New-York tribune., 1897-07-22
MINORS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
NOT TO TAKE THE PLACES OF THE
MINERS, HOWEVER.
wEATHERLY TURNS OUT IN FORCE ~
THE SEEKERS AFTER FRESH AiR-"
crcoxn PARTY ORDERED.

SECOND PARTY OhDhhEA'
u,s.r,v Penn. July el.--This town. near the
,,or.ro Of the State is accustomed 10 h'viie M
companies Of people pass through !. ""u s.r'
-, - oh,iaron from ,the tenement houses OF ->e"
w>r, uno arrived on Wednesday afternoon "i,ei
. h,nrv ride Of four .hours in Lehigh Naiey
- Earnun,'s circus could not have attracted
n larger crowd than gathered al tne s'"''o" "
The tribune Fresh Air party was que
Tyhen an agent Of the Fund went thioue" ,
-, 80 tho state a few weeks ago and descrioeo
70, ,roos In New-York which he had visited IN
comnany with n missionary or chape. oi' Wv
Fast Side he had only to tell wh'' "e no. 49,
md heard to arouse the deepest interest," ~ W.
a,narn, q, the poor He did not need s'ereop
ticon 10 enforce his arguments lot Il. ~ au -. ~
what ho saw in the homes Which ne VlS'''u, -
aa,od ,ouch,ng instances OF self-denial ana nero
ism Of struggles with poverty an" '''"V 49,
,ara,c,od devotion which had come under 'he per
soma observation of tho faithful VISITOR WHO "''eD
as his guide that day
TIL, CITY FOR A TENEMENT LA->AA-
Had Mr. Dcchant been able to carry NJ - 20
@he tenement -heuse odor with MIN ESP ,,oh
.ho poro Alley barracks. in Wulest-h'' Vi "
wy o ~. =, rcv tho landlord, his words would nave
~, In crca,cr weight 1t interests the peopi.
~ weotherly to know that q eoooA! nu'
tho one hundred and fifty chilure' !" uo
cou,e from the district which ne oesc '.
ape1W
In tho homes where there are SORROWS an 80,
-. >,o,,. 90 the tales Of distress which she he'''
arc too sacred TO be repeated even 10 h
no,hv .or the little ones. whose io' "'e"' ~
brightened by this recital , , IL,
.9 49,, wan, those large girls" said weii-'h-
.r,,ored host as two girls ten OF eieNen '
.,d ,vore ASSIGNED TO her. Il want h''ie -.
,.r,,aso wore smaller when they started p'sH'
49,, ~, in charge OF the party, VINO ihtehueu ~
o,ir that the supply Of little girls ior 'iiS p".s
,on ON, but before he could say hore oi'e " ~
ministers said: ,,. ,ho,, are tust
.p,ease give me those two girls; the! are I
- oorcb N 90 TO my house. and Tor the he"'
- - ,be woman stood waiting 10 see "lie'"'
,hare would be any child whom she oo"'l ,ot
cure one man was late III co'i"s ~ w. 80 ,,,ord
nvbere the distribution was made, an" DO " ,,,d
bad been heard from him. the httie gar "iio n
have gone with him was given 10 ne'' ,,,oo
vant away only half-satsfied. In d ie" .a en,
,,,.,, came and was sorely disappointed ~ "ilu
~. h, boar1er had slipped away. % sie'' w w.
.ha domand for the children that seNo f
was ordered by telegraph next inorili"e. .o,s" or
1,bcre was a much larger nuinper VI .his
dots" as of them hie,, oe 'arias sew
nartv than is usual in Fresh AIT coi"p'' 90
,be children were under five years vi "eo
and one little mite is now enjoying hef 'nu 'xIr,.
ror her first two had been spent Ill d -,
,so M, far from Tompkns square ino w
iori,v of the children would be proper
kindergarten -r,
CuI-RCH UNITY MANlFEsltD'
Nearly every church In town was ac'Nc,s r. Rsy
es,ed in securing homes for the children: ,,as
,r,l. Moore ,r of the Presbyterian ChuiU"'
,ro,n,ed chairman OF the committee ou' 81. h,s
dant 10 his mother prevented ms o. o.. "
n,acc WAS most effectively hlled oy 'i'y o,s pev 4
,''oklov of the Methodist Church. i r.',roh.
