New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-27
LIGHTWEIGHT CHILDREN SENT OUT.
A PARTY TAKEN Up THE HUDSON On TIE DANIEL
DREW.

A
DREW.
party of elghtv-eight children, benefcaries Of
THE TRIBUNE Fresh Air Fund. left this city the
steamer Daniel Drew for Albany last evening.
When TRIBUNE reporter visited the steamer
shortly before she sailed the children all as
sembled and the pictured face Of Uncle Danl" on
the stairway looked down benignly on the happy
group collected on the main deck. The children
were all well clothed and as clean soap and water
could make them. Manv OF the children had been
accompanied 10 the boat hy their mothers. and when
the moment of parting came the scene caused tears
to gather in more than one eye that beheld
the scene A pale. sIckly woman was sending her
child 90 the country for the second season " bad
three children who went ont last year" she said,
" but TWO have died since then. This Is all | have
left hate 20 have her leave me, bat it does her so
much good" The poor woman's voice became
choked with s0hs and she turned away her head.
q" All ashore that's going" rang through the boat
and there was o huIrving of people toward the
qanr-plank The no her and child embraced with
tears and with tenderness ind~-cribah.e aud then
rbe mother hurried ashore. haehilv dressed man
of the world was standing near, IDLY smOkl'
c,yaretta md watching the Gene Tears sDrang To
his eyes as he saw the partlng and he turned away
A. If angry with himself for showing such emotion
There were In the party three little gr's. the
Oldest under twelve. whose story ~ follows ::
Their father rs dead. Their mother has struggI ed
along until recently 10 Keep Inc VOL from the door
bv her labor and has provided for herself and chill
dren "A home in a mlserablr tenement. Recently
she was taken sick. On Tues lay the landlord
of ile tenement house turned ,De sick woman and
h.r children into the street city missionary
hearing OF he case sent the woman 10 hospital and
brought the children 10 Mr. Parsons, who sent them
20 country homes, where Tor TWO weeks at least
thev Viii be PROVIDED tor a. children should he.
One bright little fellow had on waist As white as
snow an a pair of chcckcred trousers. IN which ne
fnok evident pleasure. Vi mamma made thOS, -
he SAID vie wing his clothes with SATISFIED smile.
with which IT was put together showed that his
mother had sewed her heart into her chllGs
outit little g1n luggng around
\ doll nearly as big as she was.
She gong 10 take II 10 me country, sne sand'
.. 10 see the trees ana cows ana nanny-goats" The
children of this party were selected follows
Nv file Sisters OF 81. Mary, the Knox Memorial
Chanel Mss Kitchen a Bible reader the Wilson
Mission, the tast-Sde thap-I, the hlng-st.
Chanel Mrs. Mcklnnon, q Bible reader, and the
Nav Flower Mission OF Brooklyn. Twenty Of then.
90 10 Broldabn 10 take the plac- OF the twenty
no failed 10 put IN an appearance on Tuesday.
Tins will make the ull number al that place ninety
three Three children e. 10 Morris wBere they nave
10 70 10 BaInbrdge anu three more will be
sent there to-day making he total
number tor that place siXty-clgut. The party Tor
B.Inoridge is IA charge oI Mrs. McknnOu, and the
marty for Bruala.blu III charge Of Mr. Burrows.
The three children VINO - 10 cambridge 10 take
rbe ulac-s OF those failed 10 appear last even
ing are Sc ccted by the Rev l. j. May, OF ID" VII
son lils,lOL.
To-day six girls VIII be sent to the ChidTen's
Home. at MoutclaIr 10 take the place of SIX who
turn to-day. Ihe party who lett this city Cn the
ALBANY boat last evening will b. gwen bTesGid,t
a. Albany on the arrival OF the boat there BY John
Battery.