New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-24


with his mother and brother TO Minnesota Last
year be came back TO secure, Il possible some money
belonging to the family in Red Bank; He had Only
money enough 20 come here. and falling TO get whGt
be expected he has ben working; being employed
FOL five months on the West side Elevated Road rs
tOol-keeper. With his savings and the help OF the
society he is starting back to hs home IN Beaver
ExKORN. GEORGE WILLIAM, eighteen years Old, was
born At Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and came TO tbs
foundry at 50 week. hut finds the WORK too hard
ana prefers 10 be IN he county ne lived two years
hlm employment AT sl2 50 q mouth at Eastvlle.
Iowa: His brother was one Of he party which went
was born m Ne1g-York and my mother became blind
when was small and was sent to Raudalfs Island.
From there / went 10 the Catholic PIOiecioTy IN
Westcbcst r County They sent me ont on a farm III
potter COUNTY. P,nnsyivarfa. / was there three
years dong farm-wo1k aud going To school / came
away from there last Winter. NV mother lound out
where was and sent for me. She had missed me
when / went away from Rlndall's Island and had
had hard work 10 ind where was. have been III
the paper business here since | got back. now
want 10 20 on farm again. but not where was.
The man l liked well enough, but hrs VIZ used To-
ind faur great deal and nope TO se' De''er
H!LLARD. PETER axe fifteen; his iather drove coal
cart. aud dcd ten months ago. ana ms mother mas
been dead eight years; Ihey Ived ID Mourors,;
restaurant IN CheriN-St.
HlNNAN WILLIAM, Is an earnest. active fellow lie was
born in Philadelphia. in 1865. He SAID Of himself
My father and mother have been dead eight years.
have supported myself SINCE thai Time used TO
sell papers ana black b ois in Pmladephla; ana
lodged at the Friendly Home until tie Nfwshoys'
IL. u u
at Mount Holly. y. j. The captain Of a tugboai
whose boots used to black got 90 c the job ikcd
it first rae, but tie man couldn't Keep me ana
came here about a month ago. have been running
errands and lug papers. want 10 get into the
country again
urpDIxG. JOHN age sixtcen. has been working IN
cork factory at Greeupoint, cutting corh- aud max
ing NE pesorNers. HIS home with Ills mother was
in Mcscr0lc-ave., Brooklyn
HOFFMAN, THEODORE, Is al orphan sixteen years OF
age For "a Hear he has been employed ~ meat
chOppiug shop place IN iridce-st, and has sept
AT "a lodging mouse IN the Bovery. On Sundays he
bad some regular customers AT ihe corner oi D
laucev.st., whose boots he backed. From tus De
earned from - - TO 81 80 week. lie las attended
school sOlucw hat. and has knowledge OF arithmetic
lar dccinals. Life has had for MIN some hard
experiences iu thl- city, and he expressed himsel.
rs grateful 1cr better chance elsewhere He found
Il hard 10 get work, aud often went hungry.
HORTON JoHN, tod ms brief history OF twelve years IN
NV rather md mother. Ny father died two months
ago and my mother pui me IN me Onondaea County
don tod me o. Zee cnaIce 70 90 West and ct on
farm. AMI She me the money 20 come 10 the
Chcreu's And Society. nave lived on farm near
Syracuse. ! ike Tie WORK. l can PICK cucumbers.
cut cabbage weed carrots. pick fIut and water
Johnson. join CopMps-Mr. Brace spcaks.in high
,,ros nj tli ,ov ~ 10 has been employed A. mcesru-
ger al the rooms of the society for some time. He
is recorded as very trustworthy and bright and ~
teIgent. The ooy, who is fourteen years old. told
some OF his exuerience In the following way:
was in the NeW-Nork circus last Fal when they
showed in Broadway. | nsed to ride one OF tie
ponies in entry. There were ten OF Us hoys aud
We each had suit OF tights aud a pony.
think was The best rider IN the lot, for never got
'turOwed' bat once. Then Was practising, and u
made me siok three days pony might 20 all The
way around he ring Oh his hind feet aud he couldn't
throw me ont Of the saddle; and didn't mind kick
ing ~ ALL James L. Cook used 10 black boots for
Inn az Union square, got me the place. earned -
week and only rode fifteen minutes Cht, and ,ho
same at mauuees. went on to Boston with tine circus
and there they o"e me SOwhich yer Wa paid ana
/ got sick OF It. hadn't any money and wrote on
10 a woman Lere where used 10 i've, and she sent
me So 80 / came back on The boat. ] earned 10 ride
when l lived over IN Kaveuswoo1, Quecus Coul ~.
