. Book of the Royal blue . elcomingthe loaded liner to port, and the immensebulwark of Manhattan in the background;yet far to the south-ward, at Baltimore,annually come thou-sands of these seek-ers after new year is an epochin the history of im-migration to thisport, for it marksthe completion of anew pier by the Bal-timore & Ohio Rail-road, designed andbuilt expressly forthe handling of thisclass of at LocustPoint, the tide wa-ter terminal of theroad, and alongsideof the old pier,which is dwarfedinto microscopicinsignificance, itbears silent testimony to the growth
. Book of the Royal blue . elcomingthe loaded liner to port, and the immensebulwark of Manhattan in the background;yet far to the south-ward, at Baltimore,annually come thou-sands of these seek-ers after new year is an epochin the history of im-migration to thisport, for it marksthe completion of anew pier by the Bal-timore & Ohio Rail-road, designed andbuilt expressly forthe handling of thisclass of at LocustPoint, the tide wa-ter terminal of theroad, and alongsideof the old pier,which is dwarfedinto microscopicinsignificance, itbears silent testimony to the growth andnecessities of this ceaseless tide of human-ity. An interesting feature of the old pieris the landing stage, each successive plat-form designating the growth of the ships,till the last landing was built on the roofitself, and from there it was necessary towalk down the stairs to the entrance tothe pier. On the maiden voyage of one of tlielargest ships to this port a dinner was given AMERICAS LARGEST IMMIGRANT
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