The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-01
TO ESTABLISH NEW HOMES
NEARLY 1000 DUNKARDs PASS
THROUGH ST. PAUL
Two Special Trains of 81 Coaches In
All, and Four Freight Trains OF
LIB Cars Required to Transport
Excursion of the Kind Ever Run
In America.

In America.
me Dunkard movement eliminated
yesterday in the handling by the Great
Northern railway of nearly 1900 peo-
pie, bound for North Dakota
Two special trains comprising thir-
ty-one passenger coaches arrived over
the Wisconsin Central yesterday morn
Ing, and left a few hours afterwards
for North Dakota via the Great North
ern.
The household goods, live stock and
farm implements belonging to the
party filled 1923 freight cars, divided
into four trains, and included every
thing common to farm life. Horses,
cattle, sheep, hogs, chickens and dogs
were huddled together, and it was es-
timated that there were no less than
500 horses being shipped West.
Never before in the history of rail-
reading In this country has such g.
number Of people been transported
from one section of the United States
to take up homes in another locality. =
The passenger coaches were packed
to the guards. Nearly half of the cars
were tourist sleepers, and the colored
porters We're agreed in saying that they
had never before taken care of so many
travellers ON one trip. Each lower
berth had two occupants, while from
three to five children slept in the upper
berths.
About 400 people and forty-nine cars
arrived on other roads in addition to
the Wisconsin CentraPs batch.
The big crowd Of Dunkards was in
charge of immigration Agent Max
Bass, of this city; District Passenger
Agent Ellison, Of Dubuque, 10; Pas
Passenger Agent Jacobson, of Phila-
delph1a, all with the Great Northern.
Mr.. jacobson brought in the Eastern
contingent.
The immigrants are from Pennsyq-
vania, Maryland, Ohio, West Virginia,
Iowa and other states.
The spent the forenoon at the union
depot yards, and it was a hungry
crowd to judge from the liberal sup
plies Of provisions carried to the trains
1t was the intention of Mr.. Bass to
have the trains and their loads pho
tographed, but yesterdays snow storm
prevented it.
The crowd was in the best Of llumor
Notwithstanding the fact that many
eral days in their somewhat cramped
quarters. All had a hearty, healthy
appearance, and will form an import
ant addition to the large colonies al
ready existing in North Dakota.
The trains bearing the homeseekers
left ST. Paul shortly after the regular
Great Northern coast train had pulled
tons, followed. 1t is expected that all
will arrive at their respective deStina-
tions today.
Three to five men and boys were
in each freight car. The welfare of the
animals did not strike them so forci-
bly, as the fact that by riding in the
freight cars fare could be saved.
Cha rios, ESdhWa rdS Of M9VVil1a N n
accompanied the party west. A num-
Der of Dunkards have purchased land
in that vicinity, where there is now a
large settlement Of their sect, and
where is located one Of the most -four
fishing Dunkard churches In the state.
Yesterdays Dunkards We're by all
means the Wealthiest that have gone
through this city en- route for
North Dakota. Almost all of them are
far from poor, while many are in good
circumstances, and left comfortable
homes in the East.
J. G. Pond, general passenger agent
of the Wisconsin Central, and Herman
of Minneap polls, the local ticket agents
of that road, accompanied the immi-
grants from Chicago to ST. Paul.
The Northern Pacific Is daily adding
to this great exodus Of people from
the East and South.
One hundred landseekers from West
Virginia, occupying three cars, passed
through st. Paul yesterday bound for
the counties Of Palouse and Lincoln
Wash. They reached here by way Of
the Chicago Great Western and Wis
consin Central lines.
Another West Virginia party of set
tiers en- route for Washington will
reach here next week, and also large
party from Ohio, Indiana and Illinois,
bound for Central North Dakota.