The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-11
BOYS SUNDAY MORNING FUN
TEN 7HOtstvD YOUNGSTERS SPORTING
~ THE PUBLTC BATHS.
New York tity's Bcnracencc supplying the
Means or ticaniines~ aud Diversion sun
Heporte re- DcAcrIptinns of the SpectmcIe.

New York Cin's Bcnracencc supplying the
Means Of Cicaniincss aud Diversion sun
Reporters Descriptions Of the Spectacle.
Tho boys were ready at the Gouvcrncur
slip free bathing house, at a A. NJ, yesterday
The time to open the doors is 3. but the good
nnturcd night Waterman opened them at
quarter before 3. and this. as he explained. got
one hatch out of the way before the day began"
1t being the first Sunday on which the bathing
house was in readiness, the pier was throngcd
with youngsters OF all Juvenile agcs and
llasscs. beside sprinklng OF adults. When
/ the Sun reporter approached the pier he met
groups of wet-harcd boys coming AWAY. Other
boys sat on the big timbers mt the sides Of the
pier with their hats Off. They are allowed TO
stay in the water only twenty minutes; 50. when
they como out they expose their dripping heads
to the sun and wind and rub their hands and
bare feet in the dirt. This device enables them
TO pass the policeman at the door again and
again In one morning.
! In the neighborhood OF this bathing house.
and Of the one about n mile above it, nj Fifth
/ street. there are the Monroe street, Madison
street. Henry street. Broome street, Cannon
street, Stanton street. Fifth street. and Ninth
street public schools. the largest in point Of at
tendance in the city. The pupils are only
fraction Of the swnrmng Juvenile life Of that
part of the city. Keeper Michael st. George
said that 4 900 men and boys hnthcd on Satur-
day in the Gouvcrurur slip establishment. and.
! although il would he closed NJ noon vet about
5000 would probably hatho Yesterday. 1nrr"
are siNty three dr. ssng rooms. ana Jour boys
| ARE allowed tp Us" each a. a Time Thus thrr'
| are about go boys in batch 1t Ia us 'm-
/ po-Sihlr Ia count them as they "uter us To count
/ Nrust Is in a boa. lur iuh, ezra % lh attending
say II Is :, aIi.tnkr 10 suppose that most VI the
I'ys urr hnd Ther,, - "A litl, skviar. ins on
the pier. but no serious disorder. The keepers
say that tine stealing oi cl"tl'~ IN tine r,se,h-
- ..N ~ -
all the boys dress tItmScitfs tp 10 out NJ ahuut
the same time. stolen articles are soon MESSED
Inside the bathing house. yesterday, WAS a
merry bcdam. Persons standing on the plat
form. four feet alnN"th water. had their clothes
drenrhrd oy ddsli, 90 spt4y. ~. men Vi u,
sport stood on the pehl led roOi that covers the
row of drrssin rooms.
Do YOU 500 that man standing at the edge Of
TAXPAYER II hard-nsted practical man. but this
morning he says To- me after wat hing the boys
II hule whlle: We'll, IN blamed ii that amt
worth al, 1t cost. Just ~ look at >"
over q hundred boys w"r" spnshing rneh
other. racing. floating. and swimming under
water tu,u'ru each ether 10y the l'-s. Ia IT,
white b.t ks ..ltamrd through the shallow wat r
~ they Elidrl along the bottom, Along the cor
rdor- were about "A hundred others painting
with the rNrrftun they Lnt iu-t been nAaiug. or
climbing oyer the railing 90 preparation a. thN'
"h'adctS.' NJ angry wuru@ tu- O. ''v %" am
oi laughter ana shout uE. Gases ni lUhirlilh-
atr -oon -urYrc-- II ub ti' IT, 'p'r-.
, At the i.oi of East iiuh -lr.tt the hafhir-
un I..ini 10 t'f, nA-. aud tines gruiuti'fi 90 lu'
delay SON, .tI.ig WAS ilr iuoitHr "tn a."
floating tdut-. Wul'h r'1uir" rA'r.i-. Nu
the WutrrWas pumped rom the tinn-uui yattir
; hdthiuL huA~" MS not Hited us tu" TIDE ut lt-
highest l"Ng. In'n splrr np''l ~ h.r.,i /. "a.
