Show immigrants ARRIVE RETURN OF prosperity BRINGS PEOPLE FROM EUROPE italians gaze with wonder at wonder ful skyscraper buildings of new york as the steamer approaches pro aches the city so sooner do the ras 0 the spring sun break the buds of lie trees on staten island than as another bar linger of warm weather aba tide of immigration through the arrows of new ork harbor increases from its comparatively scant winter numbers until people from europe and athe orient are knocking at the gates of calls island by the tens of list bedr there was a falling oft in the number which might have been expected the wall street panic which affected business throughout the country closed down many shops and threw numbers out of sis the christian herald quickly the word went back to the old horld from the i new that hard times expected and those who had planned to beek their fortune in america had best slay un der the old root tree for a season until things were on a more prosperous ious basis in fact there was quite a stream i of emigration aiom this country many who were out of work resuming to set tie permanently in their native lands i or taking advantage of the time when work was slack to go hick for a visit to the relatives they had left at home now with returning the steerages stee rages of the great ocean liners aro with people from italy hungary poland and even farther east who have beard that there ia a revival of business and have carried out their long cherished plan of starting life hero anew southern italy and sicily as a result of the messina earthquake are sending more than their usual quota and it would seem as it this might be called the italian year of alon they absan to come within three weeks after the disaster while tha soldiers were still searching in the and they have been coming n increasing numbers ever since on february the ot march seven great elnera poked their noses brough the narrows crowding to he rails and gazing in open eyed and pen mouthed astonishment were 10 00 immigrants the largest number bat has come in during any one day or the list two eara tha great ma arky showed by their vivacious arcs and dark skins gaudy shawl ind ot ornaments that vere from italy next in number were he lews there were bo many that allia island would haie been over gazing at big buildings crowded row ded and part were not landed un 11 the next day most of the amrol grants were from mediterranean ports ut there were some from the emerald ale and a few aiom norway and sweden these kept well to them selves looking askance at the swarthy aces of those who had come la from he more southern climes |