New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-07
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please apply rs your Judgment may direct. in aiding
any plans looking to providing sick children with fresh
air sending saeswomen TO the seashore Yours truly,
A FRIEND.
After considerable inquiry It decided to expend
largo part OF this moneyat least $300-n sending sick
children with or without their parents the Seaside
sanitarium az Rockaway Beach, for stay OF week
where possible and whore this could not be done, for
single day 1t happily turned out that the expenditures
made the very time when they wero likely to he
the service. in the early September heats, which
often exha1stng than those through which
the sufferers have passed In June and July. Ar
rangements made for the selection OF de-
serving poor through various agencies. Several OF the
useful city missions pressed Into the service
and through their knowledge OF the worthy poor in their
own localities easy collect those most IN need
Of aid Poor little crpplcs in Bellevue Hospital, Hebrew
children from the Deborah Nursery, blind women and
children collected by the city missionaries were likewise
carefully selected and sent down on different days.
Thesanitarum under the control Of the West Side Re-
lief ASSOCIATION OF which Henry King Is president The
house the seashore entirely supported by voluntary
subscriptions. During the past Summer the mana
gers have furnished to the agents OF the
New-York City Mission tickets 10 be distributed
among the poor OF the city, emitting each mother
and her Chi weeks enjoyment at the sanitarium
Everything furnished to the benehciaries free OF
chargewhoesome food good beds aud medical attend
ance as well "a opportunities to battle daily In the surf
The house used as the santarum ia two stories in
height and has a broad piazza two sides IL stands
somewhat removed from the sea, in lttle grove OF
pine trees. IL has dinngrOOm, kitchen and large
dormtory the first floor and several chambers above
Mr.. and Mrs. King attend to everything them
selves Three good meals day, with unlimited milk
and crackers whenever wanted, form tho diet. Bath
houses and the privileges OF part Of the beach have
kindly given 10 the Managers and the mothers and
children eau battle long and often they choose.
A doctor has been constantly in attendance.
The receipt OF the money most opportune. The
sanitarum about 10 be closed for want OF funds,
although there we're many mothers with sick children In
yarious parts Of the city longing 20 be sent
70 IT, The $500 enabled them TO go, and
during last week and this week the benefits Of this place
Of rest and healing have been enjoyed by about one
thousand persons Some have stayed for week and
for day. The weather for number Of days was
so warm and heavy that at no time during the
has the excellence Of the charity seemed more manifest
A HAPPY WEEK FOR TnE CRIPPLED AND SICK.
On Monday, August 90 MR. Perkins tho Matron Of
Bellevue Hospital, was requested 90 make up party Of
conyalcscert women and children who were
particularly In need OF a change. The party
numbered thirty persons including thirteen lit
tie crpples boys and girls, whose ages ranged
from six 20 fourteen years These we're IN
charge Of nurses. The day number OF women
win delicate young children sent down by tho
city missionaries, who were instructed 10 select
them by the managers OF the sanitarium, and
tho house was filled for the first week II
Is said that during the whole summer Of the visitors
at the sanItarium have seemed 10 enjoy them
selves as did the thirteen little cripples from
Bellevue. They were a sad sight; nearly oil
were suffering from hip disease, and were in
cased In plaster OF Paris corsots. Some little nmbs
we're held in place by iron braces and supports.
Nearly all the children bad to crutehes. But nc the
seaside they seemed % forget their miseries They
played m the and baihed In surf under the
OF hcr They gathered shells and gaylyeoored
soawocd arranging them into presents for their friends
at home and forgetting the who had attended
them at the hospital. They ell grew brown aud fat
Mrs Perkins and the nurses speak most enthusiastically
Of the good the weeks stay did for their little charges
And the little charges themselves can not say enough
about H. They break smiles ana dimpes when-
ever Rockawayi mentioned, and chatter away mefiiy
about shells. sand-pies and seaweed.
during the week there we're numerous day excursions
for mothers and children who healthy enough not
10 need weeks stay on Tuesday 800 or 100 coored
women and children sent down by the city
missionaries. 1hcy came from all parts OF TIE
city. On Wednesday four carloads were re-
ceived including nearly 100 Hebrew children. in
charge Of the managers Of the d. 1orah Nursery at No
81 East Bro idway on Thursday there "a carload
rom Kng-st., in the Eighth Ward. on Saturday
delegation sent by tho missionaries
Of the Brick Church Mission, The visitors who had
remained a week. returned 10 their homes on
Saturday They did not want to go very much, and
the doctor found them out. The little creatures
were generally very Rood-natured about it, however.
The whole peghborhood had become interested ia the
cripples, and was sorry 10 see them depart.
FROM wRETCHED TENEMENTs TO THE SEASIDE.
description OF the party that went down Monday
last stay for the second week will give excellent
idea OF the work accomplished The day excessively
warm aud in all parts OF the city and life par
cuarly unpleasant IN the streets OF the enomenthouse
districts the East Side. There the doors from the
reekiug garbage barrels aud pools OF sagnant water
were oyerpowerDg Early on Monday numbers OF
mothers with their children to be hurryng
along toward the ferry the foot OF Thiryfourthst.
Long before the hour for the train to leave Hunters
Point the mothers and children were on hand.
Nearly every woman had babe in her arms and one
or two little olnVing 10 her skirts. Generally IL
was the babe that was ailnR, but the other
children seemed pale and thin, although
their faces were bright with antioipations OF
the coming pleasure. The ferry-boats carried
group after group tO Hunters Point and finally all tho
members OF the excursion party we're collected IN
car in charge Of city missionary, Mrs Murphy, and
young In the employ Of Mr. King. The car was
filled TO overlooking. There were, perhaps, crowded
into It about 100 peuons-about hity-hve
mothers and the remainder children Nearly half
the party had been provided with tickets through Mrs
Murphy OF the mission OF the Church OF the Covenant
situated IN East Forty-seoOnd-st between First and
secOnd-aYes. Othcls were from Trlnity's mission
parish OF 81 Augustine near the bOWer9' "hho
few came from parts OF the city where mis-
sionaries OF the City Mission are at work.
The seemed 70 eliminate when all the party
had gathered in The children could not be Eep
quiet, nor could the anxious Mothers lthom-
selves In a state OF great eXoitemenO, Keep
tho little heads and arms within the windows
The mothers quickly became acquainted with
each other and soon were exchanging accounts OF
their trials and OF tho ailments Of their children Most
OF the women were pale and haggard. seeming
hardly able 70 carry about their Infants. Their
gowns we're generally clean, but patched ana
fnhed IL waa evident TINT their chidren