New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-09
FRESH AIR FOR CHILDREN
SENDING AWAY FIVE PARTIES. 80,

THE COUNTRY. r.. =,
The Albany day boat which le'' Wv corning
,rvventv-second-st. at o o'clock yes''',' ,bo
carried party of eighty-oue boys anu aourtry
rere bound for a fortnight OF Jun Ia w 90 .ho
Twenty-four of the children wen. Oh e. Of
boat at the foot OF Mission One
- hoing from the Trinity h"SS'"'
'uo" 81. girIs was negro. AT
-, Vs." .ooo,d-st ffty-seven more OF the party
49, IN on hoard part OF the last company
.ams from Grace Chapel, Of which the new MI
Merrill. now of Washingtonville. the village u
which the party was bound, was formerly the pas
TOR. Pie rest were recruited by Mrs. Mchlnhon al"
others from the East side districts. between Iweh
fv-eighth and Ffteenth-sts. All OF them come ii'
very poor families, and the women VINO nnu ~
out say that the mothers thank them VII" w
greatest fervor and often with tears III 'i''N y -
for the relief which they need SO Hucn
IL is almost always necessary 10 lur'ii'"
clothing for. those who are 10 go away
their parents being generally too poor to provide
the necessary articles of dress themselves Inc
women who visit the parts of the city where these
people live say that they have seldom seen such
distressing poverty prevails tins year. Many Oh
the families have not enough TO eat ana motheIS
have been found in tears because OF the hunger OF
their children who were crying for bread llcheus
were provided for 100 children, but lew
failed TO be ready at the appointed time ms
party which is 10 be quartered at Nashlhg'On''iIe'
was made up under the auspices OF j. owen Moore'
of that place who came to New-York on Monday
and returned yesterday with his charges upon Ihe
boat. The party to stop at Newburg where an
enter aInment was prepared for the children, and
where they were to be shown Washington's Head
ouarters and other objects OF interest. Mr. Moore
will receive several of the children in his own home
at Washin gtonvile and the rest will be provided
for in twos and threes by other people of the place
One of THE TRIBUNE Fresh Air boys sat in the
waiting-room of the Erie depot, at the foot OF
Chambers-st., yesterday morning, humming the tune
of Wait till the clouds go by, Jennie" But
there were no clouds TO speak of, and he was evil
IDENTIFY thinking OF how in a little while, the fields
and woods instead OF the clouds would go by as
he sped on the railroad train through the country.
The ferry house had the appearance OF recruiting
station Tor a Sunday-schOO army. Every little !
while a fresh company, marching two and two Ike
soldiers and headed nv some cheery-loOklng woman |
As captain, through the doors and added their
numbers 10 those already inside People dld not |
Seem mind beng jOstled or delayed little by the
children. The bags and bundles which the chill
dreu carried would have stocked a curiosity shop. |
The children came from various localities IN the |
CITY, There a company from Brooklyn and one
from the Five Points. Among the latter were some
Italians There were 106 children in the party.
OF these 100 were bound for Sherman, y. l., II
being the third party sent there this season SIX
or two other adults had charge OF the parry, who
expected to reach their destination at about pm.
The children collected from the following
St. Thomas'- Chapel, 10; Hope Chapel 20; Iene-
ment House Reform. IA Howard Mission, /; Cal
vary Chapel . New-fork BlDle society = Grace
Chapel 10 stanton Street Industrial school, -
Industrial school No. q, OF Brooklyn, l6; scatter
ing. 3.
Depol are becoming accustomed to the sight of the
pale and weary features of the little children who
are beng sent into the country by THE tribune
Fresh Air Fund. YESTERDAY morning party OF
sixty-eight who were 10 go 10 points III Connecticut
and Massac husetts assent pied III the depot. They
had been gathered from Inc narrow and DOpulous
streets of the East side, from the nelghborhOod of
81 AnOustIues q apel and MlZpah Chapel Each
OF the little travellers had his name written on
slip OF paper and pinned 10 ms clothing Inc
variety OF emotions depicted on the little races was
cnrious To witness. Each Of the children carried
along some provision TOR lunch 10 be eaten on the
hound for Chesterfield. Mass, ana seventeen
were TO 90 Planevlle, Conn. -Four OF
them were going TO Granny, Conn. seventy
one children nave already been taken 10 TINS
town aud the four who went yesterday completed
the quota destined Tor tuat place. Nhe oil ne
marry were 10 be taken 10 SOuihngtOn, Conn.,.
whefe there are already large number OF fres1
Air children. These latter have been IN me
conufrv two weeks and, together with the party
60, F,,st Hamilton will he brought back By the
ATTENDANTS of those who lett The Grand Central
Depot Yesterday. Three of the children went 10
IT, steamboat Granite state took out party Of
sixteen bows and grls wnen she lett Peck Slp at 1
n ian
fboueht he had pretty large fanny, Is lac led his
lttle charges through The boat. The children were
unJer the care OF Miss Jordan. They came from Che
King street Chape, ana were an unusually mteIh-
GEM and nicc-uoking party. The Lady IN charge
md that some of them were very poor, and others
In fairly respectable surroundings The children
were gwen two large siaterOOms without eX IA
charge Their destination was Giluerserve's Land
Ing Conn.,. neal Essex, where party Was
sent not long ago Tney will reach there AT about
a m this 40 ming and will e net by john Lewis,
who Will distribute tnen. The persons who viii | /
entertain hem are samuel hurOut, Sllas Payn.,
Demas Corn all Alfred Payne anu the Rev. j. ;. !
PAYNE Inc members of the Central COngrega-
fioual ChuIch viii entertain children ana the
persons named two each
Iwrnty-sIx boys girl- started by the Peoples
Line steamer last evening lOr Morris. Otsego !
County n L. where they will be gwen homes for
two weeks by WaTm-hearled friends Of the Fresh
Ar movement SIX of the children were selected +
bv Mrs Morrison Dlble reader II being their sec
ond invitation 10 Morris. The Others selected
by Mrs. MOsheT OF the King street. Chapel. AT
ALBANY they will be met by Maunce l.. !
NIele aud breakfast Will be gwen them by Master
Edward PTuyn, VINO Is ABOUT the age of the average
Fresh AR child-elgnt years. AtteT breaktasung
at the expense of ttle Trend the children VIII
go by the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad 10
OueOnta. which they Will reach at noon. Then
will follow seven-mIles ride by wagon to MOrTIs.
C. d. lreadwen accompanied the party.