New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-26
RACK FROM THE COUNTRY
RETURN OF THE LAKE CHAMPLA1N PAhrf'
p,rAs.Nr HALT AT SARATOGA TO ACCEPT W. ''
pEMoREsTs HOSPITALITY.

"A PHEASANT HALF Al rAhAaO"N ~
pEMoREsTs HOSPITALITY.
The 4e2 city children who have been spendine
two happy weeks in the northeastern corner OF 'h'
state. among green bills and broad meadows To-
surped to their homes yesterday morn,
Sn0 In the steamer Belle Horton "a
tbs Citizens Line of Troy boats. The steamer
reached the pier at the foot OF Christopnsr-s'' |"
little before o'clock, and the children were well
romed by crowd of their mothers and friends
AZ an early hour on Tuesday morning there were
So. nrenarations in hundreds of country homes
Chsra the hosts of the children were making ready
Soxas of luncheon and bundles of presents for ther
80, ouests to take back to the city. Ihen
Ottor many fearful partings the young travellers
o lifted into carriages and wagons In AL parts Oh
che many towns whore they were visleihg' anu 'ho
,novement toward the different railroad s'ations
hsoan. This advance upon the railroads started ~
s,,,'"h,,r vbich entertained much larger num-
- 90 the children than any other town. The peo-
-. .horo ware greatly pleased with their young
49,. arA n number of them wished TO
.aont the children who had visited theni.
xyban the last good-bys were SAID ana the tram
moved away many of the childrens entertainers
we're deeply affected, and numbers OF the chiiuIen
vent copiously and vociferously. Inc new "'.
gmith. of Elenburg, accompanied the party anu
,ams with them to New-YOrk. AT Champiain ana tne
ntber towns along the northern border oil the state
large crowds were at the stations and affecting
s,.n.s were enacted as the children were drawn
away toward Rouse's Point AT that place speciai
main of eight cars was waiting for the children to
N.ke them to Troy. At nearly every town there
1ers several entertainers of the young visitors who
Asre anxious to adopt their temporary
charges. In many cases arrangements Will
1.robably be made by which many poor city child
rem will secure permanent homes in good country
families The special train left Plattsburg at lioo
a m. and only two more stops were made
TO take up children. These were at Wadhams
Mills and Port Kent. Two children had been VISIT
dng at the former place. Only one got on the tram,
rs the other one had been kept for longer stay.
NOVEL PROCESSION IN SARATOGA.
AT Plattsburg two circus cars were attached to
Che rear of the train. After considerable trouble
with hot box ON the car next TO last, the journal
hroke when the train was near Westport. The car
WAS thrown from the track and was demolished.
,Th. last car was q sleeping-car 1t did not leave
The rails and no one was injured The train was de-
layed more than an hour but the lost time was made
mn and Saratoga was reached at 4 p. NJ, only
twenty minutes later than was expected Here
the Rev. Willard Parsons and Shepard Happen
boarded the train. The children were told to get
out of the train and remember the number OF their
cars A rustic and then noisy babel were heard
in each car as this announcement was
Ynsde In a twinkling the whole train
ful of young ones was enveOped In a cyclone OF
shrill screams of delight In another twinkling the
cars were efnDlied and IN a moment more the whole
noisy party had rushed through the gates OF the
station and were being packed into hight buses
which were in waiting. A u was ready after mo-
ment and the procession moved. Saratoga
never had seen anything like that
line of vehicles before, and ii probably
may not soon see another similar line. There were
wenty four of the cOnyeyances aud each one had a
canvas top different from all its fellows in shape
and in the color OF Its stripes pes D1 1Sn thT b%is
with the crowds of masculine and feni-
nine loungers on the broad yerandas, the
peculiar processian moved with the horses on a
light trot. 1t looked in some ways like NewYork
funeral and yet it was not sad. The whole thing
was more like circus parade and yet II was not
particularly glad For the children were most I'M
naturally silent. They seemed to be won
derfully impressed with the idea that
they were in Saratoga. Crowds gathered
along the sidewalks, and handkerChlefS were waved
all sides.
ENTERTAINED By MIR. DEMoREST.
The long picturesque line of cOnveyances went
out OF the town at the southeast end and proceeded
toward W. J. Demoresps pleasure ground. Orchard
Lawn Grove AS the procession passed small
house in the outskirts of the town
woman with a sober. care-woTn face came
from the front gate and silently handed
to the children a great bunch of bright sun
fowers; The children gave shrill thank You
and ghost Of a smls fitted across the woman
face. On the front door of the house was heavy
drapery of white Grape and dead child was 10 be
buried the uext day.
When the grove was reached Mr. Demorest who
had driven before waited for the procession TO
pass in at The gate and then followed. He ened TO
enjoy most heartily the evident pleasure of
the children and to be well repaid for his efforts In
preparing the excursion for them. At the centre of
the grove on round knoll stood a rustic summer
house filed and surrounded with barrels OF sand !
vlches, of milk, huge lunches of bananas and
great piles of cakes of many species and genera.
The children were dumped from the vehicles and |
were led IN irregular phalanXes up the slope. The
result OF the irst onslaught was frightful, and the
defenders OF the sumner-houses gave way, but soon
rallied ana delivered voIey after volley OF sand |
Hlch S0ld shot and co0ky sbrapnel ntO the mott y
rauks OF the enemy. After wlhstandiDg this heavy |
nre for bali hour, every mothers son and daughter
oil the attacking party was put into ambulance |
and started for the hospital. The retreat was not |
made. however, until the young folks had shaken |
down their enormous luncheon by swinging in the |
many swings VI the grove and by playing about under
the trees The luncheon was provided by Mr.. Demo |
rest and was distributed among the children by |
Madame Demorest, Miss Demorest, William Demo |
rest Lewis Curtis Mrs. Gilbert, Mrs. Rensselaer, |
Riley, Mrs. j. NJ Eddy. Mrs. j. w. Eddy Miss Susan
KING, of New York Mr.. and Mrs. Case, Mrs Dun |
can and the Misses Duncan, Mrs Clarence Kiner aud
AlsstAIlmer. |
BY BOAT FROM TROY.
The unique line of vehicles started off when the
last overloaded child had been gathered ill., and af-
terra half hours drive back through Saratoga by +!
Different route from the taken on the start the
railroad tation reached and the children |
were put back in their seats without |
mishap a single hitch in two hours from |
Inc time tue train reached the town. A quick |
run was made TO Troy, and the children were all on |
board tine Belle Horton by o'clock. The steamer |
started immediately and at o'clock the mattresses
were iaid down and the young travellers we're soon |
sleeping quietly Before O'Clock in the morning |
Tue young IOiks were up anG were cheering the |
passihS boats and specializing upon the time of |
Their Srriyai. When they came trooping upon the
mothers hardly recognized some of them Almost
every other child had a chicken or q pigeon or a |
squirrel IN box and all OF them had some reminder
OF their Visit III the shape of flowers tOys cIothas
or photographs. In fifteen minutes after The boaTs
arrival every child of the big party had dI,ap- |