New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-20
OTJT OF THE HEATED CITY
FROM FIVE POINTS TO THE CATsKllLs.
TRIP UP THE HUDSON OF sEvENTY-FIvE BENhfioi
.prvo THE FppSU AIR FUND

FROM FIVE POINTS TO THE CATSKIILs.
TRIP UP THE HUDSON OF sEvESTY-FIvE BkNhfioi
ARIEs OF THE FRESH AIR FUND
ryRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiboHnI
CArsKuJ. N. Y, July 18.--Seventy-six happy
Laughing children landed here this morning io'
the steamer Walter Brett, all from the rive roha1
The children are readily distinguished as oe'ns 'l'
needy reel pients of the benefits OF the fresn Ar
as each one standing on the bow OF LILO uoa' W.
| THE TRIBUNE badge. They Will 10 '0.'
ham Inv stage as soon as they have eaten breakfast
aIresdv nrov;ded for them The stages are in read-
| ross and the visitors look forward with much
rIoosu,e IA the twenty mile ride through The CAT
| Gin. The reason the party is made up from one
n;ss;on is that tho people OF Durham havo oecohle
interested in that particular branch oil the
work of New ork, and in such cases Mr. FafsonS
allows the party to be made up at one place. Dut IL
"a no less considered O TRIBUNE party than II the
children had been gathered from many missioh
schools
Some of the children were in Durham last year.
and they were inv ted to return by the ialiIes
which entertained them there. The superintendent
of tbe Five Points Mission, the Rev. Mr.. Ferguson
his son. an assistant, and a correspondent OF HE
TRIBUNE accompanied the children last night TO
this point. where they are met by the Rev. j. d.
Champion, the Methodist pastor IN Durham. Mr.
Ferguson and his son will return to New
York this morning to prepare other parties
for similar trips 10 other places. The night
ON the river passed pleasantly.
CAPTAIN Palmer and the steward of the Walter
Brett did all IN their power TO make the nights rest
as ENJOYABLE as possible for the children, and sue
ceeded admirably, the girls beng assigned the
berths In the womens cabin, and the boys the
berths in the dining-room. The little Chinese
brothers attracted considerable comment during
the evening and appeared very intelligent, answer
ing all questions quiet manner, uiuch 10 inc
amusement O. many curious persons
There were only fifteen boys In the party OF sew
pnty-slx and all the children young, the aver
age age being ABOUT seven years. III was fortunate
for this reason that the bundles which are newt
able companions of all Fresh Air parties were pre-
| pared more evenly than they usually are The
wardrobes, games and luncheOns were thrown
rather promiscuOusy into large black. bag, when
was shIrred at the top, and TO the string was AT
tached q card bearing the stamp OF the mission and
each chlld's name written legIbly in INK
The first trees seen were near One-nundred-and
twentyiifth-ss., and at once dozen girls VINO had
never been the hudson before seized their pack
ages and started for the door leading to the stair
way. They were mucn chagrlned to lind that they
must speld whole night on The Doat Dciore
they reached CatskIll, aud then nall day In a
stage before they would be at their destination.
The passengcrs expressed themselves as much
pleased with the COlduct OF the children. AT %
o'clock the putting to-bed process was quickly
managed most of the children being able 10 care
for themselves and LII short Jllne the room was
still until after O'clock lhls morning. In short
time tie ch ldren ali on deck and are now
about TO march to the place where DreaklaSI mas
been provided for them.