Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-01

they are allowed their liberty. But If
they do not pass the examination they
are taken back to the country from
whence they came, at the expense OF
the steamship company which brought
them. The year before the war broke
out, 1,500. 900 immigrants entered the
United States, and of these 100000
came by way Of Ellis Island.
Battery Park. j
We are now passing Battery park,
so called because in 1893 a battery Of
guns was placed there at the waters
edge to keep away the French, who
were expected to attack New YORK,
England and France being at war at
the time. How different from the pres
ent time, when all the nations men.
toned above are allied against COM
mon foe. Most of the land CT Battery
park is made land, made by filling IN
the river, and where the Aquarium is
at the present time was formerly an
amusement place, and here is where
Jenny Lind made her American debut
under the management Of P. T" Bar
num- Still later as a seat Of the Immi-
grafton Bureau is became world Ia
nous as Castle Garden, and they have
a little joke they spring on the stran-
ger, when one asks the name Of some
strange fish, telling you that the lame
fish" is from Cripple Creek, and the
soldier fish is from Battle Creek.
At the waters edge, ahead of US, is
the Barge office, where all immigrants
are taken after leaving Ellis Island.
A fine view of the skyscrapers OF
Manhattan can be obtained from this
point New York has the appearance
Of being city rising from the water.
The whole island of Manhattan was
bought from the Indians by the Dutch
for $24. and was paid for in beads and
trinkets. A short while ago a piece Of
land on the corner of Wall street and
Broadway sold for 1915 a square, foot.
Ahead of us and to the right is Long
island. This part of 1t is Brooklyn.
still part Of New York City. Brooklyn
is famous as being a city of churches,
q city OF homes, baby carriages and
rubber. nipples.
As we were passing Piers Is and 16
our attention was called to the great
steamers that carry fruit, especially
bananas, from the West Indies, Cen
trail and South America. ~ =
Garbage In Plenty. u.
On our trip around Manhattan we
saw number of scows loaded with
the garbage of the city 1t might in
terest you to know that Harold Chris
Hanson, Jr., pays the city $4,000 a
year for the privilege of gathering the
garbage and picking and saving any.
thing that can be used or sold again.
The wood and wooden boxes are sold
for kindling, the rags and paper are
sold to the paper mills, the rubber is
used again. the metals are melted
over; even the old tin cans are saved,
they are subjected to great heat and
an the lead Is melted off and the lead
is sold again. The greasy garbage is
placed in steam presses and all the fat /,
is squeezed out and Is used in making
axle grease. There Is profit in nearly |
everything. Mr.. Christianson is max. I
ing a fortune out Of the things that
poor people are throwing away.
We are about to pass by the entire
length Of Blackwell's Island, one OF
the most interesting Of the islands
around New York. II you hear any
one speak Of going to the island, you
viii know that this is the place meant.
At Sing Sing.
i All of the buildings on this side OF
the island are. used as charity hos
pitfalls, and just alongside of the bridge
Ia long structure-is the penitentiary,
the city penitentiary; the state peni-
tentiary Is further up the river (Hud.
son) at Sing Sing. They had quite
mutiny there year or so ago; the
prisoners threw dishes at the guards, /
cut the belts in the machine shop, and |
set fire to the prison. They refused tc
work, but as usual An such cases law
and order prevailed and the men were