New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26
rSALVATION ARMY WORK.
n Quarter of Century Since 1t
Began IN This Country.

Those who gathered around the entrance to
Castle Garden twenty-five years ago yesterday
TO meet incoming friends who had arrived that
BAY on the steamer witnessed a spectacle
strange to them. In the throng of pink checked
Irish and English girls and pipe smoking Irish
men who poured forth from the gateway of the
gid fortress was a group which Immediately
Taught the eye. It stood out from the others.
for its members carried a banner that
strange and a uniform that to
American eyes. There were eight in the band,
man and seven bonny faced young women.
They wore uniforms of blue and unusual head
gear, prominent characteristic of which was
red ribbon with lettering it. The dress has
become familiar in all the cities of the United
States since that day. The banner of bright
red, edged about with blue. In the centre
yellow star. The eight crossed to the sward of
the park. damp from the early spring rains and,
planting their standard in the soft ground, fell
on their knees in a circle. Following the ex-
ample of Columbus four centuries before they
thanked God for having brought them to a new
land and claimed it for their King. The Saliva
ton Army last night began celebration of the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the humble and
characteristic entrance of this advance guard of
their host into the United States.
The vanguard had little money To-day the
army controls property in this country valued
ployes, 1856 corps and outposts. and 10000 en-
rolled soldiers wearing it's blue and red uniform
and devoting all their spare time to its work
While the first headquarters of the army in
this country was established in Philadelphia. the
first work of the little band was done in New
York Its efforts in the streets and saloons We're
received with the usual chatting and jeering.
Harry" Hill. the notorious keeper of dance
hall. joke sent invitation to the band to
hold meeting in his place Unexpectedly, the
invitation was accepted and the company gath
cred one night among the fashily dressed and
gaudy checked denizens of his place to pray and
sing. They made no converts there, however.
The first convert was a sot who had been
gathered In many times by the police that
among the members of the force his case was
considered beyond cure. His name of "Ashbarrel
Jimmy" had been gained by a rather ludicrous
experience. Jimmy was as loath to work as
he ready to drink. One bitter cold night
when he was too drunk to stand up straight,
Jimmy" feeling the pangs of hunger, stopped
at a garbage barrel hoping to find in it some
food AS he leaned unsteadily to paw the
contents, he lost his balance and toppled in head
first. In his befuddled condition he was not
able to release himself, and remained stuck in
the barrel. AS the hours of the night passed
the material in which his head was immersed
frozen. His poor feet were badly frosted
also.
At this juncture Captain. afterward Inspector
Alexander Williams appeared on the scene He
the feet sticking from the barrel and raped
them with his stick. There was no movement
in the barrel Then he tried to draw Jimmy"
out. Being unsuccessful, he grasped him by
the feet draPged him and tho harreI IN fba