The evening world., 1894-06-21
Bloomingdale Bros. Give Them a
Sail Down the Bay.
Bonnie 1hornton's Silver Rains on
the Madison Square Roof.
Jennie O'Neill Potter Recites for
the Babies Fund.
The subscriptions.

Yours Truly" y"....................... as
Bloomngdale Bros. Flfty-ninth and
SiXtIeth streets ani Third avenue.
made SS7 friends yesterday after
room. 1t took them five hours
and cost them very large sum
Of money. The excursion they gave the
Sick Babies Fund has made the dry
goods merchants name a household
world In $500 families.
Preparations had been made for l,2o0;
there were bergs of ice cream, noun
tains Of cake and bread and butter and
n grove OF cans filled with fresh
milk. Camp chairs were stacked
on deck by the Committee on
Comfort. and nursery supplies-and there
were sad reasons why they were not
all in rcquision. Notice of Mcssrs.
Bloomingdalc Bros generous invitation
only allowed two days preparation. and
hundreds who wished to accept could
not get ready. Many were utterly with
out resources, and being too proud to
expose their needs remained away. Ill
ness kept scores at home, and death de-
taincd n few. However, nearly 900 were
on the East Twenty-hrst street pier
when the Chancellor threw out her
welcoming gang g-plank. and 1t would
have done the hearts Of the blooming
dale Bros. good II they could have heard
the observations OF their unknown ad-
mirers. The little boys-such chips Of
manhood as they were-cheered and
yelled and waved their caps.
| Here she cOmes,'
Bully for Bloomingdale Bros"
That's her! \ course Cant you read
dale Bros. on the nag?'
And when they yelled "Hurrah. hur-
rnh." the little girls sDuaked with them.
asleep Ig CAPPED % their ~er hrnds nD and S'Cn called
It: Pretty ship in half dozen differ
cnt languages. Little, Mothers" gath,
cred their broois about them and
beamed with eXpectant Joy, and the
parents and old people said hundreds OF
blessed words, which must come to some
good II prayers on earth are answered on
earth. The benefactors Of these grateful
people certainly believe In good, for that
Is what their hospitality illustrated yes
tcrday.
Some OF those unfortunate people were
on the pier at o'clock in the morn
ing. one woman came from Thompson
street with baby and two children:
caught up the red ticket and carried
II down the river, and for nearly four
hours the mother fret'cd over her loss.
er .sny vas opeH yeIis| svas so or oye
2 muscle. |, had had the measles and n
complication Of bronchial and throat
rS%'ss e1 hc q" sPEeS yens sna Mora II " naan
Z We'll, we wouldn't all be here" she
, told the freight hand who tried to res
cue the ticket One woman With
| came from Jersey City. and another
had nine pet lambs in tow-her own and
ncighhors. There were white and col.
Y ored, people from Russia. Italy and
Persia and nearly country be
tween; there We're half a dozen men
= with brand new heirs to their misfor.
r tune in arms, who had left invalid
THE Evening World doctor made m'
come. on" OF these reluctant nurses
said ~ was a case OF funeral or fresh
air, and here we are"
Two hahes came In willow carriages
= AMI created quit" tiuttcr at the dock
:. There were old women carrying grand
babies. with grand children of eight an'
= ten t. lead them. and all were bare
o beaded. So We're dozens and dozens O
children m IA the l hro'iimg, wood,srin,timt tin
: lesgel child There must have heen thir
= " odd in the groups that hurried dowi
J. Twcnty-nrst street, There were ,s1r
4 hodlca OF dead weight In the arms OF III
4 starred parents. 1t was Sick Babies
', Fund" excursion and no mistake abou
t Tickets were ignored at the ganGplank
5 Not one presented himself or wa
s pre- sented who III not deserve the trea'
~ Fund doctors were AT the rail- on IN
:, look out for Il possihl" contagious case.
n Messrs. Earl ana SEnughnessy, repre-
: sentins tho dry-Eools merchants, r.
y roIvel tho passengers, and the crew len
c willing han IL and got everybody on boar
< in less than NJ time.
< The Chancellor was At the pier at eN
70 actly l?45 o'clock, and In twenty min
Is utcs time her hags were tlutter!ns an
y she was off towards the sea
The Crst on board was n 'little mother
in Il rink dress and n brown hat. with
blue ribbon on her hair and bigger arm
fu, OF baby than she coua manage grace
fully. The moment she stenprd on dec
u, shr remembered Mamie and Tom an
h 4 boy with one and three-quartcr ear
a and an orphaned suspender appeared q
! droi; about II 10 o'cloCk with plate c
ice cream In one hard, spoon IN IN
, othcr and cup cake in his mouti
II His appearance nearly caused a stan
is pede. When the journey began me s., 81
" loon deck was crowded with imitator
10 The same caterer who supplies Biopn
Ie inrlole Bros customers with lunC
"A served TIE sick babies and their friend
" with the very same dainties;
y THE trip was down the bay, whei
half the guests topped over nhH WEI
to slcco. l, was great day Tor u
hah,rs, and II all the blessings come tr,
Bloomingdale Bros. will live to be II
ls Irrutest men ON earth, =
ls The Evening Worl3' eNteni5 IN
-, measurable. thanks t. th| MeSstf
10 sick babies are hundred per cent; be
ID ter f1r their Kindness. IN the har
thc Fund wishes them is that not a shi
waist or a straw hat VIII be carrie
re- over. NELL NELSON.