The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-13
POLICE TOO have A LAUNCH
PCBLIC SCHOOL I63 AND MSS
TUCkER HELP LaTNCH IT.
80 10 the Chliaren Prem several PaFSehlal
Schools and Many ChildFen Jn-
elassed. Win their MothrFs Hurry
Ing Down 70 the water After Them.


elaEed. Win Their MSthers Hurry
hG Down 10 the water AFTER Them.
On the north side oG Fast 10th street
just east Of Pleasant avenue are thres
old fashioned country mansions. That Is
they would be- such Il the first one wasn't
Public School i6a and the third one Har-
Dor Squad " Both school and police sta
ton look ramzhacke and dilapidated.
but that does not prevent either from ris-
ing TO the occasion nov and then. Yes
teriay the harbor squad launched a brand
new launch and with the cooperation oT
Public School IS1 did a great deal 10 at
tract attention from the launching Of the
/ Florida.
Lieut. John ?. Dryer. who r. an honor
man in tho olios Department on several
counts and who has charge Of the police
sailormen in Fast 10th street. had heard
all about the Florida. and since Launch
No. was due 10 take the water on the
same day be felt a. though the Police De-
part snt was about 10 suffer an eclipse.
Everybody would 20 Sc the Florida. or
what was WOFse. read about her. and on
behOlding his launching would institute
disparaging comparisons.
The lieutenant deliberated come time
and then bethOught himself OF Public
School io1. He sent an invitation % Miss
/ Louise y. Tucker, principal Of the school.
/ requesting her presence and the presence
81 tho .BO boys under her at the launch
/ ing Of the police boat.
| Miss Tucker land anybody could under
stand why Lieut. Dwyer thought Of her
Nhen he wanted somebody 10 come 10 the
Aunchl told yesterday what happened
neat
FIRST | ordered the he'll r1ing for rapid
dismissal. which Is the FIRE signal. among
ther uses she explained. and then in
stantly rejecting that rapid dismissal
might h. rather frightening counter
manded the urler aud had the hell rung
Tor dismissal ~ Yards. which Is recess.
ordinarily. ! wish YOU could have seen
the boys, Every one II en- narched down
IN absolute silence not a word was spoken
even by the teachers. They were four
abreast and that way We proceeded 10
the police station
Il wasn't far @ proceed. being only
two doors The children were admitted
IN part % the grounds II Tho station house
which. being the she'll III a large country
house hasa half acre or 80 II yard. Mean
while others besides the school children
were arriving. Lieut. Dryer had invited
the pupils u one or two paFOchial schools
In the neighborhoOd. These children came
but not IN ordered ranks Other young
sters a. yet unschOoled came pell nell
without being invited Several youths
who bitterly repentsd having elected To
play hockey came late and frantic. 4
delegation of 500 mothers came with
hea wing bnsnma There was a multitude
and much converse The twenty-three
members 81 Harbor squad were on the
premises, bringing the total attendance
up % 2.029.
such a launching since HeRry Hudson
took the Hall Moon out Of winter quarters
and all the Indians IN The Bronx linet the
shore 10 SO. Tho date of that event Is
| uncertain
While Lieut.. Dryer knocked out the
blocks beneath the vessels sturdy keel
Mas Tucker spoke briefly. the blows Of
the lieuisnsnt's mallet punctuating each
sentence.
"Chiliren.- said Miss Tucker, this "a
one Of the police launches which patrols
and guards our ssabnard from Spuytsn
| Duyvil Creek 70 BlhckWell's Island
and from this shore To to lineonpoint
or College Point. tha place WheTe YOU 60
on EXCURSION hoats m summer ice cream
CLAIMS. md igestiOn ard usually Iammanv
Hall Now you know want YOU all
% 10 ahls n sAy that you've s-~n "a boat
launched and o. be able 10 tell her truck
from her keelson Some % YOU. ! am
sure. do not know hlrnacle from a
harnace let me rover So thus again.
-Hurrah- erred all the - ,ldren fromtA
-Hurrah'" the boys from ~ took up
the strain. and ~ the cheer rcechO@d In
mOdulHted accents till the boys from 81
finished il on By this time even the
youthful hospital patients on Randalfs I
Island across the channel we're gazing
One final blow Lieut. DWysr gave and /
with a z-E-k-z-ip' launch No. divei into 7
tho Harlem waters TIE Artificial spray .
baptized the pupils of "a IN their lasting /
delight. From all grades went up tre- I
mendous hurrahing The poliCe Gag I
was run up % the mizzel TRUCK or main .
truck or whatever IL is Lieut., Dwyer .
thanked Miss Tucker and Miss Tucker .
thanksi Lieut.. Dryer
Right shout. face directed tho prin- 7
cipal, aud the children rotated a. though .
on axes They marched hack % the /
school where, 10 heing after q O'Clock. 7
thew were diarntsatsf