The car horses In the RavenswOod tnd Dutch Kills
line used 10 ride up ana back, and 50 learned D
about It, would IKE 10 20 on 81 'cA Z IN, where
could he with horses and take care u them
didn't want 10 keep at backing boots aud selling
papers" ~.
the Rev Mr. Cowiey. The BOYS mother has been
has not been strong enough 10 90. Since the shep-
herds Fold was broken UP this boy has been az the
strong. He said tnat neither he nor any Of tho chill
dren liked NJ Cowiey, Tor be used 10 beat item
He one of the party scut out February 10; but
the eve OF depaitpTe was ir gh,ehsu Dy tne bo'
what he would suffer II he went West lis sister
was unable 10 get HIM 10 the tram. Heuow ex-
presses the determination 10 20 aud find home
where he can work b support himself
years lie SAID he mad been of lae at the Xiv
ington Street Lodging House. lie had worked at
making breasl-pns Firs-st, but the heated seal
ing wax III the process burned his fingers. and
be was discharged 70 too spaii for the work He
st Broadway and Houstonst for three months.
AT one time he was at. Barnvihe, about two
miles north of Newbnrg. n T., in charge OF the
sisters OF Mercy. but he did not Ike 1t there
came back to the city. When out VI other work. be
had sold papers and blHcked boots. At the night
school In the lOdg house he had learned read
and write. He seemed anxious 10 Improve the op-
pOrtunity OF going ON a farm ana OF growing up TO
be a farmer himself
opELL, MAGGIE, is girl OF seventeen, who goes with
the party TO Chicago. Mr.. Brace took out Ler father
and his family IN january. Trey were 80 poor that
money for food on the way was furnished to them.
Now they are dong well, and the daughter goes 10
Palmer FREDERIC a bnght-eyed boy, told his simple
history IN the following way; g VIII be thirteen
years old in May. was born III Poughkeepse, and
lived there TIL my mo her died, two years and ha'
ago. NY father then put me on a farm near
Poughkeepsle. and | have not seen HIM since; /
used TO mix i've cows at milking and feed the
calves. pigs and cattle When tue men were IN the
fled / used do chores and run errsDds for them.
fused 20 help plant and hoe corn and do everything
a bow could Turning the gludstoue was the hard
est work OF all. About three months ago came TO
| the city. thought could fn1 work, and the cap
tain Of the boat gave me a free roe down here. |
| have been staying the RIvingon Street Lodging
House. 1 would like to get back on farm again"
P1CUhRDs WILLIAM H. said " was born IN this city
and am sixteen wears old sent out by the Aid
with one man ak months and with another a year.
Then was sick and sent back here. / after
rard vent with my father and mother TO Texas
and berded cattle with my brother. From there
| Icsme back at Christmas time last year. wanted
to see my mother VINO was here. Now Mr.. Capron,
whom was WITH has sent for me 10 come back 10
Edenvlle, Iowa. 1 used TO work for Ridley and
Farm he is much better than that"
ROE WILLIAM Is boy Of twelve c yesrs from the
earnest and acrve, and wishes 10 live on farm.
RoITH GEORGE, is a brght-eyed German lad " twelve
wears He said he had always lived In New-YOrR.
most Of the ume in South Fifthave. and adjacent
streets His father hanged himself Ia Central PaIk,
lime O. 1873, In an attack Of deiTium tremcus
George then lived with his mother. and found work
polishing buttons A young man WHO had been sent
West by, the aid society, and had returned when
grow up told his mother abOu II, ana she resolved
give her boy chance IN inc same way -. -,
RoGEks THOMAS AND GEORGE. are brothers, eight ana
eI1 years OF age They are bright intelligent Itiie
fellows from the Brooklyn Home for Destitute Chill
dren
ScuSIFFSER Carl, is German and can speak no Eng
nsb age IS fifteen, and be was born In Bayern,
Germany, aud To this country IN SAILING yes
sel last December, working his way He has been
employed setting up pins III a bowling alley. lie
understands gardening and poughIng aud wants 10
hive farm.
soTHTRAN THOMAS, said " am twelve years Old and
nave no fatber Hother. / have lived Two years
on "A Iarn belonging 10 my uncle at Eaglevllie,
Cam | liked TO work well enough but 4 couldn't