The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-05
THE LID OFF FOR NEWSBOYS.
1000 OF THEM MAKE ROCkAWAY
REACH BOIL.

1000 OF THEM MAKE ROCkAWAY
REACH BOIL.
Everything Wss Free, but When order Was
Wanted Jack sullivan and NIike Bren.
nun Produced II. and DR.. HILLS Got
Hearing-Brennan Helped MIR. wallace.
The deep peace and quiet Of the Tender
loin on Sunday morning was rudely broken
ABOUT second nap time yesterday by the
arrival in Herald Square Of 1000 newsboys
all bent on pleasure and announcing the
fact at the top Of their well trained lungs.
Big boys, little boys, black and white boys,
dirty boys, yes and even clean boys.
swarmed over the little park in the center Of
the square.
1t was the newsboys' outing to Rookaway
Beach given by jackson Wallace through
the Nepsboy's Magazine. All the newsies
in the greater city were invited, and after
the word went round that there would be
free ride, free grub and the freedom OF
the beach and the shows for all, the biggest
piece Of news that ever hoated an extra
would have gone begging on the streets.
The delay while the various deJach-
nents were coming up was enlivened by
well meaning but deluded citizen who
arrived with bunch Of canes to sell at
cents each. He sold about four and then
the crowd got the idea that he was giving
them away. He didn't sell any more, but
lots OF the lads had canes when the march
| for the ferry started. At the East Thirty
fourth street ferryhouse four policemen
tried to stem the rush, but gave UP after
a short battle. ....
sd rather stand against Jap army
than them lads" said one stalwart cop
as he wiped the perspiration from his
steaming face. Two ferryboats were
captured and the advance was OF. The
once impregnable stronghold Of the Long
Island Railroad was quickly reduced and
the youngsters settled down on train like
locusts on a Kansas cornfeld. Even the
tender Of the engine was crowded and
when the trainhsnds came to count beads
and collect fares they gave it up in despair
until reinforced by Jack Sullivan, king
OF the newsboys, and Mike Brennan, the
fighter. who managed to bring some order
out Of chaos.
At the beach the first place to suffer was
the bathing suit house. That was raided in
a way that would have turned Capt. Eggers
green with envy, and when the suite gave out
! '''' Ah's uldhC q PAcucuc out VI AA6A1Solby
and took to the water in the garb that nature
had provided
That bath and the keen salt air sharpened
appetites that needed no whetting to add to
their natural keenness and sent bowling
mob of young savages charging down on the
| shore dinner that was being served. Only
| about SEQ could be seated at a time and
took all the reserves of the nearby police
cfari RI hold ho vol in hoclr
catsup soused on bread seemed the favorite
as starter, and then soup, beef and beans,
and ice cream followed in way to make
the sword swallowers act seem easy.
In the midst Of the banquet the Rev. Dr.
Newell Dwight Hillis and Mr.. Wallace ar
iyed in an automobile, having driven down
directly after the doctors morning sermon
They we're received with prolonged cheer
ing, and after the last lad was filed to the
bursting point, the ne~sboy king, Jack
Sullivan, helped the doctor to chair on
one Of the tables and introduced him to the
crowd. Mike Brennan pounded for order
with baseball bat then the che ering
began to die away and then DR.. Hills
preached to most attentive au dience, a
large part of which had not seen the inside
Of church for years. He said in part
take OH my hat 70 boy 10 years old who
is earning his own livelihood, and give you
hail and good fortune In VOW work The
Governor OF the great Territory of Alaska
was once neD.sbov The great ruler OF
nishty state sold papers oyer IN Newspaper
he ate the bread ot Ion elness, f,l! Off fierce
winds assailed his bark. but hand over hand
he climbed UP the golden rounds of the ladder
Of success. One OF the greatest bankers Of
Chicago was newsboy until be was IA or Is.
! One OF the greatest merchants IN our country.
now worth many millions CT dollars. sold
newspapers in the. morning and a. night,
aud learned 70 read by day in The Newsboys'
Home Do not oA disappointed Remember
Benisnain. Franklin eating his crust in the
streets Of PPhiladeflrh2 rem%ember Horsce
member Abraahsm Lincoln living ip a log
word hard. love the truth. avoid all stimu-
lants. play far. and play the game 10 the
end Learn how 10 make friends Keep
vour word, save vo,u pennies. Remember
that good name lie better than great riches.
After DR.. HIliss sermon Mr. Wallace
said few words and then called for the
band to lead in old Hundred His voice
didn't carry TO the band leader but Bren-
man, bat in hand. eprang on the table and
in the voice in which he announces the
names and honors Of the fighters at the
beginning Of mill gave out the hymn,
The band couldn't play the selection with
out notes and struck into America. which
seemed to do quite as we'll
After the dinner and speeches there was
a ball game and all sorts Of sports In the
park. Dr. Hillh watched the lads He
said afterward that he believed it the most
profitable Sunday he had ever passed