Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-26
MET ONLY TO PART.
The immigration Law Works a
Wrong to an Honest Blacksmith.
HE HAD SENT FOR HIS FAMILY
But Officers Would Not Allow His Wife and
Children to Land.
TOUCHING SCENE ON BOARD THE SHIP

BOSTON, July 25.-The steamer Kansas OF
the Warren line arrived from Liverpool
Wednesday with 243 passengers. Among
them were 29 whose fond hopes of freedom
and dreams of life in America were yester-
day trampled under foot.
At the office of the State Board of Lunacy
and Charity and at the immigration office 1t
was learned that the immigrants were de-
MED the privilege of landing because they
came under the head of assisted immigrants,
a class which, under the new immigration
laws, is debarred from entering this country.
The immigration laws provide that;
Any person whose ticket or passage Is paid
for in the money of another, or who is ASSIST
ed by another to come, unless 1t Is satlsiao-
torily shown on special Investigation tnas
such person does not belong to any one OF
the other excluded classes, . shall
not be allowed to land
Two of the debarred people are stowa--
ways, Christopher Winslow, aged 10, and
Charles A. O'Brien, aged %, both of Eng
land. Of the other q, 13 are English, and
IA are Russian Hebrews.
A Blacksmith's Happiness Blasted.
There was very touching scene on board
the steamer yesterday when John Armrod,
of Fall River, came to claim his family.
Armrod is blacksmith and is employed in
Fall River at a salary of So a day, and has
been some little time in this country. He
had saved enough to send for his family to
Join him. He came from Fall River yester-
day, says one of the stewards of the KAN
as, to meet his family and take them to his
home.
When he found that they could not be
taken from the steamer and would be sent
L. ha aIr ncf
went wild with grief. 1t was touching
scene, says the steward, to see the husband
and wife locked in each others arms, both
crying bitterly. 1t was hard to think that
for the first time in many years family had
been united only to be torn apart in very
few days. The husband and father pleaded
for leniency to his wife and children, but
the commission had to obey the law and his
family was compelled to remain on board
the ship. Mr.. Armrod explained that his
family would not become public charges, as
he was earning So day, and his brother,
who was also earning a salary every week,
agreed to stand by him.
May Go Back to England With Them.
Of the seven children it is claimed that
three have worked in the cotton mills in
England and could obtain work in Fall
River. Mr.. Armrod says that it his family
Is not allowed to land he will have to give
up his work and return to England with
them
Another English family on board is the
Miller family, the father, mother and three
children. They were sent for by a son in
law, Peter Hammel, farmer, Of CRANKY,
who says he is perfectly able to take care of
them, but the fact that he paid their pas
sage prevents them from landing.
Of the IA Russian Hebrews 8 are adults
and are children. Three Of the adults are
men, and of these one is a frst-class cabinet
maker and the other carpenter.
The two previous steamers Of this line
have also brought over Aliens who were OBJ
jected to by the authorities and had to re-
turn. Last week the Michigan brought %,
but of this number only 10 went back, and
the others were landed on an appeal to the
Secretary of the Treasury.
The preceding week the Roman CARRIED
across Six who were deemed unfit to become
citizens, by reason of the likelihood of be-
coming public charge.