The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-15
THE RED SEA A COSTLY SHIP.
f27 OF her PASSENGERS P4UPERs
WHEN THEY cor HERE.

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plants OF Extortion-The ImHisrant'
| Generally o: Good Chnrrcter-Tsond .,
| Given and the Ship Anchors Over Night
When Col. Lee. Quarantine Inspector OF the
| immigration Bureau. reported to Commits
soner OF Immigration Senner yesterday morn.
Ing that 42I OF the 7oi passengers on the
tramp steamship Red Sea we're penniless the
Commissioner naturally supposed that he had
n colossal Job on his hands. He had received
no response to his demand ~ tho consignees
OF the Red Sea. Barber It Co.. TINT
they should furnish bonds to cover the eN-
pense OF maintaining such OF the vessels pas
sengers as might be debarred pending their
transportation back to- Europe. SO he decided
practically to take possession of thtpship., Tic
sent Assistant Com missioner insolvency. with
staff consisting OF inspectors. Interpreters.
physicians. and matron. over to Woodruff s
stores. Brooklyn whore the Red Sea was
moored. to examine the immigrants.
Col. Lee had truthfully reported that the
ships passengers consisted Of ga Russians
about 400 OF whom are Hebrews. "a Austians,
l German and l Armenian besides six stow
Always Eleven of these passengers had moro
than $50: 25S had between 81 and So. and APT
had no money at all Col Lee found that the
sanitary condition Of the ship. rs Health on
Ger jenkins had reported. was as good as that
OF many of the liners OF her tonnage The pas
sengers were.according to both Dr. Jenkins and
Col. Lee. Of better appearance than the major
ity OF their kind who land at this port. There
was one thing about them. however that WAS
not so noticeable on Thursday night as it was
Of the
freehters deck for the possession Of a crust
Assistant Commissioner McSweeney and his
corps Of investigators found that the immi.
than SHINING. Nearly all of the penniless 427
had prepaid railroad tick cts 10 their destinA-
tions. and the reason their purses were empty
was that they had been obliged TO spend their
money from the moment they left their homes
until they got within the dominion Of Unce
nearly three weeks at their own expense be-
fore the sailing Of the Red Sea. One man.
tailor who brought with hin about II; $500 pail
cabin accommodations As there is no second
cabin in the Red Sea, he was treated just Ike
I he other immigrants. who had paid from 81
to S2I for their passage.
There were only six or seven men. including
Wans sSFs tSe 4ad to attend sna =,
stock Of provisions was inadequate to main
tain all hands without. stint. Nobody. the Inn
paying extra for it.. The tailor declares that
he would haye gone hungry. il he had not paid
sss noted Ss
the ship Thres' of them tainted Dedn from ON
The Investigation Mr.. McSweeney sent one OF
his men to- a brooklyn restaurant and pro-
GSS for Of the the sad s as
Hebrews, and had refused to eat food nnless It
The women fed BY Mr. Mes weeney ate raven
,usly; not stopping to ask how the food had
Nearly all the immigrants had paid for their
massage and their subsistence in Bremen
much more than they would have paid il they |
lad come here. on vessel OF responsible |
inc; Assistant Commissioner McSweeney |
THE transportation OF these immigrants
appears to me to have been a gigantic swindle. |
base my Judgment on the afildavits of the i'm
Migrants themselves. They have been prac-
ically robbed since they started from their |
lomes."
Commissioner Senner said. after visiting the
e am glad to say that only small proper
ion OF the Red seas immigrants will be de-
,arred. Those who are moneyless are in that
re several cases OF favus among the immi-
rants, but otherwise they seem to BE- better
o the United States In steamships not not
sss cDn.s ssu That ns mrS s but out
his ship are not Of the class We naturally ex-
ected to see. They paid quite as much FOR
ship OF n responsible line. and they have
een treated in a most inhuman manner. II. as
70 depended upon"
Commissioner Senner intended. originally,
0 keep the lied Sea under surveillance until
or owners, Ellis Co. OF Liverpool: her char
erers. klinkenberg K Co. OF Bremen. or her
agents. Schwarder. & Moeller OF
'remen. became responsible for her passen,
ers. In the event OF nobody's appearing on
his side willing to put up $4,000 for this
urpose the Com m issioner intended to libel
he ship thus compelling her to furnish bonds
! order to get clearance papers from
he Collector. and send the debarred immi-
rants back at the expense Of the ships own
r., as provided in the immigration laws.
'hile the Commissioner was considering the
uestion representative OF the firm OF c. Is.
ichards Il Co.. formerly Messenger agents OF
ne Hambutg-American line. appeared at
Ills Isl and and said that Richards Il Co.
ould be responsible for the Red Seas
assengers. The bond was signed at
le., large ONCE at G:3O T.. NJ Mean
bile the Red Sea was ordered. out
assengers from escaping or being INDUCED to
scape She steamed away from WOodrufTs
ores and dropped anchor of Liberty Island.
he had aboard a loud Of provisions. hlrnishad
= the Government at the Red Seas expense
" the sustenance Of the immigrants until
lis 70 orning. when all Of them will be landed
!. Ellis Island and examined with the same
ire that is exercised with all other immi-
rants.