New-York tribune., 1904-08-11
/ OUTING FOR CRIPPLES.
Fifty Children from Orthopedic
Hospital Sent to Country.

\ young man with a copy Of Macbeth in his
hand stood beside a freight truck in the Erie sta
ton at Jersey City Yesterday and watched two
doctors and ave nurses place Atty crippled chill
drsn from the New-Tork Orthopedic DisPeusary
and Hospital aboard afternoon train for
Terafy y. J. When the last child was car
risd aboard the car. the young man turned to
woman who accompanied MIN and said: Mother.
coming over the boat closed my book with the
line Of MaCbeths sOlilOq1y, This Is sorry sight
How appropriate is that line for the scene OF these
poor children before US"
TT IS painful TO see the sad aflictton OF the
little darlings." replied the mother. but it's
glorious sight 20 see how happy they are in
tcipation Of their trir TO the country"
Despite their crippled condition the children sent
by the Tribune Fresh Air Fund for six weeks
stay n Happy Land were chatting and Joking 5
merriIy If they had The free use Of their limbs
They were brought 70 Jersey City from the hos
pital in three large coaches On arrival they were
carried to the trucks used for trunks and wheeled
10 their car Ore little boy, who had q bad case
or tubercuiar joint disease laughed and talked
with a stranger who walked beside him as he was
wheeled 20 the car. Said the stranger.
i understand. my son. thar you going to
Tenafy to have good time Now, tell me what
YOU intend 10 do when you ge. there"
The little boy squirrned about on the truck
chucked exciJedIy and replied:
m going to Tenafy TO catch a ny. That's why
I m gong 10 Terahy. I'm going to play baseball
too We've dot a nine and my nurse is going TO
play first base"
The young woman who was 20 play on the team
said THAI the children were fond of baseball and
could play the game after A fashion by rolling on
the grass and throwing the bali from a sitting
position The children from the Orthopedlc Hos
PltaI are guests at Happy Land each year for
September and part OF August
The trip 70 Tenafy yesterday was the first one
Tor the majority OF the children. They were all
weighed before leaving the city. and if they follow
the example Of their predecessors they will re-
turn to the hospital six seven mounds Haaviar
The total number OF boys and girls sent TO the
country yesterday by the Tribune Fresh Air Fund
was one hundred and thirty-twO- By an early
train OF the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
E@IrSaa @ S party or twenty-Slx children started
for BY the people OF that place for a forC-
BY the Rev j. MaeTy O1 shorIv aFfsr fs t5er men s
part4re, another party started for BroadaIoiu.
OF BroadaIbin The forIngFJIv aITot15s5t ~ cSi
Cren Tor New windsor y Y, was also
dl5own a f2 B Y9s1s Y 1gS s2eP ST P9yy an 5Rd gT for f
of the Erie Railroad from Jersey CITY. This party
was a girl who Is nearly blind. She has a severe
case o. co4feHlIaI 4 al1s5ioeatlo1 oc ne nip and
up 10 the pace Of her friends in walking from ferry
- - 80 ~ = - I y - @G - a7-IeG - 80 - - 80.
ping the doctor had told her that a fall might
The North River was rough yesterday and the
rocking OF the boat amused number OF children
whale was shaking the boat with his tail Another
ran 70 the missionary IN charge OF the party ana
awful funny ain't it? This old boat is dead
The hosts at New-Mrford. Penn, are Mrs. Ben
nett. Mrs Leebody. Mrs Raw Culver. Mrs VIII
* Srvder Mrs Cillietr Mrs. Charles culver. Mrs.
c. Tanner, Mrs. Ed BOYLE. Mrs. F. W BOYLE
MTs sha s + Btneti 81 Mss 1 M4ry ~ ersaso George
Merriam. Edgar Honeywell David Olmstea1 I ar
Lasher.