New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-12

old and infrm man or woman would have to
show q considerable amount OF money IL no
person came forward to vouch for his or her
maintenance The passengers who are detained
for examination are usually brought before
board consisting of four inspectors. who mako
a careful examination OF every point bearing on
the case: but the throng from the Trojan Prince
was so large that three boards had to be or
ganized to examine the suspects.
In most instances 1t was found that the de-
tanned persons had little no money, but DR..
Egisto Rossi. Of the immigration bureau,
said that the fact that the women had
money was not sufficient cause for excud-
ing them for any fears as to their be-
coming charge on the country. Thesc peo-
ple," he said came from Naples and the South
provinces They are mostly Of the peasant
class and good. healthy people. Their fathers
and husbands came here before them and sent
them tickets to come and Join them here No
wonder they had no money. Formerly the
Italians birds OF passage. They came to
this country made little money. and then took
It back to Italy. Now they work until they
have enough to bring their wives and mothers
and children here. they establish homes and be-
come American citizens. Hundreds Of those who
waiting in the crowd here for people who
came on the Trojan Prince were either Ameri-
can citizens. had taken out their first papers"
At the office Of the Prince Line it said
that the first vessel Of the line to arrive in New
York had brought many passengers. not be-
cause rates had been cut but because extra
exertions had been made by the company OF
the 1.O9S passengers who came the ship. 30
had received their tickets from NewYork from
friends or relatives. and at prices ranging from
SIT to S24. which the agent said. were not
cut prices While the arrival Of over one thou,
sand poor Italians on one vessel caused some
alarm at the time. investigation has demon
strated that this influx viii do no harm and
that - per cent Of the passengers came TO
homes which had already been transplanted
from Southern Italy to New-YOrk.
As to the class OF immigrants OH the Primes
Line steamer the agent said:
THE class OF people brought over on the TrO-
jan Prince were good and steady looking lot:
that the wives and children brought little or no
money IL no criterion Of their wealth or poverty.
because few wives and children crossing even
in the cabin to join their husbands and fathers
here bring much money themselves. The rea-
for many immigrants being kept over a.
the ships expense is due to the slowncss In
which their examination takes place in the pres
ent cramped quarters OF the Barge Office; 1t il
an injustice upon the steamship company to
compel them 10 pay for the immigrants boart
at the Barge Office so long as the Government
fails to provide adequate quarters for them. ot
a sufficient stan OF officers for their examina>
ton. About two hundred husbands and fathers
were waiting all day long in front Of the Barge
Office for their families to pass The formal ex-
animation. but had these men been allowed To
enter and claim their families The place would
have been empted in couple Of hours. 1t was
also owing 10 the fact that the immigrant au-
thorities can handle but certain number Of
immigrants in a day that those brought by the
Trojan Prince were detained on the steamer for
twenty four hours a. the Barge Office was full
Of immigrants that had been landed there from
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