Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-01
REDONDO PLUNGE
WILL BE OPENED
EXTENSIVE CARD OF AQUATIC
SPORTS ARRANGED
RATHHousE is EQUIPPED WITH
EVERY CONVENIENCE
Two Million Gallons of Water to Be
Used Daily in Supplying
Main, Deep and
Baby Pools
[specIal 70 The Herald.l

REDoNDo BEACH, June 3O.-The
opening of the new bathhouse and
plunge, which takes place tomorrow,
will be one Of the events of the pres
ent season at this beach. An exten-
sive program of aquatic sports has
been arranged, the aquatic teams of
Redondo Beach and Venice to take
part.
The evening entertainment will be
as follows: Professional water polo
game between the Venice and Redondo
Beach teams, these being the only pro-
fessional water polo teams on the
coast: underwater swimming race be-
tween Harry Crum of the Redondo
Beach life guards and L. Lawson, who
holds a medal from the king of Swe-
den for endurance under water, and
sensational fire dive by Professor Jake
Cox of the Venice plunge.
In the afternoon at 2 O'Clock there
will be amateur races, among them
tub races for boys, obstacle races, and
Freeth and Harvey Crum, both of the
life guard force 50yard dash for
boys over II years old, and 5O-yard
professional race for men.
The building in which the plunge is
located is of pebbly concrete, mission
style of architecture, and is 2lSXiO
feet. The plunge is divided into three
pools. The main pool is graduated in
depth from two and half to five feet
and is 10 feet by $50 feet. The water
in this pool will be kept at temper
ature of S5 degrees.
To Use 100000 Gallons Daily
The deep water pool 8Ox7O feet and
8 feet deep, will be kept at a temper
ature of 50 degrees. The baby pool
one of the innovations of the struc-
ture. is graduated in depth from 6
inches to feet, and has a temperature
of 80 degrees.
The water supply, which is estimated
to be 1000, 900 gallons daily, is provid-
ed by the Pacific Light and Power
company's plant. The water is passed
over the distilling racks at the plant
and is brought to the plunge by a
tweIve-inch pipe, and flows into the
pools through two ornamental foun-
tains at either end of the building.
These fountains discharge 500 gallons
per minute. SiX-inch outlets automat-
ically discharge the water from the
pools, taking dirt and impure water
out
There are 1854 dressing rooms and GA
tub baths in the building. also Turkish
baths and sprays. The latter are fin
ished in stone and wood and are pro-
vided with hot and cold salt and fresh
water.
The women's department on the sec
ond floor is entirely separate from the
mems department and will have three
women attendants on hand constantly.
This department will be provided with
hot and cold tub baths. showers mas
sage, and hair dressing parlors and
rest rooms.
Men and women attendants will do
all in their power to provide for the
comfort of patrons of the plunge. The
life guards are selected from the best
water men of the Pacific coast. George
Freeth, former captain of the Venice
volunteer life saving corps, is well
known for feats of daring and cool
headedness in times of danger. Harvey
Crum Is another of the same corps and
can be depended on to do his duty.
Walter Barton has been a life saver
for a number of years and knows the
Redondo beach like a book.
To Keep Beach Clean
It requires 1000 electric lights for
the building. Three thousand of these
are in the plunge and will be tinted
with the colors of the Elks' lodge dur
ing the convention.
The laundry facilities for this inn
mense bathing establishment are eX-
tensive. Eight thousand suits and 20,-
900 towels comprise the supply to be
looked afGer. Ine latest ana pest de-
signs In wringers and dryers have been
installed and suits can be dried in an
Incredibly short time Two $50 horse
power boilers supply water and steam
for this department. The boiler room
is supplied with two 12-inch plunger
pumps for emergency use in case Of
accident to the other supply
The managers of the establishment
state that the institution has cost in
Of fha ORIGINAL estimate tO hTild
and furnish. They expected to eX-
pend $250000.
The beach next to the plunge will be
kept free of all sea weed and trash by
a force of workmen who will go over
it constantly, making good the claim
of the management that Redondo
Beach is the "cleanest beach,"