The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-18
FUN AT THE BATTERY BATH
DISCOyERIES MADE BIZ TWO GIRLS
ON 4 WOMEN's DAT.

drcn who patronizo the free baths. The one Mt
the Battery is said TO be the most popular, as
we'll "a the longest established In the city. and
no visitor who goes there on one Of the days |
when IL is open to women Is inclined to dispute
the claim. The Battery bath opened on the first
day OF juno and will remain open until the first
nj october. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
are set apart for women and girls. who flock
there In great numbers between the hours of
boclock in the morning and 0 at night. Tho
other days are for men and boys, who also have
the privilege OF going in Sundays up to noon.
/ Two young women dropped In there one day
last week when tho hot wave was at Its ton
notch. That wasn't anything extraordinary for
on that day a thousand other young women
visited the bath, to say nothing of tho same num-
Der Of elderly women and as many children, IL
not more. But thoro was something extra
ordinary about these two young women.
They'd never so much as seen tho outside of
public bath before, and all their ideas of sea
bathing they had got from the swellest shore
resorts. But hero they were, rushing down
the elevated stcas ut South Ferry and
scurrying westward rs fast as they could to get
a peep at q public bath. They felt q pleasant
sense OF adventure as they FASTENED along and
laughed that half historical, wholly ~exultant
laugh that women always utter when they think
they are doing something they should not do.
They stepped upon the slopinR gangway lead.
ing down to the bathhouse lit Is a floating
utructure) right behind a relay from the First
ward led by a 800 FOUNDER.
Say, this is going to be great fun!'' said the
tall girl.
"Immensel' replied the short one.
When they got to the door, to their surprise
they were stopped.
"Do you wish to take q bath y asked a sweet
faced woman who. with two others, has had
,h.r,o a, tho placa m tho bathing a.vs for
women for four years.
Moo" answered the tall girl. two only
wanted to visit the BATH .
I'm sorry,' said the attendant, but one OF
the rules Is that no spectators are allowed to
stand on the piatform
usr mI hrrnS.ta .tor 1a arn a. int ,r euss I IN az =
ahari,ah,a ontor,r;sa."
This piece of news astounded her companion,
but abe was quick enough to add:
Eyes. all problems relating to the betterment
Of the condition of the poor interest u.s."
There couldn't be any harm began the
attendant to her assistants hesitatingiy.
No. let them go in." they answered to,
Setaet, "ilnouS ~ =. y ms 70
sentence and the TWO girls ripped through the
screams and shrieks of every degree of nervous.
ness, fear. and happiness that had come to them
on the outside had in no way prepared them for
the sight that met their eyes. The pool is a large
one and divided into two sections. the bigger
being four and one-hal feet deep, and the other.
deep. Both were as full as they could be and
e.owos o, ,.s women &c d, Sad n e as So0n 49, S tSo wo ON sne
p sonnS az tSa Hi 10 sS Soye In 6a al sSe at e. 1se o Wel az fhe
water. T. was sTssi fun a,t t. watch aSS 5nn sa'h hers
SWiimym inl9p rSa,nd and round md; the u biz tanE with IN 8
powerfni aide AZ roko: some were diving. otbers
they wanted out Of fioundering around. In the
little n.aSn sSp Ike children IahnT s feon three Tse. ysS Mso up po %sI sw;a
seemed . 10 iibs1 ID % n sss q s5siS m time HRd sSa 'h 4
a thsS would 20 P,a again 10 0f'a'n'' una 'neh a0"n
The two visitors watched the scene in silence
perceive that the tWo girls we're there to see and
not to battle. They didn't like being a free show
an a ts Ss t ngst r rooe women stretc ~ y" ACROSS ertS he BIZ pon
and sat on them Watching the intrudsr,
y soSnSts ena IN y tb mu osh Sq fSniReS Caught the spirit
and. like SO many sheep. hoped onto the fenc,
sfRalayin or . snlle aaSsS They fng s Su: sae one another ano her
"a then began ss;s9 on The visitors .r.o,a 81. ron.,
waitin' fer a bathin' suit If you is. wait til
rs nigs dries a little an you can have mine
'"!rhank vou." cal,od out the brunette. an
take It. ITS 2 beautiful suit;-made Just like
It look &c pretty In the water. Who taught yoi
TO swim ~
What cher eiyin. usf GUT r. sang back tn,
girl. "Say. don't youse know mel I'm cailel
Eeiiie. the tough RfrI of the First ward, an Tn
a.snin' 10 Ale he ~ i've wears SEQ he frst da'
ever come here 1 Jumped over in de dinke:
little pool an SAYS; Nellie, win for yoqs life
"nuld ~ ,vbnn ySent home de NOV,
couiS s"st am !" when 7 went home de- nex'
could dive and since den a fsh amt In IL wi
Nellie in The water. See r. she exclaimed, turn
Inc a hack somersault into tho middle Of tn
liz pool and coming up under the feet of
hesvyweiRht sitting on the rope.
Tho beayyweiRht gave a shrek and tumble
into the water With q splash and a Rureie like
sinking ferryboat' That was the signal for tn
Others To follow. or. at any rate, they did, an
one by one thew tumbied. diyed. or fell into th
tanks,
THAT stout lady that Nellie scared off he
roost." exclaimed one OF the attendants to Tn
visitors "has been coming here seventee
years She comes AT & O'Clock every morning
and wh,n the weather ia intensely not come
again In the afternoon. She says not even
death In H. taniiv nn,ess A. were her owr