Irish immigrants 1909

me: Jack senswigagen as a immagrant

  • ariving to ls island

    ariving to ls island
    It was my birthday and i was comming to america from iraland. my brother went up their but i got a note before i left that he past his trip up so i am by myself. my parents both past in Iraland.I am commin on a ship to amercia. i am very poor i dont have much money. So when i get their i hope that i can find a job or something to get some money.
  • Going through inspection

    Going through inspection
    I arrived at america. it took me 3 months to get here. know i was going through inspection. it was very unconfertable beacuse they had to check every where to see if i had a desease. i had to strip down and everthing although after doing all that they did not find any deseses.So i was clear and entered america.
  • meeting man after inspections

    meeting man after inspections
    As i was entering amercia a man approtched me. he ask me if i had food to eat shelter, cloths, and a job. i said i had none of that. He offered me all of it. He said all i had to do it vote for him he said "yes i know it is a few years from know but will you vote fpr So i said sure it does not madder to me. So he brings me to his home and gives me warm food to eat that i have not had in a while. and he gave me new cloths to wear.I was very thankful og him.
  • first week at work

    first week at work
    It was march 16 2870 and i was at work at this time i was very discusted of what he does in his work. It is very bad work and it is very dirty every where. So i worked i till friday to see if it got better. i Just got worse. So saturday morning i ate the beakfeast he gave me and left.
  • getting knew job

    getting knew job
    i was walking around asking people for jobs. I found a man that did the same as the pther man. He gave me food, selter, and cloths. also food. he said the same thing as long as you "vote for me". So i said ok. So he brought me to gis house and gave me food and cloths.
  • working on skyscrapers

    working on skyscrapers
    know i am at work. For my first day, i am working on skyscrapers.This is the first time ver working on a skyscraper. It is very dangeours the man said. I said it would be fine beacuse i needed a job so i took it. At first i was very scared. I had to be very caution. Although i have to be caution all the time. Beacuse i fall i dead.
  • Vote day

    Vote day
    5 year later from my first day of work i am still working on skyscrapers and i have some money. mt boss is still giving me his home to stay on food and cloths. He told me at 5 o'clock i should come down from working anf get ready to go to voteing. he said just make sure you vote foir me rember all the things i have been doing for you this past yuears and i said ok. aS I was coming down to get ready to vote i sliped on a screw and fell....
  • in the dr.

    in the dr.
    im know recovered of my fall i landed on a lower leven of the skyscraper.. i broke many of my bones but i am all ok know. so when all my bones heal and i get them strong i will go and work on the skyscrapers again. I had to dr. do i final check of my body just to see if i have and sicknesses or anything like that. He said that i had a deases. It was a deases that most people never live more then a week or so. He said i would probly die in a week. then i voted for ,y boss and sat at home an died