New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-28

the reporter up a plank to the first floor OF
the great concrete structure.
No one who has walked through the sand
tn the water from Surf avenue can have
any doubt of the vast size Of the bathhouse.
1t measures 400 feet from end to end, and
its width is GO feet. Incidentally. it is
three stories high. The first floor will he
divided between the men and the women
hathers. the second floor will be for women
only. and the third floor will be for men
only Something like seven thousand per-
sons can be accommodated at a time. This
does not take into account the great space
beneath. which will offer shelter in sun
end STERN to a couple Of thousand others
nor does il consider the great roof $4,000
square feet in extent. where q garden. with
accommodations for upward of five thou
sand persons. will he opened a year hence.
II was late in March when the reporter
Rad last visited the site Of the building.
Then the workmen We're driving the con
crete piles on Friday the great structure
was up and workmen were pouring in the
last concrete around the edges Of the roof
Going some eh?" commented Z. $
White. the engineer. who has been on the
Job day I'm and day out e,er since construc-
ton began. watching the city's interests
Nj Woody has been down here every daN
and has kept MS on the jump"
Mr. White acted as Snowman. and the
show was worth seeing All along the first
floor men were putting M partition eX-
tending the entire length of the structure
and smoothing off the surface. He led the
way an steep temporary stairways TO tho
fra1 r-
work about parts Of the concrete construc-
ton
I'VE will leave that m for ten days
more" he explained when the concrete
is once set his whole structure will be one
solid cake of rock. as strong and enduring
as geological formation. There isn't an
other bathhouse like this in The world and
il is absolutely freproof There viii not
he enough innammabla material about ii TO
cook your dinner over"
The roof opened upon n view that was
we'll worth tie climb mp the rough stair
WAYS over the water Sandy Hook APP
peared in one direction. Across jamaica
Bay inlet a long strip Of sand shonc golden
in the sunlight
There the beach al Rockaway," said
f. II. Qunby the architect, who had
joined the party.
CHANGING inland past the park which the
city maintains on the opposite side Of Surf
avenue the view extended over the green
and sparsely populated country tin The
trees on the heights Of Prospect Park
rose as a barrier against the sky.
Wouldn't this be a nice place TO spend
IN" summer" asked Mr.. Woody. we
think q lot Of people will like TO use this
roof. and next year We are going 70 have
awning covered chairs here The visitors
may rent them FOR a few cents
The cost Of the big bathhousc will DO
$4,000 The contract time for its comple-
ton is August ]. but there is every indi-
cation now that it will be completed be
fore the end Of July-a most unusual thing
for city undertaking, especially in Brook
l.r.
There will be nothing at all ornate about
tho structure 1t Will be as plain as the
people who will use il. The only oIna-
mentaticn viii he some faencc decorative
work about the doors and the windows of
the front. The design will consist OF dol
phins and waves space about the front
steps will bc paved and West 9Th street
viii be asphaltcd along the side. In front
will be couple OF electric lights
Within. the walls viii be finished in
v hltc cement Those who use the house
VIII have to bring their OWN suits The
rooms will cost them nickel every two
bours Shower baths viii he numerous and
towels viii be supplied to the bathers for
2 trnc At the building forty-eight men
and twenty-eght Fwomcn attendants will
be stationed 10 look after tho guests
Unintentionally, the bathhouse VIII in
terfere with the evangelistic work carried
On each summer mt the island. IL has been
the custom foi the preachers 10 take up
their stand at Surf avenue ana West 5th
street This win no longer bc possible.
The preachers are nov using place
couple ~ hundred feet down West 5th
street. but change will probably have TO
be made hereafter
FATAL,
The Ladv-Get OUT You're the man
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