The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-02
SUMMERS ADVENT.
WHAT NEW Workers. SAW or IT YESTERDAY.
AND HOW THEY LIKED 1.-THE BATHS THAT

WHAT NEW WORKERS SAW or IT YESTERDAY,
AND HOW THEY LIKED 1.-THE BATHS THAT
DID NOT OPEN.
Il would be superGuous to remark that yesterday
was the opening Of the summer season. No New
Yorker who courted the afternoon has any doubt
upop the natter II was, moreover, q very emphatic
opening OF those days when the little lambs
don't skip about tho hillside unless thyre "neecy
and people don't walk home II they can help u.
more radical June first could not have been desired
ana Il passes into history with SIZE that ought 10 IRE
the spirits OF the salamandcrs. "Ho" said the man
who entered his oflce yesterday morning with An
overcoat over his arm. 'Scorcher." no remarked
10 Jones AZ they leaned tho lunch
tabie. "wheough," was oil that be could
aiterward articulate as hc dropped down
on the hall staircase and motoned the maid 70 hang
up his hat He didn't walk out in the evening. and
whom the hour for retiring arrived he kicked tho
drapery OF couch upon the 1oor and laid down TO
wonder II Juno going 70 last very long But tho
individual who waited five minutes for street car had
the most comprehensive experience. He didn't say
much but II Is safe 10 presume thai no thought unut-
terable thugs Tor he put his cane down on tho side
walk very nard. and looked meuacingy toward the
boy that sand .'shinc" Mark Mcddle was consider
ably put out for act ~ lie would. nobody cared 70
take exercise.
But the hummer. all the bummsrl
He who Tolls about III summer
All Aluie
And who; ,nSpms % n p 9G. moDins.
From the sultry blaze Of noon.
The hummer was put out too, yesterday. Business
DUH anu lie made desperate effort 10 crawl un-
der his own shadow, aud tailed Thon he got beneath
friendly canvas, and gszed longingy INTO saloon
Everybody was put out excepting the sun and tho
lcinonaders aud soda iounainccra and lager hor ana
long cold drink men generally. They had the Held to
themselves, and didn't seem 10 care whether sammeS
boomed and died' or not
now RoYs WERE FOOLED
There was great DISAPPOINTMENT among the 500 boys
who patiently waited at the ioot OF Filth street, Eust
River, from tho dawn TIL tho glonming yesterday Tor
tue arrival of the FREQ bath from Sandy Hook; and u
nevcr came but will be there very likely this morning
They brave and joyous lot OF boys and only tho
tear Of tie police Kept stripping naked and
plugging iuto tho water. Tho HERALD reporter, nc.
compansd BY Senator Caspar Baden, who was instru
last year At Albany IN securing the passage OF
the bill creating additional FREQ baths mingled
among tue eagcr multitude OF yamins, putting questions
TO them here and there AS
'Can you swim?"
mo. SIR; but I want to try"
eyes sr; and i yoa'n chuck in tea cent piece sec
how I'll dive for It.
.whore do you boys como from ?"
swell, almost all +" spoke up bright, bIack-ey
little fellow, ''amost al from around Tompkns
square"
foot OF Third street, where they only charge ton cents
Tor little boys like your"
mo, SIR; we haInt got the stamps, and we hant
got The ten cents cents, and this thing here
wot costs nothin Is jest wot we's lookn for ooss
Senator Baden and tho reporter lett tho boys still
waiting Tor that floating BATH which tossing NJ the
moment in the waters OF tho Lower Bay and didnt
expect reach anchorage till the morning. Never
thslcss the boys hold and the suggestion ~ even
silver dollar took their Iancios wonderfully lat least
such OF them could swim and dve, and they
waited late into the night tor the bath that never
came.
There will be- SIX baths altogether, located as fol-.
Iows:--Fo0t OF Bethuns street, North River; loot OF
Twenty NTH street, North Rivor loot OF Gouverneur
street. East River; loot OF Filth street, East River
foot oi Thirty seventh street. East River. and 10 Har
lem at the most available point belwosn 18th and
Hath streeta