Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-21

the other, according TO Irs proper puuuu
In the department. Thus from the Of
fee of the commissioner the doors lead
to the quarters of his assistant, and
then, according to rank, come the med
ical, financial, examining, railroad. in
curry and other branches Of the serv-
Ice. When the immigrant is landed
from the barges, he will pass through
an imposing private entrance, made as
nearly as possible free from the OBJ
%servation of the curious, besides pro-
tecting him during bad weather. He
then goes to the second floor, the en-
tire center of which is given up to the
examining department, where he Is in
spected by the medical authorities and
the officials Of other branches Of the
service who pass upon his eligibility to
land. Every inch of space on this floor
is utilized.
The ratings forming the network of
| the aisles, in which the immigrants are
! placed in alphabetical order, according
| to nationality, gives the great amphi-
| theater the appearance OF an immense
| spider web. Two shiploads can be
! handled easily and two more in an
| emergency by the inspectors and other
attaches. 1t Is estimated that 1000
persons can be thoroughly examined
| with perfect ease, and in an emer-
gency 5000 more by the application of
q little added energy on the part OF the
examiners. Surrounding this room,
from the third floor, is the observation
gallery, where visitors can watch the
inspectors at work. The dormitories
are entered from doors on the gallery.
There are two main apartments, which
can accommodate about 600 sleepers
comfortably.
The southwestern corner of the sec
ond floor has been assigned to that
terror Of the immigrant" the board of
special inquiry. Adjoining this depart
ment is the dormitory for the unfortu-
mates labeled Excluded" There is a
telegraph and railroad office also on
this floor. the latter service also hav-
ing "a large division on the southern
end of the ground floor, where the
principal agencies will be located. lion
stairways lead from the private quar-
ters of the immigrants to the roofs on
either end of the building, which have
been dubbed "roof gardens" and pa
yilion roofs" the former name being
the name given by the immigration
authorities, while the latter is a title
conferred by the construction forces.
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room, together with the railroad de-
partments. occupy the ground floor.
Convenient apartments have been
assigned to the bureau Of Information
the private rooms of the inspectors.
matrons, clerks and other attaches.
One Of the greatest of the improve
ments will be the bathing house, where
200 immigrants car be bathed at a
time, 5000 being about the number
that can be thus refreshed during an
ordinary day.
"We expect to wash them once a
day, and they will land on American
soil clean. if nothing more" said AS
sistant Commissioner McSweeney a
few days ago. This Improvement will
not be ready for use. however. until
the beginning of the new year. The
baths will be of the Shower" variety.
The restaurant. laundry, where thou
sands of pieces of linen and other fab
RIGS can be cleansed daily, besides 9th
err routine necessities, will also have a
separate pavilion. The next building
In Importance to the main one is the
hospital, situated opposite Governors
island. This structure, while plain in
plan, is arranged with perfect details
for the purpose for which it is to serve.
All of the structures on the island are
absolutely tireproof, the only inflam-
mable material being the office furni-
ture. The floors are of concrete and
slate, the ratings Of iron, while tn,
beds are combinations Of iron and wire
netting.
New ferryboats are to be added, bet
ter and more substantial docks to be
built, and the official force will prob
ably be increased. The spending of
$1,50O,000 by the government on
Ellis island will be, according to those
best fitted to judge, the beginning of a
new era in the complicated system Of
the immigration service.