The daily critic., 1890-11-18
FRBCOS FsrE BATHS
The First Days Bathing in the rnb
Provided by Millionaire lick

/ AfuNiueu hN milliOmaire LICK
fyn ne S11 Fl0Hris1o Circaf.'e.
u was verv evident that the public
was not unaware Of the hour at which
the Lick free baths were 20 be opened.
as at O'Clock yesterday large crowds
were before The entrance of The build.
/ ing on Tenth street. near Howard.
/ From this time on until the baths were
| closed al = clock the attendants had
their hands quite full IN caring for the
patrons and visitors Men, women
boys aud girls were all there. and the
respCctahIiiy OF the class of people
who benefited yesterday by the gen
erCsity Of the great philanthrOpisf was
particularly noticeable In less than
half an hour after the opening Of the
baths the mems department was com
pltiely filed and the large waiting
room had from thirty 10 forty In 10
awaiting their turn. while the corridor
leading from this room TO the bath was
hlICd rs we'll The department for the
opposite sex was not SO well palronizel
at The start but was fully filled. and
those who did accept ~ the advantages
niiCred were Of the better walks Of life
Women came by twos. mothers with
their children, nurses with their charges
and many others ilockeG In 10 obtain
visitors cards with the evident in
tCrtion Of taking their bearings and
coming again.
In the department for males there are
forty rooms These are large and light.
with walls Of corrugated iron. about
eight feet high and open at the top for
The free circulation Of air The whole
interior is painted white and a more
sCfupulCuslv clean apartment could not
be found, Each room contains a large
tup IN which you can have either a hot
or cold bath Each Is furnished with
a neat table and chair, a mirror. be
side which Is suspended brush and
comb, and at the end Of the tub there is
a flesh brush and a neat wire crate fall
OF soap. Half an hour is allowed each
bathcr If a balher comes with his
own towel there is no charge for the
bath, and blue ticket Of admission Is
issued 10 him. IL he requires towel
deposit Of five cents Is asked and he is
provided with q yellow ticket, while if
he must have two towels he Is required
10 deposit ten cents and a rcd ticket of
is given.
Yesterday the major portion of those
The baths asked for the vel.
low ticket, which must be returned with
the towel. In the mems quarters Is an
excellent shower bath, but In the
women's department there Is none.
There are just half as many rooms in
these as in the mems quarter, and from
the attendance yesterday this seems To
be a wise provision, as the proportion of |
patronage must have been three or four |
to one In favor Of the males. A great |
many visitors tickets were issued yes. |
ierday, and among those who applied |
FOR these were many prominent business 1
men and many Indies who are interested |
10 the welfare Of the masses The baths |
lie open from to Z p. M. on every iay |
except Saturday and Sunday. On Satur |
Day they open at / and close at s. while |
1n sunday they are open In the morning
irt M tu 10
Judging from the attendance on the |
opening day these baths will prove a /
boon TO thousands of our citizens The |
baths are supplied with water from an
'ricsian well 2tO feet deep, with q ca.
1acity Of 5000 gallons an hour