Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-20
FIRST TO LAND.
Hermann Hooker and Wife First TO
Land at New Castle Garden.
Surprised BY an Ovation - The New Land
ing Place Incomplete-0ld Castle
Garden Deserted.
Special to the Gazette

Special to the Gazette
NEW YORK, April 19.-Hermann
Hoelker is the name of the first immi-
grant who has landed at New Castle.
garden, 1.-THE Barge ONCE - ssHe
crossed the gang plank at 9:45 o&iock
a. N. to-day, followed by his wife$ He
carried huge bundle of clothesbound
by strap in one hand and in the ofher a
wooden box, through the opening
of which could be seen a woolly- haired
little dog, which began to bark furi6Rsly
as Its owner entered the barge Office .ELJt
is probable that no immigrant has ever
been received in New Y ork with greatens
demonstrations. AS Hermann steppef
on the dock q great crowd gaa31ared
about him and overw helmed him wsttr,
congratulations. He did not undeTstsnd
what was said, as he knows no English
and looked puzzled for while = but he
finally seemed to come to the c6nclusion
that it was the usual way that the warm
hearted Americans welcomed immi-
grants, and he bowed and smiled and
talked to his wife, and she blushed and
smiled. In five minutes the name of
the barge office, and everybody
catch sight of him. Hermann came
over on the Hamburg liner Columbia,
which reached its dock early this morn
ing. He and the others, 733 steerage
passengers, were then taken on board
the steamer Fletcher and TO taken the
barge office for the usual examination.
Soon after more boatloads of immigrants
began pouring into the barge office.
They came from the White Star steamer,
German Lloyd, the steamer Saale, which
came up the bay about 8 O'Clock
this morning. All those on
board the Columbia and the Saale
were Germans, while the Germanio
carried Irish English rnd ScandiDavians.
More than two thousand we're on board
the three ships. The preparations for
the reception of the immigrants to the
barge Office are by no means complete,
although workmen were saving and
hammering all night to get partitions,
fences, aisles, etc, in shape. The big
hall which extends back to the sea wall
has been fixed up very much like Castle
Garden.
AS the immigrant lands he passes in
through a narrow door up short flight
of stars and into a narrow lane, where
he must wait his turn to approach the
registry clerk. If he IS passed by the
clerk he finds himself before a restau-
rant, where he can buy the favorite
foods of all countries. Then he is al
lowed to wander about wherever he
pleases until he is ready TO leave the Of
fee. The railroad ticket Office is half
built, but the usual assortment of tickets
are on hand. The railroad messenger is
plying his trade with the immigrants.
In the front part OF the build
ing dozen carpenters are at
work making temporary office for the |
superintendent. Piers of plank and
sawdust are strewn over all the floors,
and the music of the hammers is the
first sound to greet the immigrants ear
as he enters.
Castle Garden was almost deserted
this morning. About a dozen of the
steerage passengers who came over in the
Bohemia and State of Indiana yesterday
lounged about waiting for time to start
on their Western trip. Yesterday
was Castle Gardens last daSs5ss ssgEttes
through which immigrants Of sSafHf naffonsss
will enter to new lives III Am erica. With
the closing of its gates 9C-night the his
toric old fort and its surrounding mass OF. /
tumble-down buildings viii, become ysy
cant property of the city, bit nj Ia all ITS
defects there may yet be bright future ]
for the place where Jenny Lind sang apSH
Webster's eloquence was heard. ~
ready there has been some talk of &sRr-
ing down the disreputable buildings Sur
rounding the old fortress and using it foEsI
some public purpose. I'D fssy
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