{ l.r empty Aerus, hnrr r.. vs. N'a ar WN'
tight. Two hundred ana eight, of them WEIR
fastened unt' % ledge of ter N.i...nE h'iT' "'
ci.eA end. al luw ul and whom t.' water o. .-'
{ over t..n q iremen iou- luai'ig i.N Ni- u be-
: Noloprd This ili'i thn hrN,y u'au ~ 'ut % la
sand, and enubi"d tWo steamers 1" ptii ih'
d, hpu-, int, deep water. II Ms wnli" o. - WORN
( was he.ng done that injury WIS cnu-"i to ih'
TANKS. There WAS similar diiteuly ~ l0iun-
liz iItin. IA iiS,. tl..t was h. b.. nj. .l at On,
foot OF ll3.n street II w.ls not tow up lIe
v East river until > iturdav.
\ A. the foot Of last rhirty-seventh street bows
4 had gathered from Nng 81 isianc's NJ ami down
= the river. Thu only banning hoas" /" wr,t
Y daS nearly uAo mon and boss uuli"i ia IL
= Tie boys pressed about Ia" ,nt oi g." gang
plank l"td Ing down 10 the plafi rin Ni tl' uaii
. ing house ~ violently is t. huu one ~. th'r
At least som. u the boys cried out. n nclul
/ wbn Inc mrl,.irs r.n"bSa 'vr H. heads II Nh,
A thruug Ia effect "A rescue. hall dozen 81 tn'
' foremost boys slipped betw ven these guardians
Y leg-. and thus cot lntp tue house. But ON I
- Jeirrys invented "a plan 10 prey NJ TINS yr-ur
/. whi'h - L. p" triri TO-DAY. dtut'NH~ 'th II
when 90" boys nav" naturally iurn.d iu"m
selves int" "a queue Tire or -FOUR hh'.sl 4,
they usually t.. a. give :, " '+'i iiiinn". hsi
about iar".' Then each boy WALL be- maHe g
turn around IA h.s traoAs. Al t!r w"r
d March," those At III" head ~ inc inc. dn'
turthrst from the ganEpuuk. VIII counter
march, force tlcir way through the mass anu h
n allowed Ia 20 down tAe ghu-plunt Inst Ia Oh.
A way those Who crowd nearest 90 the eAngplanl
" viii be the last 10 enter, aud II wall o~ 10 th
II interest of every noy To keep l- llr away lruu
10 ii ~ possible. and thus leave the officers II
. IeHcn.
= spashing. laughing and screaming were th
u noises that 10" visitor heard de hc AZ pr, acl
v the now house at the loo. az Mts' F'ty IT.
=, street carly IN tlle morning outs .d' th"r. w.
- great gathering Of boys. SON. Win lean lace
al and W.T. hair ami other, with dry. matted i' b.
r and faces h,grimed. me s"hS rank wa
H., guarded ly two powerful lonrt fn %. t-un'
- whom the mass ~ uuyhood -urr"d and '.Hu
orr,l. " say. boss. them f,.ler1 p ban 900 ion
W uuugh EiN- AZ show, w0u }'rt .u %
had n wash in six months. yelled nnnli'
4 Lem mo In nrst, urged tpru' want !
i bct through SOS t. 20 u sunday school
e- the visitor rlh0w.d nis way tir1u-u the sno'
h, nuturrd throng. and cautiously doe ended 90
- slippery pnpk. he MAS followed rs - u eNpr
II SONS rs No fair" Put that cove out. IA
e. Igear,' and MaAe him sua4d h.7 turn,
"A We've been op"n sine 5o.clo'k' snid n
ar when cnui- down I'~. 2tl az a un"-luur
IN a room--and we've had 2.0Oo here to-day fot
n fit Of wsl"r ana tnm : ,n9ush Tor 'em-n
r, Tie hath h,,us. ii tie loot OF Bcthune stre'
le has been moorrd into iis old position, ana va
ie OPEN. IN ami around Il srrn", s9rh as hn'
80 The kcepr% OF l"st, your- pubic oalhin
ls houses Saytns according 10 tneir esp"rien'
- in that year. ia" Jour new houses cr"t"d III
~ year viii be- used Ia their greatest capurty, an
81 probably SIX others would not meet the a.
~ mnnd. On sunday the l"ihors seem 10
n rnth"r hotter appearing as HISS thhn on wee
al days. The explanation n that many boys Wl
VI have permanent employment await lh"nir"lN'
OF their only idle day "a take bath. Durin
$. the week the class of boys who always hay
~ time on their hands form larger per enit%e
10 the throng. The hHti are closed Ia boys FRO
TO II to | o'clock, in order 10 give work inGmrn u
pc opportunity to use them. On Mondays. We
he n.sdays and Fridays they arc reserved f
IL women and girls.