The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-11-02
place and New York and were much


pleased to meet the Polish mission
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very kindly showed US over the i'm
mense building in which the immi-
grants are carried tn rough all the
formalities of landing by the differ
ent officials. About three thousand
immigrants landed that day from
the northern part of Europe. They
were picturesquely dressed in their
different costumes and most of them
wore bright-colored handkerchiefs
on their heads. Our informant told
US that in most places in Europe the
lower classes never wear hats. The
missionaries went among them sell
ing and giving them Bibles in their
different languages, and they seemed
pleased to get them.
The Bank of New York, on Wall
street,is a magnificent marble build
ing, and as we were anxious to 60
through it, we went in and a guide
carried us through. and as we were
leaving we were given some souve-
Mrs. We also went to the Stock Ex-
change. After getting our passes
we were shown into q gallery. from
which we looked upon the very ex-
citing scene of men and boys running
around with kilograms in their hands
and shouting at the top Of their
voices.
We next took in the Tombs. The
old guide who showed us over the
prison said that some people imagine
the Tombs to be dark and dungeon
like, but when they see it they find it
quite different. He took us into ev.
cry part, from the chapels to the
kitchen. The cells were very strong,
Of course, but light and airy. and
most of them contained two prison
ers. It was sad to see the young men
behind the bars, and there were sew
eral old women, seemingly about SO
or TO years of age. They did not like
our looking at them. and good
many turned away their faces. The
guide showed US the cell from which
a young man had just been sent to
be electrocuted for the murder of a
girl.
We visited Chinatown, which is a
part of New York on the East Side,
and inhabited by the Chinese, of
whom there are a great number.
There are several mission houses in
Chinatown, supported by the differ
ent churches, and they do much good
among them. We went there one
morning and saw some interesting
sights among them. We went into
several stores and one especially was
filled with all kinds of curios made
in China. They were beautiful and
very high priced, but we were more
pleased with the women and little
babies than with anything else in
Chinatown. Notwithstanding the
Christianizing influence Of the mis-
sions they still have Joss Houses, y
as their places of worship are called,
and as you enter you are met by an
old man shuf1ing along who shakes
his own hand in greeting you.
We were impressed with the char
tiles of New York, as on every hand
there was a memorial to some ones
liberality and generosity. We ac-
companied one of the young lady at
tendants to a free library down on
the East Side, given by Carnegie to
the city. East Side is that part of
New York in which the foreigners
mostly live, and the libaary is conve-
nient for the people whom it is
meant to improve. When we reached
the place there was a crowd of chill
dren waiting for the doors to be