The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-09-02
DESPERATEREFUGEES.
PAIIPER HEBREW IMMIGRANTS PRE-.
FER DEATH TO RETURNING
10 RUSSIA.
STRENUOUS EFFORTS BEING MADE
10 PREVENT THEN FROM NJ
ING SENT RACK 10
THRALDoM.

ESPECIAL 20 HE WohthA
BALTIMORE, September 2 The in
terest in the arrival Of Russian iinmi-
grants at this port continues undated,
or, rather, il seems to increase with
each landing Of the exiles. The arri-
val of sixty-fye of these unfortunate
people day before yesterday on the
Scandal, and the detention Of forty-ffve
of them IN the pen by reason Of the
fact thak they came under the head
Of assisted immigrants and there
fore could not be, permitted to land on
our shores, has served to still further
enlist the interest Of Baltimorians, and
to accentuate the pertinent question
regarding them that IS being asked !:
"What are you going 70 do withthem"
The Scandia, says the American, ar
rived iii port on Sunday from Ham
burg via New York, and brought l54
Storage passengers, among whom We're
sixty-five Jewish immigrants from
Russia. Forty-five Of their number
were detained in obediance to the law
regulating immigration, Commissioner
Samuel G. Davis understanding from
them that they had been assisted to
fthis country BY committee on the
other side. Ii was found later that a
family Of seven named Behrmann, had
through tickets for the West and con
siderable money besides, and they were
released BY Commissioner Massey and
sent ON their way rejoicing, The other
thirty -eight did not have tickets be-
yond Baltimore:
DR.. Paron Friedenwald, the chair
man Of the Baltimore Committee for
the distribution Of the Baron Hirsch
fund, and Mr.. David Hutzler, Of Hutz-
| Ter Il Bro, waited upon General Felix
Agnus yesterday to get his aid in be-
half Of the detained immigrants. It
Twas their intention to appeal to the
Secretary Of the Treasury Immediately,
but upon the suggestion Of General
Agnus it was decided to first make a
personal inspection Of the detained inn
migrants on ship board. With in
spector Hiram Watty as q guide, the
gentleman drove to the pier Of the
Baltimore Storage and Lighterage com
pany at Canton, and were introduced
to Captain E. Kopff, the handsome
master Of the Scandia, by Mr.. j.
Walter Keys, representative Of the
company. Captain Kopff and his
mate conducted the visitors to the fore
peak Of the big ship, where all Of the
immigrants were making the best they
could Of the situation The detected
expressions ON their faces changed to
one Of hope as General Agnus began
to ask questions through DR.. Frieden-
wald and Captain Kopff as interpreter.
When they had been remanded to
the ship for return on Monday, several
of them said they would rather jump
overheard than return to the hard and
miserable life in Russia. There were
in the party dozen men, about the
same number Of women and girls, and
the others we're children, ranging from
a healthy six-months-old baby up. APP
parently, while all were poor, none Of
them could be picked out or condemn
ed as paupers. The visitors, in fact,
found much better condition among
them than they had expected to find.
All were healthy and able-bodied, and
there was not one among the males
that did not have a trade Or profession.