Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-06
The PASSENGERS, Roster.

On the Wittekind were twenty-five
cabin passengers, nineteen adults, nye
children and one infant. In steerage
are 394 adults, As children and eleven
Infants. There were 112 families, 75
single men and two single women. IL
Is worthy of note that the number OF
married people grew suddenly In one
day, early this morning Commissioner
Watson marrying no less than twenty
nine couples, reducing to this extent
the number of eligibles for bachelors
and maids at home.
There were 126 adult Belgians and
% children. eight adult Hollanders and
three children. and the rest OF the
party was made up Of Austrians.
rench, Germans and other nationan-
ties. Very few of the immigrants speak
English. The religion OF the immi-
grants is mostly Catholic, with, how
ever. good number of Lutherans.
Passengers For Columbia.
All the cabin passengers left here
this afternoon for Columbia, and the
greater part of the steerage passengers
will also go to the capital, and there
be distributed by Commissioners Wat
sons Office. The places to which immi"
grants are ticketed are as follows: An
derson Chester, Darlington, Columbia,
Fort Mill, Glendale, Greenyille, Harts-
Wexford and Warrenville, as far as can
be now stated. The departure Of the
passengers was facilitated by the
Southern railway, having q number OF
cars on the East Shore terminal tracks
under the personal direction Of Division
Superintendent Hunt. The passengers
are generally of a fine class. Several
# the cabin passengers are particular
y well to do, one of the number being
% 80 Pro-. uh
is going to prospect in this state.
Very few of the passengers will remain
In Charleston, Notwithstanding the
large demand for the help.
Final Report Tomorrow.
Commissioner General Sargent said
this afternoon that not until tomorrow
will 1t be definitely known just how
many of the passengers will be de-
barred from landing. While q number
4 the passengers were released, the
examination was not concluded today
and some OF those who were placed
aside may be later released at the spe-
cial court, The local committee ar
ranged for the lodging and boarding Of
number of the immigrants at the
Thomson auditorium, while others re-
mained on board of the vessel for the
night.
Schott, son Of Prof. Schott, the well
known musical director. who was on
the wharf to meet the younG man. The
frst passenger to run up against the
inspector was Herr Nehrman. who Is
lmong the number to locate here. He
g from Hamburg and Is interested In
| the dry goods business. Count Wegel,
close friends OF Baron Won Platten-
burg. assistant to Director Won Pilis,
II L. nlo -. folr a lnnlr q n
South Carolina.
Watson's Fine Work.
Commissioner Watson was in a hap
| ~ frame of mind at the success OF the
| trip. He was the subject Of much con-
yratulation and he has reason to be
well pleased with his work. For In
stance, the director general Of the line
asked him to secure $50 and nc
freight, when he saw him about send
ing a vessel to Charleston and he got
AIS passengers and a freight cargo,
which is nearly the combined value
| of the cargo of the liners OF the COM
pany TO Baltimore and Galveston on
any trip that these latter boats have
made in the past two years. Not
| only this, bur Col. Watson has secured
q return cargo for Bremen, which was
| also not demanded by the company
| Commissioner Watson has q most
eongratulatory letter from Director.
Won Pills. commencing his work and
assuring him of his continued co..
operation In the movement Of bring
ing immigrants to South Carolina,
and the steamship official expressed
permanent and regular.
| Commissioner Watson has gone
about his work In systematic way.
He has made his plans for the future,
establishing offices at Glasgow, Lon
don, Manchester, Sligo. Ghent. Mid
dleburg, Holland. Bremen, Berlin,
| Roubaix. Copenhagen, and there are
now 80 passengers already booked for
the next vessel to come to Charles
ton. At the Holland Office is s. Da-
vidse, who lived for FIVE years at
Florence, s. c., and all the Offices are
in good hands.
Why There Were Not More.
The number OF immigrants would
have been still larger but for the
fact that the agricultural people are
under contract and could not leave
their farms. These contracts will.
however, have lapsed by the time that
the next steamer departs. The present
law also forbids the carrying Of second
class passengers from Denmark,
which will not be in effect at the time
Of the next sailing. The number OF
passengers would have beer still
larger from the northern part of Eu-
rope but for publication in a st.
Nicholas paper Of the most exagger-
ated accounts Of the Atlanta riot.
| 1t should be stated to Col. Watson,s
| credit also that he has secured what
no other national or state representa-
tive has ever been able to secure-the
sanction of the Belgian government
for the immigration from that coun-
/ try. Baron de Favereu was especially
helpful and cooperative, as was the
Commissaire D'Emigration Chapelle
In assisting him to secure the sanction
OF the government. The Belgian peo-
pie are especially fine weavers, and
Col. Watson stands committed to re-
turn them to their country IL they are
not satisfied with their lot here; but
he is certain that they will all be
well placed and will not desire to re-
| turn.
The local committee arranged for
a concert on the vessel this afternoon
by the United States artillery band.
playing the national airs OF the immi-
grants. which proved most pleasing
to the aliens and at the same time
made the vessel all the more inter-
esting to the thousands OF people who