Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-30
BUILDING AND REALTY.
Another Progressive Institution Has
Been Brought to Completion.
The NatstOrium was Thrown Open Last Night
Machinery for the Rolling Mil Will be
Sent at Once-Notes of Progress.
THE NATATORIUM.

| Fort Worth's grand natatorium was
thrown open to the public last night,
and over hundred people found them
selves sporting around in the mammoth
! swimming pool at one time, with electric
| lights throwing their antics into clear
| perception of a large number of speeta-
tors, who had probably bathed already
some time ago.
The completion of this natatorium
! gives TO Fort Worth another institution
| which marks her q metropolitan city
somewhat in advance of other modern
cities. The building IS pointed out as
one of the handsomest in Fort Worth,
and is in fact an ornament, completing
the symmetry of solid brick block
which only q short time ago was
| a struggling collection Of ordinary
structures. 1t is four stories
with basement, fronts 100 feet on Rusk
street and SO feet on Third. It is OF st.
Louis pressed brick throughout, with CO.
pious ornamentation of Granbury stone
handsomely carved and tastefully dis
tributed. There are large number of
windows in the building, giving it good
atmosphere an0 light. The upper two
stories viii be used for Office purposes,
and the lower story and basement are for
baths. There are twenty-three bath
rooms, each of which is fitted up with
lavish expenditure of money and taste.
Marble tubs and silver plated appurte-
nances with oaken furniture are found
in each, while the floors throughout the
building are marble.
In the rear of these bathrooms, and
extending the full length of the building
-ninety-five feet is the swimming pool,
which is 40xS1 feet measurement, and
contains depth OF eleven feet of water
at the greatest point. The room is high,
airy and well lighted, and is fitted with
gymnastic apparatus of every kind, while
forty five dressing rooms line the sides.
There are balconies here, whence the
antics Of those in the water can be viewed
by visitors.
In the basement are the Turkish bath
rooms, and here every suggestion OF
taste and convenience has been met in
regard to convenience and decoration.
The bath is highly ornamental, some Of
the rooms are walled, foored and ceiled
with marble OF high polish, and the
steam tables are of the latest design and
style OF ornamentation.
In the basement also is the large engine
which supplies the building with hot air
Rnd hot water.
There are two entrances, one on Third
street for the public generally, being Of
imposing structure, having broad, high
steps and fine ornamentation The en-
trance on Rusk street is for ladies.
This building has been under construc-
ton nearly year, Haggart & Sanguiuet
being the architects, and has cost in toto
about 500, 900. It is the property OF the
Artesisn water company, whose officers
are: 8. B. CAVITY, president; J w.
Swayne, secretary; G. N. Crane, vice.
president; j. E. Johnston, treasurer.
BANK cLEARINGs.
The bank clearngs at the Fort Worth
clearing house for the week ending
March 90, 1890, was 81 ,226, l72 Sc; same
week last year, 1893 1856.
E. B. HAROLD, Manager.
NOTES OF PROGRESS.
This morning MIR. q. E. Beach leaves
for ST. Paul to arrange to ship the ma-
chinerY for the new rolling mill which he
has been working on ID Fort Worth for
some time. The machinery will come
down at once, and it viii not be long be-
fore the plant will be in active operation,
adding another to Fort Worth 3 growing
boquet of factories. Ample funds have
been provided 70 put the institution in
good shape and giys 1t a good send off.
A number OF Wichita, Kan. investors
and spectators Will be in Fort Worth
during this week. Such Is the informa-
tioE in the hands Of Mr. Meade, Of
Smith. Meade 81 Co.. who says he meets