New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-24
GOING TO IHE COUNTRY.

uro PARTIES OF CHILDREN SENT OUT.
700 HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE ON THEIR WAY
ivy By TRAIN AND BOAT.
,...hmant of 100 children marched on board
usSoLen ferry boat at the foot OF Barcay-st. al
"n m. Yesterday. The Liliputlan army was
go on no expedition Of conquest. In 1aco IL was
safoated army on the retreat hyng from 'ne neroo
49,. and insidious diseases when hau me' anu
IS-nr;sbsd it in the city's crowded tenenleh'-
-. Traces of the conflict were on every race
"a .ha children looked old and worn lnere was
80. md expectation in their hearts, however ior
~ uere being sent out by The TRIBUNE fresh-
A.. rnnd 10 hospitabe country homes III ioniPAinS
Corrtv where they will enjoy two weeks Oh "hoie,
.ome country food and pure an oh "'ii'i"s ~
U,boken the children took their piaceS III 'ne WV
,nec;al cars that had been furnished Luz 'n0n ""n
nortation by the Delaware Lackawanua anu
w.s,.rn Railroad. and disposed themselves LOT
~" ;0nrnev Little box big box, handbook and
a;sy EZRA carefully slowed away by their
80. and the children took their seats
=. nr;st and orderly way. quite at vari-
,;tb the turbulent mannerin which they came
sn,~hlnS into railroad tram after two weeks IN
49, oorntrv have restored their health and spirits
r,,.rvo,a about the station was anxious to help
A. little wayfarers. Tranmen and porters lent
filing hands to get them safely on board and
handled them as tenderly as If they had been mace
~ GLASS and were liable to break. WHO are tney
what are theyi Where are they goingF
avervbody asked and the greatest IN
tsrsst was manifested when the people
in the train learned that they were TRIBUNE Fresh
Air children The children have been selected with
especlal care all of them are In poor health ana
greatly need the recreation in the country. AL
(,latersville and in the vicinity "a will be enter
tanned. Q will go to Ithaca and 20 to Chenango
Forks.
OFF FOR LAKE CHAMPLAIN
When the steamer City of Troy left her dock at
tbe foot of Chrlstopher-st. last evening she had
among her passengers 115 children sent on by The
TRIBUNE Fresh.Air Fund for a two weeks vacation
among the farms and villages along the shores OF Lake
Champlain. The larger part of these go to Lewis,
Willsboro, Plattsburg, Beahmantown and Reese
ville The rest TO be distributed III the villages
of Schuyler Falls, Gansevoort, Champlain and
Chazy. The party was in charge OF the rev.
Willard Parsons. the manager OF the fund p
and his volunteer assistants. The chll-
dren began to assemble on the pier
shortly after o'clock, and as fast as they came
they were taken on board the boat. The staIboard
aide of the main deck, aft, had been reserved tor
them Some were curious about their surroundings
and had be rescued from peTlOus places, whlthef
they laQ culnDed In OTueT 10 get sOOu 'ic"SVi tuO
ships at their piers near by, and the various sight
that the Afforded Others took their seats quiet
ly held firmly 10 their bundles and viewed everything
with open-eyed wonder. On one setee. four little
girls evidently all sisters. tor they looked as nearly
alike of peas. sat looking at the rest of he
children in a dazed sort of way, surprised TO find
themselves actually on their way to the country.
'We're going TO the country" SAID one little grl,
"among strange people"
"And do you want to goT
"Oh, yes, sir Pve been before and it's just splen-
did out there" and her pale face flushed with joy
full anticipation. The children of this party were
selected by Miss Bennett of the st. Augustine Mis-
sion; the Rev Mr.. Piseck, Of the Bonemian Mrs
sion; Miss Allen. of Olivet Chapel; Mrs. JOurdaD
of the King Street Chapel; the Rev. Newton Per
kins of the chapel of the Incarnation; Miss H1ll
missionary nurse the Rev. Mr.. Gilbert, and others.
EATING LUNCH AT SCRANTON.
SCRANTON, Penn, July 23.-The party des-
tined for the farming country OF Tompkins County, n
T. passed through this city at O'Clock this afternoon
stay oftwenty min made here. number ofadies
Of ST. Lakes Episcopal Church had prepared lunch and
the children abundaDtly supplied large number
people gathered at the depot aud manifested great In
terest III the welfare OF the children.