The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-05
SENT HOME BY UNCLE SAM.
Immigrants who Are Returned For
Various Reasons
From the New York Trlbune.

FROM the New York Tribune
The case Of the colored sailor from Trini-
dad who recently tried to drown himself
off the Battery because he despaired of
being able TO return to his native island
is one which has mystifed the immigra-
ton office considerably. The man present.
ed himself there two or three weeks ago,
saying that he had come here in April on
a vessel of the Quebec Steamship Com
pany. \ paper which he showed gave his
name as Buldeo, declared him to be a
British subject, and authorized him to
leave Trinidad. lie had no money. he said :
was entirely without means of earning a
living, and was sick; hence, he desired to
be sent back on the first vessel that he
could get His story was carefully inVesti-
gated, but after clerk of the barge office
had made two trips to the custom house
and three more to the office of the steam
ship company, he was quite unable to iden-
tify the man or 20 discover an atom of
truth in his story.
No such person. said the steamship off,
Gals had come here on any of their yes
sells. Unless he has proof of the truth
of immigrants stories about themselves,
the immigration commissioner cannot I'M
dertake to deport them, so the Trinidad
sailor was told that he could not be ac-
he haunted the neghborhood of the Bat-
terry, and finally one afternoon he fell In
a sort of faint almost in the doorway of
the barge Office He was sent to a hospi-
tai, but soon got out again and resumed
his watch.
In the course Of a year the commits
sioner of immigration has many applica-
tons from unsuccessful immigrants who
want to go back TO their homes. OF these
the majority are Irish, English and Ger
mans-the better class of foreigners
or the Italians and Russian and
Polish Jews, there are few
who ever desire to return. The
homes they left are probably more
wretched than any they are likely to find
here, and hardships which would discour-
age other immigrants are not sufficient
to daunt them. The law governing immi-
grafton requires that IT, within a year Of
his arrival, foreigner is unable TO main
tain himself here, and is In danger of be-
coming a public charge, he snail be de-
ported to the country from which he came
If the cause of his inability TO support
himself originated prior TO his departure
from his home he Is sent back at the ex-
pense of the steamship company which
brought him over. But II he has become
SICK and unable to work since his landing
here. the expense of his homeward pass
age Is paid from the immigrant fund
is derived from the fees of 81 each which
every immigrant brought over here must
pay
A large number Of the applications for
free return passages to Europe have no
claim to be considered. Sometimes the
petitioner has been here longer than the
one year allowed, and sometimes he Is
shamming Illness OF poverty in order 10
get back home without cost TO himself
4 few days ago a young Jew appeared be-
fore the commissioner with pitiful story
He had come mere. he said, late last sum
mer, and had been living at the house Of
a married sister Now he found that he
was the victim Of rapid consumption. and
as his sister could not take care Of him.
he wanted TO go home 10 his parents. He
was sent 10 the doctor who examines the
immigrants, and was pronounced absolute
~ sound ana healthy. There was not "A
trace Of consumption about him. His case,
naturally, was promptly dismissed.
The love Of the English for their home
is strong. and the number OF them VINO
want to go back again from here is re-
markedly large. considering the compare
lively few immigrants Of that nationality.
In fact. the English constitute more than
one-fifth OF an the immigrants deported-
a large proportion. IN view Of the scores
Of nations witch send representatives. to
seek their fortunes here.