New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-02

now employed and the force will be increased as
soon as the state of the sick fund will permit.
NrwsnoYs AND RooTBLACKs AFLOAT.

NEWSBOYS AND BOOTBLACKS AFLOAT.
AN EXCURSION AT JOHN II. sTARINs EXPENSE
CHARACTERISTIC SCENES on THE BOAT AND AT
ALPINE GROVE.
"Hod on, Billy; me breeches is torn way
down" .-.., 49,. ,Joko, worl miss the
WOt yer givln us, yer Dlohcf We hii'' 'i0
boat" ,. g ,ia o,or,o+ ,
lon niece of string succeeded in tying together me
battered pieces OF the breeches" OF ms lrieHu'
who was literally scndding under bare poss, th Wr
the Cortlandt-st picr they joined crowd Oh 0tnct
newshoys and hOOtblacks whose toilets gave DIZZY ,
friend no reason to feel ashamed. fiitcen huh4Ien
little urchins were dodging about the pier ~ i,i
mast : Yesterday morning. climbing ropes, stand
inc on their heads. fighting hoWHng, uhtll J an
dcmonum itself seemed To have let loose us iinlS
/" Here's the boat ~ and n wild rush followed TO one
end of the pier only 10 meet the canes OF Tue pocG
men At last the boat was gained by mastery
advance The policemen held strong position
banked by barrels, until they were routed ny INC
hoys Then they impressed "a wagon and several
boxes int, the service, and built barricaIe "A
seethng tide of boys flung itself against the par
ricade only TO be hurled back ut the expense OF
much pcrspiration and profanity AT last ,ln9
was formed. The little sayagcs were Jerheu
through one by one, by the officers and each on
passing a table was supplied with bag containing
mic and n sandwich. Others crcpt over boxes anu
lodged around the outside of the pier. Ohe uhIor-
tunate darkcy succeeded III getting underneath
barrel of Hour, and was LETT on the pier "c'P4"S'
Captain Matthews Of the Thirty-ffth street
Lodging House, entered the boat win DashG' oi
sandwiches In an instant he was carried ny
storm. All that could be seen was wrIgSuhg
mas, of arms and legs, from winch at intervals Doy5
rolled out, their faces sneared WIN oIeau anu
buttcT. There was a sudden humping on the upper
deck of the bargc-thc John Nelson. Inc b4lhl
had begun to play, and the Arabs, coatiess, lpuI
we're whirling up and down the deck in an ener-
getic waltz. This degcncratcd INTO BoWcTy
breakdown and Il can-can, and then there was
stately promenade. One pale-iaccd, neatly dressed
Ia f.,ll cot puIp 4
d" | never was on the water before, ne sad
" How do you like il T.
90; likes it" and look OF utter content s'oIc
The Blackbrd dashed alongside. lowed the barge,
and the reporters on her deck were tie recipients
of abundant chat y from the boys. Bui the most
attractive person was the artist of an illustrated
paper The boys surrounded him wherever he was.
Mister, put me m; " o. take my mug - lifro
Opposite Fort Lee there vas shrek ana sud-
den rush across the deck of the barge. -Four headS
appeared in the water aatern. fIanhS were lilIoWh
ont, and boat started: but one little fellow was
struggling frantically, unable to SWIM ana l9r
moment intense excitement prevailed. But they
were all saved. They had been leaning against
gate on the Nelson and some Others, offended at
not getting their places, had unla>tcied the gatc'
which went overheard with the noys' Hnei
Timothy Mccarthy, struck the gate with his mead
as he fell. and suffered from the concuSSl"n; Dut
owing to the doctors care was IN good cohdIti0h
on reaching home AZ o'clock dinner c1 i;,. ne
six policemen persprcd, Sworc and used their canes
i'm an attempt to form the boys into line. Inc
surgng mass of fifteen hundred hungry boys was
almost irresistible. After the line had passed, the
remainder of the food was thrown out INTO the
crowd. The scramble lndrscrlbablc. TWO
thousand grimy paws were stretched over tIe lHncn
counter aud thousand voices shrcked Z" Ne! Me
At halipast Alpine Grove was reached ana
half the Arabs were in the water before tn" Nelson
was really made fast to the pier. IN hour was
pa Sscd there, bathing swinging and Scamperng
through the woods and mt hai-plst the whistle
sounded for the return. The little fellows came
back with cvcrgrccns, branches aud punches OF
tiowcrs-any thing green seemed 10 charm them:
One little fellow Rugged piece of PIE III ore hand
and little bouquet in the other.
I'm gwinc to take 'cm home, was all he SAID.
Everything on the river was Justify salutcd. GA
tattcr,d coats lost their Innings that Their owners
might have something to wave. The band struck
up" Ny Mary Ann and the boys joined IN the
chorus as the boat approached the pier. Then
angway was riggcd with four men TO Guard it:
The boys upset all the benches pOckcted the wafer
dippcr, seized on food. anything tnoy could ina,
poltcd the band with pieces of bread. ana ran away.
But their faces were browne and happier on Their
return. and they were apparently refreshed ana
benefited by their trip. which they owe to the gen,
crosby of john II. Starn, who was represented
yesterday by Air. Buckley.