Orleans County Louisiana Archives News.....Italian Immigrants in New Orleans 1898 - Article 2 of 9 October 15, 1898 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Stephanie Lynn slynn@plexusweb.com August 17, 2023, 12:27 pm The Times Picayune October 15, 1898 The Times Picayune - October 15, 1898, Page 5 SOME SICILIANS COME -- But They Are Not Immigrants on the Britannia At the expiration of the next two weeks there will have arrived in this city about 2000 Italians, fresh from the sunny shores of their native land. At present there are 400 0f these new citizens on board the steamship Britannia in the Pensacola quarantine, and yesterday nearly 150 men, women and children reached the city over the Louisville and Nashville Road from Norfolk. These picturesque passengers had been deposited in Norfolk by the Anchor Line steamer Karamania. They arrived at New York last Sunday morning, but were not allowed to land in the city, but were sent on down the Atlanta coast and deposited upon cars and transferred to the railroad. They are relatives of Sicilians living here, and have been sent for. The steamship Britannia with some 400 immigrants on board, not long ago crossed the bar at Port Eads and came to the city, with a view of depositing its human freight. The health authorities objected to the Italians disembarking and the commander of the ship sailed for Pensacola, the nearest point which would receive the passengers. At Pensacola the vessel went into quarantine and will be discharged today. The question of getting the Italians to New Orleans now puzzles those interested. It is stated the steamship line will not stand the expense of transporting them by rail, and while the necessary funds for the passage of some twenty of the number has been forwarded, the remaining 228 will find it quite a different matter to reach their relatives. Those would can get away from the Florida port will doubtless arrive the evening over the Louisville and Nashville Road. The steamship line takes the position that they have fulfilled their contract by running the ship to New Orleans. If the health authorities do not wish to allow the landing of the people, the ship is only called upon to deposit them at the nearest port. This they have done. On the 1st of the month another of the Anchor Line steamers, the Bolivia, sailed with some 1500 Italian immigrants, and these will arrive about the 22nd of October. They are intended for the sugar plantations throughout the country, and expect to go direct to various points. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/orleans/newspapers/italiani811gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 2.9 Kb