Show THE immigrants A SINGULAR experience IN NEW YORKS AT CASTLE GARDEN this morning we received a call from elder 0 F olsen of hyrum cache county who returned yesterday from a mission to denmark in charge of the ane latest arrived company of saints he has been absent since april loth 1884 and during the entire time labored in the copenhagen conference the first year as traveling elder and the balance of the time as president of that field the work prospered there during his ministry he nad the privilege ot of baptizing 43 dersons persons himsel besides t h 0 8 eto whom that ordinance of induction was ud administered ministered by others the journey over the ocean was generally prosperous the weather being pleasant as a whole four deaths occurred on the voyage but they were scarcely a matter matte ot surprise all of those who succumbed were sick I 1 v before starting on the journey ahr three were infants in tanty and aad the fourth a woman stricken with paralysis tile the con company ivany encountered a new experience peri ence at new york As they passed into castle garden all persons were interrogated on various points they were asked questions accor according ding to their ige or sex as the case might be whether they were married orsi or single whether they left husband or wile in the old country whether they were in UY any onea ons special care where they we rebound for and whether they were doing going to friends or relatives at their destination esti nation who bad sent for them etc all the answers were noted in a book and when they were not satisfactory the persons giving the replies were abre separated from the main body of the company in A a sort of pen those these who were thus segre segregated gated were mostly females either unmarried or widows in the enclosure with them were several officials of castle garden and a person who seemed to be a minister of some denomination or other this latter individual took up a personal labor with the saints in the enclosure with him jiing every effort to persuade them not to come to utah he would question them closely argue with them and did not hesitate to gebort to rank falsehood hood one young lady told this person j in ies response to his bis impertinent inquiries that she was going to vt utah as t to a friend giving the name and address of the latter the fellow then declared hal he had bad received a letter from this same friend of hers who he saidi had become dissatisfied with the mormon church and had left utah and he tried to persuade her 0 to o remain in new york elder olsen wits was much concerned to see those in ia this enclosure separated from the rest of the company not knowing what the result would be he inquired of the officials what such proceedings ce meant and was informed that orders from the government were being carried out and that the instruction that had bad been received required great strictness in the examination of the immigrants elder olsen left the garden for the of seeking advice as to what ae purpose ahad had better do while he was absent an official entered the enclosure questioned each person in it again and the answers being this time satisfactory all were permitted to rejoin the main company this business was all pre arranged for the elders were hustled on ahead at the time of landing flauding on the wharf on pretence predence pre tence of leading the way through castle garden and every effort was afterwards made to prevent the missionaries siona sion ries aries from again communicating with the company the officials were brusque stern and surly and altogether the experience was very unpleasant for the saints and missionaries the overland journey from new york was very pleasant the baltimore ohio railroad Kail road furnished first class coaches and sent the company through to chicago on limited express time the company also furnished an interpreter whose name Is 18 P Jar jurgenson Jurgens gensen cn and who did every service in his power lor jor the company at wilmington junction the company any was joined by fourteen baines flom from philadelphia at chicago a company of about thirty six destined tor for points south of salt lake city parted f from rom the matu mala company and took train by way of the Chicago alton and D K R G they were G in charge of elder L john nuttall jr we have not heard whether I 1 they have reached utah ulah or not the main company proceeded to council bluffs by byway way of the chicago milwaukee kee st paul railroad aud and 1 thence over the union pacific arriving in ia ogden at p m yesterday and salt lake city between 8 sand and 9 remaining in the tithing yard over night in ht 1 10 elder aa er olsen speaks in the highest terms of the aid he received from the faithful labors of his counselors elders L john jr and reuben S collet whom he describes as bavin having been exceedingly zealous and diligent on leaving li liverpool the company comprised scandinavian and british saints and 18 returning elders IS of whom were from scandinavia and ana b from great britain |