New Ulm review., 1921-11-09
ARRIVES HERE
FROM GERMANY
RICHARD SALLET COMPLETES
TRIP FROM PRUSSIA
TO NEW ULM.
WAS OFFICER IN WORLD WAR.
SUFFERED FROM FLU
AND GAsSED.

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Sallet, arrived here recently from
Osterode, East Prussia, to make New
Ulm his future home He has accept
ed the position of editor of the Dakota
Frei Presse, one of the weekly news
papers printed and published in the
Revieao plant, and is rapidly becoming
acclimatized to his new surroundings.
There is a wide difference between
conditions as they exist in the United
States at present and those in East
Prussia and Germany generally, due
to the general depression brought on
by the World war and the subsequent
low purchasing value of the German
mark.
Left Home in September.
Mr.. Sallet left his native city of
Osterode September 29, and after
spending few days with friends and
war comrades at Berlin, Bremen and
Kiel, continued his journey to Ham
burg, where he sailed for New York
on the American liner Mount Clay,
formerly the Prince Eitl Friedrich of
the North German Lloyd, October 8
at Z o'clock in the evening. The
Mount Clay docked in New York
harbor early in the morning of October
Is, after a very pleasant trip across the
Atlantic, which was marred only
mporarily by death which occurred
in mid-ocean 1t was an aged man
from Vienna, Austria, who succumbed
to seasickness. He was enroutes to
New York City, in company with a
daughter, where he had intended to-
visit son. The remains were buried
at sea, the obsequies being conducted
privately at 1880 o'clock at night.
Considerable Red Tape.
The young German stated to a
representative of the Review that he
experienced considerable trouble in
securing the necessary documents per-
mitting him to sail for America. He
had to make two trips to Berlin to
get the wise of the American consulate.
The first trip was made by him the
latter part of July, when he registered
as a prospective emigrant. Six weeks
later he again went to Berlin to submit
his application, which was accepted
without difficulty. The fee for regist-
ering the application was 90, while
the vising fee amounted to $500,
making a total of $1,000 in fees paid
to Vice Consul Nathaniel Davis at
Berlin Immediately after securing
the wise, the prospective emigrant may
purchase his steamship ticket and make
other necessary arrangements for the
voyage to the United States.
Running Customs Gauntlet.
Immediately after the Mount Clay
had docked in New York harbor, the
American citizens on board, who
numbered about zoo of the total OF
over 900 passengers, were permitted to
land, while the balance were held on
board ship until the following morning,
when they were allowed to go on shore.
From to 1920 a. m. was required
by the customs officials to examine the
baggage of the alien passengers, after
which the latter were taken down the
Hudson river to Ellis island by a tug
Following cursory physical examina-
ton, the emigrants were assigned tc
about dozen long rows of benches
Ia u To cyr r c
final examination of their passports
and landing papers. This latter was
apparently but matter of form, re.
quiring only short time, and the
people were happy when the word was
finally passed around that they were
free to proceed on their journey tt
their destinations.
Many Go to Chicago.
After receiving the $25 landing
money, which each prospective immi
grant must deposit before being per
mitted to leave shipboard, the passen
gers from the Mount Clay who did no
stay in New York City were taken u
the railroad station. So many o
them were bound for Chicago an,
points further west that a specia
immigrant train was provided TO
them on the Erie railroad. Each Q
the passengers was tagged to eliminat
the possibility Of their becoming lost
as most of them were unable to spea,
the American language. Arriving a
Chicago, the immigrants were line
up along either side Of the waitin
room, into two groups, one of whic
consisted Of those who would be Gale
for by relatives or friends, and th
other was made up Of those passenger