The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-30
LOST AND ABANDONED CHILDREN.
The Little Watts and Estrays Of New York

The Little Waite and Estrays or New York
81 39aE ,e3@ City.
There from to seven abandoned infants found
in this lively metropolis almost every day. When these
little unfortunates pass under the Of the Commits
soners Of Public Charities and Correction they are given
to woman thred at the city's expensel who carries
them 10 the Almshouss Blackwslps Island. In the
Almshouss there are wards set apart for the
ton and nursing OF these nfan On "Wednesday there
were thirythree Of these in the wards named In the
first ward the waits received from day four
months old There only child received into this
ward during the last year who has lived all the rest hav-
ing died. has been the same In former years. They do
not die for want Of care Indeed they better pro-
vlded for-barring the mothers own presence-more
patiently watched and kept cleaner than most Of
the children found with their fathers and mothers the
lower strata Of social e and 10 may be said IN higher
strata also They die from want Of proper nursing
nursing a. art cannot supply And again, they die in
not few from the effects Of the terrible expo
to which they subjected by the wretches who
abandon them Some Of the infants kept In this ward
really very cunning looking ones and would be
exposed with the highest degree Of pleasure to be hug
ged and kissed and called my DAZZLING little pot" and
all that BY many fathers and mothers in the higher
walks Of life who have ugyiooking In abundance.
ONE LITTLE UNFORTUNATE
found on Wednesday and conveyed to the Almsh0use,
named Reuben E. Fenton lack Of any other cog
nomen OF course "the Governor leyery young man
nowadays has an tindividual" whom he styles sthe
Governor win be thanked for looking afer this found
ling In the Second ward the infants received from
four months 70 two years Of They generally
vive they enter the Institution after six months old.
When they two years old and remain unclaimed
they are ssnt RandalPs Island 90 said island there
are now niue hundred and fifty children boys and grls
They range high sixteen years OF age. All chill
dren before being received into the nursery Randas
Island are subjected TO quarantine Of weeks While
in quarantine they washed tho most careful manner
clothed comfortably and examined 10 II they have
diseases OF any kind. The unhealthy ones when not
seriously affected are treated by the doctors In the
quarantine and whom ssronsly affected sent 20
childrens hospital The healthy according tosher
agehere Il must DO said that the children on Randaia
Island are not sy any means all foaDdngs but get
70 dierents parts Of the institution In tho division
hc boys and girls being separately those from two
live years old, and here found boy five years old
who could dance jig in q style superior 10 many men
who black faces and style themselves 'champions
When the fact was commented upon the warden said
that the boy bad only been q few months on the
island and brought the accomplishment with hm-that
such accomplishments were not taught there. In this
would have drawn tears from the eyes OF civilized
band Of performing monkeys. The suppleness they ex
h'bted was wonderful Glass No takes In those from
to sixteen years old The Warden telling gentle.
man who called that not very long time ago
MEMBER oY coNGRss nxcT
from one OF the Southern States visited the island and
passed through the nursery When In the quarters
where class No. Is located the visitor prevailed upon
did Try and rather failed at first, but was in the
end Immensely encouraged. when the visitor sad 100
on, 60 on; was once In Just such . place you
very interesting fact Al the present the demand
for large boys TO West and work exceeds the
sappy Which the city Ia. for such The LITTLE
get rid Of them II 10 about the ssmc thing with the
little girls, although they stand fraction higher on the
TO be good and industrious women making happy wives
for Western young men.