New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-19
ICE-WATER ON WHEELS.
FIRST DAYS TOUR or THE MODERATION soC'h'i
TRAVELLING FOrNTAIN.

TRAVELLING FOUNTAIN.
The Business Mems Moderation Socicty's tray,e s,
ling icc-watcr fountain made IT'S trial trip yeS~,,t.
through SOME OF the lowest quarters on t1o En ,
Side of the city, aud. the opinion OF those VIZ, t
accompanied it, the experiment was o co'"p'e''
success. - ,or of
persons consisting chiefly Of officers OF .i'e so,s
and newspaper reporters, met at the en,ra, ,,'
Of Earle's Hotel on Canal-st. to await the
coming of the fountain; but u was
quarter to before the novel apparatus was see,,
coming along Canal-st. drawn by a pair OF DOSES
and followed by an icc-cart The icn mia The
triangular box measuring SIX feet eacn way. inJ I
three sides painted respectively red M'S a ,h
bue and bear on their surface q facsimile OF t tno
three pledges in use 10y the society Arounu .no
base of the triangle each side are four ncki
making twelve in all. When the water-cooier mau
reached the hotel it was taken AROUND tae Uof"i Il
into Centre-st., and the Work of ming IL
Mt the street hydrant by means OF ; noso
was at once begun under the SUPERVISION n
of Colonel Ferdinand b. Earle. president OF me ai-
dents Colonel Henry II: Hadley secretary, ana
Patrolmen Terhune and Martin. cuIons crow row.,
soon blocked up the street and many were no IeS.S
INDUCED in. The hilarity increased when, , pv
mistake, the hose was witndrawn r'o ~, the
tank before the water had been turned OIL az Tue
hydrant and large number TG Is P ;ee having
been taken out of the ice cart and lowered oi3cE oy
block into the interior Of the tank. Colonel iad,ey
society mounted the wagon and g., made a;1e,oG a
short speech. which was listened TO III silence.
BY the time the ice-waier wagon starteu aions
Canal-st in the direction of Baxter, the az Vas
rcnt with huzzas In Baxter-st. the arrival OF Tue
cnronslv painted vehicle excited genera wonuet.
From between long rows OF second-bann earmcnit'
dangling from awnings. dirty. inqnisive iaces,with
coal-back eyes, could be seen peerTIng
at the fountain utter amazement: The
iuyenile population sprang affer tnc wagon,
following it the whole way to Five Points the
first stage of the DAYS journey. The fonntMn
stopped at precisely O'Clock at the corner OF Iark
ST., and was surrounded III an instant Dy
an eager crowd of street eamins, mixed
with sprinkling OF the adult element.
The scene became lively and interesting.
!, large number of boys and girls thronged 10 Inc
sides of the triangle and clamoIed for drink: tne
wafer as served out to them la TIN mugs at'ached
to the taps by the two policemen On uuy, ro ,hare
nv the side of Oiive-skinncd lads. whose
raven locks and handsome features bespoke their
mars con tented few and it not long
before tiny hands were upheld with earthen
pitchers. pots cans and other reccptacles. Inc
policemen satisfied these demands ana wfle a a Ply
repaid for their pans by the grateful smiles OF lhe
receivers. In the meanwhile the grown-up people
contenied themselves with clustering on me a'ue
walk and looking on without taking any part l1con-
cillate them DR.. j. Leonard Corning made niue
address on the merits OF cold water as opposed 10
alcoholic liquors. a corner-louiIRer III the cro"d
asked what the object of the performance was, anu
said lager beer or soda water would be prcferaDe'
in which opinion he was joined l,y several on ms
comrades DR.. CorninGs speech had neDertne ter
the effect of inducing several people TO come TOT
ward and partake of the beverage, aud among Them
an Italian barber especially distinguished himself
replenishng his pitcher MALT a dozen times.
The wagon next drove toward Mulberry-st., where
ara the Italians of Ncw-IOrk. No portion OF the
cltvi Is more Overcrowdcd III the earlv part OF the
afternoon The sidewalks are blocked up win rag
ucaers and gaTbagebeayrTs, while Tue stoops oI inc
saualld dwellings are trembling under mo weight oI
irnumeIabie talkatIvo women ana children.
/ he connection OccaslOued III this quarter can DE
easily Imagined As the Five POints,tue poor tte
ragged children swarned about the vehicle ana
swallowed the proherec dfaugits Win uhspeakaoIe
and wom N on
AT a distance. The greatest curiosity was shown
by the inmates of the stale beer
shops, and the looks OF suspicion
pervading the countenances OF the Darkeepers as
they glanced al the fountain and then at thelr Gus
tanners vas curious to witness After leaving Null
berry-st the fountain drove through Bayard-sto the
corner of Mott. Its coming must nave Deen heraideu
IN advance, Tor the whole population appeared 10
have TUNED out of doors Nearly everybody came.
armed with one receptacle or another.
1t took fully quarter OF an h0ur
70 appease the wants of the Italians, Ger
mans, Hebrews, Irish and negroes: VINO constitute
tnc population OF this quarter. hottest. or rather
that portion of It where the Chinese reside, was
next visited. The wagon stopped before liae Wos
grocery store number of Cinnamon being assem-
bled on the pavement III front 0i H.
Free ice water for ALL" was Colonel ltaucys
cry. Free ice water to all who want IL" bat
no one of thirteen responded. All endeavors to
attract the wary celestials of the street, II was
decided to visit McAuley's mission III wafer
St Passing down Roosevelt and New Cbambers-sts
tbe Mission was reached ut about o'clock, but to
| Colonel Hadey's surprise there were lew patrons
The cart next visited No. So Cherry st. and then
fine scandinavian Sailors Home at No. 100 Of the
same street. -
turued 70 its quarters at Mr.. Crows establishment
in Varick st. The fountain will perform It's mission
on every hot day during the season from U CLOCK
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