The New York herald., 1877-09-02
sT. JOHNS GUILD.
THE EXCURSION OF THE FLOATING HOSPITAL
YESTERDAY.

THE EXCURSION OF THE FLOATING HOSPITAL
YESTERDAY.
That admirable charity organ ization St Johns uild
which warns tho poor in winter and cools them on in
summer viii end the excursions Of its Floating Hos
pita lor the next week. making more than 100
trips rs Inauguration and thirty since the ID oi
July last These EXCURSIONS, as has been repeatedly
mentioned in tho HERALD. are for tho benent oil suhcr-
ing children, babes in the arms whose
poor to take them OF the city when III from those
complaints peculiar 10 young children in warm
weather The benefits Of these excursions best be
appreciated by those who have spent day on the
Floating Hospital and. seen children carried
aboard like drooping wiltcd flowers In their
mothers arms ana who when carried OF ia the
evening look Ike different creatures, SO I'M.
proved arc they by the bracing air and the pure.
rich milk furnished aboard the barge OF course these
excursions cost money, for, while the Guild owns the
barge there the tug the Iood, tho deck hands and
the band to be paid for At close calculation all this
costs $3.50 trip Perhaps somo old Gradgrind will
say, "What do such creatures want OF musicT We
can readily answer, ITO make the sunshine Of their
day." They dandle their babies in time to 1t, and
shake their unkempt heads with the lively measure
Tired faces brighten. crushc spirits revivs under
IT'S influence. One economical old miscr, who wanted
the name o giving the excursion without the cost,
said that hc thought It nonsense TO give tho
mothers iOod. ''lwo meals day +" saic he THAT
more Than tnoy get at home, I'm warrant vel" he
ud take these creatures out early IN The morn
ing and keep them on The suit water until their appe.
ttes were at dining out pitch; tncn he would send
them home on empty stomachs TO empty larders That
way the uild believes serving It's guests
Two conf iortaolo hot meals provided Tor the and
they have all they want and often something to carry
home.
These excursions organized some four years
ago by the Rev. Alvah Wiswall who has devoted his
ume ana energy 10 their successful carrying out.
Since the very hrst Mr. Wiswall has attended every
excursion oi the barge, and is, no doubt owing To
his uncea ing care that there has never been acct
dent ON board When is taken into consideration the
number tho character oil these passengers tins Is
remarkablo 1t is tho poast OF the uild has
SOLICITORS and that all Its contributions are volun-
ary. There seems tp be something IN the naiuro OF
this charity for helpless children tnat appeals to the
who have paid $3.50 aud betrayed tho ex-
pcnses OF entiro excursion sinsle-handed, are
Of The season on the 81 of July; Mr. William
X. Travers, Mr. George A. Osgood aud MI. John
Hunter, the White Star Steamship Company, through
r. j. Cors who also give their wharf grauitousiy Tor
the use OF the BARGE the passengers OF the steamer
Britannia, through Robert Lawson, james .. Bedsl
aud Bates, Reed Coriey; George A. Clarke Bros,
thread manufacturers; Mr. William Clarke, although
in Europe, did not forget tho poor OF New York; tns
firm has sent out excursion every year since The
first besides giving i0eraIly 10 the winter work of tho
Guild; Gardner r. Colby, the dealers IRON whom the
GUILD Buys its prov,sions me PRINT dealers anroIGa
soae Il Fleming Manufacturing Company Other ex-
oursons have been paid Tor by miscellaneous contrbu-
tOus. Inc NdtOuul StOIHEe CoWPaHy, aAiouSu
Charles \. Sterling, contributed tug Tor hve
days Mr.. John II. Starin did Inc same
lhe National Freight and Lghterage Conpa through
d. Munson contributed tug Tor three dnys, ana Z.
s. shorten Brothers did the same Tor Two days Dir.
Bernstein volunteered the music Tor two days. Tho
Guild expresses its thanks 70 Captain Walsh OF the
Twenty sixth precinct who detailed three OH GERS Tor
each excursion, Officer Laird, OF the White Star
DOCK ior efficient aid helping the people on and
of the barge. Of the ladies Oi the Guild who have
gwen such generous aid in attending 10 tho wants
OF the poor people, II may DO said that
they have worked harder tor Chartys sake
than they did for thor All have
been sefsacriiicng, but Mrs. Leggat has been the
III inae tisaole and roess She has never missed
a single excursion and TO her faculty Tor managing
these poor people aud her prompt action under all
circumstances due, in great measure, The success
OF the plau. The physicians VINO have attended these
excursions and given their voluntary AID to tho sui
ferlng are Drs William Thurman, Ferdinand G. Valen
tine, David Philips. Noblc Geo. Newcombe, Hendrck
y. &. Smith, sumner. James Kennedy, l.. Putzc, +.
+. Williams, NickeTson, 5. W. Crenshaw, Adam, Edsn
Carrigau, Prescott McMasters. G. Williams, Silver
Gibney, Towsky aud Horse, assisted by 5. j. O'Hare,
W. A. Dayton and Louis Schultz, medical students.
on the hundreth excursion flowers were supplied to
every mother and chiId by Mrs. W. II. Cunningham,
OF West Haven, Conn. The average number VI people
taken 900 trip, making 2s 900 ior the season.
Tho excursion next tuesday Will be paid Tor by the
butchers als lrovers through Mr.. Sol. Sayes. There
will DO poykx pa ~ . NJ era - '-t- rs."' u