi thr"'
hundred were s-er with religious book, 90
their hands. Although there were seyerJ.
el-r.ymeu on board they reir. ned. rightly
or wrongly, from visiting tbr lower deck,
even on SUNDAY.
Night i3riy setting IL drove ihe e.-i-
grants g. .LCIr bcrtus. some kiieiclilOrs
TOOK place, a several mad mistaken thtr
assigned positions. tie bcrths NOT being
numbered. Zach finally seemed 10 have
10 proper occupant, and al VS. peace be
low save for The occasional clylVg o. -he
children and the stcu.orisn ,nOriu- OF some
OF m, s.umbercTs. The amateur notice
with ple-su the verg regular auC careful
manner IL which ne F>yerg wat"hes ps-
trolied the compar uents. The oticers AM
crew Systematically avoided al unn-ceS'
ssrv interference o. conversation WITH tie
I-sscngers.
MORNING sCESE5.
At O'Clock On the following morning
hose who were moi already awake aud on
decs and there we're msny Of then were
reused from their sleep by the breakfast
he'll. Dressing 10 ihe majority o. cases was
unnecessary, as but few had Invested th-ni-
selves Of tltlr Sppsrcl. and al fastened 20
tht layatories. SOAP wa rare commodity,
and many pOcket-handkerchiei or cleau
riIrt did duty for towels, a. none were pro-
vided bv the snip. lhe wash-basins were
al fitted with couple of Iaps-one for
sal. and one for fresh Wster-bu; The latter
proved 60 be "a 0elusiOu u9c snare. Ey