The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-25
THE cHILDRENs EXCURSION.
NINETEEN HUNDRED POOR CHILDREN GIVEN
FRESH AIR AND TAUGHT SOMETHING ABOUT

NINETEEN HUNDRED POOR CHnrREN GIVEN
FRESH AIR AND TAUGHT SOMETHING ABOUT
NATURE
There was conmoton yesterday morning in
the Sixth ward. The ola folks say II began
shortly after midnignt;" at ALI events IL reached
It's Hood tide just at the peep o. oay. Strange TO
relate, neither roundsman nor officer Interfered
with It; on the contrary, both did all In their
power to encourage and increase Its intensity.
The juvenile volators OF law all, seemingly, sought
q common rendezvous directly in front OF the
station house. The casual pedestrian, hurrying
down Centre street. wondered what 1t really
meant, and inquired OF his neighbor in vain.
"Wnat under Heaven does ali this meant"
THEY CAME
from right to left, from north to south, nay, in
any direction the eye might be directed tine
streets were filled with little children, shouting,
laughing and capping their hands. all
assembling at general trysting place, until
the avenue which runs by the station
mouse was crowded from curb TO curb with
infantre FORMS 1t was q gala day for the little
folk: a halcyon hour for the poor. uncared for
youngsters oil the Five Points, and all the crowded
over-heated and unhealthy districts OF the sixth,
ward. Iney were to go up the Hudson; they were
to catch glimpse OF ripping waters, cool fields
and shady, delicious groves. Many were to view
scenes they Dever saw before. None were ex-
Guided. Black, white, German, French Italian,
Irish, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese AL stood
upon q common footing
At about eight A. NJ. the tall form OF the mana
ger. Mr.. George F. Williams appeared at the
corner. HIS arrival was greeted with a wild,
vehement yell. 1t was with great dif1culty that
he crawed his way through the mass OF
youngsters who caught him by the hands, they
seized his coat tails; they grasped him by TIE
arms, while thin, weak little voices cried out
fa.millarly, "Wilems, dive us titet; we didn't
GETTING INTO LINE
Nineteen hundred children were on hand. Nine
teen hundred children, males and females, mixed
tnrong, separated the sexes. formed the line,
appointed the color bearers and having placed
to move at the shriii AvoIcs Of . whistle.
THE MARCH.
the Sixth ward, ana no one OIL them was over four
teen years OF age. AS tney went on lar as the eye
smiling faces, and everybody seemed glad be-
cause the poor little people were enjoying holt
day. The old folk capped their nands AS the cnii-
dren Passed by. and the little lolk returned
the compliment with series Of wild, en-.
the course OF venlces was temporarily
suspended The people residing down town did
not IN tne least regret the delay. On the con-
trary, many aligbted, pressed tneIr way forward
10 the sidewalk ana gave the youngsters hearty
| cheers.
! All the way down 10 The wharf the people en-
d aesrens WIZ.
ever BAKERY was passed cakes, rolls and buns
| were cast recklessly IN md-air. which, Win but
very lew exceptions, always landed IN the u2-
turned hands vi the chIdren.
on BOARD TIE BARGE
Amer great deal OIL trouble the 300 children
were safely put on board the barge Republic,
| wuich was Iowea by the rug Emma J. Kennedy.
barge, the girs upon the lower. The Union dome
ana school Banu, us soon as the lower aeck Was
quickly afiected the little girls. VINO danced giee-
Iully aiong the deck. there were only u lew girls
Who ialled TO participate In the dance. ana these
few were those whose ayes naturally prevented
them from tripping 'the light fantastic toe"
THE CROWD.
procession had secured their respective positions
upon the barge that anything like satisfactory
conclusion could be oraxn concerning their indi-
viaual pecuiarltles. A more motley IhronG mas
seldom been seen. The "DulIdog boy" WAS there,
snoeless hatless, with frowsy hair, widely pio-
jecting ears. SCARED face. peeled hose and bal
tered knuckles; the 'humpoacEed boy' was pres
account Of ms delormity; Inc ''lame bov,"
hoooilng upon crutcn: the ''homeless
Ss nov ca %,tu the UooeT nose aowni
vociierously for the doctor, and imagining every
momen. that he was going to bleed 10 death the
every fellow ne met, and VINO eventually was
pummeled most .'sweelly" by the
'Boss' OF THE UPPER DEcK,l
young Denny Mcclure, the '.goou-for-nothing
boy" VINO wouldn't go TO scnool, and VINO
the ''terror-of-the-block" boy. who insisted on
1Qnting she moment he got on the upper deck.
sufce II TO say, the "terror OF the block" was de-
feated. .A .nst s.a ,
The green fields and the tall, towering crags OF
the HUDSON stirred within tue hearts OF the young
sters feelings OF the greatest enthusiasm.
AT THE GROVE.
The landing was announcer with an explosion
OF nrecrackers and-a perfect whlrlwind OF forpe-
does; the 900 children went ashore and stroled
tnrouxn Excelsior Grove; they occupied the
dancing hall, the avenues ana all Dlace5 apper-
taiuing 10 the place; the children sang, they
danced, they roamed tnls wa, and that aud IN
dulged In all gymnastic evoutions imaginable.
Once ON shore 500 boys stripped themselves Tor
swim.
Tue entire party OF juveniles returned to this
city before sunset, all looking better ana happier
than before they started, although then the glow
OF anticipation lliumlned their features. No un-
pleasant Incident up or down disturbed the pleas
ant harmony OF the trip.
EXPENSES OF THE EXCURSION.
There were consumed 5000 rolls, COO loaves OF
bread, 159 pounds nam, % POUNDS cOrned beei,
pounds tongue, SO pounds butter, 2100 large
sponge cakes, box lemons, 400 quarts ice cream,
1000 pounds ice u barrel suga and other sup
plies. The cost Of tue excursion, as near az could
be estimated yesterday, was 1912 "a, or about
iorty-two cents Tor each Of the 1875 children
taRen This pays Tor the band boats, barge, tug
and all the supplies and LABOR employed.