New-York tribune., 1900-11-15
,ently found at the Barge once is secuted by
BARGE OFFICE RECORDS MADE PUBLIC.
OFFICIALS GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF THE DIS
APPEARANCE OF IsIDoRo TERMINI

The writer of the washington dispatch in yester-
days Tribune about the alleged finding OF body
in thA Barge ONCE. supposed TO be that OF an i'm
migrant, had what he was justified IN considering
excellent authority for the statements he made. but
there does seen. TO be q serious discrepancy be-
tween his informant's nrst assertions and those
printed in the Washington dispatch to-day.
Little additional information beyond that pub
Nshed in The Tribune yesterday could be ootaineo
ct the Barge Office in regard TO the mysterious
case. Commissioner Fitchie and Assistant COM
missioner Mcsxeoney again emphsucany denied
that any body had been found at the Barge once
recently or at any time under the alleged eondi-
tions. II believed that the story referred 10
Isidoro Terrnni, an Italian shoemaker seventy
two years old He arrived here on May IS on the
steamship California Of the Anchor Line, from
Italy. his way to tie home Of his son in bullAo'
and disappeared that night. vain enort' IL u
said made by the immigration officials TO ma
him. They communicated with the son. VINO
seemed disposed 10 blame the Barge ONCE ofacia4s
for his fathers disappearance.
The official records and the correspondence mat
passed between Commissioner Fitchie and Calegro
Ternini the son. and the sons legal representative
r. j. BONNER. concerning the case, were maze pup
lie yesterday. The records show in brief that ISL
koro Termini was detained for examnaeon oy tne
Specisl Board Of Inquiry the report OF the Hedi
cal examiner that he suffering from the inhrIn-
tiles Of age and was feeble. The day Termtni ar
rived was one OF the record days for the arrival
OF immigrants at this port. The immigrants ex-
anined st the Barge ONCE that Gay numbered $3.50
Many Of them were Italians 1t was dusk before
all had been examined, and those TO be detained
had left the Barge Once for the station boat Mar
rsgsnsett anchored at Ellis Island, on which I'M
migrants were kept over night. Just before the
steamboat started for Ellis Island with the detained
Immigrants g boat full OF immigrants who had been
cleared and going West over the Peunsyl-
vana and other railroads left the Barge once for
the railroad piers. Ternnini had ticket for Buff
falo. Whether he got or the boat with the cleared
Immigrants in the confusion OF handling Such
large number is not known
The officials say they have seen nothing or Ter
mini since the night he disappeared. They say he
was not on the Ellis Island boat wien II reached
the island.
The correspondence made public shows that Com
missioner Fitchie tried learn whether lsidoro
Ternini reached Buffalo and that Calegro Tern?in-
through Ferdinand :. BONNER. a lawyer asked him
whet had been done and what the Government in
tended doing about the case.
Comuissone- F:tckie said yesterday that he knew
nothing about suit for $4,000 damages brought
against him by Nr. Bomrner. The authoTites a
Washington had written him once or tV.ce. ne sald.
asking If true thar he had not promptly
answered Nr Pommer's inquiries.
The Commissioner said just before leaving the
Barge once for his home that there bad teen no
c3mmUnica ton yesIerGay by telegraph. telephoTle
messenger. between him and the authorities IN
Washington il regard 10 the missing immigrant
Teruuini.