The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-02

tnat gees up 20 steamer W ~ AhS uo"h tAo
immigrants are one or more inspectors, who
go through ali the baggage, and if the du-
ties amount to more than 81 they must be
paid.
A small steamboat, crowded with pasSen-
gers, comes in sight. the Castle Garden bell
rings, and there is some hustle and activity
on the wharf, for the boat brings the steer
age passengers from German steamer just
arrived. Il is a curious study 20 watch
them as they pass up the gsngway and enter
the Garden Some Of them look deplor-
ably poor, others we'll TODD, and carry nice
looking baggage, many of the women carry
children suspended from their shoulders in
shawls, so that the infants are safe, while
the mothers arms are free TO carry their
baggage. There are more men than women,
and some of the former are rather rough
looking individuals. Mr. Simpson, the
superintendent of the Garden. Charles
Hauselt, the president of the German E nj
grafton Society, and one OF the ex-otficio
commissioners of emigration, are here
watching the arrivals, and after they
have entered the Garden we go IN, enter
the central Enclosure, and take up my
stand by Maj. Charles Semsey, whose
place it is to register the names of the
immigrants as they pass before him.
Himself Hungarian, Maj. Semsey
seems to speak all languages under the sun,
for Poles, Russians, Bohemians, Germans,
Swedes, French, Italians, and do not
know how many more natlonallties are
represented. The people come up 70 regis
ter, and he speaks to each IN ms or her
native tongue. Each immigrant gives
his name, nationality, age, business and
address, and if these are satisfactory he is
allowed to pass on, but If not he Is detained.
Two Hungarians, mother and daughter,
are held because the address of their
friends is imperfect so they are sent inside
the inclosure. They evidently wear their
national costumes-short, full, calico gowns
and dark blue aprons, full white sleeves, n
pink vest, small scarlet shawls, black velvet
belt, and bright colored handkerchiefs on
their heads. Boots like mans. of
heavy leather, with small high heels. com
plete these picturesque costumes.
Two girls of Is, wearing clean calicoes,
with handkerchiefs on their heads are
apparently alone, aud are closely ques-
toned by Maj. Semsey. They are cousins,
have come to join relatives in town, and
are allowed to pass on. This broad-faced
Polish woman, with a child in her arms,
| has come to join her husband; another
| woman, who is here for the same purpose,
| narrowly watches the majors face as he
reads her ticket; yes, it is all right. A big
burly German with an honest face has
brought him a nice-looking German girl,
| whom he says is his niece. The major ques-
also investigates the matter, and the mans
answers being satisfactory, he is allowed to
take the girl with MIN.
A big, good-looking Frenchman who
speaks English with an accent, says he has
lived in California forty years and is indig-
nant at the suggestion that he is not an
American citizen. Several young Germans.
and Swedes, even. bear such a strong re-
semblance to the peasants / have seen in
hot / inlT ho lnsf hair
way and straved in here by mistake. A
Spaniard, the only one present, and unlike
in appearance any other immigrant in the
Garden, looks as if he had stepped out of
one of the illustrations in 'Don Quixote.n
An old man, he wore gray mustache and
| imperial beneath his aquiline nose, and
when asked by one of the contract labor in
spectors if he were French, he replied:
mo, senior; Espagnol,n with the pride, dig
nifty and urbanity that we are told are in
| born in every Spaniard from the king to
the lowest beggar.
Many more pass by, an interesting pro-
cession, until they have all registered
Three other Interpreters have been actively
employed in registering names, while the
contract labor inspectors have been doing
their duty, and Peter Groden, the Castle
Garden detective who has been employed
here for ever so many years, is on the alert.
The immigrants have exchanged their
money, an official has from time to time
been through the garden, calling out the
names of those who have friends waiting
for them, and the small Enclosure has filed
up with women men and children.
A well dressed. nice-looking German boy
of about IS is detained because he has but
little money, and letter from his brother
who is to be a minister tells him TO go
to a certain hotel and wait for
him. He is closely questioned and answers
in German, turning occasionally TO me with
an explanatory smile, and as | understand
not a word, only smile back. An elderly
woman, Enthusiastically an Italian, has
brought a pretty young woman with her,
but is not allowed to go until she gives
satisfactory answers as to what she intends
doing with the young woman.
A good-looking Dane, who has been in
this country before and speaks English,
wishes to take away with him pretty
Danish girl of about II. He says he was on
gagged to her in Denmark, and that her
brother came over with them. The L1th-
eran priest talks to the girl, and Mr.. Simp-
son questions her through an Interpreter
She says that she is willing to marry the
man, and is quite self-posessed. Her brother
is sent for, and proves to be arather stupid
looking boy of IA. The Dane is pleasantly
persuasive, but when he finds Mr.. Simpson
continues obdurate he gives the girl her
ticket, says he does not want to marry her,
and goes quietly away.
1t is z o'clock in the evening; there are
more passengers yet to land, but we have
seen the best of the incidents OF the day
and those which fully illustrate the work
of receiving the immigrants.
The Garden is under the control of the
board of commissioners of emigration of
the state Of New York, of which Edgar L.
Ridgway is president. The other commission
ers are Henry A. Hurlburt, George Starr,
Daniel d. Wyle, Charles F. UIrich. and
Edmund Stephenson. The ex -officio MEM
bers are the mayor, James Rouke, presi-
dent of the Irish Emigrant Society, and
Charles Hauselt, president of the German
Emigrant Society, while N. j. Jackson is
the secretary.
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