The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-29
THE FLOATING HOSPITAL.

AN APPEAL FOB FUNDS TO CARRY ON THE
WORK.
The first Of the free excursions on board the
new Floating Hospital for the benefit or the destl-
tute sick children OF the city was 2 ven on Tues
day and the second occurs to-day. IL may be fairly
stated as mountainous opinion among medical
men that the treatment OF Summer epidemics
among the little ones Of the tenements requires q
plentiful supply OF pure air. In no way can a
fredericksburg atmosphere be supplied TO such
sufferers SO efectuauy as by daily or trt weekly
EXCURSIONS OF the hospital barge. From the con-
fined quarters OF the overneated city II passes out
to where the ocean breezes blow fresh ana cool,
and It carries its living eight to wnere the wind
is borne over orchards, gardens and meadows,
scented with pleasant doors. Not only do the
lungs drink in vital nourishment, but the magma
ton leeds upon the overcoming novelties of
picturesque scenery that the eye beholds on
water and shore. Little creatures, whose
world has been crcled by the dingy walls
Of a narrow alley find a broad ana beautiful
creation lying before them, with an ever-changing
panorama Vi sails ana boats ana blue waters. or
woOie ed lands and grassy helds. An efcient stan OF
physicians accompanies the barge a. all times and
medicines and medical attendance are furnished
without charge Two substantial meals, skIfuily
prepared on board, are provided for the mothers
or nurses and for the older children gratis, and
everything that will conduce to their comfort or
cure IL sought TO be supplied win generous
gather from our midst Two or three thousand SICK
children daily there Is no occasion for the recur-
renee Of the dread epidemcs whicn, in fourteen
days carried eff 200 infants IN New York.
But now that the new hospital barge ~ COM
pete ana la charge OF ST. JOnn's Guild IL 10 neces-
sary 10 Eeep IL ahOat, aud That the running eXpen
SEES SHAH be paid and OOd purchased. The craft
itself ia gilt rom KIND hearts to the city's poor,
aud 10 needs the hearty assistance or all our ciu-
zens 60 render this GIT enective for all It's san-
tary uses. The city supported during the last two
years the entire estaDl9nment OF similar hOspi-
val under the management OF the Master OF 81.
Johns Guild. The barge hired In those seasons was
a rude boat taken rom rIYer traflc ana was
expensive az II was ill-arranged. The present
hOspltal needs less aid 10 accomplish much greater
results than have been attained hitherto. The
pubnc IS appealed 70 at tins time in the hope that
anlmmediate and generous response will enable
the trustees TO continue the excursions without
ncurring DEBT or Without changing the pro-
gramme OF sailing days
subscriptions 10 the sick chlldren's excursion
fund should be sent to Mr. William n Gnion No
63 Wall street, or Rev. Alvah WtswaI. Master OF
81. Johns Guild No 81 VarIck street
Oswald Ottendorfer, William M Onion
j. p Solomon, Townsend Cov
Benjamin w. FLOYD, Chall es smear
James "a. Requa JoRn ~ DeW1tt
Jenkins Van Scnaick, Al. q. Fielding
James s. Barron, Charles Bel,ows
X u. Cofua samuel A. LOWS,
EfahAhh Euson GeufPe III. BrOadhead,
Wliligr IA. Whey, John H. Kemp
H. M bates AnGTew W. Leggat,
henry ienth Gardiner g. Yvein,
LOUIS y. some, AlvAh Wiswall, Trustees.
h a, QuintarA