The evening times., 1900-03-10
IMMIGRANTS IN DROVES
Barge Office Records Likely to Be
Broken This Year.
Enormous Increase of Arrivals Re-
ported From New YOrk-AstOnish-
This NOnth-(ha of the PeO-
pie Not Up to the Standard.

NEW YORK March 10-If the inn
mense immigration to this port in the past
two months may be taken as a criterion.
the influx OF immigrants during the year
1900 will be likely to break all records
for several years back. Statistics for the
months OF January and February OF the
present year, which have recently been
compiled by the immigration Bureau. show
a remarkable increase over the same
periods in past years. while the figures for
the first nine days of March have assumed
proportions that are nothing short OF
enormous. The immigration to this port
for the month of January was 13, 15I as
against 9,269 for the month of January
1899: the total immigration for February
was 1855 as compared with IL $50 in the
corresponding period last year These
figures are more significant when it is re-
membered that immigration last year
broke all records since 1898. The record
for The first three days of March is TO-
3SI. rate OF nearly 300 immigrants
day. Basing their calculation upon these
figures the Barge Office authorities esti-
mate that the arrival of immigrants at
this port during the present month will
amount to more than 81 900.
More than half of the steerage pas
sengers. who have arrived here this month,
are Italians. most OF whom have announce
ed their intention Of remaining in this city.
The North German Lloyd steamships ar
rived on Thursday with over 1000 steer
age passengers. Today more than 1000
arrived The arrival OF such large num-
Der of foreigners, so early in the year. is
very unusual and vas entirely unlocked
for by the immigration officers at this
port. As rule the influx begins in April.
dies out in July. and stOrJs up again in the
fall. Al other seasons, the winter and
early spring. there is usually the compar.
ative luIl which characterizes the summer
months.
Those in authority are unable to account
for the unusual increase 50 early in ne year
except from the fact that it is due to the
prosperity which this country is enjoying
At this time. As a matter of fact the in
crease in immigration began last year
when the records showed that 20 600 more
immigrants had arrived in 1899 than in
the previous year From The present as
pect however, II is estimated that the
present year will show an increase OF
from 50 900 10 100. COO over the year 1899.
For the first six months OF the present ifs
cal year. from Ju4S L 10 december 81, 1899,
the total immigration was 131 SO
An interesting phase of the present sit
uation is the marked change which has
taken place of late in the nationality OF i'm
migrants arriving at this port. The desir-
able German, Irish. English. and Scandina-
Wan immigra ton which was prepOnderant
a few years ago. has practically died out.
II has been superseded by the Austro Hun
garians. Italians. and Russians. in the or
der named. Included in the Austro Hun
garian category there are the Galacians.
Bohemians SlavonianS. the Magyars or
true Hungarians the Croatiaus. Dalma-
tians and Slovaks. In the Russian class
are included Jews, Only six bona tide
Russians were received in here in Janu-
ary and fifteen passed through the barge
office in February. Frenchmen have gen
orally remained iu their own country. or at
least they have never emigrated to this
in large numbers. The falling off
in German and Irish immigration may be
accounted for by the fact that there is work
and consequently plenty in these two coun-
tries at preSput