New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-06
LITTLE ONES SENT TO THE COUNTRY.
TWO PARTIES OF TRIBUNE FRESH-MR CHILDREN
LEAVE TIE C1ry-,NoTHER BAND TO GO
TONIGHT - SOME PATHETIC
FAMILY HISTORY.

rr6 LARGO n,,tio, = rr'lnnc FrcslAlr children
left the CITY Yesterday. One party Of 100 went 10
Cr,pchyillc Conn., and the other OF thirty cMldrcn
started lasr evening for Brin, Penn ana Pctrona
in the same state.
Several Of the children who "'h' AWAY 'S Ii'h'
have a pathetic history. -Four h''l" ONES are '''
children Of a widow. The father '''o year ago
after being i'll with consumption ior S'N'u n"hthN'
since the death OF the father the mother washes ana
c, e,.o dave In tho week 10 support the family.
vbuo tho mother Is AWAY the oldest girl, aged twelve.
e the bousctocpcr This family Of six lives In two
small rooms in one Of tho most crowded diStrctS oil
tho Fast side The front room, which Is uScd as
kitchen, sitting and general living roo"' n'' one
window In T.. The bedroom to IN" rear Is WITHOUT
u window. Tho only lIcht which enters !" must come
through the door. The bedroom is 50 small mat 'h'
entire family cannot be- acc"mm"n"''u "l''Hh Us
wills Two Of tbc children sleep on an old mattress
which IS thrown down nightly In the kch'h. ih'r'
are no carpets I'm the house and lo ch"i articles ol
dict cbc rent takes most Of the mothers earnings are
coffee and bread. These children had no ch.ig' ol
clothing 4 lind dcaconcSs who visits VI" lahN III
Missionary work. fitted the children with CLONES ana '''
them ready for the country. TIL" deac"h'''' III p'N w
81 thc little ones recently. said Last wear ASK"
those children on their return from th" country WHIT
had pleased them most there. Inc young % '"'
two Girls. who had been members "i Il rr''n MI
uor,v rcplIcd : We had supper every hleht.
TWO DAYS ago the following telegram was received
,-or, p.trolo Penn: Rev. Willard Parsons. Don
crd seven cirl, and five BOYS 10 P"'r"la' sur"
ont J. H. Clemens" Pctroia invited ohldr'h' anu
the 1,rtv was 70 leave the city last evening" !"
mono Of these children will this pV' "' news d. "
kccnor di,appoinmcnt than 70 thr"" little tot VINO
uro ON ,hn ra,t side. near Rivngtcnst. There
arc seven children in their family. The iath"r i
, drunn,rd he earns little and tnat MI" h" spcnlS
ro rrr, Tho mother washes and irons. tn"
t,, rtrl orcd fifteen years, works In factory.
.bc has q Standing invitauon to visit the country
,pt the family cannot get along without her earn
irrs IN She never gets away Cor vacation.
toucnc incident occurred I'm this family last wher'
While tho mother f. away al work "a" eleven y'ar-o"
dorrbtor t. hou,ckccpcr. At tho time ment n'd ms
u,u. Girl was washing. She had heated arS"
,cttcfuI Of water. poured II into tub AMI started
IN rIoc. fine kettle I'm the hallway. \ tr'c-S'Ar ON
hroher who had been I'm another room 'h'hh-
r,nnr wifi a pair Of scissors. ran In 10 500 WIN
lis sister WAS doing. She tried to cct ~" scissors
away from him. EacknG away 10 avoid her. H. yen
into the scaldinc water. The lnilc girl pnll'd MN
ant tool, of his clothes. and the skin peeled on
a. tho clotninr was removed doctor was sum
moncd hut to 70 purpose. rh' ~ died the neat
d,v mi, Ut'lc Girl wa sent "a The country 10y
no ThhunD Fund lat Weok. ana HE iAIr' 'W'' u
vn, wcr, d',appolntcd 1T night viii 20 III patty
next week.
Toni-ht a large party Of - children starts ''r
Grccnvil. Penn. Ihcy VIII travel on tine h1' h"N
road l,ivlu- CAamb s-.-t. fc ~ 10 -" p ~. JOE
will pron.Iiy bo one ~ tIe largest pirlc' "i ih'
vc,r I'M. ,ildrsr VIII HaNr % me illh' TOT '''
vc.k.: for Irc'n'lllr J. "'I iNi 20, "a. i.r,
h,Inc one ~ the most cnrrpri-in- towns IA "'''oF
lyIfl4.