New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-27
BATHS IN NEW YORK.

WHERE SWIMMING MAY BIZ LEARNED.
DANGERS or THE EXCURSION SEASON 10 roSF
WHO CANNOT swIN-ACC"rNr of soME "f InK
BATHS IL ms CITY AND THE FEEsoN- VINO
UsE THEM.
The advent Of the season for excursions aud
the ANNA departure ~ ct Pr1pc FOR tine country or
for Eurore bring feeling o. anxiety to many persons
A. 20 the safety OF travelling by water Al inquiry p
years ago in the United states Navy shove" that only
ore MN - tho men could sustain thens lr' in the
water and the proportion of persons ouidr 10" navy
who cannot swim is much larger Tho Safrlg1n.rt and
seawauhaka steamboat disasters last summer furnished
snentabe proof that everyone should learn TO T~im.
The people In foreign countries BE- said are generally
more interested IA swimming than RESIDENT Of thi-
country The Germans are much better s-Fmner- than
Americans and they the most constant patrons ~
the swimming baths. IN English sports swimming has
had place since the middle Of the last century. and
Is taught In many nf the large schools The baths on the
Seine arr very poI-lar In Paris IL south America The
Pacific Islands aud ether warm countries. mca. women
and children take naturally 10 The water and surprise
travellers by their skill
representative Of THE TRIBUNE recently visited "a
number the swimming baths n the ''r Boz order 70
learn what accommodations there are for the public
Tho baths where admission Ia charged arc. 90 FAR as
ascertuucd. situated a. follows: on the North River
Halls at the Battery. Dcxers al West Twcnucth+t.
and HINTS near wost Thirty socoud It, ON the East
River the following baths belong ." III" East RIVER
bathing COMPANY SftNNfNtll Ntiu shi 'ffiIh fl
knickcrbOckcr al Third St Munanr'urSl d IhI} 'cc
ondet and Manhattan at Ffj,trst ~ There II Also
bath al Eat Onr-hundrcd and twenty mr. ST. u arem
Several other partly iclo@ed bHth, are shAt'H %" n
upper part OF the East River aud tue Harlem. some
being mere Enclosures upon shcVinf hc"ch Ihrrc are
two swimming and schools In the central part Of
the city. the Central Park Nntatorum at seventh ave-
S S2S I nnay Gaa ''O4'u 'o''D ' ''
The free swimming baths situated AZ Gouvcrncur-
hundred and twofthst East River and AZ the Battery
| Bcthnns-st and Fifty-fr.t A.. North River.
T. Keeny snpcrintcnd of the Battery bath. said
1t had established nearly forty years several thou.
sand persons bathe here yearly be- Continued most ~
our customers being downtown business men and clerks,
although many also come from uptown. We can tell hy
the arrival Of these when the commission Inl ,nc IL
| the afternoon the Elevated Railway. Perhaps ono
third nf the bathers are women They are lighter aud
float easier than Tie men. lhouEh theS AZ hn -'!oS'
| and do make long distance swimmer Girls have NOR"
nerve and learn more e'lSly ,n1u pl - ''o1I1 nc
take more pride In Tue Accompaniment Ir"itH-'
Grant taught about 300 persons last year ana many
others taught themselves. band u fastened around
thelearner under the arms AMI to - n aliach"H" me
and pole with which the teacher supports the novice
dnds himseif swimming Miss Kate Grant and Mss Hall
teach the women and girls Persons learn h rom threc
10 twenty lessons some children i've years old are good
The Central Park Natatoriuln has been established
three years II has large tank cd with CrOton water
which sailed. The professor 81 swimming stated mat
h netbod sas To go INFO the water Nth The amer
aud show him how Ia SWIM first rttigg h grasp rope
and learn 10 kick and then to use the arms liunhr In
nstors or epreseryors are eonenes used 10 rePpoIt
NJ Kaie gennrt who teaches the latter assisted toy
her sisters attributes most OF her sucoss To her
| Of psuirng confidence in her pupiia. sine said many
wealthy women took lessons ~ May and June before
goinx In the country the seisidc woman unable
/ 70 swim was not considered thoroughly accOui
| olished Swimming, She thought, gave more
/ graceful carriage TO women Her c1cf dlhicuity
| with beginners 20 make thcm Keep their
hands water keep their feet on the Moor aud 10
Rick with theta. The steamboat accidcLls last season
| induced mauy women 70 learn to swim. $500
Professor Gebhard's assistant al the f1fth-ave ana
| Forty hst bath said he used ample CrOtOn wser,
| which Was changing all tue time. Women bathe IN the
eariy oart OF tue and until and men ulul ~
% m Professor Gebhar attributes his SUCCESS 10 telc IL
Ing the hrst before entering the water Ihe
pupil Ia then drawn along III the water with rope by
the teacher and Ia aftervard supported by band and
rope attached "a wheel, which runs In groove over
the bath spring board. swinging rings and other
| gymnastio apparatus are provided The number
| oil lessons necessary varies from six 10 ten Inc
price OF admission 70 most OF the baths IL - oents
ke average price tuiuon Is 80 cents lesson or -
for teaching a to SWIM without regard 10 the
number Of lessons II requires. .
To persons who conquer preJudloseA aganh. bath
ing with the Ashed multitude the free baths pre-
sent the cheapest way OF acquiring the art OF swimming
They kept clean. rule, and order IL preserved py
keepers. Tho insecurity Of valuable articles IN the
free bathing and tho frequent crowded state oil
keepers, aud two women, who have charge on
alternate days. teachers OF swimming and cnargs
different prices, according to the Of the learner
sometimes teaching very poor persons for nothing. Tut
baths contain shallow tanks for children Ia thes'
| baths the most enjoyment In tho aggregate Il
| undoubtedly 70 be found. The tntariorA nllee