New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-28
SEVEN PARTIES GO 4W4Y
Traits of Fresh Air Children as Told
by a Missionary.

Under the auspices Of the Tribune Fresh Air
Fund one hundred and nifty poor children were sent
10 the country yesterday in seven parties
The fourth instalment OF twenty children for
Middletown. n Y. started On afternoon train
OF the Erie Railroad. They were followed within
an hour over the same road by the fourth in
stalment OF nifty children for Tenafy. y. J.
The fourth party this season for New-Windsor
also went away yesterday afternoon. on The 5
p. m train Of the Lehigh Valley Railroad FOUR
parties. numbering sixty children. started together.
One went 10 Niddlesex. y Y. one TO Rushvil!e:
one 10 West River. and one - Stanley The Rev
c. F. Fry. OF Middesex. found hospitality for the
fresh air children among the people Of the four
places.
7 am going to stay with that's got
hundred million cows" Dragged little boy. with
one Of yesterdays parties. And I'm goiHs 10
watch him milk EN-"
You must be going TO spend your vacation with
the Beef Trust said bystander who overheard
the boys remark.
NO. I aintr' replied the boy I'm going 10
spend my vatation VIII man. He's bigser'n you.
an he can milk cows better'n you can
Don't be surprised at the great figures the boy
uses" said the missionary in charge OF the party.
He heard some use that number about
month ago. and he designates everything large as
being a hundred million Speaking OF cows. re-
calls an accident to a boy that I sent away with
a Tribune Fresh Air Fund party a few weeks ago.
He had never been TO the country; in fact he had
never seen a COW. The people with whom he
stayed lived on a large farm. and kept a great
herd OF cattle. The boy became greatly interested
in milking the cows. He had an idea that milking
a process similar 10 the turning on OF
faucet. His curiosity developed 10 such degree
that he decided 10 try for himself One morning
he unusually early and while the family
were at breakfast. crept up 10 an old COW that
happened to be in corral near the house. and
tried 10 milk her. was successful inasmuch as
he got a stream OF milk in the eye that nearly
blinded him. Crying as If his heart would break.
he rushed into the persons at breakfast anu sobbed:
i've turned the cow on and I can't turn her
off,"
With the Mlddletown party yesterday four
cripples from the lower East Side. They could nor
walk as quickly their we'll formed companions
and seemed conscious of the delay they caused in
getting from the ferry to the train. The consider
alton shown them by the other children was no
tIced by several passengers at the Erie station. In
parties the majority of children are too filed
with the excitement of going to the country give
much heed 10 the frail and crippled children The
anxiety TO get aboard the train was not less ap-
parent with the Middletown party. but the children
kept it we'll under control and waited patiently
I'll the cripples reached their car.
With regard TO the thoughtfulness Of children.
missionary yesterday said:
There is more kindly feeling for another
among the Fresh Air children than the casual OBJ
server would think I escorted a large party from
Pittsfeld recently. and heard conversation be
tween two little girls that set me thinking
Inc chllQren were all aSSefnOISu Ut the station
waiting for the New-York train One girl sat a
little apart from the others. and tried to conceal
the tears that trickled down her face Another
Fresh Air girl who was boarded at the same house
approached the child who crying, and said:
What yer eryin' for? I'd honestly be ashamed
OF myself TO sit here and bawl like baby
The girl addressed looked up and said;
- wish could stay here for TWO more weeks.
Mrs - said might just as we'll.
well you big pig, said the thoughtful girl,
abruptly. what do you want? The earth? Don't
you know that there's whole pile OF other kids
dying 10 get down here? You've had your two
weeks New just forget it, and give somebody else
The hosts at Middlesex. N Y. are Wesley Nor
ley. William Cole. Mrs; Ira Morley, c. E. Fry
Mrs James Lawton, Mrs ElwelL Mrs Daniel
Emory. Mrs. John FairchiId. Pearl Liher and
Angeine Demorest; at Rushville. n. Y. Mrs Earl
sutton L. G. Williams. Mrs. =. Lyon. Mrs Will
lam Fountain. Mrs. Knight Leah Hadley. Grace
Williams. Mrs. Allen LOOMS Monroe Ferguson
Mrs Norman Fisher Mrs schnepp. Mrs William
smith MIS-. Dusenhury, Mrs. Austin Reed. Mrs
Myron Blair. Mrs. Lottie Hermans and Catharine
Adamson: at Naples. N. Y. Mrs. Charles Fires.
Jason Elark L. Darling. Mrs. Ward, Margaret
1AarneA Noah struble and Mrs. o. T. Elliott: at