New-York tribune., 1904-08-05
TRATNMEN LIKE TOTS.
Take Great Pains 1cith Fresh -Air
Fund Parties.

After a ten hour trip last Tuesday through a
binding rainstorn thoroughly tired and depressed
in spirits. twenty-nine little Tribune Fresh Air
Fund children awoke Wednesday morning in
Northern PENNSYLVANIA 10 a vista OF country life
that they will long remember. Wicked streaks OF
lightning flashed across tho dark sky as the little
folks entered the cheerful homes Of their hosts
Through the night bolts of thunder cracked loudly
overhead but the fresh aid children slept through
it all for they we're il comfortable beds and had
fun stonachs a twofold Iuxury new TO all
Tbev we're M with the sun IN the morning. ana
ronlped about over fresh green neids sIlstenihs
with dew The crisp. clear air of the nils went
deep into the little lungs so long accustomed 10 the
fetid mist Of the East Side. Wild flowers and IeFns
took the place of filthy pavemenrs ana on tns
horizon Ioorned purple hills. instead OF ouu gray anu
grimy itenenents-
The Bloomsbury and Sullivan Railroad runs
northwest from BIoomsburg. Penn. 10 a point
thirty miles distant 1t 10 places along IhiS
road that the twenty nine fresh air children were
distributed for a two weeks vacation. our "elS
given TO the people Of Forks nine TO Zoner, nine
to saltwater. five TO Benton and two 10 Berwick
At each place the hosts ran to the train as II
stopped and held umbrellas over their little guests
as they aughted. The afTccuonate greeting OF the
men and women for the poor guests whom tney
had never seen before was truly, as cornmerclai
traveller remarked at the station, "a mighty close
approach 10 the example Of Christ
The children made five changes on their journey
OF 10 miles All along the route the tralnrnen
knew of their coming, and assisted IN theIf usI1-
pairstaking way At Tamaqua v B. Fisher, the
assistant traiumaster or TamaqUa and William
Keirer train master of the Snamokin Division or
the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. greeted
the children as warmly as II they had been their
own. -.
Everything comfortable with your party was
the nrst question of Mr. Fisher. as the fresh ar
tran swung into TamaQua- Il love, 10 see tnose
children come through. The Tribune does mlSntJ
fine thing iu providing for the poor children or the
city. DO y0u know. ! Z rather walk every men OF
the Journey thaa the children incorNeniencee -
in any way Both Iraluu-asIers accompanied TIE
children TO East Mabanoy and arranged 70 nave
the fresh air CaEh 10 Boc;isotr5 Wi~il-
out further change ~, =
OF Bloomsburg met the children at the staLIon ana
helped transfer them 70 the Bloousburg ara Srjth
ton station. Nj. EyerlT Is extremely toilq OF Jh7
Tribune Fresh Air Fund children, ana lex ms
work for four hours yesterday TO entertain them
during their stopovcr IN Bloomsbury
A Ti FdEa-- Editor OF The Argus, IN Benton.
accompanied the children TO their respective desti-
nations outside Of bloomsbury. y lttie Slri sl&
Years Old who was unusually homesick crawied Up
ON his lap and sobbed, I want 10 go home 70 NJ
mamma. II they won't take me back to-nlght.
can't sleep with yoUc The same chi . made a
similar pleading 70 her hostess The Latter ga e
her a large beautiful doll that opened and closeG
F its ewes In a few minutes after arrival the cHl-u
and dols both asleep In a little s2tI 9ei- -
II vas through the untIing erorts or Mrs anna
( McIIsury. OF StNwate1. Penn that tne twenty
nine children are being entertained