New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-10
usr ~ 7uE omo pENTENrIARY.


CotuMnus. q, Saturday. Nov. :, 1859.
IRE broke out In the Ohio Pcncntiary ihs evening ~
about O'Clock just as the prisoners were being iocAeu
Artcss The west cud cf The prsonyard extends long
frw of workshops IN which all the heavy machinery
usc about tiuui.on l. located This machinery wits the
r,coriion ~ Tho largo driving engine was owned bJ
M,ss,s brown. Hall * Co. extensive manufacturers OF
es,ioui,no implements and who have large contrac'
With tho State Tor working greni numbers OF tho PRISON
c,s Tho dro originated In the northern part OF TINS bli
inc the mott NJ which Is dcsiroyod with OIL s contenV
machinery, and partly finished work. ~ well as an IN
cnsn amount o poRaoncd lumber, belonging to inc sas
onrn,oip which piled In the yard near The building
The lea which the State suffers "a comparatively gh oul
that of liell Brown Co must bo very great ~ u''y
Ian, insurnuc the amount Of only about one nan OF
Tho rcpc,iy destroyed On the breaking out OF the hre
owe. hundred Of The pdaonorr were turned into the YARD
who're they worked brsvcy until the hro was go' uar
Tho ,isena aud femon wcro ont ~ great numper' an
,c,lc,cd e,rry anairtanco possible. AZ this mon9nf ~
O'Clock the Ere IL just suhduod but Is Tar 'Iom pong CIV
trruishod No moro danger h 10 be nPprehonieh now
evo, IL already under complete control WIN 'ou'
,nains playing uronb A. e,.,o
Another fire ~ consequence occurred ~ inc oao
ousc Yard on Thursday evening last OF nhou, ,he Same
hour hy which The workshops connected win tho now
hudug were destroyed IL feared that both bavc boon
Gud Nv uscuem The loos IN that oaso was quito as heavy
tr The Mate this h. although The state WA tho only
l,,t IN that ocoaaon while o night one firm havoio bear
uoa,ly al SN'NAHpt"
We lea,n 0um TIE Cincinnati Gaiefic that tho oniiro
building wan in great danger from scorcy Of water tho
cnsnoa having but two pumps aud half erhau'ted
reservoir a. draw NOM nntl iino was "tthuOu w mo
Seirio TIE CHonHat G0s6nf snysi
On the brink Of the nearly chpy reservoir stands and
has aood slrco 1890 frcoaono statue oi lilo lko form
and nR,mcs carved IN that year by apriHonor nami1
Mclean. II ls OsJlais" with leopard skin thrown
over her shoulders The usual placid and smiling features
II this beautiful statue Ia tho glare II the burning ruins
med she bon her oycr upon tho schniy snppy o
water lcn below to be- transformed ~ SORROW II not dos
pair II only tho Illusion, however. from temporary
clare Gr when No len the main building safe nor look
was serenity and hcamod with smile.
The ret animalH that used 10 wander about the
pfsou grounds unmoicsi,d alarmed aud dlrifsccd
Huge Bruu tho pct boar aud bis companion, wcro driven
Il, ~ tho cr,lo la which he had been chained. aud hal
climbed tree. gazing At tie flames aud Struggling al Tho
heat Ihro four pet deer reminded porhap, Of bali
forgotten Prairie Fire scene. coursng slndy
aud la train backward aud forward among hlos OF msI
rAsng buL oi Jumping hook and ladder carriages,
Ct dashiug In alright knot ~ lsloss gaaors upon
the fnnos aud ruins Tho peacock Ia gaudy plumagc.
and his and brood clustered top tho DoPaly
Wnd,ns lodge. gazing alternately upon the hanc IA AZ
gifted lis motley coat oF upon The motley clothed groups la
fright running 10 aud ifo.
lie flo having been sufficiently ofngushud The horn
ives blow Tor tie Of the pri-onor b. their cells
lhs tired eonsei.. who had worked many Il them.
black ard white with courage aud cnory that did them
credit were 10 tho lonely cells and strange 20 ~
late all woe present None had cscspod although there
was Kerlsnt opportunity.