Omaha daily bee., 1892-09-19
At CAMP BO w.

CAMP Low, N. j., Sept. ls.-The ntortu-
mates who havo been detained on ships aud
nj Hoffman island during the last two weeks
were landed here to1ay. They are passen-
gers from the Hamburg American Packet
company's steamers Normannia and Rugla,
and come hero to undergo detention 10 quar-
antine. The people who were landed from
Hoffman island camo in two parties on the
steamer William Fletcher. They presented
n remarkable congregation of natlonaltes,
Bunburned Turks, phlegmatic Toutons,
Armenians crowded in upon rosy checked
girls and little children; Arabians dressed
In their picturesque garb. For time one
would have imagined Sandy Hook was the
inevitable site selected for modern tower
of Babylon.
When the first boat load of passengers came
alongside the wharf General Hamilton, at
tended by the medical staff OF tho camp
walked down the gangway, which had been
run out. The commandanps ord arly, Chief
Bugler Wilcox, of the Twenty second regf-
ment, National Guards of the state of New
York, stood at his side, and promptly at l2:55
D. M, on the genera! givinr the order, Camp
Low became isolated from the world until the
strict quarantine is raised.
Registering the immigrants.
As the immigrants landed, they filed past
the staff of Interpreters, who stood at long
table and acted as entry clerks for the com
mandant, taking the name, age, place OF
birth, destination ana tne name OF tne snip
from which each passenger had come.
Just before the passengers landed the po-
lice boat patrol came down the bay, having
on board Mayor Grant, Health Officer
Jenkins, Superintendent Byrnes, Quarantine
Commissioner Allen and Immigration Com
missioner Samuel Grant. The party landed
and were shown through the camp by Gen
eral Hamilton and Drs. Waslin and
Rauch. Mayor Grant said that he had only
heard through conversation of the arrange
ments of the camp, and expressed his aston
ishment ana unqualified satisfaction at the
perfect arrangement made for the comfort of
the detained passeng. rs. He said 1t was
the most wonderful piece Of work he had
ever seen, ana that in his opinion the camp
was every detail we'll appointed, partic-
ularly tho hospital with which he expressed
himself as delighted.
Dr. jenkins was equally well pleased and
,ad that the sanitary arrangements were
simply perfect He said no did not antici-
pate tnat the quarantine would be main
iained for longer than month
They Were Hungry.
No sooner were the passengers landed
Than General Hamilton, on hearing that they
had nothing to eat to-day, ordered dinner
served to them. That the poor immigrants
were hungry was evidenced by the rush they
made for the food, and so eager were they
that they helped themselves to the victuals
with their hands. The women and children
were looked after by the corps OF women at
iendants.
ne paVlIlOnS WcreSet aSlue LOT inc Amer
lean citizens and cabin passengers. The
Orentals and single men will be housed in
tents along the beach until the barracks are
completed.
Immediately after dinner General Hamil-
ton selected fifty uble- bodied men from
among the Immigrants ana put them to work
upon tho structure, under the direction of
the foreman carpenter. They will Ue paid
for their LABOR, and the barracks will be
completed within ;wenty-four hours.
Nearly all the passengers were loud in
their denunciation OF fficlals on the Ham
curg American line on account of the treat
0ent they had received.
Postmaster Sim o. Wallingford said he
would have come in the first cabin. but
could not get passage He said the captain
Of the Normannia had not inspected the
ships s.eerage during the voyage and that
the ship was SO crowded that the atmosphere
at times was fetld He also said the water
supplied on board was unfit to drink.
Mr. t'irestone, who was a saloon passenger
out 10 Europe, said the people under deren-
non at Hoffman island were nearly starved.
He said all they got TO eat for breakfast was
coffee, and bread which the children could
not eat; for dinner soup ana bread and tea
and bread for supper.
Complain of Their Treatment.
There were some remarkable proceedings
cOrned on during the detention on Hoffman
island, according to stories told by several of
the passengers, among whom was >""s. Dora
Weingarten OF Troy, N. Y. who O. ,lained
oltterly OF the treatment received oy the
women and children. She said they were
all treated with brutality by the German
officer in charge Of the vessel, OK
cept few women with whom, she
said, he was terms of great
tllendIiness. She said he and his friends
were Oh good terms with the cooks on the
lsiand and were the only people who got fed.
She sia'eo that she was obliged 10 send her
little daughter 10 the Kitchen with money
for the COOK In order TO obtain food for her
children.
Gene raj Hamilton today telegraphed Sec
retary Foster formally announcing the OPEN
lug oil tho camp.
The medical staf report ''All we'll, " and the
camp tonight rings with tho merry laughter
of women and children who are happy to be
ngain ashore ara are loud in their praises of