The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-09
APPLE HUNGER ON THEM.
CIrY sCHoOLBoYS BREAK FOR THB
OCTOBER ORCHARDS

Inwood Escapes Devastation Because the
Freight Train Chosen by the Msraud-
ing Four Wont Sooeting By-HunEry
and Ipglorious End of the Foray.
One at least OF the four small runaways from
New York. who were caught at Poughkeepsie
on Saturday. was brought back TO Now York
yesterday. He was Henry Koch. the son OF
Frank Koch. a real estate dealer at 1873 West
Ninety first street. His father went to PouRh-
| ksepsie yesterday and told the Judge before
whom the boys were srraiRned that he would
| be responsible for his own son. and that he
would see that the parents Of the other boys
were notified to come and look out for their
own.
He brought Harry home by the first train.
The boy wept all the way from Poughkeepsie
to West Min ETY. first street. After his mother
was through with him. his next older brother
and still older cousin took him one side He
dried his tears and lifted his head and between
sniffles told the tale OF his adventures.
| Frank Rimmer. whose mother Is a widow
and lives at 783 Colum bus avenue. organized
the expedition. Harry said. The boys are all
| OF them less than IA years old and all 60.
| or ought to go. to the big school In West
| Eighty ninth street. near Amsterdam avenue.
| The Rimmer boy came around after school on
| Friday. Just as they were going home.
| He told them OF glorious apple orchards
at Inwood and Of the exciting journey to
them by way OF the freight line along
tho banks OF the Hudson. The Koch boy
had run away before. The others had not. but
were willing. They went down to the river at
tho foot OF Ninetieth street and climbed into
box car. The train attached did not start until
it was almost dark The boys p Eonld h ,oIS
them not to be foolish. They would get pack
when the train did start it went great dead
fore in the knowledge or Information Of F.
Rimmer. chairman Of the committee on plan
H ,Id es 1sft
" The boys kept the door Of the car partly
open. Through the opening thinner saw tho
regiments OF heavy-ladea trees. The train did
the experience Of +. Rimmer: The other boys
~ ::'S v;:; Ga B.ss
iw Woouldnt hurt them in the eas. to be out one
night They regarded him with awe. mingled
with suspicion and grief: s.. .,, .. n,hh,.
Ferry. It was raining hard then and there
poissm1an il sigh, from the car door.
ds W.T., e.:
tho tick s tns% i00 Tsey Hsre IN
freight yard They had 20 idea ,n What q town
they were In tneV only XIV" t"a' ~ "o' =
There was a freight train on the next track
ss sss at bsSnd
Four thoroughly scared boys who wanted home
than they Tsnsd bss to
sSsd;$ in s soSs and
man. he would give them somethine 70 eat
thew took look out. While thoy were still
looking two mon with railroad uniforms on
sa no tse car and al
they aTay to Ross snst
SSs s po ks NsW w tGet not ee SO big
Bt the P0Se SaPfsn Sh9 bne. Ds to
they would Rave him made Chief of Police in
III That w was the end Of Harry's troubles. His
father came and the Judge knew his father and
everything was all right except Harry's feel
ngs. They hurt him somehow every time he
looks his mother in tho eye. ~, ~
But he got of much easier than the other or
the houses OF the other boys. telling their par
epts to 50 t9 or to ;erd % TO the he
Il fo ony to Boys
H isl wa.
Willy Hoppe's mother who lives at IT'S Am
the Judge in Pong hk eepsie to PVT the boy in a
reform atory for three month"; When he was
let out she thought he would like his home
As for Mrs Rimmer she rather wishes that
the State would take care OF Frank until he
growsup. She is quite sure II Ia a task too
ing her family. He is an habitual truant.
He spent three weeks In the truant school
last spring and then Mrs. AlRer, the supern-
tendent, sent him home. saying that he wastoo
good and sweet little boy to be kent In truant
school any longer. He ran away the next day
and was gone ten days. He disappeared last
Monday and Mrs thinner found out SATURDAY
cake from her bakers. and had been calmly
saying: CHARGE EN- to momme s please y
though. that he is not to blame for the runa 4,
way expedition. He must have been influenced
| by some bad boy she says.