Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-08-11
SCENES AZ CASTLE GARDEN.


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On the morning Of my visit the possible
l.sscrs OF millions were not prepossessing
IN personal appearance. but fne clothes
have 80 much to do with the making Of
fine birds that there could be no limit to
what the Imagination pictured for these
at present undistinguished foreigners.
The English boats generally bring English
speaking people. and the day OF their ar
rival the books arc full OF names such as
O'Hara, Donneliy and Duffy. and on other
days they contain the unpronounceable
ones of the atiyes OF Poland, Hungary,
Italy and Germany. There are two mat
rons installed within little inclosure in
the center Of the great rotunda- Their
duties, after their general supervision
over ali the women, are first TO care for
the children under II years Of age who are
not under the protection Of any one, and
second to detect II possible the women
who have been, or are likely to be, led
astray.
The chief matron. Mrs. Stucklein, has
held her position four years. She told me
that at first the tales she heard brought
her many sleepless night and caused her
to shed many tears of sympathy and pity,
but the constant association with wretched
specimens Of humanity and hearing the
daily and hourly recitals of the women
and children, had accustomed her more or
less to her task.
The children, !" she said, ARE often as
happy and contented as they can be.
They have generally been sent for to Join
their friends here who are waiting for
their arrival. Sometimes they are obliged
to go from here to find their friends in
some distant state, and in that case their
tickets are procured for them. and | fill
out label as to their names and destina-
ton The label is tied to buttonhole in
their dresses or coats. and in that way
they are handed first to one person and
then to another-the passenger agents
and conductors on the railways-until
they arrive at their destination. They get
on far better than those who have the re-
sponsibility of looking after themselves.
1t sometimes occurs that the children
have not a penny in their pocket when
they land. II possible we communicate
with their friends and obtain the price Of
their railway fare in Gaze they are going
out of New York. If they are 10 take q
very long journey and have no money, we
generally give them fifty cents or 81 in
order that they may buy cup of coffee or
tea or be prepared for an emergency, but
II they are not to travel very far we pro
vide them only with food"
Two or three women were seated within
the inclosure, and asked the matron why
they were there.
They are here because they are de-
tanned for some reason or other" she an
swered. THAT old lady is to join her
husband in a western city. When she
arrived here she expected to find letter
from him with money for travelling ex-
penses. The letter had not arrived, and
SO we have telegraphed to him. That
ticket pinned on her dress is an indication
that she is waiting for telegram That
little girl by the side of her is her grand
child, who came from Germany with her :"
When the matron had finished speaking
she looked toward another woman, and
then said: That young woman is q
Swede. and IS also been sent fer by her
husband. The girl was hatless, and had
hair that had been bleached by the rays
of the sun. She was not pretty to look
at, but was probably endowed with vir-
tues enough to lead her husband to pay
her passage across the sea at any rate
She too was having to wait for the re-
mittance that would take her beyond Cas-
tie Garden.
Sometimes the reason for the delay"
explained Mrs. Stucklein, lis the miscal-
culation in time. The person sent for
often leaves the other side sooner than is
expected or the steamer arrives earlier
than it is looked for. The newcomer is
allowed to remain here for a time, but
there are only those rough benches to
sleep upon at night Florence c. Ives in
New York Press.