The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02
OPENING OF THE BATHS.

YOUTHFUL GorHAMiT ENJOY SWIM IN
THE RIvER-rEs THOUSAND BOYS MADE
HAPPY.
The public batha elk IN number situated respect
lively AZ the foot OF Bethune street, North River;
Of Gouvsrneur street. East River; foot Of East
Fifth strsst foot East Thirtysevenlh street. loot
OF Thirty -hitn street. North River and the bath
the east side ll3th and Hath streets
thrown open yesterday morning, and were well pat
ronized by tue boys OF the metropolis. who love 70
gambol In the water whether the sun shines or not
There little sunshine and much
rain, but the great event OF the open
ing OF the public baths one OF these
occasions whom the heart OF certain large Juvenile
class In this city, which cares nothing about the
eventuality OF between England and Russia or
the vindioation OF Mr.. riidsp's claim 10 the Pres-
dsnoy. appears be deeply stirred Tho poor boys,
who heretofore until two or three years ago had no
accommodation In the way OF Tree baths and had 10
their little and bodies the treachcrous
tidal around the shores OF Manhattan Island,
where many Of them In every season, may be re.
msnibersd reported drowned from belnS carried
away by tho strong, decstful currents IN the two
al different periods Of the day. iet deep OF
gratitude obtaining the CITY great boon OF
Tree bathing without the risk OF being drowned. The
Of the boys 10 these tree public baths
1--we In tenement houses. where there are few
venences opportunities tor Keeping III mseves
clean. In the free baths the boys tumble 10 their
hearts content, and though few OF the youthful
bathers may out with appearance so blue nd
chilled the bathing has rather jursd than
helped them the majority certainly appear vastly
proved by contact with the water. In all the
baths opened yesterday there probably
thousand bsthersa large number for the first day Of
the season. MsH
Nearly three thousand boys bathed In the bath ut
the morning SIX O'CLOCK and they dd not leave Of
coming I'LL nine O'Clock At night, when the place vas
lighted % oy asef,es Of gas Jets When the eporter
clamorin4 10 get in, but the superintcndent--Mr
Brausnaw-w,shed 10 zee for moment what they
were like. When he took a survey OF the motiey ana
noisy rabbe and picked out boy mere ana there
who had already had the benefit OF tho bath
(three tour altogetber) he gave the signal
10 Lot them come In then they rushed down tho
gang plank ike avalanche that anybody stand
lug their way misht have been easily upset aud
lard prostrate ii he tobacco sign. TIE
of the young brats they came down from the DOCK
psll-melI into tbs bathing float and burst away TO
secure Their bathing boxes WAS perfectly dea ing
and the tearing scrambiiug between them to get
the best acco IN moda.iou was almost as bad
as tho scr,mmsge for ONCE on the Inauguration Of
a President Of the United States Bradshaw, the
su2erintendeat once IN nie struck M cane against
tn. railing III the bath house dim nisn the noise
which overpoweriug, but. with littls eject.
Every naked boy Kept his lungs at ul tension. and
/; inccssant bier IN the most extreme
voice could con- tnand SEQ in shorty, III 70 II
you 20 M "il's cold, Billy, but, IT'S colder outside
won't yer mother warm you up when YOU GIT NONE"
"Dive me Tor nall aiuc, Hockey" ''Git
you for d,ms yaia belly y 'Did your mother give
you piece Of soap ShoakyY" mo she hadn't tho
10 wash the Oh YOU" thus these snarp little
gonRs Kept up their joke and repartee all the time
At the Bstnuae street bath there was considerable
throng in the evening in spite OF the ram, aud al
the Faith street lhiryseveuth on the East River,
bu " the Tnrty-1Ith street, North RIVER tho
ll4th street, East RIVER, the attendance was much