New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-14
GLEN ISLAND GIVEN UP no Bibles.

AN EXCURSION FOR SIX THOUSAND WOMEN AND
CHILpREN-sCENEs AT THE BOATS AND ON THE
ISLAND.
steady stream of women and children of all ages
poured down Ninetccnth-st. toward the East River
early yesterday morning.
"What is the meaning of all this crowd OF
children!" asked elderly man as he de-
seconded from the Second-ave. Elevated Station
"Sure, sir, it's the babies day at Glen Island"
the reply
1t was the day of Justice w. H. Kelly's compli-
mcntary excursion TO mothers and children of the
Eighteenth and Twentieth Wards to Glen Island.
As early as q in the morning a few women were
observed going To the pier, where they seized the
best seats and patiently waited + the excursion To
start. Fully $500 women and children We're taken
sumner by a. AT East Thirty-thiri-st. the
barge Warren was take in tow with about 900
aboard. The tickets had been obtained of Judge
Kelly or the Committee of ARRANGEMENTS, ana when
they had given out III NY more were taken aboard.
Each ticket admitted one woman and not more
than three children under fourteen years OF age.
One woman came down from Harlem with eight
children and was finally taken aboard. An
other, without ticket, waited over two
hours in the sun and was finally
passed over the gang plank with her family The
ticket collectors had great difficulty in Keeping
those without tickets from pressing their way upon
the boats. One old woman called out To another,
him. He wants it himself to get aboard" The
boats finally started out, TO The great delight of the
another closely pursued by their anxious mothers.
There were children everywhere. Slender girls
were seen carrying heavy babies and large women
with small ones.
This beats any baby show all out" said one OF
the committeeman.
Meanwhile the band played the popular airs of
the day. and during its rests the infantry band kept
its peculiar music. All the notes OF the scale Were
heard, from the deep basSoon baw oi q big baby boy
up 10 the high clarinet squeak of the smaller
girl, The barkeeper dId n thriving business, 81 "A
good lunch could be obtained Ion reasonable sum
as spec al arrangements had been made by the com
init that everything should be sold ut fair prices
Captain Clinchy, OF the Eighteenth Precinct WAS on
board with force of eighteen men, and the police
| boat Moses Taylor accompanied the excursion t.
| the island Drs. Met hesncy and Flynn were pres
ent to take OF the SICK, ana also to that no
| children with malignant diseases should get on
| board.
Gen Island reached about y. H., and i'm.
nnedIately there was great rush ge, on shore la
| u Few moments the water alive with BOYS most
OF whom to time had clad themselves IN tlghIs
before leaving home. On side ot the bridge be-
| tween two Islands the boys were allowed to SWIM
while the girls bathed on the other side. The two
islands on the west side given up entirely to
| the pleasure seekers
| Some excitement caused by a woman falling of
bridge INTO the water, but she quickly iishe,
out by several small boys 1t then iced that
the water was only "A loot deep.
The return voyage was mnch quieter than that
| 10 the lsiand Babies, SlnuWlched In together la
everywhere, while the children, tired out with rae.
ing over the Islands, We're content sit i'll and
| eat. The city was reached about Z y. IN T"e OK.
pcnSe OF e excursion borne wholly by .justc,
w. ii. Kelly, OF the Sixth Judicial District Court
WHO gave IA similar one last summer.