New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-28
GOING TO THE COUNTRY.
NEWS FROM A PARTY OF CHILDREN.
Enjoying A RIDE UP THE HUDsoN-HOw THE LIT
-. o,-rs xx,rnr uNrrrpTAINUD IN ALBANY

NEWS FROM A PARTY OF CHILDREN
ENJOYING RIDE UP THE HUDsoN-How THE LIT
Tie oNEs WERE ENTERTAINED IN ALDANi
GLIMPsEs OF AN UNKNOWN WORLD
rFRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE Thi"o
|. FONDA. n. Y. July ,2G-A full carload OF cry
children has Just been transferred frou u'" -
Albany on their way TO country homes iio'n ."
health and happiness. At the statloh MI hiS" ~
and the correspondent of The TRIBUNE, WHO nave
ebarge of the travellers were met by l.. Salels INC
SUPERINTENDENT of the Fonda Johhs'o"n anu
GloverviIle Railroad, who had the ucAeis Mai""s
nj the car and had made arrangements 10 SCH '4o"'
at less than one-quarter the regular raues Ho
- Mo-feId Mr. Caters then helped transfer the
49, -ls and in a few moments they viii be on
thoir wav toward Broadalbin. their home for the
next fortnight. 49,
The marty. which consisted of eighty-slx children,
,os lasSened AZ Hoffmans an hour ago. " here four
teen were placed in the care of the Rev. W. j. HUI,
NJ Glenyille which Is four miles from there. Ihey
will find homes in the families OF Reuben Groot'
Mrs. Martha Glow, Miss Libbie Glow. George van
Ems Henry Cornell. c. b. Van Buren, and stephen
Weaver There were six boys and eight girls In
this little party, which was met at Schenectady Oy
Mrs Glow who had desired 10 nave Two
bows, and who came several miles To meet
them Wagons in abundance and committee
from Mr. III Fps church-the First Reformed Church
of Glenviue. n Y-earried of the children, who
were too happy TO leave the cars TO mourn the sep
arations from their companions who came on to
this place after leaving the rrain. AT Amsterdam
n,enic going 10 TT be's Hill amused the children,
who were IN turn interested in the smiling faces OF
the little ones who we're booked for sixteen days
picnic.
Arriving at Albany this morning at half-past 8,
h.,rrr
,,orcbed N double file to a restaurant and mission
at some distance from the steamboat landing The
yak had sharpened appeutes already made keen
h,- tho long night on the river and the dsappe T
ance of sandwiches and delicious country milk was
something remarkable. The children were enjoy
,D,, the bospitaity of General Rufus IL. King who
was represented by r. h. Nleie.
..Tbere are eighty-sx children in the party, how
mnch milk have they drank" asked the CORE
snondent of the restaurant-keeper who had just
made out General Kings bill.
81 am afraid you will not credit my statement
he replied. but they have emptled two forty
quart cans"
''Were they full ~
90 To the top"
After drinking on an average nearly quart of
milk apiece and eating from wO To five sandwiches
each the children were taken upstairs where eacn
child received handsome bouquet, also the git or
General King Alter plnDlng these on them VII.
Viele asked the Sunday-schOOI children 10 sing
some OF their hymns; ~
We had roo much milk was the honest reply
of a boy who seemed 10 voice the sentiments OF the
entire party; but Notwithstanding their hearty
meal they ala sing several hymns and songs very
syretly. At $50 John w. Mcnamara, the presl-
dent of tn Albany street Railway, went 10 the
NJ ssi II 70 jns and informed Mr.. ITeadwen that lie
haa ordered two special 10 carry Tue childien
to the station for the Fonda tram. NltD ther nan
broken bundles under their arms. the chlidItn had
cone TO their break asst, but while they had been
eating MI Niee had Decn repairing torn papers and
reDlaclDg lost strings On the way 10 the station
the children waved their TRIBUNE banners, ana
co nmeuted on the various means oi transportation
at their disposal at Just the lght time ana place
The steamer st. JOnn, OF the Peoples Line, never
had on board an equal number o. persons III one
party VINO 80 fully enjoyed the pleasure OF night
on tue river. AfIer singing their hymns ana songs,
eating the lunches provided by careful mothers ana
thouggtIul MISSION teachers, the youthIul pasNen-
gers sat quietly watching the scenery ana ire
ueutly bursting INTO joyous shout as some 81 art
ing discovery was made. The passengers were on
the whole very much Interested III the cmliren, ana
many of them were spoken TO by the thoughtful
houesck, or had not been fully pro-
vIded for by their attendants he
ouestion of sleep involved many other questions,
mt rbat was fully settled when the girls were seen
,narching down stairs with bundles In hand. After
thy had b-en put IN comfortable Dertns Oh one SIDE
of Ghe boat the ooys given similar accolnnOda-
tons on the other side OF the steamer ana soon all
were asleep They All sept sOuudly until awakened
nv Mr. lredweu III zine 10 get tneIr breakfast De.
tore The departure OF their trains LOT INC CouAHf
a word that meant 50 much 10 mem.