Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-13
SCENES AT CASTLE GARDEN.
a Few Bits of Information About Inlmi-
grants-Labeling Children.

SA~@SoCA1HeS
On the morning of my visit the possible
Iaakers of millions were not prepossessins
in personal appearance. but fine clothes
have so much to do with the making OF
fine birds that there could be no limit to
what the imagination pictured for these
at present undistinguished foreigners.
The English boats generally bring English
speaking people, and the day of their ar
rival the books are full of names such as
O'Hara, Donnelly and Duffy, and on other
days they contain the unpronounceable
ones Of the ratives of Poland. Hungary,
Italy and Germany. There are two mat
rons installed within little inclosure in
the center of the great rotunda Their
duties, after their general supervision
over all the women, are first to care for
the children under II years of age who are
not under the protection of any one, and
second to detect if possible the women
who have been, or are likely to be, led
astray.
The chief nnatron, Mrs. Stucklein. has
held her position four years. She told me
that at first the tales she heard brought
her many sleepless night and caused her
to shed many tears Of sympathy and pity,
but the constant association with wretcaed
specimens Of humanity and hearing the
daily and hourly recitals of the women
and children, had accustomed her more or
less to her task.
THE children" she said, "are often as
happy and contsnted as they can be-
They have generally been sent for to join
their friends here who are waiting for
their arrival Sometimes they are obliged
to 90 from here to find their friends in
some distant state. and in that case their
tickets are procured for them, and I'll
out a label as 70 their names and destina-
ton The label is tied to buttonho.e in
their dresses or coats, and in that way
they are handed first TO one person and
then TO enother-the passenger agents
and conductors On the rsuways-untu
they arrive at their destination They get
on far better than those who have the re-
sponsibility of looking after themselves
Il sometimes occurs that the children
have not q penny IN their POCKET whsn
they land Il possible we communicate
with their friends and obtain the price OF
their railway fare il case they are going
out Of New York II they are 10 take
very long journey and have no money, We
generally give them fifty cents or Fl In
order that they may buy cup OF coffee or
tea OF be prepared for An emergency, ouI
il they are no: to travel very far we Pro
vide them only With food
Two o. three women were seated within
the inclosu-e, and asked the marion why
they were there.
They are here because they ere de-
tanned for scIne reason or other, she an
swered. '-Tha. old lady is 20 join her
husband In q western city When she
arrived here abe expected 10 find letter
from hin with money for travelling e1-
penses. The letter Lad not arrived, and
50 we hare telegrzphed to him That
ticket pinned On ker dress IL AZ Indication
that she Is waiting for telegram That
little girl By the side OF her IL her grand
child. who cams from Germany with heZ-
When the Essroa bad finished speaking
sic looked toEk-d another yc2sa. saa