He came to America alone… and within days, he was gone. In 1900, a young Italian boy was found dead in New York. He had recently arrived… but no one knew his name, and no family ever came forward. To the newspaper, he was just “an Italian boy.” But somewhere… he was someone’s son. Source: The Evening World (New York), June 25, 1900 — Library of Congress, Chronicling America #Ameri#AmericanImmigrantStoriesi#ItalianAmericans#EllisIslandg#ImmigrantHistoryottenHistory