St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-25
ON CHOLERA GUARD.
How migrants Are Inspect
ed On Entering the
City.
Train Loads Of Would-Be Set
tiers Reach St. Paul
Daily.
System Of Examination En-
forced at the Union
Station.
Interesting Scenes Dali y at
the City's Chief En-
trepot.


Emigration has not been impeded in
the least, according to the records, in
the Northwest owing to the quarantine
embargo. While cholera scares run
rampant in all the coast parts, the i'm
migrants from the peStilent centers of
Europe continue TO pour into the North
west. St. Paul is the common gateway
10 the vast territory beyond. and from
$50 TO 250 immigrants pass through the
union depot daily. The pessimist would
naturally look upon the circumstance
with alarm, but, If he acquaiut himself
with the conditions thai are piousiy OBJ
served at the union depot, every cholera
nightmare would be dis PEELED. The
precautions that are hourly exercised
are not only efficient, but the best medi-
cal experts insist that it is almost
physical impossibilIty for the germs OF
the dread peStllence 10 enter this state
without an interruption at the very
gates.
EmiGrant &c looms.
Down at the farther end of the union
depot is a building set apart for the
specific purpose. a sign swings in front
Of the entrance and it is lettered
''Emigrant Rooms" Here every indi-
vidual who has crossed the Atlantic
must report Immediately upon arrival
into ST. Paul. Here they are subjected
10 rigid inspection by the health de-
parunent of the city with a view 10
aScertaining whether or not there are
possible germs Of cholera Asiatica in
either the baggage, clothing or persons
nf 1ba jrrrni I'm Ia dare M cuc
picious Indications have been encoun-
tered, although from 100 TO 250-imm-
grants ale landed here daily by the
various railroads that enter St. Paul
\ trip to the emigrant room is worth
ones while. 1t is at the far end of the
union depot and in The second story.
A GLOBE reporter spent all yesterday
afternoon in the uncanry place. 1t is a
large room, say 25Xl00 feet, and plain
wooden benches range on the sides of
the room while there is plain pine
table placed in the center. The table
is for The apparent purpose of affording
the Immigrants a place to eat their
meals. and there is an ieewater tank at
The end of the room.
When the reporter was in this place
yesterday there were something like
100 immigrants who came in and were
transferred to their proper trains for
the places of destination. While they
We're generally unable to read OF to
. write the English language they had
checks and tickets that were readily i'll
terDretated by John W. Anderson, the
official elnigrant agent. In deed he is
The Busiest Official
to be found at the union depot. When
the train arrives from the East
laden with human freight from every
cline, and especially from every Euro
pean nation, Mr.. Anderson meets them.
He siraightway examines their passes.
has them escorted to the immigrant
headquarters, where they must await
the departure of the train that is TO
transport them to their final destination.
And where do they go? 1t would seem
that every railway company in the
golden Northwest, every company that
has been presented with broad acres of
virgin land, has its emigrant age nts in
all the effete countries of Europe and
even the Orient. and the glowing pict-
ures painted by them have induced a
rush for this very section of the
states. There -can be no denying this
fact. The railway companies offer
lands at Slight advance over the price
fixed by the constitution of the United
States for public lands, and these offers
this is DEPRESSION The point is, how
are the immigrants being received since
the seaport embargoeS have been fixed,
owing TO the cholera Asiatica epidemic,
in nearly every European seaport.
Rush of Emigration.
As is related, the number of immi-
grants arriving in St Paul. destined for
the different points in the Northwest
throughout Minnesota, and from Yank-
ton to the Red River of the North in
the Dakotas, and also all through the
mining and grazing districts beyond.
including the Manitoban province.
is surprisingly large. Upon the
union depot officials and upon the
health department. of ST. Paul devolves
the duty to see that none of the cholera
germs are permitted to pass the quaran-
tine-for such it Is in a nominal way
that has been raised here by the railway
officials and the health department of
the state. Every article of baggage
and every passenger is thoroughly dis
infected There is huge pile of bot
ties tabled ''Antiseptie solution that
are placed in the charge of Emigrant
Agent Anderson, and he makes free use
of the solution when there is any
thing like a suspicious incident arising.
All this work, however, is conducted
under the direct supervision of the
health department. The doctors
meet every evening incoming trains,
and, after a searching investi- |
cation. and after becoming salts !
fed that all is well, the immigrants are |
turned over to Mr.. Anderson. and he |
speedily sees that they are embarked on |
their proper trains.
The larger number of immigrants !
passing through st. Paul just now are |
from Sweden. They are healthy-look- |
ing people, although every one of them |
gives positive indications of fatigue at |
the depot.
Go down 20 the emigrant room any |
afternoon and a picturesque spectacle |
will be spread out before you. There
will be seen from a score to fifty tired
looking women of robust stature caring
for even larger number of babies and |
young hopefuls. These are distributed |
about the room in promiscuous array.
Some are asleep on the hard wooden
benches, and some are asleep on the
floor itself, while others are fretful and
annoying their maternal an
cestors with all sorts of demands. Even
men and women are seen distributed
about the room in reclining positions |
seeking sleep while waiting for the nee
essary examinations prescribed by the
health department before they are per-
United 10 embark on the trains that are
to take them to their respective desti-
nations. The subject Is entirely too eX-
tensive for brief sketch like this, but
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