The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-04-15

MAYOR STRONG.
Sew men have been blessed with
Snch 8 mother. l owe all l have and
I'M to her" She died a few years ago
at the age cf ninety-four years.
Mayor Strong has accumulated 4
large fortune. He is Interested tinan-
cially in many institutions, and at the
time OF his election to the Mayoralty
be was the president Of the Central
National Bank. He has always been
q Republican. and is talked Of as q
candidate OF the Greater New York
Notwithstanding his own ASSURANCES
10 the contrary.
a male baby, about four weeks old
was found last night near the Fifth
avenue entrance to Central Park by 8
mounted policeman. who took the in
ant to Bellevue Hospital There was
nsthing found on the clothing that
would give any clew 10 the identity OF
rfe baby. and he was sent 10 the In
cants' Home. on Randalrs Island"
Such items as the above are fire
Juently seen In the columns of the
aewspapers. and the question natural
b suggests itSelf-What becomes OF
Aese foundlings, deserted and cast
drift ON the world? The answer Is
simple. This great city becomes
Ponsor. provider and parent. Each
fsar three thousand children under two
rears old are cared for by New York
3ty and its various charities Accord
lag to the recouis an average OF one
hundred and twenty Of them are found
esch year by the police where they
n dcorsteps. in Railways, in ash cans.
- stairways, in the parks. in cars and
IN all sorts OF places where they can
be deposited without immediate OBJ
servation. These are the veritable
fsundlings-infants from 4 few hours
10 few days old, actually abandoned
- their fate. and who must be found
Dsn after their abandonment. il life
- kept in their little bodies.
Resides these. there are about two
thousand infants OF very tender age
abandoned every year By their par
eats to the mercy Of the city snd the
various charitable societies organized
% care for them, who Sre often taken
~ The mother. and frequently by other
yersonS interested. 20 the various
6cuniling institutions. and there left
6 their helplessuesS 10 be provided for
5y charity.
This little army Of foundlings appears
- be IN the increase from year TO
year. and the number Of Instances OF
he crime Of infantieide IS at the same
tine apparently decreasing Charitable
ysovtston for the care ot the baby
sfsen saves the unnatural mother OF
che crime Of murder.
When s policeman. ON his rounds
dnds biz of humanity. with linger-
ing spark OF life In its body, hidden in
same out OF the way CORNER. he at once
sends TO Bellevue Hospital and BOTTLES
the Department OF Charities. That
ieparsment. il no one claims the babe.
owes it q name. which is written on a
ard. together with its sex. presumed
age and facts In relation 70 its finding.
With this card about its neck or fast
snrd 10 its arm. the little charge is
<rt TO RandaIrs Island. and becomes
IN inmate OF the Infants Hospital.
where il Is expected 20 stay unsu twO
rears Old.
The great work Of the care and dis
txibutiou Of these little unfOrrunares Is
lone by the founding hospitals. From
sheU the ehildren-usuaIly when about
shree years old-are sent, through
agreement OF adoption. all over the
End. many reaching the farus OF the
rsr West.
The result is frequently learned from
che children themselves. who write 20
their alma mater and state the posi-
tSons they have reached in business
and social standing. | saw a number
II such letters fr~m farmers. lawyers.
mlnisters-in fact, from members OF
almost all honorable yocations-many
accompanied by photographs that
showed character and intelligence.
The greatest Of these Institutions In
this city Is in the New York Found
unx Hospital at Sixty-sIshth street
xnli Third avenue. Roman Catholic
Uxanization. which, however. does noe
discriminate. CYRUs THozP.