The evening world., 1904-07-16
SICK BABIES OUT
|. ON A TROLLEY RIDE
Evening Worlds Third Outing
for the Mothers and Infants
OF Poor Quarters Of the City
Was Enjoyed,

The third Of the trolley rides for the
sick babies lnaugurated by The Even
ing World took place last evening under
perfect conditions OF sky and weather.
Long before as o'clock. the hour hxed
for the start from Bayard street and
the Bowery. little groups Of tired
mothers with pale, fretfu bA'ls III
their arms, stood waiting tho arrival
OF The Evening World cars. and when
IN. footrails were let down and the cars
opened for them 10 board them there
was not a happier crowd Of women and
children In all New York. There were
fair German bsIss. whose moist blond
curls the breeze created by the speed
Ing trolleys famed into a dry. soft
nu'I,ness, while their blue eyes, drawn
and fretrul from tho long day full OF
baby troubles, closed dreamily and the
dImpl,s on their little hands clasplns
their mothers seemed to deepen and
their mouths to smile unconscious ap'
probation OF the cool airs that had
ul.d them 10 rest; and bis, wan, dark
eyed italian bambnos. who reached out
coyetous hands for the watering street
lights as the cars sped up Third avenue
after making stops at Delaney street
and Thirteenth street after taking on
more mothers and babies.
All Nations Represented.
All nations were represented in the
happy cargo. Some OF the mothers had
never been above Fourteenth street, and
tho ride UP Third avenue to one Hun
dred and Twenty.ntth street, across
town and up Amsterdam avenue to one
Hundred and si1ty-second street, then
into Broadway 10 the terminus at Two
Hundred and Twentieth street. Kings
bridge, OF the route mapped out by
Transportation Superintendent Delaney
OF the Metropolitan Company. was FOL
them a veritablo voyage OF discovery.
Il haven't had any supper" confessed
one little German mother, whose sturdy
two-year-old lay sound asleep In he
arms. THE children were all so excltet
and they all wanted 10 como 90 muel
that l didn't have time | had to sill
on and pretend that I was goins UP I
the corner for something to get away.
had never been above Fourteenth stree
before. And my, isn't New York big!
Happy Despite Drowsiness.
Far uptown the mothers stopped chat
ting among themselves and stare
eagerly out OF the cars straining the
eyes through the darkness 10 get
glimpse OF the shrouded nslds an
hlllsdes that lay stretched along II
way.
r But the tables slept and drank
health and strength with every uncor
. scious breath.
n on the way back, however III
= mothers lost interest IN the outsic
5 world also, for they were tired an
Z drowsy.
My but I'll sleep good tonight.
exclaimed one tired little mother, "ar
the baby will sleep good. He was en-
n ing all dav and didn't know what
I do with him. would Ike to bring bill
|. every night The Evening World sent
: out the cars"
Q II was very drowsy crowd IN
n alghted at the three statlons-Thl
: teenth Delaney and Bayard s,reets-o
/ The downtown trip. Not a baby wa
= ened from the time the cars had pass,
I. Forty-second street on the outwal
= journey I'll the refreshed mothers lift
The weights OF sleeping children fro
% the cars and carried them back to IN,
homes