The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1899-10-23
AN ABANDONED BABE.
Found in the yestibuIe of n New
York Church.

York Church.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-Clad in a pink
slip, over which was thrown a white en-
broidered cloak and wearing pair OF dainty
knitted shoes, tied with silk ribbons, as
pretty a babysas ever entered Bellevue Hos
pital was taken there last night by Police
men Block. of the East Fifth Street station.
The little one, which, according to the
police, was either stolen or abandoned, was
found lying ON the steps in the vestibule of
Grace Chapel, at Fourteenth Street ana
Fifth Avenne. A general alarm was
sent out from police headquarters in an en-
deayor to trace its parents.
DR.. Stern said that the baby was about
fourteen months old. His satin skin, his
deep blue eyes and his golden hair aroused
general interest.
On the admission slip at Bellevue, the lit
tie patient was entered as follows: I'm
known male child. One year old. The Rev.
George Fl. Bottome, of Grace Chapel, will
cali TO see this child tomorrow. He is not
TO be transferred until he calls
While services were being held in Grace
Chapel at haIf-past IL o'clock yesterday
morning. William H. Davis, the sexton, Oh
leaving the door of the chapel in Four
teenth Street, almost stepped on the found
ling which was lying on the sep, looking
wisely at him.
Mr.. Davis picked him up and carried him
into the office of Miss Frances Moran, the
hospital matron. Pinned TO the dress OF
the little one Miss Moran found the follow
ing note, which was addressed to one of the
deaconesses of the parish:
Be so kind and take my boy for have no
nome for him and sick in the Hospital. i
will call TO see you when am able TO leave
the Hospital it might be or weeks before
can get the child from you, but pleas do me
one favo and eriston the boy, Harry, John Is
his name and he is one year old. Truly,
This note was, written in a feminine
hand. There was added postscript in an
other hand. written evidently by a man,
in these words;
Mother is poor and can't take care OF it.
Miss Moran sent word to the Rev. Dr.
George H. Bottome, of the chapel. The
deaconess to whom the letter was ad-
dressed is a parish worker. but she could
not recollect ever having seen the child
before nor could she think of any person
TO the note.
The writer evidently was unacquainted
with the deaconess, as the home of the
parish workers is in Thirteenth Street, a
block from the chapel
at seems strange that the mother did
not bring or send ii to u.s. said Dr. Bot
tome, "as We keep a temporary hospital
for children whose parents cannot take
care of them.
After considering these matters
thought it best to notify the police of the
East Fifth Street station, as | thought
the child might have been stolen. The
fact that the note was written by two diff
ferent persons seemed also a suspicious
circumstance.
"The police were of my opinion, and,
although they said they would prefer to
leave the little one in our care. they
thought it best to have it taken to Belle
vue Hospital as its parents might be
searching for it,
The baby was found to be suffering from
an attack of bronchitis. due. it is thought
to exposure. The vestibule of the chapel
is large and in shadow, and it is supposed
that it must have laid there at least half
an hour.
Naturally said DR.. Bottome I'VE did
not christen the child. We would like to
adopt it, and will call at the hospital to-
morrow to learn whether it has been iden-
titled. We have not yet determined, how
ever, whether we will take charge of it.
Several years ago man brought very
pretty child to us, saying that it's mother
was in hospital and could not care for it
for two weeks at least. We learned after
ward that there was no woman of the
name in the hospital, and the man could
not be found at the address he gave The
child may have been abducted from it's
mother. 1t was afterward adopted by
wealthy PERSONS