New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-13

One featnpr OF the season Of 1890 was that
from the thrticth of June until the second Of
yeptrmhcr not day passed that did not sec
A frcsh-air CNcuision leave the city. Two or three
times. in tie height of the season. as many rs
fftecn parties got away in one day for the two
weeks outing. This neccssitacd small reg-
mcnt Of carctakers. all of them volunteers and
without pay. eager TO evince their interest in
fresh air by conducting the children TO and from
the country Counting the return parties, there
was an average each day of nine companies
on the road In addition. there were about 1000
"special children, e.. children who. by virtue Of
their good behavior. endear themselves to their
hosts and receive special invitation to return
the next summer. Many Of the specials went TO
the country as early as May and remained until
the opening of the city schools in September
The children We're scattered over vast deal
Of territory They were entertained in towns as
far to the north and east as the White Mountains.
The most southcry places were in Fulton County,
Penn Ncw-Tampshire. Vermont. Massachusetts,.
Connecticut, New-York. Pennsylvania and New
Jersey all were patrons of the Frcsh-Air enter
prise.
score more Of ministers in tho
country have returned with the parties from their
respective towns. The Tribune has found the
plan To be douby beneficial II is an accom-
modati0n to the manager of the fund, especially
when the parties going and coming are numcr-
Gus that the regular carctakcrs all engaged
1t also extends opportunity for the country
brother to visit the city tenements and see the
fresh.ar children in their homes. Suffice il 70
say that the sight Of the latter is always a
revelation to those unacquainted with CITY life.
Too much credit cannot he given the officials OF
the railroads and steamboats, which transport thc
children. BY their generous reduction III rates
they make it possible for 50 large number Of
little ones to he sent The tranmcn are uni
Nersally courteous, and as a rulc spare trouble
in making the journey of the children as COM
Portable possible. The hcartcst cooperation
las been accorded The Tribune by the tllowiu.
Ines: New-York Central and Hudson River Rail
road, Ncw-Iork and Harlem Railroad, Newly ork
Lake Erie and Western Railroad. New-Icrscv and
Northern Railroad. Inhich Valley Railroad. Penn
sylvania Railroad, Ious ,tonic RailIoad, Norwich
l:oat. Ncw-Yorls, Ontario and Western Railroad,
West Shore Railroad. Central Railroad Of New
Jersey, Delaware. Lackawanna and Western, Cen
trail Vermont Railroad and many other shorter
lines in the country. The Fail Brook Coal Com
pany make their annual contribution by furnish
ing to all Frc~h-Air children passes over their road
The children were selected III accordance with
from such specification. poverty was the primary
qualification Of all canddi'es for FIesh-Air.
Political creed no consideration nor was any
religious sect p.oscrihcd Greatness, however.
insisted more Silcnu"uSiY Than ever
Hundreds If cHillIen were rejected on this score
alone. 1t had most SANITARY effect as II caused
an unusual amount Of "scrnbbng and pldnin-
oil throughout the tenement districts Dr. 4. &
NintOn did all the examining in Ncw-IOrk and Jer-
sey City, and to his strict requirements is due the
fact that the youngsters have given better salts
faction this year than ever before.
There have also occurred the usual number OF
veXafiOns of one sort or another connected with
the work. People write letters asking for chill
dren and fail To sign their names; some give the
wrong station, and others mention 10 station AT
all. Missionaries who inefficient for the
work bring detachment of children TO the train
and try to shove them aboard along with couple
hundred others without giving any list of names
the destination. Youngsters eXaggcrate to
their hosts in the coultry with reference to their
homes and the vacations of their parents. An
Occa >ional repeater, j. O., one who has been ou'
AID tries TO 90 again, will attempt 10 slip INTO
tic party, and once in while a disobcdiant child
The Tribune manager has come 10 look upon
necessary cOncomltant> of the work. They are,
indeed. lost sight of in viewing the grand, I'M
measurable work done to the thousands OF needy
and deserving.
The following table shows the steady growth
OF the work