New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-16
CHILDREN GLADDENED.
RETURNING FROM ALLEGANY COUNTY.

RETURNING FROM ALLEGANY COUNTY.
LARGE PARTY LoATH TO LEAVE THEIR FRlKNDs-
PERMANENT HOMES FOR SOME.
Train No. II, known as the Chicago last
express OF the New York, Lake Erie and western Rail-
road. entered the depot in Jersey city at 7lO a. IN
Yesterday with $50 children who had oeen for Two weeks
enioying the benefit OF THE TRrBUEs Fresh Air Fund
&C points farther west had before been reached by
the charity The train Is usually composed OF Pullman
cars but four ordinary cars were added
and these crowded that fifth was needed but
could not be obtained. Mrs. E. A. Pratt who had
charge OF the children had arranged with the authorities
of the road not only to provide the cars but
TO permit that particular train to stop at the desired
points on the way and pick up the children.
AT Cuba the train was an hour behnd-time, and the
seventeen children who the platform awaiting
its arrival were hurriedly hustled board under the
superlnteDdence Of Miss Josie Campbell Among those
had spent the two weeks AZ Cuba were mother and
baby Her husband sick s the home OF his mother,
and the womans rent of furnished room In this city
was In arrears one The ladies OF Cuba took the
infant riding babycarages or keptit at their homes
and gave the mother opportunity to out daily aud
perform labor families in the town, by which she
not only earned sufficient to pay her rent, bat to
purchase additional clothing for herself ana Child she
returned hOme with more money than she had
owned for long while. AT Friendship the train took on
the two little girls who been entertained by Jesse
Rogers on his farm He desired to keep the children
two weeks or a month longer At Belydere six children
we're taken on board At Belmont seventy children we're
Joined by brtyelght others who had been brought from
Angelica, eight miles distant, in decorated wagons
All the children had large bundles and it was not so
much a question OF find space for the children
in the cars az for the bundles Nearly child had
fresh bouauet OF flowers and each cared more for ITS
bundle than for the comfort OF It's own little BODY
For every child that loaded the train there were five per-
sons al the depot to say farewell People would kiss the
children after they had stepped upon the platform OF the
cars and as the train moved away the little ones would
lock back from tho car windows and hundreds of
white handkerchefs being waved toward them The
children, the cars, compared notes as to the
treatment they had received and each boosted In hls or
her own way One who had biscuits Tor lunch would
excite envy OF another who had eggs but would In
turn be put down by third who declared that she had
"got cakes she had" All told Of the good food they
had had at the houses where they had been enter
taned and each tried to make the other believe that
his had the incest house with the incest surround
ngs some Of them had exenansea oEss r ba TtIe1s
terlainsrs and their desires Ladies' on the other
hand boosted the beauty and behavior OF the children
whom they had entertained ,, -. =,
At scio th1rty.two were taken up. leaving two De-
hind with family who desired 70 keep them: Fifteen
families nj Cuba Belmont and Hornellsve desired to
ADOPT either children whom they had been enter
A. Belmont on trial Miss Pratt promised meet
the wants OF all Of these people she can one lady
dispaich failed TO reach MISS frett, anu sue
who want to adopt children do not know how
to maxi application In order 10 secure them fonr fan
lies Belmont wanted TO adopt the sie niue GIRL ana
gentleman in Of the forward cars OF me traln Jaw
the child afterward brought several ladies back to
look M her npRlly took her Into the Pullman car
with them. The mother OF the child 10 widow who
will soon remarry and II - believed ira, 10 tns event
little one, who described as oeautlfu ana ntegent
AT Uorurlsvilie the stopped twenty minutes 10
give tue passengers Pullman cars time 10 dine
Here people passed IN crowds through the cAidren's
cars having been previously informed OF their coming
Ii was O'Clock In thr evening, and the childreu we're
mood. They shouted sang and scr, anod al
mdnig mt. aud probably would have Kept M their ncr
ment all night bu Mss Pratt had the ghis turned Oh,
wheTeupon the little heads one alter another found
such inviting places they could aud all slept The
ught was chilly that fires starred IN the stoves
The cups were biddrn They awakened early yesterday
morning and the shining In on their tanned faces
ready given to their cheeks. Is IL the country yet
Miss Pratt ." asked one little E'r. Another
answered. Yes don't you trees and grassf" "We
Al Paterson all OF the children awake and Lad
their windows up and boys would call out for the New
Iork morning dalles.
OF Aleeany County by these children
beng defeated by cat whose deai h
since Is attributed 10 grief arising from an
incident OF the invasion. Miss Pratt had written
James Norton playful threat tnat IN
children ia Belmont" and he invited 10 bring them
along He the owner OF pet CAT Oi which he was
proud. aud the received much attention from himself
aud wife. Ii occurred 10 thoL tlat II they received
children into cat would be bsnirhrd TO the
barn. u they lid not receive any Of the children
The GeHeSce Yaey Pos, Mr. Norton's paper would not
receive them When the chil1ren the cat neg
died only days and tits believed that
death caused by grief on account Of her neg
lect