The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-26
MORE BATHs FOR THE 200,
TIE Demiit Dispcusnry Supplies s.x.,
About Forty More In Prospsct.


Some time ago THE Sun called attention n
the lack OF bathing facilities among the mo-,
working people and the n cessi,y Of cleanli.
ness in order to insure health. The manacsr,
OF tho Demilt Disrensary at Twenty.thlrd
street and Second avenue determined TO ca,
apart 4 ortion OF their building Ms a bath
house for the accommodation OF the roor. 4
large portion OF the basement fronting on
Twenty third street was aelected for this pur,
pose, and as the scheme was an experiments,
one. only seven baths were provided for. 81,
OF the bath rooms have been fitted IN win
shower baths, while the other one contain. A
roomy bath tub for the uso OF elderly and
weak persons and for children. The shower
bnths are about ten feet deep and four fee,
wide. Halt OF the length Is Hoored with Nae
stones. and the other halt which is abou,
eight inches lower, is cemented and is fitted
with two waste pines The shower bath is us,
over the latter portion and the water comes in
such heavy spray rs 10 MI tho depression In
the floor to the level OF tho llar stones.
The bath rooms are all panied white and
put in and each bath Is provided win inis.
PENDENT pines. When the bather is ready for
irie bell and the engineer turns v" R and and
the wnet comes Kissing through the per.
iorateI tin vessel ovcrhe" i o., the valve IN
records the temp ratnre o. tho water that is
pouring in u shower into the bath room. ms
mnae warmer r or collier as tic niher 'sE 70
The water is allowed 10 fow int" the lalh
room ior twenty mln minute, and tn"n I, 10
stone flooring ana the water in the depressed
section flows away through n. vast. pins
provided with towels and SOAP.
On Monday these BATH. were throw oren to
,ho po'i Il. H No r." n any Sn
spicuons places. on the outside 81 th" dis.
rensnry. OF placards nnnounr n: that lhs
cents was chnrgcd for n. ha,h. although any
ono to. roor to lay this snn. Gould ,,b'nna
Tor nothing. It didnt :atr very ion n:', 10
ssnS the mansHSs nn m n" were
persons, had usod them. and each hal
about s2oo1 to lit mn JIG la h-. Wnen.
1t is shown that moe bah a,a no d-
Sn"sier big te sc'9G hc e. y" room " vii b" s
the present number it, i. iik"l: that n scott, n
TIL. commit, that has Charge OF his work
consists Of EdMnrl NJ wee q. ! Mclean
S!ade. During re day III" ,a,h" nrsi car q" 4 L
!: Hn!l.ck;o 70, ill.,, : asent 'hs bath. WI ~
The sunclini endent OF III" No,I; is nis A.
nellTunt WHO mas been 'n'te u WIN riinr-
table institutions Tor eleven years ,.e worked
Tor number o. yea q in ~" New No 4 ryo
AMI Far lnllrmnrv and i tn nnrii rani az
with the needs OF III" poor and !" knows also
how to get along wits III IA. ~ sr.ai ing o;
the hatha yesterday he sai,
Besides arorling TO po,' ~" ,ons an or.
por;unity to keep clean. l." h ~ wi: IL, OF
great assistance to the nhy f. IN, in h"d $.
psusary. Inck of nee S>nrr n NC fa"!I,ri.,
makes 1t utterly imposslli" fora -rcn. many
these persons apply Mt ih. inlrnnry or eli.
cni treatment hath is so rtirr", GEO tho
things they need. WI h these bath + :'t in
In a letter sent ont by Il e mara RS ftis
dispensnry they say:
What we have already den, s c,mrara-
lively small and experimental in ni mr."
We are anxious hat tn" working l.; ss"s and
the poor generally should knuN wl.. "" n e
doing and we hope the h",h vi ~" ,"..
sivey patronized. which will 4. an II .ntiyc
to largely increase the work that WE have be.
gun in smull way