Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-02-22

SftSt .S''htNN'''lN 49,
From the New York Commercial Advertiser
fIsrH AvENrN HoHL,
Jan. ~,
Lost child "
That used to be the cry, but now,
though there are a dozen children lost
every day in New York, the thing is
so svstematized that it is impossible
for child to be lost for any length OF
time. The only thing is to know
what TO do to tnd it, and if you read
three minutes longer, you will know
all about it.
How. can we find q lost child p
The first thing YOU must do after
the child is lost is to 20 TO the police
headquarters on Mulberry street, near
Houston. Away up IN the fith story
of that marble.front building are
three rooms labeled
"Losr cHlLpEEN's pErAErMEr."
This lost child's department was
established in 1904. Here you will
see a dozen cozy cribs, cradles and
beds for the little cost children and
foundlings OF the city. Yes, aud
sometimes for old men and women,
too--loSl in their second childhood. "
At the bead of this department you
will see the middie.aged matron, Mrs,
Ewing-a bright, systematic Amcri'
can woman.
"lIow do the lost children get
here z"
First, they arc picked up by kind.
hearted policemen and taken to their
respective station houses, Here they
are kept until seven p. NJ, Then the
Sergeant of Police sesds them with a
ticket TO Mrs. Ewing, at Police Heal
quarters"
What does Mrs. Ewing do with
them ?"
Sho first enters the child's name
on the book, gives it number, then
writes its sex, age, color, by whom
found, where found, precinct sent
from, and time received. Then,
after the child is gone, she writes af.
ter its name how long it stayed, and
what became Of it,"
"What becomes Of the children
sent here 2"
Every effort is made to find out
where the child lives, who its parents
are, the fathers profession, etc; and
if, at the end Of three days, nothing is
heard from the parents or friends Of
the child, it is sent by inspection
Dilks TO George Kellock, No. SO
Third Ayenre, Superintendent OF the
"OutDoor Poor" for the Depart
ment Of Public Charities and Correc-
tion.n
4" " hat then p
" Here, in the Charity and Corroc-
ton building, are some nice rooms
kept by good woman by the name
of Tmney, and the children are cared
for till the old nurse named Chari
ty" takes them in n carriage to the
foot of Twenty street and the
East River, and accompanies them
on the boat to the Founding Hos
pital on Randall's Island, where they
stay at school till they are claimed,
bound ont or become old enough to
support themselves"
We have row followed the lost
child from the time when first lost,
through the local station house, police
headquarters, Mr.. Kellock's office,
and to Randall's Island. Now we
will return to the police headquarters
and hear
WHAT MRS. EWING SAYS
about The babies.
Z" How many children are lost per
month 2" | asked of the maton.
"I had eight yesterday. From
400 to SEQ pass through our hands
every month in summer, but in win
ter not so many. Then, sometimes,
we have old people too"
Do you have many old people ?"
"No, only few. Yesterday the
police brought In 4 nice old lady with
white hair, who seemed to be all in
confusion. The sight of the police
had frightened her." continued the
matron. but as soon as goC her in
here, ! gave her a nice cup of tea,
and commenced to find out where
she lived"
Who do you live with, Grand
ma" said, for she was eighty years
old.
She said she lived No. 700, but she
didn't know the street. Then pretty
soon she seemed to gain confidence
in me and she took ont a big roll Of
bank bills and Third Avenue Say,
ings Bank book.
See" said the old lady, confden
italy, I" I went 20 get this and ] got
confused when / came out. ! live on
the same street with the bank. "
Gard sure enough" said the mat
ron, when we looked in the direc-
tory there we found her daughters
residence, No. zoo 'iird avenue.
When the police took the old lady
home, the daughter was half crazy for
fear her mother had been robbed"
"Do you have a good deal Of
trouble ia finding cut the residences
OF the children p
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