The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-06-06
SAD SCENES MARK
ARRIVAL OF ASCOT
Two Infants, Born During Voyage
of Immigrant Ship Die in
Sight of New Land.

Two little heart-breaking incidents
yesterday morning marked the arriva
of the British immigrant ship Ascot al
the Channel wharf to discharge its liv
ing freight Wrapped in baptisma
fnefyr two little infants, cold in death
in their little shrouds, lay on the
benches of the territorial and fedora
immigration stations awaiting burial il
the soil of the new world which was
the first land their baby eyes had ever
seen.
In the line awaiting inspection of the
federal doctor who was to give then
the first password into the new lanC
was Interpreter Williamson, half
Spanish immigrant whose little knowl
edge of English had won small Off
cal position for him on the voyage
lie was wearing the cap of tine com
pany's service. Beside him was his
wife, holding in her arms the twenty
three. dayol girl who mad been borr
to them on board the vessel.
They were eagerly awaiting their ar
rival on shore that they could secure @
priest of their own faith. 1t was sick
and weak and small, for the voyage
amidst the crowded masses Of humanit,
that thronged the Ascot S decks was Q
trying 'ond for babies. - ''' ~" ~
Called as Coal Is Reached.
Slowly the doctor passed down tn,
line, going through the usual formulas
of his occupation, until he reached tn,
Williamsons. As he laid his hand OF
the baby, the little SOUL unblessed b,
the touch of holy water or the benedic
ton of the father, fled away. The first
born died just as its parents reached
the goal of their desires. Wrapped il
the pretty ceremonial dress, embroi
dered by the hands Of the mother dur
ing the sixty days. of sea voyaging
with its tiny fingers clasped over il
B and with a baptismal cap about tn,
tiny features, the body in its shrouC
waited hour after hour yesterday with
in a few feet of the hurrylng, excited
mob that thronged about the officials
who were deciding their fates and ush
ering them into this new country.
At the same time, on board the YES
sci, whore 900 immigrants still re
mained was another Spanish woman
nursing her newborn babe while he
husband and relatives crowded at tn,
rail above, eagerly watching the dis
emb&rkation of their friends. 1t wa
close to meal time and the attendant
were hurrying back and forth carryin,
food between the galleys and the hun
cry immigrants. is,,
Another Tragedy.
The woman. with her babe were ius
beneath -manhole, which was uncov
cred to admit better air into tn
crowded quarters below. Into one o
these waiter. stumbled; his trayful O
hot soup and food poured through tn
hatckway over the mother and child
horribly burning the woman's breas
and killing the nursing babe.
These two sad tragedies alone marre
the arrival of the big immigrant shir
About thu little centers where the sol
rowful parents and friends were. tn
great number of immigrants eddie
with nothing but satisfaction beamin
from their faces.
Eleven sick were taken from the shi
to tne hospital, seven in the mornin
and four in the afternoon, but most O
these were adults and none was Sc
riously i'll. Two had broken legs sus
tanned on the voyage.
These eleven, however, filed nm n
the available room at the Queen s Ho,
pitdI, aahfe hntlasats&ed to take care q
the charges so suddenly given it. Neal
~ all the women had small childre
z with thom, and for these there was n
room and no attendants who could spea
their Language. In many eases it wa
impossible TO admit them with thei
mothers, andto avoid n situation while
is growing intolerable, the officials ar
making every effort to dispose of tn
entire shipload Gas speedily as possibl,
Jn all, 420 immigrants were taken o,
the vessel by the immigration ofieinl
yesterday morning and, by three cloe
over 200 of these had been passed an
We're quartered at the territorial imm
grafton sheds. Their baggage was 500
checked up, hunks issued TO them an
dinner served, and before many NOR
arrive these will be well on their wa
towards plantations throughout the Il
lands, for they have nearly all been al
signed.
The same number win be taken n
each day, and the Ascot will probabl
clear for the Coast next Monday, if nc
before.