New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-28
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CITY CHILDREN AT ETTYSBUEG-wAIMI.Y
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CITY CHILDREN AT ISBCEG-WAHM1Y
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Getty sburg, July PC (>peciaU.-siXtyaix children
were sent by The New-YoIk Tribune Fresh-Ar Fund
from w-YOrk u Gettysburg on Wednesday, rr two
weeks outing. When the train pulled up at the
station here crowds Of people waiting the
platform u receive them and 80 eager were tsy 10
get hold Of the little that it with difficulty
those who had arranged TO take them could make
their selections. Tie heart Of every nan and woman
in that crowd seemed warmed with tenderness at sight
Of these children, in their clean clothes, standing
the platform and every who bad q home % take
them to, was eager 10 get possession Of one or more
Of the children.
Most of the little visitors were placed on
hims adJoigng The town vhe:e they viii
receive the best Of care and enjoy all
the advantages incident 10 country life. The rest
were taken By citizen, Of tic town. The children who
remained IN the Vllts. took possession Of the place
at once, the inhabitants surrenderng uncondtionaly.
1t did not take tie little ones long 10 become az
quantcd with the children OF the village and N les,
than two hours after their arrival OF them were
seen happily engaged in playing the old game Of
drop tie handkerchief the sidewalk in front of
one Of the churches near the square.
Ihey listen with wondering interest - stores #
soldiers and guns, and one lt;lc fellow was seen
SAILING tiny boat in the old iron kettle AT the pump
where General Early waterd his horse and wrct. hi,
famous '0I"siu'h upon the town. The boy Wa
listening 10 soldier stories told by an old and
"oAoou Ci.Ieh OF Gettysburg. who, a, president Of
inc council at that Tine wrote the ryuly IN q .ucrL
EdrN demands This d. Kcudichart one Of
tne Mons Oi gettysburg. Everybody here has some
unne 10 tH about the battle that Is Interesting 10
'|l'os' ana even The children know the history well
~ ""9 Deau'iul sight 10 see the bright face. OF
sc'er" VI the hule strangers pressed against the
''VI "'"uV"H Where cnrO~Iiies and relics Of the
oat'" "efo exhibited. They were surrounded bv the
'''"7o OoFS ana girls, who were bu,iIy engaged in
o'i's 'hoil' IN their OWN childish way. what thl-c
O"N0U' anu ba' ohetS were used for. and how tacy
.'iio 70 De there' and where they were found Then
'"'' "ouid show them the bullet Iiddcd .ides OF
n'UseS' VITA here and there snail half clnbodd d b.,
ue walls, or some battle Scared tree with a caul-t
sAo' sun sticking in the trunk. and many other
'nIHSs Of Interest. One kind hearted citizen he,
o"iod !" take the little New Yorker, over the hattie
e'O"iu ana show them the monuments Of each req
" az 'Aa' l0oh part IN the fight and where Genera
'' INC sheFin Of their own city. had hi, leg iakcn
Va y 'ueii' and Devils Den. where the Confedordt.
~ pSNooUsfs were hidden, the gap in thc mountains
" INC distance, through which the Confederate
u, ie'reaiod, after the battle and everything else
preciatc. anu 49,
, VIC group Of children gathered around the old
va ono a, '1s town pump and listening t. his storcs
..n,rod ntNc fellow whose attention seemed = joe
whole ,nn We on the speaking than tie theme. III,
an e., ,thher ana look be- poke hi, Interest, for ID
@ia shesS he asked say Mister. wa you the
bad nan what was laughed By the soldiers go, he
y, uiu CLOS and funny hat ?"
heforo my SON. said the old kindly. he died
.% you were born sonr one had told the bDy
Her, o. od John Burns. immort,lize1 IN Writers
In a few minntes ''0 ''''' wa "'' WV "'"'
1'efy'hng seems to have turned out favorably S.r