The New York herald., 1870-01-04
TURCo-RUsSIAN BATHS.

To ruE EDITOR or TIE HERALp:--
In your paper or the 2sth ut there IL a viruent
attack upon me Broadway TurGo- o-Russian paths 1
am there named ~ the proprietor, That Is not
ssrlcty the fact, AZ tue property viii NOT come into
my hands until next May. Perry Fuller the friend
Of Andrew Johnson, invested s2s 900 to Rean Il Co.
to whom granted lease, which does nor expire
until next May, ut which time 1t Will revert to
me. stiil my interest the baths Will be
50 immediate that | shall all these
charges and show how utterly baseess they
are. You have published in your vide spread
journal correspondence and made e,ii,orlai
comments upon 1t. wnica, as you say. .'Nt trae,"
would have consequences, and make
ba,hcrs gi1e them tthe balns) Il wide bertn.r You
have published IN ruli wnat forth as details
We now ass Tor at least an equal amount OF space
for as full ana explicit n denial.
The correspondence begins by speaking OF certain
tanks tnns:--'A young man of about tweaty ut
Aswood's drug store, is the informant. lie states
tnas the water frOm the oath is pumped up resn on
Monday that it Is used by batheTs runs Inso tanks
and - pumped back again. - 0nd so on--.pumpng
on ana running out anti Thursday. when ffe n
water IL brought in.r This contains The whole gist
OF tins ontrage OF these astonishing discoveries
BUt this ''yo,pg lnan's' statements are simply false
IN toto. We can positively say. Grst chat tic water
when supplies the bath runs direc from the crotoa
and that when used II Is not pumped back
again Tor the OF the bathers but every time
the plunge bath enptied IL Is rcGlled by the SIM
pie act Of turning the Cfoon nose; that es tile
plunge path is the cold bath aud as 1t "a in room
with the Thermometer never ranging under ll2
degrees Fahrenheit, It could never tie kept cold
bath unless 1t constantly changed by Il regular
supply OF cod croton; that the pump attached to tie
steam engine y ony used 10 thio4 MP water T. IN
the ,aHk tn the laundry on tae tntrd sJeIY. aud 20
supply the cistern serving water 10 those who
tenant the up stairs studios and oilces that the
tanks the Uf Atwood'5 store are not used ls
MIR Atwood hniself viii tesuy, which he KNOWS
from the iact that he sees their condition daily;
and further, that the plumber who ttea them. and
| Is often the premises tce whole arrange.
uent whttc doing the constantly recurring p,uuib
! ing WORK oi the c-tabishmenl AMI knows and VIII
testify that hey nave never been used the par-
pose Tor winch tncy were Dut hai never been com.
pleted nancy TO supply the fOuatain the cascade
and the aaiaria whici ernalaepG tte conservatory
opening INTO one end oi the long nal into wnleD
one OF the sets Of dressing rooms opens lG was
tended that TINS iow OF WINTER should ruu Ior about
thirteen hours each day. Even if tnc waste water
Gai been 50 used, 1t would have been run iarou9n
large alter attached TO the Tanks holaing many
barrels OF flterin.s materials.
But once tor alt tuese tanks haze nsver been
used: consequently the fountain does not play aud
although the ROCKS are there they have no sparkling
Further on this correspondent saws 'Te; ,hem 30
| 70 Atwood's drug store ana nc VIII show them them
.abomlnAble > these .baasi.y" charges until ne
| saw them in the HERALD. We have only TO repeat:
Les all 90 70 Ir Atwood he - a professional man
| ana gentleman, and not likely 10 ialsuy III the
matter III reply 60 any questions put to MIN.
The next informant says:-.Un the third story
| there Is u large bathing tub wucrein opse we'd
| two men ana third, VINO mad Just rot out" Tnis
rcspccts The baths ara ON the frBt story AMI the
steam chamber with Its many marble coucies and
aso tae plunge ga,a are en;sfed a., n & song up ave
four 1eet deep, win flight Of steps IN the middle OF
each. and large enough Tor persons 10 swim around
OF tho arrangements OF Lne largest baIbln: esaD-
| lishment IN the United states. There
rn with marble coacl,es 500 icr thirty osthers. hers.
and lounges Tor an equal number In The reception
asne s sea passe two so n.n az and
| "wno had just got out," might but for the anlmus
the whole communications, have IA courtesy been
called gentlemen, lIasinucl as the probability II
tnas .;he INSPECTOR would have found that these
three mem mad divine, an editor ami physician
The cpnre letter which nllude ~ an Iusut to
those thousands VINO nave oathed here since the
baths we're opened OF them having oeen daily
be that persons VINO Vi such fastidions haDits
that their daily bath Is TO them ~ precious 40 tler
daily breakfasg deficient IN taste and se,i
NOT 10 know whether the water which they drink IL
pure Crotons Tacy know that the water they drink
from the same source as that III which they
battle for they drink rom the same hose that ils
tue BATH ana were there any impure smell tie heat
the bathing wOnld render II more apparent
VIVA, this Informant .urther says about tDc tanks
Is All answered clseu here Pity 1t Is THIS inspector
QI not inspect, ana theu nc WOulT nave rai1td
up another shadow TO nKnt against.
The Inspector That did not inspect says, "There-
fore, II any cceIncas mencines are used III the
process Of the Russian oaLning heavier than water
they fall the bottom and pass throagh The
pipe and faucet To the lower tank war1 whence ,ae
water IL pumped TO tue oathing tub.' wlse IN
spector In this passage, as in some OF his others.
| he 'sproves too much.o Imagine pumping warm
water into cod plunge when every care mas 70 ne
used 10 keep that water as cold ~ possible. Then
he continues LIius:"As TO the efrect or ths on the
human system | most respectfully refer II to the
medical department" Mr.. LdItOr must repeat the
od DYING staesnan's words, See you, my son, by
! now little VIII the world Is governed" Had this
inspector only lnspccLed he migat have spared
himself the crort OF this long-windel sentence ana
would have f0ttnd that chemicals or nedtcincs
whatever are uaeu IN the Russian baths.
Furthermore II this 'inspector' had inspected ha
would havo found by an inspection " the books Of
| the Croton Board that from about the time when
these '.tanks" were made, aau up 70 the present
| time the Croton water supplied TO theso baths was
ABOUT double what It had previously been under any
| former manag cement.
| In conclusion | must add as you have not only
inserted these libellous communications bdt have
deemed thcm worthy OF editorial notice. atn cunu.
dent tnat with your usual inpartiality. you Will
accord ~ full opportunity for tnis antdote Is was
| granted for the poison.
! lie Ihat does no wrong need fear no inquiry,
desire Iu investigation OF the facts In the case.
have delayed sending Ilts recitation OF unfounded
charges only TO prepare alidayts, IT, necessary, ia
support OF Il. WILLIAM GilsSON.
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