The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-29
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TIE HUMAN
 RIVER AND
 ITS SOURCE

R1&}W THE < EUROPEAN IOlLEEl
 COMES TO THE LAND OF THE
 FRIED LECTURE OF HERBERT
 SHERWOOD AT PUBLIC LIBRARY A IS ILLUSTRATED WITH VIVID
 PICTURES or EMIGRANT LIFE
 MT. Herbert NF. Sherwood, who de- Avered a lecture at the Public Library last week describing the home life of the immigrant, delivered his second lecture last evening, having as a sub : ject The Great Human River" The Z lecture which was beautifully illus etrAted began with a picture of the Russian peasant selling his little tract 0of land to obtain money for his pass age to America. As there. is no sea- port for ships plying between Russia ana America, Russian immigrants have to board trains at the German border, and are then under strict sur veillance till they reach the North Sea,
 Pictures were shown of types of Russian ernigrants, most of whom are < Russian Jews.
 As at Ellis Island in this country, a thorough examination is made of the Russians before they enter Germany. Many emigrants are rejected and sent back. Some attempt to escape and board trains for the coast. few of E4lk33k5 T1TG SIlOL 0OWA, Wl1llC OIllC1S OAAoO their way across.
 Many pictures were shown of other 6f1ligrants from Sweden and Finland. A party of Fins were shown, all weep ir1g. They had given their money to the steamship agent in Finland, being told they would find their tickets at the German seaport. Here they are told that no money has been received from Finland and they have to return to their homes. Pictures were shown of churches for the emigrants. A rather peculiar circumstance is that in one case there are three churches com bined in one, the Catholic, Protestant and Jewish synagogue under one roof.
 The emigrants are placed in the steer age, or most uncomfortable part, of the boats. After about three days out and when they become used to their quarters and their associations, some festivities are held. The speaker remarked that he often heard the mu- sic of the accordeon while he was en- sHed with tne~S-lJin passengers.
 A few days before a boat reaches this country, all of the steerage pas sengers are vaccinated. The speaker was much surprised about a half day in the dress of the throng. All had diecarded their ship togs and had put on their finest for their entrance into the home of the free. e
 The big ship is docked and the cabin passengers landed. The steerage thr0ng is landed at Ellis Island and examined for deformities and diseases. Inspection after inspection is held, not even the slightest defect being over- looked About 1000 people are exam ined at Ellis Island each day, and some pretty tough propositions are met with. A court of inquiry is also hold for doubtful cases This is some 1nd If families are broken up, some being allowed to come into the country, while others are sent back to their native land. Many a husband on this side of the water has left the island with downcast heart, after sending his hard earned wages to the old folks, only to have them rejected as they are at the door of the new land.
 In the inspection house things are made as simple as possible for the emil grants; as they go out of the court room, which is almost pen, differ ent approaches meet their eyes, one goes to the south, leading to steam ships for points along Long Island Sound and north of it: another leads to the steamships for the Hudson river; and another to trains for the West. On the island is a money exchange booth, where the emigrants can have foreign money exchanged for Uncle
  booths for emigrants. In former years an emigrant would hand ten dollar bill to the clerk for a box of lunch worth 50 cents and receive about S4 as change AS it now is two glass cases are on the lunch counter, show ing the goods that can be obtained and at what price, the latter in all lan- guages.
 Some of the scenes are amusing, yet pathetic, as loving son meets moth CT. or father, a brother, or a sister. Some of the emigrants are taken in tow by officials and led to the emil grant missions. which are maintained by New York charitable societies. These missions are for different na : tionalities, and here the newly arrived are kept till friends call for them. This is done so that the young girls may not fall into the hands of thugs or flow brows.'
 MT. Sherwood closed his very inter- esting lecture with pictures of homes Of prosperous foreigners who have en- tered into the life of the true .Ameri- can.
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