, 1874-08-21
Tho Excursions for tho Benefit Of
The Sick Poor Children. 80
How the Little. Ones Enjoy and Are
- " Benefited by the Sail.
Scenes Mt the Beginning and
Ending OF tho Trip.


in Now York, and OF which, aH a people, wo Nov
Yorkers may we'll 10 proud. nothing has SO OK
cited interest aud By1npathy NJ tho expcrimcn
Just insti.utcl and carried into operation, o
picncs and excursions for
&, SICK AND FEEBLE rooR CHILDREN
and thoir parents. also sick aud dsabled. Th
first ono Of these excursions took p1ace las
week.: There were two during tho week., nut
the, intention Is to lavo two oach week dur
Ing tho trying months OF Auguat aud September
,Nhen tho mortality among sick poor children ie
something frighlful. The excursions wort
p1anued by the Rev. Mya!, Wiawall, Master o
st. Johns Guild but bonovolons merchants
hankcrs, and ladies hnvo contributed both TINT
and moroy to aid tho object; and about $4,000
In hand, aud donations conatnntly coming in. al.
Bure tho succcsa Of this now onterprlHo. TIT
barge Chicago las been hired for tho season
having beon donated tho frat trip, and tho idca
is, to sail out into tho ocean, anchoring opposite
Tort Schuyler, mud moving around in the frcrl
aoa-breezo, until tho barge ngain lands hor liv.
ing freight at the dinerout docks, about s il tho
oyening. ''
- There wero 700 sick md ntling onos who took
Tho first excursion, aud tho lido, to many it,
tie suiferor was its first trip for pleasure. Tho
expenses were only about s135 ali tie froSl,
milk, 1co, bread, tea, coffee, and the cooking Of
both tho roast and cornol boef, being gouor-
ously donated. Tho band OF muHic also gnvo
their services md plenty Of good, nouriahing
food, good butter. mud sweet milk, contributed
not litilo 10 the benefit received from tho fresh
brcozo and tho invlGorating sail. Il was
A BAD AND TOUCHING s1aur
to SEQ tho fcoblo litto childgon, sud man, over
worked mothers, waiting Oh tho pier for tho
arrival Of tho barge. Il formed atrik-
ing contrant to tho wooky excursions Of
poor children, bootblacks. nousboya. aud that
class Of children, whcro each ono, although
ragged, was sturdy, bronzcd, aud healthy. Uoro
wero no hardy, shouting little ones, but pale,
hollless, pnny, doformod elildron, lying notion
Ices, and almost unconscious, in their mothers
arms, their lips pale their forms shrunkon aud
atLcnuated, Utmost, in truth, living skeletons;
their paiu.drnwn features and strained oycH
plainly showing t.ler su0erinGa. All varieties
Of hip and spinal diseases voro to be seen thoro
yero nmny en,aclatod sufferers from cholera ill.,
faututn, diphtdcria. aud luck OF <nourishing food
aud fresh air; and tho heavy hcada Aing list
lcsa, Tho pnin-contracted Iimbs laid motiouloss,
and The wan, heavy eyes looked ncither in Curl
oGity uor iu intorcBt ut their surroundings.
Dut moro marvellous than fnblcd fairy trana-
formations was; tho change to bo seen when tho
k.rgc, after it's aoven hours ea,l, brought back
tho little eick ouca; back from BaIt sea air. nour-
ishing, dcl,cato food, Inspiring music, and the
deiiRat OF neW 6cenea 10 tno nolsomo smell,
and dark confines, md ecsly surroundings Of
Tho five story tonemeot. tho sutnH and cellars,
that weto called thor home" Little feet.
that hung l!btess, now walked ntound tho dect
in baby delight; littlo heavy Acudn looked wol.-
oeirngy ~ ~ ,Aat was passtne py;
INN
to tho mualo; =, anu littlo Shr1nken
limbs eBsayea 70 WALK that itad been almost lshe-
less Eog loMg. Smiles aud laughter rippled over
tho Whlto hph; ahd pour mothers, III turn, wept
their .sick ones. ne Even tho doctors on board
aihrmeu.that inc trip was
BETTER THAN MEDICINE;
mud that to many diseased cllild tho change
*as Of almost m1aeuaas ts a benefit
clcnu and caroworn, holding, III her arinB
q baby 20 Ako to death, in its uncon-
scious, motioneas stupor and pallor, that
waH forced to lGok sharply 70 sce If life really
:ciosea lids. aud tint drawn, set faco. Yet that
same baby e9t up, crowed, aud clapped itu hands
IN baby wonder, when the barge again landed ut
tae Iwenty,tnlr,d a1n, street street. wharf: .u
ps Az esS 9a ositS hSs w9snn aap rss e, q sSs5
aud snow.whito apron, brought her iittie 2-yoar-
old gtaudch1ld, living IS il dead in ter arns.
Tho little girl WAS very pretty, with l[tto rings
of lair, and lnrge eyes OF wonderful iuteili-
senee: She bud the hip-disease, md hid
parents wero gono to Australia OIL Il ship
"a steward mud sstowardess, the old grwad-
mamma explained In qunyering tones and tho
poor Ettlo ono had run down TO faat since tho
hot weather came In. sho was given tickc,
and won't on board tho bnrgo with the little sui.
tcrer iu ler arms. whose lips we're drawn in paiu-
full monntngB at every movement Of hor grand
mother an d whose face showed her patient on-
duraneo OF tho pain tho eFfolt to bo brought OH
board had caused her: Great drops Of suffering
stood on het forehoad and her poor little fingers
clutchod couyulslvoly at her grandmamma's arm
Whenever Hho was moved, over SO gently. But.
when tile barge calno home ogaiu,
looked III vain FOR any truce OF pain in the light
2-year-old thot fcobly tolterod azonud on lilo
dcck, smiling in her old grapdmamma's fearful
fuco, and her hitherto livld lips weArluE no longer
tticl panied expression. 1t was more magical
than ulagician's wand, md seemed
1Mposslnf.r TO BELIEVE.
:, a. little crped boy mas brought on board his
1lnAer hla chIn liko 1foB, his hoad nunk low bo-
tween hb curved shoulders. Only ILLS great,
wan QyFA. and trent IiQr. bony hnJldB nrOc1Afmel