New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-28

Just outside the Enclosure waiting for her Inc
inspector found that she had only about y. and
was deaf to her pleadngs. Taking up the next
case he called zone inside" and the girl was
escorted TO the detenton-room. which has no
furniture except some rude benches and tapies'
There men and women wait for the verdict.
Some are Jolly and some sad, and some seem 10
be perfectly Indifferent as to whether they VIII
be allowed to land or be returned to their ma
tive country. One side OF the apartment IL
separated from the waiting-room by wire
screen behind which loaves OF bread are piled
and these. together with cakes and other dain-
ties are sold to the waiting immigrants. and
there the native of other climes becomes &C
quainted with American pie.
THE MIXTURE OF NATIONS.
There are Ruthenans clad in furs, with their
household goods packed in curious leather bags,
the women barefooted, and bearing more than
the men the Tartar imprint on their faces; ltal-
ians from the north country. with ight hair and
Teutonic features. and southern Italians OF the
East Side stamp; Slovak girls. who now come
in great numbers to take the place Of the Irish
servant; Russian Jews Russian Catholics,
Poles Galicians, Turks and Armenians all wait
ing to be allowed to land. When ships with
Germans or Scandinavians land the proportion
Of detained passengers is less than in the case
of Orientals. Italians or Savonians
Among the new people" said an employe of
the immigration Department. the Ruthenians,
or Russnaks, belong in the group OF 'desira-
bies' They come from a poor country. where
the land does not produce enough to support
them. and the Government must help them
along They are Woodworking people, and go
from here direct to some Western point. The
a lotta oIa Tho
the Italians from the south country. and 20 per
cent Of the total Italian immigration now comes
from the northern part Of the country"
Only a small proportion Of the whole number
Of immigrants is detained even for a short time
in the Barge Office. The majority have their
cards marked 20. X" by the inspector. pass
what they believe to be the last obstacle be-
tween themselves and the United States. when
they are stopped again by :he contract labor in
spector. who must be convinced that the i'm
migrant has not entered into agreement to
work in this country for certain persons at a
given price. before he will allow him to pass.
But that is the last station, and, having left It
behind, the immigrant is free to join his friends
who are probably awaiting him in the lower
part Of the building or to proceed on his
journey.
RAILWAY TRAVELLERS CARED FOR.
Those who wish to go beyond New-York by
railroad cared for by the Immigrant Clear
Ing House. which represents all the railroad
lines and transfers passengers directly from
the Barge Office to the railroad stations with
out allowing any outside influence to come in
contact with them. Young women who are go
ing to their parents or other relatives: women
going with their children to their husbands and
aged and infirm people who are going to their
children are allowed to land, but they are de-
tanned at the station until their friends come to
take charge OF them In the case OF young
women they are never allowed to go away |
from the Barge Office unaccompanied. and IL
the direct relatives fail to call for them after
being notified Of their arrival they placed |
in the hands Of the religious society Of their |
faith.