The New York herald., 1874-09-12
THE LIFE SAVERS.
Sixteenth Cruise OF the Floating Hos
pital-Eisht Hundred Sick ChildreA
and Mothers ON Board.

Sixteenth Cruise OF the Floating Hos
pital-Eight Hundred Sick Childrcn
and Mothers ON Board.
The Floating Hospital OF st. Johns Guild left hee
wharf az the foot OF Tenth street. North River, az
halipast eight O'Clock yesterday morning for her
sixteenth cruise At the place Of departure 200
sick children and mothers came on board; 110
more were received at the foot OF Market street.
and 397 at the foot OF Twenty-third street, East
River making the total number of those on board.
exclusive OF the Guild volunteers aud other at
tendants, 800. The day was sultry, with scarcely
q breath or air in motion, aud tho
course OF the barge was directed up the
SOund. The band OF the orphans from the Union
Home and School furnished the music, as "
usually the case, and the children who were able
to leave their mothers arms gathered around the
children, hardly bigger than themselves, feasting
their eyes upon their bright uniforms and their
ears upon the operate selections, waltzes,
"Mulligan Guards" and other pieces that flowed
forth from the brazen throats Of the instruments
in rapid succession. Breakfast was served at nine
O'Clock, and 1t twelve O'Clock the last agglers
Ieft the table. With them all vestige OF barrel Of
boiled rice, 500 quarts Of milk, 100 loaves OF
bread, tub OF butter and halt barrel
Of sugar that had furnished forth the table.
nounced, and the tables were literally loaded down
with c0rned and roast beef, bread. butter and
As
OF beef lbs loaves OF bread tuD OF butter and 15o
quarts OF milk, with Tea In abundance. While tho
mothers were thus enjoying the soiu comforts the
doctors were busy among the sick little ones
snugly eusconced amid the long 1es OF nurses on
the upper deck. Five PHYSICIANS were In attend
ance, VIZ. doctors Kennedy, Brush, Thurman.
Kreizer and ThOms.
Little children, crippled for life, ana with pale,
emaeiated faces, sat on every side, watching the
sails that far and near, dotted the watcr, smooth
as glass, and seemed in their sluggish motion
hardly to move over the surface. The SchooShip
Mercury lying on Hart's Island its decks allv0
with the waits OF the great city, who have at lass
ness upon the free, broad ocean. They hailed tho
approaching barge with every token o! delight,
and as 1t rounded close under the Mercury's side
they nlled the shrouds and greeted the sick little
ones and st. Johns Guild with three rouslng cheers
sand tiger" As the barge passed the bows they
were also saluted with discharge OF cannon
and dipping OF coors, and the oficers OF tho
Mercury waved Kerchief, -hie the band Of tho
| Floating Hospital played Hail Columbia"
and other national airs, and the boys cheered and
waved their blue shirts and caps and Jackets. Tho
last landing the return Was made at six O'Clock.
and the children were soon being carried to their
homes. This, the sixteenth excursion, was given
ployes OF Messrs. H. B. Clanin Co. Though them
selves compelled to stay in the heat and dust ok
the city they kindly contributed all the funds
necessary for the purpose OF giving these little an
fortunates Q breath Of fresh air and day 81
pleasure.
Destitute Sick Children's Relief Fund.
The following addi tional contributions have
been received by the Rev. Alvah wiswall, Master
Of st. Johns Guild, and handed to Henry @.
De WITT AlmOner:-