The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-11
RECORD LOT OF IMMIGRANTS.
MORE THAN 10000 CITIZENSHIP
be ARRIVED, YESTERDAY.

;Esaminers Tackle . 900 Who Came In on
Five Ships-S, 900 More to De Handled
B sTO-day-An Parts Of the Globe Rep
resented-wocs Of the inspectors.
y More than 10000 men, women and ohil-
drsn from all parts Of Europe. Asia and
Africa arrived at this port yesterday on
tbs various ships that came into New York,
breaking all previous records In tho Immi-
grafton Bureau for single day.
Deputy Commissioner OF immigration
Joseph Murray, whose experience dates
back 70 Castle Garden days. declared that
he never saw anything like 1t before.
There Is an old story that one day In 1882
1000 immigrants landed at this port. but
IN those days the work Of inspecting them
was not done as thoroughly as 1t is to-day
2 The exact number Of immigrants who
arrived yesterday was 1929. OF this
number Sal Scandinavians came over on
ths new steamer Hellig Olav OF the Scandi-
navian-American Line, which sailed from
christiansand. They were dressed better
and were much cleaner than the ordinary
nun Of immigrants. Most Of them were
bound for Minnesota and South Dakota.
Another new ship, the Germans from
Naples. brought 1890 immigrants. mostly
Italians. Sons Of those were bound for
Pittsburg, while others were booked for
Buffalo Nearly all were men, who carried
their belongings In handbags.
Tho steamer Gera. also from Italy.
brought 1881 steerage passengers, includ-
ing Greeks, Isalians. Arabians. Turks and
PersiAns. Nearly all Of these expected to
stay In New York.
Tho Pennsylvania Of the Hamburg
A. Y In. krA,,0ht NJ w hnrn
wore Poles and Slavs.
On the Anchoria which arrived from
Glasgow there were 40, all Scotch. Many
of the men on this steamer hope to get
Jobs as footmen and coachmen In New
Ali Of the 10000 were landed on Ellis
Island where the inspectors were kept
busy for eleven hours questioning them
and taking their ped grees. There were
enough Government doctors there to ex-
anime the crowd and by 10 o'clock they
had passed upon 7,ios persons.
At that hour il was found that the lmmi-
grafton Bureau could not handle the 3.2ls
others, 40 they were left aboard the ships
for the night On the Sicilla from Algeria
were s3S. mostly Greeks, Turks and Arabs
Left on the Bulgaria from Hamburg there
were Asses, mostly Germans.
On Ellis Island the inspectors, gatemen,
guides, physicians and members OF the
special boards OF inquiry worked harder
Of them, up to Deputy Commissioner Muir
ray. was kept busy for twelve hours without
Q let-up.
AZ soon as the immigrant was put ashore
on Ellis Island he was examined by the
medical inspectors. Those who failed to
pass were put in a wired inclosure for
fuYther examination The others were
separated into groups Of different national
ties and passed in line to the desks OF the
inspectors where they were compelled 70
answer nineteen questions.
After telling their name, age. occupation
place Of birth, the language they spoke,
and their race. they were asked how much
money they had, who paid their passage
they had relatives or friends in this country,
and whether they believed in having one
or more wives. or in case Of q woman, one
or more husbands. There was an unusual
number OF young women, unaccompanied,
A fifteen-year boy, Antonio Jano-
setti. said that he had come from an inland
town Of Italy and had travelled all over
the world alone. He told the inspectors
that he was on his way to visit relatives
1t New Salem. Pa. but he was detained
until the authorities have chance TO IN
vestigate his story.
Angelo Esposito, an Italian, who was
accompanied by his wife, declared that he
was coming here to make fortune. Asked
what he intended to do. he said he would
buy a fruit store and go into business:
He had just got married. he said. and
added that all the money he and his bride
had was $40. The couple were detained:
hose who Sd Ss IN hs
the towns they intended to settle in and
were permitted to depart to the floor be-
low, where they got their railroad tickets.
In the crowd that filled the railroad
room were folks from every quarter OF the
globe. pushing and crowding and trying
TO ask questions OF each other in their
native tongue.
. tn, ir costumes were as varied as the
languages they spoke: Crying babies car.
RED in baskets and blanle to and strapp
on the backs Of men and women help d to
add to the confusion.
Tho tangle b came so serious that Deputy
Commissioner Murray had to go down into
the railroad room and unlock the tangc.
Aftr that he work d in the railroad room
all day, united husbands and wiv 8, brought
whole family together and saw that they
wire steer d in the right dir, ction.
0oorg~ Murphy, who has ben connected
years ago, said that he had newr son
anything to equal the situation. A crowd
Of Pol werc linz up at Murphy's window
asking gu stions VIII a man came along
and said som thing that sounded like;
sCzwitchsky oncvitchskow!'
Pittsburgh shouted Murphy, and an in
tsrpreter appeared and led the man to the
railroad barge which would land him safely
In the Pennsylvania city.
sOi want ter 60 TO New Burg remarked
the next man in line.
sAil right answ cred Murphy. 'Si.l6.
You get your ticket right here
y can't spake your language in money.
said the man.
tits a little over four English shillings,'
replied Murphy. If you give me live
shiuings III give you your change
After hcsitating for a minute or two
the immigrant turned to an Italian In the
line and asked him II 1t was the proper
amount.
The Italian shook his head. The stranger
then tackled Murphy again and declared
that the man at his side had told him IL was
not right and he wouldn't pay over that
amount.
why said Murphy, that mans an
Italian and he don't know what you are
asking him. He shakes his head meaning
that he wants nothing to do with you.
The costumes were not the least interest
ing exhibit The dresses Of the women
were of all colors. Some wore skirts that
had trains several yards long. while others
had rainy-day skirts that seemed 10 have
been chopped on at the knees.
F., Six girls wlo wore long-legged boots
stopped near the lunch counter. One Of
them stopped, removed a boot and from
her stocking took a roll Of Scandinavian
bank notes that looked like pieces Of dark
green wallpaper. She handed one to the
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