The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-29
SEA BREEZE HOME
IS GREAT CHARITY
President Roosevelt Spends
Day at Coney island
MUCHGOOD ACCOMPLISHED
Hospital for Tenement Children Has
Room for But Forty-five and Inn
portant Extension Is
Planned.
MUCHGOOD ACCOMPLISHED

| Oyster Bay l.. l., July 2S.-President
Roosevelt. after spending two houisssfo
aax in an inspection of the Sea Breeze
! home on Coney Island, n. Y, Bay by m
vitation of the New York Association Tor
! the Improvement of the Condition OF the
Poor returned to Sycamore Hill this
evening at o'clock.
Tonight the President dictated state
| ment concerning the trip and his reasons
| for taking It, The statosnent follows;
Il went down today to see the hospital
for children suffering from bone troubles,
which is managed in conjunction with the
fresh air fund of the New York Associa-
tion for the Improvement of the Condi-
ton of the Poor. The hospital is at the
Sea Breeze home. Coney Island. About
twenty-eight children are taken each
week to the Sea Breeze home under the
fresh air fund, and over 5000 during the
season.
"The hospital has room for only forty
five children, and there are more than
1000 cases Of bone tuberculosis in the tene-
ment house district of New York. Now
the trustees are trying to raise fund
tients. The fresh air fund people are
obliged to refuse admission TO 1000 or 1000
applicants annually.
Is Marvelously Successful
",rhe sea air treatment of tuberculosis
has been found to be marvelously success
full in France Here also it has proved
successful and at the Sea Breeze hospi-
tai they have not lost single patient.
All are benefited, and most of them We're
cured About three weeks ago Miss Laura
| Wilmington. who had been private sec
retary to DIR. Lyman Abbott and taken
| a great interest in the fresh air fund. was
dying of cancer in ST. Luke's hospital.
| When she learned of the need for in
| creased hospital facilities for the child
| rem at Sea Breeze, she wrote letter set
, ting forth the work, and the needs in the
| Outlook, signing only her initials.
Il know a certain gentleman who Is a
| large giver In charities, but who never
| allows his name to appear. who saw this
| letter and asked Jacob Riis to go to
! Sea Breeze and to investigate and report
| to him on the facts. Mr.. Riis Investigated
| and reported so strongly on the good be-
! ing done, and that the need for additional
| facilities were so great that the man in
, question subscribed $4,000 for enlarging
/, the hospital and pledged himself to give
! $1,000 annually for ten years for maintain
| Ing It, Another man also subscribed $1,000.
| Mr. Riis at once sent word to Miss VIM
| mington telling her what her article had
accomplished and 1t cheered her last three
| DAYS She died last Wednesday,.
Meanwhile Mr.. Rs bad asked me to
be sure to come d9' 20 his home and
see for myself. / wy down today. | was
immensely impress a by the work being
: done there. Senator Crane of Massachu-
! setts went with me. feel that there can
be few more benefcient works than that
/ which Is being accomplished with the
| fresh air fund. and this seaside hospital
for tenement children, suffering from bone
| tuberculosis