The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-19
The Investigation Of immigration.
Tho Polish and Hungarian Jew
Quarter in New York City.
Filthy and Low Down Habits Of
These Unwelcomed Foreigners.
They REQUIRE the Constant Atten-
ton of Sanitary officers.
Several Working Women from Bar
bour's Flax Thread Works IN Now
Jersey give Some Valuable In
formation About Immi grafton.

Jersey tlNe some NuluuDlo IN
formation About Immi grafton.
NV loRH, Aug. lS-Chairman Ford,
of tho congressional committee Investigate
ing the evils of immigration, opened to-
days proceedings by calling to the stand
Detective MichaclJ. Reap OF the Eldridge
street police station. Witness said he had
been attached TO that precinct ior mum
Der OF years, during which lac had noticed
the steadily increasing number Of Polish
and Hungarian Jews within the bounds Of
the Eleventh precinct. At present they
abound in Ludlow, Hester aud Essex
streets, aud in the lower portion OF the
streets running from Grand 10 Division
street, east OF the Bowery. These foreign
ers witness said, are exceedingly filthy in
their habits. Home influence is wanting
among them Numbers OF them pcddle
stale vegetables and dccaying fruit They
never attempt TO learn English. Their
living costs but littlc-ycry much less than
the cost TO wurkingmcn Of other rationale
ties. They cause much trouble, and san
itary officers are constantly In their mids,
90 secure partial cleanliness IL IN dis
gushing even To- travel where these Poles
and llungaraus congrcpic.
Mr. Jane RYAN. a young woman em-
ploycd in llrbOur's lax thread mills in
Patterson, \. j., was the next witness.
She came over with four girls in 1855.
when asked II her fare was paid. she hcsi-
tatcd and said pitcously. III | tell tho
ffuNI Nh I4FlsatY ttHill nRf al
moro work" Finally she admitted that
Mr. :. T. Long, clerk ot Barhour's, had
given her ticket la Ireland. She had
paid him back at the rate OF % cents per
week after her arrival.
Witness earned seven shllings per week
Ut home. Here she earned $40 IN two
weeks. Agreed Ia work Tor Barbour for
eighteen months. Worked for Barbour
from July 1885, to August 1857, when she
married and lett the mill Then shc grew
M aud harbour offered IN paw her fare
home, hut She became better and did not
20. About 100 girls cainc from the same
| part OF Ireland snd are working In BAR
bour's mills AZ t,cnon. Did not know
positively that riey came undcr the samo
circumstances. Her passage was sl5.
| About 100 mon aud boys have akO come
! from Ireland a. work IN Rarbour's mills.
| hate kClrucy, u handsome Irish girl. an
! cmpluyc ni nlrbuur's, testified that she
/ clmc hero under similar circumstances 10
! that vi Mn, Ran. but would not Say that
any agreement Wus made about wages.
when threatened with imprisonment Tor
! contempt sho burt INTO teams, aud Wa, led
| a. another rppm tU recover her cumpusurc.
Eliza Foster proved 70 very frank Wit
ness, aud Mis kDlmoy her eyes swollen
| and rtd from crying, was returned a. the
| committeeman that lhls Witness might
rcasur her. Eliza unhrsilatingiy told
the committee that She came from Belfast,
! Ireland. where she worked me- Dunbar *
! McNlricu' illN.mill, being enabled 10
| crus- IN ocean hy receiving ticket from
| McNlasicr-. On landing hero She went 10
| work in mills run hy the same firm ia
Greenwich, Conn, aud bad paid tho cost
| of her ticket iu weekly ius'aImcnts. In
| belfast she received Z shIlliuEs q pence a
| week, and iu Greenwich q 20 fortnight.
| She worked la Gf,ruNich eighteen months
aud then secured position 100 BAR
| blurH mills in Patterson while there
IN February Ilst Supi. Seton fur
nishrl her with six tickets, With
which she brought a. this country
hpr father. mother brother aud Two sisters
aud Young gir friend AIl with thr
exception ui hrf mother were gwen work
D
| There. Wituuss luit Barbour svWpIly aud
WIZ now working boz th, Dolphin works.
| Tier father b. nov paying thu debt shr be-.
currrl no bringing ihc family mu' iu'Hi
/ over here.
Congressman Ford now replaced Miss
| Kclmuy uu tIc stand TO- told her Of
Mis- lNHu'H statement W il thC Circum.
stances under which she Mr Ryan had
| come 90 this country, but Kate persisted
/ in her refusal tu make any statement on
| the subject. She aud that before leaving
/ Iceland Superintendent long hal told her
| she would be- employed In the Patterson
mills in teaching the hlnlFi hy trade. Tho
| vugys were ~ week. Nuur"s was
asked u she had not had q conversation
! with M. ". A. Barbour boz reference %
| bringing iu hands Co lhiH country, ~ de-
| cline iu uu Wyr. nil the WIlu,e
"DI you receive ticket. t1 hru people
from Ireland" was Mr. tuuls nest lu"'
| ton.
II decline 10 answer" responded k"''.
"Aul when the persons refused Go ,nu'
over hero wcrr you not charged 81 apiece
tor the liDkcis.'
! Again camc 81 decline i0 answer"
! Witness denied that % Welt she IIi
made tp Ireland was Toe che purpose ni
inducing persons 90 come g. ihH country
10 work In thc Patterson mills ~H' o.
iusod 20 state whether Ur not tNU U.Ag'
she had scut 90 iceland were usrI .E .a'
persons Tor whom they were intended pee
cause they were "plurrf tickets, wa
returning from her visit hum1 Wines
brought her sister With her Tho h...H
for this purpose we're sUut her hN Ml"
! Sarah Jane Geddrs, an cmpl0yu ~ no
mills.