The New York herald., 1874-08-15
THE FLOATING HOSPITAL.
Scenes on Board the Sick Childfen's BARGE
Of st. Johns Guild Yesterday. %
In the TenementS Before
the Departure.

The appearance OF q gathering storm. which
was. however. dispelled by the wind during the
day, kept many from going on board the barge OF
st. Johns Guild yesterday morning, and the great
crowd expected dwindled to between TOO and 800
actual arrivals at the various wharves. The med
ical gentlemen In attendance pronounced the
breeze decided benefit but as 1t freshened up
they hung curtains about the bows that such a.
felt dlsagreeably anected bv the chill might be
sheltered On the lower deck were witnessed tho
same busy scenes OF preparation. wherein repre-
sentatlves OF tho most wealthy and cultured
families OF tho city were to be found indusrriously
engaged in serving the most unfortunate among
the poor. The upper deck was we'll filled, and the
mothers were found grouped together by q SYM
pathetic alliance as on the day before. All around
the deck, under the awnings, lay the babies.
wrapped in warm woollen shawls, and some had
brought pillows and nursing bottles filed with
beef tea or fresh milk from the cuisine ON board.
FITTING AMONG THEM AS MATTRESSES.
but infinitely moro attentive. tender and intelit-
gent than the ordinary waitress. were the daugh-
ters of the matrons gathered on the lower deck.
often these amateur Mattresses were more than
prcp0ssessng in looks, and elegant even In their
plain attire. One often paused as upon days before
to wonder how 1t could be tnat these poor people
that were receiving all this attention presented
so nice an appearance IN dress and looked SO COM
Portable. Tho writer has solved the problem and
here offers the solution to those int eSted 10
VIEW or TENEMENT HOUSE LIFE
Mrs. Mal0ney lives on the fourth door. There is
a floor aDove her. occupied by two families, one OF
whicn includes three strong girls who wash and
iron for well-tO-dO or wealthy people. The other
family consists Of stone mason aS and ara
Mrs. Maloney lives a policeman and wife, their
only child just buried The Maoneys are SIX in
number-a once buXOm widow, now suffering fom
rheumatism brought on by work In laundry
cellar, and her five children the eldest eight years
OF age and the youngest nursing. Old Maleney,
whom all the boys knew. drank drop too much.
ana one night gave up the ghost under police
mans club Mrs MaSney shs ek ssya es
along 70 buy food lor her little brood and keep
them together. Now the sympathy OF all the
people
IN THAT TENEMENT HOUSE
strangely enough went out to MRS Maioney. II
down TO-DAY BY the Tires stout ses and to-
morrow bowl OF beef broth, with little sprlg OF
parsely aud fresh egg dropped in from the slckly
mans wife considered that the manner OF Ma
ioney's death necessltated IN some way display
many q little bag and bundle, newly arrived from
the grocers underneath, found Its way across the
ns vsr9 k NSx Sn ns ss seS e aas1
drops and told her to take the baby to the Park
live within tbreo miles OF the Park. and alter
few struggles to walk there and back and keep her
SSo Would have ~ Continued her eGorts had not tho
landlord reminded her that he tIdn't let rooms on
promises to pay from women who took
AIRIN0S DAILY on RYAE'S FARM.
with that she weakened. One day the three
washer women, gOssiplng over their work, talked
of the Floating Hospital Of ST. Johns Guild, and IL
sruck them tnut 1t would be Just the thing for the
infant below stairs SO they came down IN solid
that poor, troubled soul. loaking aOOut her empty
room ''but VIZ know ! haven't q thread
to wear to cover mcself. ALPS III the pawn" Then
the three sisters conferred together. ono nau
dress that would do with little letting out mere
and little taking in there and another mad PAIR
OF shoes and tue third some nice underCOtheS inc
sckly woman joined the council and produced o
hat modestly trimmed with ''eleven yarIs Of yell
Iow," which her husband had bought Tor her and
vile provided complete 0utHt lOr the infant from
her dead baDy's stures.
AND THIS IS THB WAY
In which the Ma!Oneys OF the poor are MADE up TOT
the Floating Hospital
There were the usual cases that drew tears from
all observers on board, the usual clanOr l0r the
doctor and the usual hungry, desperate ieeolng Or
the poor women. inc prayer OF all Deh0lderS WILL
be tonight, God grant that ST. johns Guild may
the sckly season aud nave money enough to feed
these poor mothers TO their hearts content.
Next week several more EXCURSIONS Will %
gwen.
Destitute Sick Children's Excursion
Fund.
The following o. 1itional contributions have been
received by Rev. Alvah Wiswal, Master Of st.
Johns Guild, and handed 20 Henry O. De Witt.
AlmOner:-