New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-19
STEERAGE PASSENGERS At CAMP LOW.
ALL HAPPY AT BEING on SHORE BARRACKS
NEARLY FINISHED.

NEARLY FINISHED
Camp Low sandy Hook, " j.. sept 15.-Ncver
WIS such a happy crowd Of people landed on The
shores tho Bay the unfortunaics who have been
detained on ships and at Hoffman Island during The
past two weeks, and who landed here today. INey
are passengers from the steamers NoTnanna and
Rngia and come here 10 undergo a third of The ~
CURED detention In quarantine. The 700 people who
were landed from Honman's Island came in two
parties on the steamer William Fletcher. They pre-
scnted a remarkable congregation Of nationalihcs
such as one only sees on immigrant steamer.
The sun shone brightly, and New York Bay never
looked more beautiful. When the bont carrying tho
first load Of passengers came alongside the wharf
General Hamilton, attended by the medical stan OF
the camp, walked down the gangway which kid
been run out. The Commandments orderly Chief
Euclcr Wilcox Of the Twenty second Regiment. stood
at his side and promptly at 10 90 p. m. on the
General giving the orders Camp Low became Isolated
from the world until the authorities arc satisfied
that theirs is no danger Of cho.Wa invading our
shores.
As the Immigrants landed. they filed past the STAFF
OF Interpreters. who stood at long table and acted
rs entry clerks for the commandment taking down tho
name ago place Of birth. destination and the name
OF the ship IN which each passenger had come. The
poor people ovcroycd tO stand once more OF solid
ground and 10 be released from the narrow quarters
they have occupied since they arrived In the bay.
Just before the passengers landed. the police boat
Rlirol came down the bay. having Oh b,Brj Mayor
Grant, Health officer Jenklns, superintendent Byrres.
Quarantine Commissioner Allen ard Immigration Com
missioner Samuel Grant Tho party landed and was
shown through the camp by General Hamilton and
Drs wasdin and Rauch. Mayor Grant said that he
had only heard through conversation OF the arrange"
rncnis OF the camp and expressed his establishment
and unqualified satisfaction nj the perfect arrange
mcns made for the comfort OF the detained passen-
gers. lie said II the most wonderful piece OF
work he had ever seen. and that In his opinion the
camp In every detail well appointed. particularly
the hospital, with which he expressed himself do
lighted. He added that he would make every effort
In his power to secure harmonious relations betwcon
the State and Federal authorities.
Health Officer Jenkins equally pleased with the
camp and said that the sanitary arrangements
simply perfect, and he was satisfied that there world
be little or no sickness in the camp.
The first passenger TO put his foot ashore the
buglc sounded John Heck, Bohemian locHpith,
aged thirty year,, who was accompanied by his
wife Hannah and his little daughter They, like all
the first boatload passengers from the Nor
MAMMA and the party was In charge Of the ships third
officer. Charles Lang who has been, and will be- quar-
anned with them until they released and sent 20
their destinations. The majority Of the passengers
are sc0ndlnavians and Germans but the second bout
load which arrived at about p. m, had a number
immigrants from the Oriental nations The first boat
brought 32j persons and the second 375 mmi-
grants
Among the pcoTc landed william and Clare
ROeslng, Of Newark, y, j.. Carl Scim. OF Walling
ford. Emmett County Iowa, OF which place he is post
master Osias Chrobach. OF NewYork City; +. Roth
OF New Orleans; John Peters. OF nlyria Iowa Mrs
Henry Mehrlander, OF No 333 Irwln-ave. Brooklyn
August Hemck Of Sherman Tex; David Rosenberg
and wife, OF McKecsport, Penn: Mrs. Emma Faehnle
OF Buffalo; August g.. Brock and wife, and Henry
Miller, Of Ottawa, H. samuel Firestonc. Of McKees
port, Penn. Mrs. Minna Pepper, Of st. Louis Mr.
Rudolph Nedtwlg and two daughters. OF No. 432 NIL
waukec-ave, Milwaukee; Mrs. Matilda Jorgensen, OF
No. 2O2 East Forty fourth-st New York; Miss signe
Johnson, Of No. 343 East Forty Hrstst., New York
Mrs Dora Weingarten and three children, OF Troy,
~ Y. Gerhard Weller. OF Iehigh Marion County,
Kan, and Mrs. G. stumpf, OF fourth-st., New York
large number VI these persons ARE American ctl
zens. and had been abroad FOR the with round
trip tickets rs cabin passengers but had been com
PEELED TO return home In the Storage, the cabins
Of the Hamburg Company's vessels all filled nj
the time these passengers desired to sail.
No sooner the passengers landed than General
Hamilton, on hearing that they had not had any
thing 10 eat 10 day, had dinner served to them
The bin of fare consisted OF vegetables sOup roast
ribs Of beef pork and beans Irish stew bread butter
potatoes and coffee That the immigrants were hungry
was evidenced by the rush they made for the food and
helped themselves TO the vctuals with their hands