New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-18
cTaRTING FOR THE COUNTRY
,,opr CHILDREN OF THE FRESH AIR FUND.
VI, r.RrrEs LEAVE THE cITY-sroRIEs TOLD Di
~" TIE MISSIONARIES.

.xx,, PARTIES LEAVE THE Silt-oio
THE MISSIONARIES.
xarsa and nine children were sent out
ss.v nv THE TRIBUNE Fresh Air Fund from
-! ,.a~-ox citv homes where want and SICKNESS
~ stnrted their bodies and minds to whoieso"e
s,,,,v bomes where for two weeks plenty Oh soou
81 good mir and good influences Will couhseiao'
40 s,ms extent the effects OF low city mo- :" '"e
,rornng. 1873 of them left the Crane Centla Depo'
a., the green hills and pleasant valleys "I "es'i"
Conneeticur and Massachusetts,. In the al'erhoon'
1e of them were borne up the Hudson oy tne S'e"ui
az Walter Brett, to be scattered among Tue "oooou
..,.nts and bIne peaks of the Catskill Mountains
The party that went to Connecticut ana "S'o~o"u
st had two special cars the $40 tram reservoir
thon, As fast a. they arrived in little companies
la he ,he,r conductors they were gathered tosetne
!, one mart of the waiting-room and the req odue
90 THAR txo weeks freedom were pinheu Oh '"'A
roat Jackets and waists. As Is anyways 'n0
tnes. tangible signs that their long-"lsheuioi
was near at hand eaied among Inein i"
;.arant that was manifested in all kinds OF quaint
,avs. After all that were going had arrived 'n1y
xrere marched into their cars, where some SAL qe'
80, ont of the windows while others kept up a
r,nins FIRE of questions and suppostlons ABOUT tne
country until the train started When that nnS'l5
occurred il came TO the little folks as great event
- tbir lives and they greeted it with Joyful SHOUTS
This marty of children went out unoer
Che care of the Rev. Willard Parsons ana iauy
who had volunteered to help him see TO the young
travelers comfort The Rev. Mr. Burr seiec'ou
eof the children while the Sisters OF Mercy sen'
Ia None Chapel, 12 Miss wadsworth, OF BROOK
lyn. 6: Howard Mission 20 ST aug, Of tbs
Chanel u ROmeyn chapel, 10 the MISSION W s "a
ccLh - tbe Incarna lou II the Childrens Ald
Soc,etS Of brooklyn 10; Mrs. McKrnnon' a b'ote
reader r. T9ry9 "a 70 OF N epf Mass 26
"a HaydeDVilIe Mass; to Florence, Mass; IL to
Kent. Conn; to Lltchheld Conn. anu 10 70 60
;ansSnry Nass The children who went 10 hent
nnd Ifchfed were there last year on account oI
the Fresh Ar Fund and were invited AGAIN " tI
same people who entertained them then; me iol
S ~ some of the accounts of the children and
their homes which tie missionaries gave 10 q 1hdb-
UNE reporter after the tram nsd gone ,sost ooo
children for the Fresh Air Fund, and my experene
j. that IL does them all vast amount OF goou, oqfn
morally and ply sically. have had TO get snitaDie
cIofhing for many of the children 1 brought TINS
time Two of them come from rear tenement that
is unfit for a human being 10 live IN, on account ~
The had drainage They have been very sick all
winter on account of II, and they VIII away lee
the effects of their suerngs rom lhsunelens LOU oH
and foul air / would give you the number OF the
house 10 publish. but the housekeeper ana the ldhu
lord where they live abuse them terribly IL iney
complain about the condition the place IS III. Inc
Board of Health has been informed OF the state Oh
affairs but for some reason nothing has been uohe
about IL" -, .uo,.,oA
district said the missionary who brought tne
children from Hope Chapel; Il sent out 1ZO
many more than | was allowed to. The father Oh
two of my little girls Is In a hospital, aud tnen
mother is sick at home SeIu mem on bers re
eight in the family aud they all i've
in two small rooms Only one Oh
thing to support the rest She is out al service.
The people vi stafford Springs, Conn., where went
with a party of children lew days ago, were very
much interested III their young guests. They would
have taken twenty-five more II had Them Ihe
peope were surprised to how neat and clean the
,I,fIr lac lace
party went tine houses, with Deautl1ul gIouhus
about them, and are owned by e weaithiest IAN
lies in town One lady wrote pleasant ietter 10
the mother OF the girl who visiting her senuIne
her picture aud saying that she was very mucn
pleased with the children ..;-,
twelve wears old who is extremely delicate. Ihese
vacatiOns-she mas been out bef0re-smply save neI
life She gains Just enough strength out IN the country
alr 10 carry her through the WINTER, and THIS IAf
into the summer. The ease Is the same Win many
ofhyr cnIllreu MANY who go tins time really never
have had enough to eat III their iiVes nave 1oaLu
from number of the children who went 10 the Lake
Champlain district and they al seem 70 oe uoins
well ana satisfying the people where they stdg
One little gITl wrole home that sue had been hsh-
ing. aud her younger brother, who stayed at home
was very much shocked, saying that boys could go
fishing, but that IL was very bad Tor girls. -,
The seventy-sK children who went 10 the CatsAllls
al came from the Five Ponis Mlsslon' NO 90
Park-st aud most Of them had been 60 the country
before on tile Fresh Ar FUNDS account. mere
were German Irish. I.ilItn, American and Chinese
children among them. The Italians were AFRAID
this irst time a party sent out that III was
scheme to kidnaD tnem and it difficult TO per
suade any Of them " 90. The Jew vino dld go
hually gave such glowing accounts OF thelr Visit
that the rest converted. The TWO httie
Chinese boys who went with the party yesterday
are George and Henry Chm Inn. Chln I'm tneH
father Is a converted Chlnaman and MIS- Shlh
Tim Is an English womon. Inc two boys nave
bright black eyes, and they were dressed
In vests. checkered jackets ana lew trou'eIs anu
they wore little round straw hats They seemed 10
be great favorites with the other children OF the
MISSION.
The Mission School presented a very busy appear
ance ali the afternoon, 3 l. Ferguson the superln-
teudeut his assIs and Miss Elliott, the MISSION
visitor, all being engaged IN getting Ghe Children
ready 10 40. Zach cnIld was gwen a new Dat anu
new shoes while the girls had ne W dresses and the
bows new coats. At 3 o'clock the whole party was
IL readiness, and after eating hearty luncheon
started out III long procession 1or the steamer
which lay the foot OF harIlson-st. one Vi the
bows carried TRIBUNE Fresh Ar Fund banner OF
which he seemed very proud. and each NELL
Der OF the company wore one OF tIe
red badges. All OF them carried uttie
black bags containing clothing. The departure
OF tins procession created great sensation III rive
Points ana 1t was followed 1Or some distance Oy
street urchns and lders Two policemen accom-
panied the children the boat landing. Inc
steamer swung into the river shortly after o'clock,
and there was a prOdlgOus shouting aud waving
of handkerchiefs the part of the children 10 tne
group of their parents aud trends Who were leiI
standing on the pier. The party was IN charge Oh
Mr. Ferguson, his sou and mother OF TWO Oh tne
children, who went TO a family that asked 10 nave
large girl sent. This morning breakfast wlI De
given the children AT CatsknI at D O'CLOCK Dy GU
liens OF the place and thea they viii DC aTlyen In
special cOnyeyances u int, the noun tains Fifty
tive of them 60 10 Durham, 10 TO Preston Hollow,
10 East Durham and each " COrnw3nlsyIlio ana
Atheus.
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