New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-09
SAVING LIVES OF POOR CHILDREN.
ST. JOHNS GUILD FLOATING HOSPITAL BEGINS
ITS SUMMER TRIPS TO THE SEA
SIDE HOSPITAL.

The floating hospital of ST. Johns Guild made its
first trip 10 the Guilds seaside hospital yesterday.
and from now on until the end OF warm weather
the barge will make daily trips. Sundays excepted,
carrying sick children and their mothers out where
they can get the health giving ocean breezes on
Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays the floating hos
p!tal leaves North River piers as follows: Fifty
second-st s a. m; Thirty-fourth-st.. $50 a. m (;
Tenth-st 8 a. m On Tuesdays Thursdays and
Saturdays il leaves East River piers as follows
Twenty-eighth-st a. m; Third-st., $50 a. m;
Market-st a. m. Return trips from the seaside
hospital are made daily about $50 p m
On board the Floating Hospital yesterday were
seven trained women nurses. They were In charge
of the matron Miss Edith Hopkins. The nurses
were Miss B. G Walton. Miss Mckenzie. Miss
Whitehead Miss Linton Miss Kunz. Miss Ewingard
and Miss Neery. All the nurses have special
knowledge Of the ailments of children. The physi-
clan in charge Of the children was DR.. Charles A.
Leale who was most sofcitous in his attentions TO
the little ones.
Precisely at O'Clock Captain ". II. Cobb gave the
signal for the tug alongside, at Fifty second
st. and tow the barge down the North River to the
pier at West Thirty-fourrh-st The little ones
cheered eryth siastcally az the Floating Hospital
was started down the river. There were about one
hundred children at the West Thsrty-fourth-s pier
waiting the barge. Fortunately the little tots were
all free from contagious diseases and were all al
lowed TO go on board. Then there was more whoop-
ing and cheering the excursion party was taken
down 10 the West Tenth-st pier. This Is small
pi,r and II was packed with children. Policeman
McNaEy, who duty there had his hands full
trying to keep the children In line. Mrs j. p Faure
the wife OF Commissioner Faure, got aboard here So
did Miss Gertrude Mosher, who was matron last
year.
few minutes after O'Clock the lines were cast OF
and the Floating Hospital proceeded down the Bay
with her precious cargo.
By means OF its floating and seaside hospitals. st.
Johns Guild saves the lives Of many city children
each year Poor mothers who could have no other
way of taking their sick children out Of the city in
the hot weather are able 10 take trips with their
children to the seaside hospital without expense
For the protection Of ALL every child Is examined Dy
physician before IL IL admitted TO the floating nos
pital and child suffering with a contagious as
ease permitted the barge. Tickets Tor the free
trips are distributed freely TO mothers with SICK
children but before ticket can be used II must
be signed by a physician certifying that the child
has no contagious disease. warm meal Is gwen
70 each mother the boat, and milk IL PROVIDED Tor
the children twice Mothers are requested TO take
aonG warm wraps for the children and pitcher or
tin pail for the milk ~, -. rs<..
ave ana the Officers the following: Walter
stanton president; Lloyd l. Seaman. nrst VICE
president William r. King, second v1ce-president:
John p Faure, secretary; Henry Marquand Treas
urer and Duff G. Maynard general agent