New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-25
FREE sUIMMING BITHS ~ FrLL SIZING
HUNDREDS or SMALL BOYS RIvN THE MEI-
MAIDS IL THE VARIOUS HOUSES ALoN"
TIE EAT ND HUDSON RIvIRS.

THE EAT AND HUDSON RIVERS
Whom Statesman. exclaimed: what q noble
animal I, man. :" II /, not unr'a,onahl" to suppose 'A
be- mleh' have addict and 10y. too under certain
conditions. The ncw-hoy cXcitcs ones sympathy 10y
reason Of his hard loI and the ltlc dwcDer In =
tenement rookery. where breath Of fresh air seldom
or never I, felt has had bestowed upon his condition
some plying worl, rut did you cvrr see these boys
disport themselves, Did you ever see them pit hing
pennies or playing checkers with pebbles. or eating
pc or saying: lIcy. Jimmy. give IT to d" h'ohc In
der neck Hes too fresh s"c'" Those Who an VIII
bc better prepared for the seen" at any one OF the
free swimming baths which now In fill running
order Oh The Hudson and TIC East River and. Of
course AZ the Battery. II oudocs any 81 The other
hngs I'm The way of boyish pranhs and enjoyment that
you may hav" looked upon Should you feel inclined
TO make visit OF hi, character. her" j. liz, Of TIE
baths with the names Of the policemen In chargr: tn"
battery, Michael Bowc and John ON"ill; ioraiiost.
Thon.a, j. Cavanagh aud John j. Gcrdghiy Market
st.. John p Kelly and Patrick {. Williamson, Grand
it.. william j. Dewey and Thomas BropIy East Filth
ST., Peter T.. James and George :. McDcrmoii' Fast
Eighteenth st., David y. Porter and John +. Barrett {.
East Twenty .ci,list.. Thomas Burke and iI"Irv j.
smith East Fiyirst ST.. Cornelius KIRBY and Michael
Ward; Duanr,t. George II. Irvine and John Hard
grove Eat Ninety -fourh-st.. william Regain and John
Godfrey; East nrhundrcd aud twelfth ST., John Jor-
dan and Charles H. Brockhon; East Twenty third ST..
H.. Maurice rrpatricl. ana Louis Schrivcr, w"s. III
tecnth.,t Thomas II. Ilaokcit and william r. Me
Econ: We, one hnudred.and thirty -fourth,t Joseph
sawyer and William Kitchen.
The Tribune reporter went 10 the iIoraiio,t bath
10 see bow they managed matters there hi, WAS
the last one TO be- made ready. IA" doors
thrown open for the first time this last 1u"-
day. The reporter counted III BOYS. whose ages
ranged from abOnt four TO fourteen. splshing and
diving. AMI yelling, aud keeling AMI laughing, with
u sense Of enjoyment % ab-outr that you wOulG begin
TO think ID" urclns We're not land animals at all.
They mainly the children Of the poor Most Of
them ,hapcly and well formed. They all seemed
perfectly AT home. The smallest among them dis
played OF fear he plunged boldly from
the step, into the miled-On space which ~ made
shallow for those who have hot yet learned 10
swim Each Of the policemen WHO gets "A post at
one Of the baths deem, AN thing" lie would
sooner have il than trip 10 Europe. Every fat
minbcr - IN force IS after OF these places. II
locks simple enough but that's because Won don't know
how 1t /, done. copper mnN lay his pipes" at
least year In advance consult his district leader
pony mp de bOOdlc,' and lie awake night, before he
get assignment Of this kind. II Is u good rest
and he goes back refreshed 10 his hard work along
the avenues and nj the side doors which you
may read Family Entrance
The Orderlncss Of these children was really remark
able. The only trouble they gave was when the bcll
rang To admit a new bach. They wanted 10 stay In
the water. They hid ih"msclvC5 under the wat
They ma Themselves In the hON'S. They changed
hats and coats and discarded Shoes and walled lame
and carried mprov'cd bundles. and mad many other
hoyi>i attempts 10 stay IN or 10 rrnn with the new
gang" sometimes they succeeded, and sometimes
they did not. one couldn't blame them. Not a boy
there had any trouble on his mind. and II one had
asked him ~ the moment Ia change places with
rich mans son who was being rubbed down in his
private bathroom or In a gorgeous hotel. he would
probably have refused, and answered IN true Fourth
Ward vernaculaf DIS chicken Is satisfied wild dis
Gimme liberty or gimme det"
Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays are set apart
for women and girls AT the baths TUESDAYS Thurs
DAYS and Saturdays for men and boys Tho small bow
have from O'Clock 10 q In the afternoon OF these
days with the exception OF SUNDAYS when the but ms
are open only from In the morning TO noon The
baths are oprn every other day from ) In the morn.
Ing 10 . In the evening.