New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-27
CHILDREN IN THE COUNTRY.
DEPARTURE OF A LARGE PARTY FOR TROY.
SOME OF THE CHILDREN SORRY TO LEAVE THEIR
PARENTS.

DEPARTURE OF A LARGE PAkI1 Fun lhOi'
SOME OF THE CHILDREN SORRY TO LEAVE THEIR
PARENTS.
The steamer Saratoga started for Troy last even
ing with q party of 100 children sent out by lHE
TRIBUNE Fresh AR Fund on vacation OF two
weeks. At Troy they will take a train for Oneida
County 1t was @ o'clock when the steamer left the
foot of Christopher-st., but for two hours Deiore
that time parties of boys and girls came tripping up
the pier attired for the trip and with Joyous faces
anticipating the pleasure in store for them. 1hey
were seated on the lower deck as they arrived and
given little red strips of ribbon printed, TRIBUNE
Chidren's Vacation" which were pinned to their
breasts by the attendants. The last party to arrive
consisted of eleven girls and boys from tho Esther
Mission of the Tabernacle Baptist Church, Brook
Ign. Few of the entire number had been
on such a trip before, and many were
making their first trip from New-fork'
None of this years parties have been made up from
such widely distant homes in the city. Beside tne
children from South Brooklyn. the nurses OF inc
New-York Infrmary for Women and Children had
gathered twenty thin, pale-faccd little creatures
from the tenement houses about observation-disclosures
twenty-eghth-st. Others came from the SUNDAY
schools of Emanuel Chapel, and Olivet Chapel IN
the closely crowded precincts of the east side Inc
Eighth and Ninth Wards. on the west slde fur-
nished quota, and one party was from the Sunday
school of the Rev. Albert Simpsons church. al
Twenty -thlrd-st. and Eighth-ave. There were u
number of little children four years oil, and even
younger, but most of them ranged apparently be-
tween the ages of ten and twelve. Germans, lrish
and Americans predominated, but there were
a few back-eyed Italians, several jews an,
some cOlored children. The mothers ana
one or two fathers fingered around
their children with the teachers, till the last eau
was gwen TO leave the boat Then a lew OF inc
smaller ones who had held out bravely so far began
| to cry at parting. One little fellow chung 10 ms
| father ana had 10 be taken from the boat On the
| pier lie changed his mind and wanted 10 run back
| again but 10 was too late. Brooklyn mother had
| brought three fatheIless children, one chuDDy'
brOwn-faced hoy of three years, wouldn't leave his
| mother " hen the time came She left him anu was
nearly of the boat when his cries reached her anu
| rushing back, she declared that she would not be
| separated from the baby. One thin, slckly boy
of ten carried q baby-bi0tncr oil three. Ihey had
mother but the older boy cared Tor the mite one
and kept house at home for his father Both needed
the country ar. and the teacher who brought them
encouraged them Ia he brave. They were crying
| when the boat started. As the steamer swung
| around the pier. "A hundred lttle handkercheis
| tut cred IA the breeze.
The party under the charge OF John Downs,
Mrs. Jordan, Miss Hail and Miss Morand. Most Oi
the chdro. Will be distributed among families at
Camden aud West Camden, Oneida Comfy. Othets
will 60 TO MIddleGeld Centre Last " insOr, Alton
and To COOpersiown Otscgo County.