Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-07-12
A WONDERFUL SIGHT.
A Great Exodus OF Emigrants nom tn,
Docks OF tho Mersey.

DOCho OA Lh0 hAOEo6Ys
1t is to the great landing stages of
the Liverpool docks that we must look
to obtain an adequate notion Of the
vast stream of emigration, which is
ever flowing westward from or through
these islands. With the last few days
we have published description of the
departure of emigrants from the
Thames; but in London these sights
are seen only on a puny scale, as COM
pared with the great unceasing exodus
from the Mersey. On Wednesday alone
no fewer than five great ocean steam
crs sailed away from Liverpool, chief
ly for Canada, the United States and
the 3rd1iis, bearing with them nearly
four thousand human beings, most of
whom that day must have taken leave
forever of the old world The scene
OF preparation on the landing stages,
as described by an eye witness. was
curious, and not wanting in the ele-
mont of tho picturesque. The Scandi-
navian races, we are told, prevailed;
but, besides these and the Irish
and English contingents, which
never fail, there were Germans.
Italians, Spaniards and Greeks. The
Swedes, Norwegians and Danes, bear
ing their mattresses and culinary
utensils, are described as "mostIy tall,
well-built fellows, with thews of brass
and arms Of steel;" they were some
what beaten about and disheveled in
their journey to this port of depart
ure, via Hull, but were clad in q style
that spoke of LONELINESS and substan-
tiality. Side by side with these wore
some 800 or 400 Herefordshire labor
ers Of the sturdy British type bound
for the Brazils, there, it's to be
hoped. to meet with q better fate than
has befallen some recent parties OF
emigrants to South American shores.
: Contrasting with these were mon,
women and children in the character
i:'tic dress of Polish Jows and
Greeks. 1t was q scene for the brush
of MIR. Firth, whose artistic eye wou d
not have failed to note the presence of
a Liverpool detective, furtively yot
attentlvely scanning tho motley crowd
rs they swarmed up the gangways to
the tenders. The officers of the
Me"sey docks and the Harbor. Board
have experience in the management of
these great gatherings, with their
PaheJ]liko mixture Of tongues
and dialects, and they get them
away in an admirably simple and ef-
fective fashion; but it is impossib. Q to
read the description Of this stirring
scene, with its many touching episodes.
without feeling that it is, after all, not
the surplus population, but rather
some Of the best blood Of the old coun-
tries which the New World is thus
drawing continually away. The Irish
emigrarts appear to have been the
only element which bespoke exile,
enforctAt ny the stern ajmonition Of
ahsolute want; Fut even these seem to
have h'eD above the level Of the aver-
age objects OF the eviction process md
The hattering ram. They haze re-
ceived help In the shape Of dollars
from the Land OF the " est," and
they spoke hopefully of the new home
acroas the sea, whittier friends anC
relatives had gone before them. II is
however, at Queenstown whore thC
steamers on their way to American
ports have taken aboard during III,
last siA or seven days the enormous
number OF nearly four thousand ror
sons, that Irish emigration is seer
in its most striking aspects. Jbes,
muIutudes again are described a
mostly strong young mon and womer
Of the agricultural class The Old tb
weak and those who are burdeDel
with families are left bcbind. = Lopdoi
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