The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-06-22
A C. C. IN NEW YORK.
An Emigrant Ship, and the Landing of the
Nations,

If you want 10 see an interesting sight visit The
Battery when an emgTsnt ship is due. The pas
sage to the dock Is inclosed with high iron fence,
and authoritative IrishmRn guards the gates.
assisted by policemRns badge and club; but you
need not trespsss upon his rights. and he viii not
object to your looking over the fence.
We went down early and secured places In the
front row. commanding full view of the land
ing and close inspection Of the passengers they
hurried through Inc gates.
There aotley thronR awaiting the arrival
Of the ships, who crowded against each other and
fought for precedence. The pressure against the
fence strong. and WAS in mortal terror of be-
ing squeezed through the iron bars aud falling into
the hands Of the aforementioned policeman.
murmur from the crowd and additional
pressure against me and the fence announced that
the ship had landed. and soon the passengers ap-
peared ia line headed by another person In
shortly.
THE POLES AHEAD.
First came the Poles. the men plodding ahead.
dressed In greasy clothes and SLOUGH hats carrying
cheap black bags and small pine trunks and boxes,
and the women in short red or blue petticoats and
plaid sbawls with bare heads, Juggling great bum
dies OF household goods tied up In sheets and
blankets. their backs fairly bent double with the
burden.
THE Division of Labor" It represented an old
Irish woman carrying cook-stOve on her shout
ders followed by her husband with the stoye-pipe
In his hand
BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN GIRL.
After the Poles came the Italians q dirty and
picturesque lot. 10 swell the ranks of banana ped
dlers and organ grinders. The women de-
eideGly picturesque. and one young girl in partcu-
Lar perfect Hebe. She was tall, straight and
1.-the limbed. with long black, glossy hair, rich
olive complexion, and soft. dark eyes.
She wore 3 green petiicoai, white bodice and
sleeves. and red-Rnd- yellow striped shawl was
tied loosely around her waist.
She stood moment outside the gate. evide nifty
expecting someone who failed TO come and saw
her dark. haf-frightened eyes filed with tears In
another moment she was pushed and seized by
an emigrant herder. and that was all. God alone
80 sarn GtaG IN that
He lie probably the agent Of the emigrant lodg-
inR-bouse, where frightful tales of robbery and
Outrages are periodically unearthed.
"GEEK, GREK, GREK!"
A large man with q large voice and a correspond
in9ly large mouth called out "Grek Grek Grek"
Announcing that the next party were Greeks
They were n sober-looking company, tall. slender
and dark, with knee breeches and long frock coats
and skull caps There women In the
party. and they carried little luggage.
Although they were shabbily dressed, yet they
large man loaded them into hts cart and drove Of.
/ understand that the Greeks work largely in
tapestry and fnd employment readily.
THE UNIQUE TURKS.
The Turks decidedly unique with their
dark faces and white searfs twined about their
and i-kept and looked as IL they had suffered In
tbe journey from sea-sickness.
They all stood In q group on the sidewalk talk
ing in loud, excited tones, and totally indif-
feTeat to the inducements offered by the hsrder.
PATHos AND "LALLYGAGGING."
The French were the cieanesi looking party that
landed. and their children were the best kept
psthetic sight the meeting Of a mother
aud daughter judging from their cast OF feat ures
The mother was alfred in a dark red skirt brown
waist and no headgeaT. and looked old and over
worked.
The daughter. probably several years in this
country. was full fedged American with a mod
ern gown. umbrella skirt, pulled sleeves, sailor
hat. gloves. etc.
The poor old mother rushed into her daughters
arms. and they stood there obvious all OF their
surroundings and moaned and sobbed in the an
Ruish Of joy.
All OF their heart-aches sorrows trials and dis
appointments seemed TO be summed up into a
grand climax at this meeting.
But their oblivion WAS only for q moment A
big fat policeman, "one OF the finest :" swept down
upon them, aud pushing them roughly on called
Git cat Of this His sentiments were echoed
by Irish drRyman, who said: 'Ys move out
with your lsilyEnPging."
a WESTERN cAYALCADE.
After a party OF repnisive Russian Jews has
passed the Western cayalcade appeared. They
West" They were hurried through and trans.
ferred into busscs for 4 ! railway siaions
The gales close Aand The sidewalks were
thTonged by the strange nd homeless cmigrants;
bat only for moment Tie big policeman APP
praFed among them. ard " "a his club aud s gTuff
voice Scattered them Iefi I'D right Just a. one
would drive cattle. IL made furious see the
lni discriminate way ia which lie used s cli b upon
the poor wOuid-be Americans How their dream
81 American freedom aud equality must have been
crushed by this brutal treatment