The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-12-04

Officially, Mr.. Sargent, the United
States immigration Commissioner who
came to Honolulu from Washington es-
pecially to be present when the Port
uguese immigrants from the steamship
Suveric were landed, takes no note Oh
interest of the plans of the immigrants
once they have been passed through
the immigration station, but, person
ally, he is anxious to see that the
Portuguese, who had the honor of be-
4 ing passed at his hands, are given good
berths where they may work and COM
mence to earn their livelihood under
the American flag and under cheering
conditions.
1t was tired-looking lot of officials
around the immigrant station who saw
the sun rise yesterday morning, Mr..
Sargent and the Inspector n-charge,
Mr.. r. C. Brown, and his assistants,
Messrs. Halsey Gene Sullivan. Curry,
Christian and the staff of interpreters.
had their hands full all the previous
night and none got more than the pro-
verbal forty winks of sleep. To care
for 1900 immigrants from Europe is far
different than looking after a similar
number of Asiatics. Their wants were
different and they had to be looked
after in different way. They were
hungry and that was one of the first
things the immigration people provid-
ed-good meals.
The adults looked fresh in the morn
ing but the children were still tired
and again hungry. The long sea trip
and the hurly- burly of landing made
them very tired. And then the immi-
grant station began to look like
maternity home, for there We're three
more births and one death.
The officials began putting the immi-
grants through early in the day. The
usual questions were asked as to
whether they were here under contract
or had been assisted by private means.
They generally replied that they came
seeking work and knew of no assis-
tance given them except the request
of the Territory of Hawaii to come to
Hawaii to get work and homes.
After going through the lanes, upon
being passed by the inspectors, the
immigrants hurried through the hall
They had at last passed under the
AMERICAN nag anu tlty ldu6ltu anu
talked. and then eagerly looked toward
the big high fence surrounding the sta
tion grounds at the mass of local Port
uguese who came to meet them Go
ing through the yard the immigrants
We're sent into the shelter shed where
they We're met by agents of the Immi-
grafton Bureau and by large number
of hard working Honolulu Portuguese
who answered questions, gave advice
and assisted their countrymen in the
selection of the plantations to which
they wished to go to work.
majority of those who came out In
the morning and massed in the shed |
desired to go to Eva or Waialua, white |
some elected to go to the other is
lands.
Early in the day about 300 were
taken over to Quarantine Island. This
included all persons having measles,
and in many cases whole families,
which decided to keep together rather
than be separated.
Consul General Canavarro, M. A.
Silva, A. G. Castro and many other
citizens have been unceas-
ing in their attention to the immi- |
grants.
1t was represented at the station
that many Honolulu Portuguese had |
advised the new. corners to settle in Ho |
lulu in preference to going out to plan
tations, the advice also being given
that they could get gdod work here.
However, the majority listed their
names for various plantations. There
are many Portuguese residents in at
Ian
tations. not only on this island but
from Maui and Hawaii. One Portu-
guese tame from Paia, Maui. He found
that family, who were his relatives,
had been sent to Quarantine Island,
save a boy, his cousin. He said he
would take care of the cousin and wait I
for the family to leave quarantine aud ,
he would then try to prevail upon them |
to 90 to Maui with him.
Secretary Atkinson, f.. ID. Tenney, |
Mr. Garden and j. A. Gilman were in
defatigable in their efforts to serve
the Board of Immigration and showed |
sisting in the work of getting the peo-
pie cared for and assigned to planta- |
tions.
mere were greetings VI ptoPic WIN
had never seen each other for twenty |
to thirty years. One Honolulu woman
had not seen n sister in thirty years. |
She was piloted about from place to
place by Secretary Atkinson until she
found her relative and the meeting |
was affecting But there were many
similar instances.
1t seemed that all Punchbowl was
in front of the gates. The road
way was blocked with people and it
looked as if Portuguese holiday was
in progress. Secretary Atkinson
horseback at one of the
gates about 3 p. m. and addressed the
local people, telling them that it had
been decided to omen the gates for them
to come in and find relatives of they
desired. He advised them that steam
ers left ut noon today for Kauai, Ma
vi and Hawaii, and would take immi
grants 10 their destinations free of
charge. Also train would leave the
depot at 9 n. m. for various planta
tions on this island. After this an