, 1876-07-07
FLOATING HOSPITAL.


Tho hospital ahIp got away at little before 10
yesterday morning, shu wus advertised to lenvc
at a. hut up to the TINA Of departure cxcnr.ol!sts
calnn In, and whcn the tug took hold Of her 10 cut
her out from tho vcsrr1s lint 10y outsiav Of her,
her tlccle was comfortably oiled.
Tile Summer Cloud Is especially adapted for a
hoatinH hospital. She IL three mated schooner,
with plenty oi 1cck-roon,. Tha cabin ,s small,
but thcn there Is no ,ae for cabin. as thpso WHO
visit her come away before hight Cnnsns awnings
r,ntcct tito main dock from Tho snn. Everything
has been cleared away frum the forccasto to tho
house. Bhby- jumpers, and awnings, and ice.chcsts
huyc been pitt In, and fe~ cot"nlls provided Tor
sleepy tnfants. Thcto take up but little ro0r, and
tho deck Is free for The babies TO crawl around and
nn,usc themselves. Comfortable chalrs arc pro-
vidcd, .nd esory pains taken to make tho ship At.
traetiye to thosc who Ysait y
~ sho watt out yesterday tho people on tho
hrldxes end * tls sF N.Y. slestsa lo5 roe'1ss
sotns intlulsed In enthusiastic yeEs of farewell.
prooshy 10! one IN ten kne. what !. AZ mson. e.
the schema does not eccin to bo particularly wcll
knoun bY the people Of Chicago.
THE ONIHcT --.
isto nffora fho poorer clnasea m opportunity to
whom nothing else On the earth IL provided. The
poUrcr, 1nuancf. more and.forsakcn tho wretch,
shc mors hearty tho wcIco,1e. Dut chiefly the
wha eral.ed the idea. There are thousands ct In
f,nts IN Chicago Who nts brought ". IN no!suiass
5n a ans .s issf'E y nas nsssa at ssn Il FIJI
the t,ospitai ship presents ittcf. Thu sail to and
Glows CONSTANTLY, iii lend 10 lnvgora.e tho lItls
ancs. aud more lives can bo saved within The cum
'ncs nj that schooner u'An BY alt tho doctors In
ass aanuse saf aynxs % snS S''Ss ~ as
any y medical a aud sd1ies tint may 5e necessary.
fhe excursion tng Dret 1arto has been chartered
to make tic trips ia and fro. Tho nanage!s In.
INT In tic luwesh and then reduced It for charity
t;ako. The boa. 'eaysa at o a. n, and sfcry
tis ship. The soat goes round ths cris sna back
rhe s stdr saley u oha
IL welcome xaa all ass invited.
! awkwari q 1ist, YeaHs children sfcpt Into she
nooka and ho;ea IN whlch wet regulated ~ seloohe!
looked for the sBt hour as though i wuEo noattnl
lunatle asylum. But after while 1t quilted down,
peope rea @ ons Ind s wsrs IL IL EcgI of en- en-
Altogether thero wero ahont 10 passensers OF
out 10 taku thvsE nlr but tiIe majority wure stou
aud rugged, and won't To take of tho bahses.
! TI1ERH WERE Ponrr OIL FIFTY INFANTS,
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up simultaneously aud wuut right to bnyness. I'LL
| nttp rosoumlcu with ycs ard Cricx. Tut The MAJ
! nj the galley Aso tt,s! besn tt,eFo IAt0sr, All.
had forcsoou tue contingency, Ile Appeared Will
| sctted down u IL cooof cNatuntmpnt. Mos
| Of thu habtcx were hickly. tcH,0 hat
the Asty hue nf tho skin anl tnc swu1lcn p5elia
that tell Of impure nlr aud weak constttutaIn, On
was acuscvly more than . skeletun. anil ito sfeh
hIhrk eyes iuUkul l.orsiblr IN their Iudamel Jet
tings. Then there were oii.cfee., Tut, and whale
some, and pretty tile s.,st oE bahicsn fellow dom
get 1naa nt when they haub candy VA his whso .rss
One clap, only wecltb old. bud lubty cro'
and d Gsiu mouth Tor nDur3shn.rht. Annthnr,
yullow haired boy, with white akin, through whlc
ihc biNo veins aluSeh pfatnly, t1uw bin coiM{e1
ftuM col0fed nurse, and scetned to lIke 1t.
! TIL: LalsoER CHILDREN
devoted themselves To the Hwlnga an thu odds iii
ends u playth1ngs they found around. Then can
yolns astls Of ffon, otu Ii, who walked up M
gIEts sat around a!sconsonte, rryrvttIng the wutE
Abaencu Of IAtn, for the whole cArxu WIS cuip0so
Of chtlt.Een aud women. LtB. UMGn ard l1nyl
wese thcsc, and t4ses or tous geNt!etnvn wei
along to anafs In keeping thtnXs straight, bnt bs
Aides thcaa anu u TMnuSE Eupoztee thero was
tlfarth VI nnlen.
Tie buat lius iu.t OF tho foot oi Mudsoh street
inside thu Ircakwatcr, and .l.ora aEe will fciual
Until fall or cold weather trts In: 1t 10 psctllctl
that sle WILL bu we'll patrn5tzed. lnlt tbs betlul
that viii 10 durlvod by achnz call0scn IL inrales
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