NJ Masonheimer. of the German '-'o,,noI church;
,ho Rev T. r. Seip. Of the EVa"ee ChIrcb
~ 'e d. n G. Cerberich Of the Lutheran ~ ~ N-''
VA ,ne Rev Mr. Jones. of the Holiness ana a ~
church also assisted in getting me me oarTyed So
Wss 'ag r Buckley that there should un6 6e mo
dean lacking that he met me ayTransements Ta1 for
Su nroneT as assignment OF the large panItsrtoined
four caretakers Were also also fpsI,is'' Friends
by the ,pnsy from New-York weathery was was
without special IKE de@5Sre dGeey sdctous hf for enjoy
dnt Of the little travellers The POI az e OF CHI
small as ounqIe Manifest Their comments as they Were
crossing yhe ferry or riding thiwd w5dow that they
b, tnep rei glimpse Of the green feds ana nower en
little ahead Of their feoWf s. ah1 ,ba ordinary travel
}eST yere eoualed only by their yea! io' i''o ~
water. 49, ,o1 heen taken to the station at a
venture BY missionary ,hinSns n in whie6 they
3herS %sh m There bee was children from
9noiher mis,G9 falling ba, ,bey ,o epad CO. With her
boys @sfe ended their Happiness was COMPLETE
Each LAD dropped hs eunGf aWd NTH all the ervor
o. rmguenot lovers and with none OF ther diiec'"-
tion a., ,usrar in the party knew very little
of crase ard trees and flowers three days aSo' o'
they not kept long N h borns which they
now "ntovin: and those which they nave h eio
oehto hildpen here and then think OF their homes
in the crowded districts Wheie te - s @rnI,ing
dnser 9ls With the arrival OF steamshp some
OF the children are orhars, soi,e Tb lie or in art
won,d uG Il be a great boon Some Of the little people
from hon homes S9srs show in dress and
mai peyerty and ignorance are not necessarily
neighbors. -
Joy AND SORROW IN HUMBLE hoMEe'
Two OF the smaller girls are the daughters OF ah
.ebcar, driver who was injured not long ago. " .e
he was laid up Sne of his children was ''Ne" a.
"o,d nc II that were not enough trouble, said the
mother recently twins were born about tha' tiine'
To say that the arrival Of the twins was Eaeo lea
with Joy woud he pu's nt,c .Ge license to MAKE that
s;aIrn,cnt and in the ashcart drivers nome there
is usually Ill pISsf o ind u in amy company Of
hundred and nifty children two girls neater sweet
<r S or ,Sc Ss''pa pary ssSxsg %s e E is
doubtful 4 tha, fac Is hss3y BY her
host She is one Of the little mothers for whom sc so
The question Of creed will probably not be Taiset RAJ
in this 1t was year ao N na nT'ner eHt 10
Very hospitabe home but one where little ntien-
tion paid TO the external forms @ OF rfiisIn sbe
AS the housewife was arranging iof '''e "'S"' SIG
s'a1 an ~ yn m wish 10 sleep with my little boy. or
would vou prefer 10 sleep alone?" Straightening
himself up with all the dignity OF Beaeois"eiu'
he replied: l,,.,a.,r,
"a Jew never sleeps with Christian. o.. 80
'But we're no Christians. are we mamma re-
,orted the farrers son with no little show or IN
ktsnati0n The story was too good 70 Keep IN splte M
a. the unlnentiona reflection upon the piety OF MS
Darerfs and soon Il became current property In
H. town The bows however, slept alone:
There several colored Chi dren IN ihe party
this week. leading the carotakers 10 believe thot
there mus. he a co.ored church I'm Weatheriy; as a
matter cf fact IL Is said that there is not coorci
family IN the town. Inquiry showed that the
dark vtsagcd visitors ere to be entertained In some
OF the hes; homes In the village The following ex-
psnaton was given; When the names OF sui hosts
we're handed in IL was found that one Presbyte
family had asked for a colored boy Not TO be out
done by n follower of Calvin, some OF the repre-.
sentatives OF Wesley sent for two or three coiored
chi dren and orders for others came In. SO
he Anrrland the chillren OF Ham