New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-20
FRESH AIR FUND WORK.
THE MORNING RAIN DID NOT PREVENT
MORE CHILDREN STARTING FOR
THE COUNTRY

There was more rain in the city Yesterday morn
ing and New-Yorkers were treated ~ a good old
fashioned thunderstorm for the first time in sew
ernl weeks. Clap after clap resounded through the
streets. and the rain cane down In torrents wnlIe
the skies which the dawn was just turning from
black Into gray were scanned with lightning IL
was a heavy shower and II looked as II the day
would be stormy But al breakfast time the clouds
vanished This was 10 let two little sisters VINO
lived on the far East Side. come forth from the
doorstep Of their dizzy tenement-house They had
risen early and blthey. but the sound Of the storm
had turned smiles into tears TWO little heads had
been thrust out Of a top-story window and had
gazed anxiously into the sky until a large drop
from the caves had fallen on an upturned nose ana
sent them hastily In. Then there had been rustic
Of the preparation in tho small. stuny room uhder
the roof II was hot and hard work. but finally
two big bundles with two small girls attached had
evolved from the chaos. The humble. scanty
breakfast OF the family that must from Its pow
erty I've IN one Of New-York's worst tenement
houses. had been next In order and' WIN n ois
bundle and clean dress each lItte girl had hnally
found her way down the dark narrow stairs 10 me
doorway on the street To be met with gust oi
rain was too much. but when II stopped ana Inc
sun made feeble attempt look through the
clouds the contrast was joyful occasion II was
a pair Of hapy laughing litt.e girls who started
of and trudged through the wet streets
In another part OF the East side another pair OF
doing tho same tnlne anu 'Nci e"
BROOKLYN many a merry child Of the poor sailed
out with the sun. Some Of them were boys ana
these vented their superfiuous happiness IN un-
mistakahly metropolitan whoops
The Mecca Of all WAS the Grand Central Station
and when they were gathered there the lact 'ha'
they were a Tribune Fresh Air Fund party was
the evident cause OF the al-pervadinG merriment
They were of for Broadalbin. y Y. All were
..gon' ter de country" why should more he said?
None had seen anything save city walls ana pave
ments since last summer. some had never sen
ANYTHING else and all were weak needy and NJ
subjects FOR Nature 10 work her healing powers on
MANY had been to Broadalbin before. and mad been
re,nvlted BY hosts who had grown fond of them
The marty was accompanied by few specials iof
other places The people who are 80 kindly enter
tanning the Children are:
Rroadslbin y Mrs p Pinckney. Mrs KIM
ball. Mrs. Denn!ng. Mrs Duel Peter Nandehoule'
Donald Anderson. Mrs Kelley. Mrs Baum John
Iasber Mrs l.. Z. Gorthie Mrs. G. Tiwe;t Hiram
Pitcher and Georse h4rt
Canajoharie-Mrs Hall
skaneateies~Mrs. Martha Keolcr
Hyons-Mrs charles Rankert. Henry H Putney'
Tho n o,hcr rarty Of yesterday started at noon
FOR Weathery Penn. and here. TO-, they arc many
Of them visiting old friends Weaiherly en de
Tbose Mo have been ,houGh;u enough 70 ron
vite children are John Bcttacr John kamaly I'm wi
r. Mrs KEEPER ana NJ. McMisee.
Dcano. Penn l. Hannah 1870. "a
49,. a. fho afternoon "a goOd-s!zed party returned
IRON, Pembroke Penn. af'"r 'wo weeks o. NJ ~, ~
III. country ana the difference net"een tAee .ons
- 49, rr,yd ~ travellers and the looks ~ those
who were jus, leaving ihc city was NATE ~.
ro,,rnsn, mo fleets ~ me vacation were pihlhly
,.,soie and ne change was wonderful. The enter
tainers in Pcuorook have been John Snees.e Nm M
Yeager Harry Vert. Mss Emma T,ss.r'' p;t,'i,
Woycr Alber crnm Andrsw, Mgr v nsco B,dce
~, rvran " ] Schcaner. Mrs Brenn"man
Mrs Goniy Mrs Raoer ,i'9rsc AT, ' IsZlE,c
iTnwrsn Mrs Fc.,y Frederick End-rs EDWARD
Room and Luther Ludwig