The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-28
BABYS DEATH SAD
EVIDENCE Of NEED
OF. STAR OUTINGS
Five-Months- Old Leslie Garland
Passes Away on Excursion
to COney.
LIFE MIGHT HAVE BEEN
SAVED BY EARLIER TRIPS
Effect OF Fresh Sea Air and Eff
forts of Doctors and Nurses
Came Too Late.

Pathetic proof of the need Of the
deep-sea Coney Island excursions given
by THE EVENING STAR Free Ice
and Sick Baby Outing Frrd has been
furnished in. the pitiful death of Leslie
Joseph Garland, the 5-months-old son
Of Thomas and Margaret Garland. of
1928 Warren street.
Leslie nj his mother, the latter wan
and overworked with the care Of nv
children in the home not yet touched
by the prosperity wave. were members
Of the outing to the island yesterday.
Had they gone on a former trip, per-
haps little Leslie would not have died
on the boat. When the mother car
ried the baby aboard the steamship
Majestic in the morning 1t was OBJ
served that he was pale and weak.
On the way down to Coney Island the
mother sat on the top after deck, hold
ing the child, while the many hundreds
Of other children, guests Of the fund,
raced about the vessel while their
mothers enjoyed the brisk. health
restoring sea air. Mrs. Garland did
not move. When Coney Island was
reached Mrs. Garland saw that her
child was very weak and she did not
leave the pier. sitting there all day
and nursing the infant as best she
knew how.
Too Late to Save Him.
Along toward 5 O'Clock she again
boarded the boat. and an EVENING
STAR representative summoned DR..
Charles A. Rosenwasser, of 214 South
Sixth street, who accompanied the ex-
cursion. He had the mother take the
infant down into the women's parlor.
He saw that the child was dying. that
summer complaint. dire enemy of little
babies, was swiftly overcoming his
strength.
DIR. F. A. NJ. Bryant, of the City Hos
pital, and two nurses Miss M. Hen
derson and Miss E. Turner, who had
also accompanied the excursion. were
called and did all they could.
When the doctors agreed that the
baby was too weak to be revived. Mate
Roberts, of the Majestic. hurried about
Coney Island In search of a priest, but
lone was found. A few NUT before
III boat started on the return trip to
Newark the infant died. The nurses
and Mrs. Mccarthy, matron of the
ladies' cabin on the boat, then turned
their attention to Mrs. Garland. who
was hysterical most of the way back to
Newark.
Funeral Expenses Paid.
On arriving here Manager Hagan, of
the Outing Fund. notified County Ply
stefan Elliott and provided an under-
taker. Mrs. Garland wal sent to her
home in q cab. THE EVENING STAR
assumed charge of the funeral arrange
ments, as Mr.. Garland has been out
of work much of the summer and has
all he can do to feed his family. A
casket was sent to the house, coaches
provided and a burial plot secured.
A week ago Mrs. Garland took the
sick baby to DIR. Meyer Jedel. who, al
that time, said that the only thing to
do was to give the little fellow plenty
of fresh air, and suggested THE EVE
MING STAR outing to Coney Island.
Tickets were accordingly provided. He
said today that IL the child had been
given plenty of fresh air In time it's
life could have been saved.
when the baby was brought to me
by Mrs. Garland a week ago" aid
DR.. Jedel, IT saw little hope for the
recovery of the child, who was very
weak then n emsciated. / advised
her to give the child all the fresh air
possible, and told her a trip to Coney
Island on THE EVENING STAR .ex-
ctlrsion might help the child, and also
that she vas in need Of a sail herself.
The child was very weak yesterday
morning. THE EVENING STAR ex-
cursions are q. blessing to mothers who
live in close. hot rooms, n they rave
benefited many ailing children and sick
mothers already"