The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-12


sfsertca by hs la'e associates If Ibis oe So who
are ia. gnal''iabs Of the property
We ionnd the forgpr hard at worA IN the upper
cshipet making shop. He was ~ the end of the
room, raising considerable disturbance with q
hammer. We were given TO understand that he was
engaged on comm on bedsteads The loss OF his
moustaehe and whiskers, and the close cut crop OF
hair, gave him the appearance OF man OF
Msn's.six years Of age, and his counsenance
contrition. II anything, be looked far more CON-
Portable than during his trial and IL is well known
that be was, apparently, the most mmoved man in
nails with regularity and precision but his thoughts
were evidently intent ON other scenes, perhaps
amongst the bulls and bears of Wall street. Hunt
ingtons fate may, we trust, deter many from asso-
ciatiDg with such company.
HARNESS DEPARTMENT..
This we are told. is the only establishment in the
States in which the metal work of harness Is com
menced from the pig iron and completed through
al the stages. The foundry is an immense building,
200 feet in length by 40 feet wide; twenty men are
employed in it. The flers aud finshers number
orty, and the silver and brass platers twenty
The character of the work turned out, far as we
capable of Judging il OF the very best descnp-
lion. 10 the packing room Of this department
George Hayden Is employed, sentenced last Nay for
robbing the store of Bali Black & Co. He appear
ed peri. city cOntented with his lot and took but lit
tie notice of visitors. Messrs Hayden and Stafford,
of New York city, are the holders OF this harness
contract
THE sEGAR SHOP.
A German, named Kroeger, who formerly kept
Barclay street, has leased forty men from the
State on this contract, and he considers he shall
make good thing of hs bargain. The con-
yicts are divided into two classes, the
first being rented at twenty cents day per man,
the second at thirty. With such moderate wages,
the absence of quarter day and other expenses, Mr.
kroeger will shortly show satisfactory balance
shee, at the end of the year. The segars manufac-
tural anfav tnha Thar IA ruth
crude at present, but will 10 doubt improve after
little as the men are new at the work, To!s con-
tract Will one day be one Of the most important in
the establishment. This is the first year Of its
trial.
SAW SHOP.
There are three departments in this manufacture
the handle, sEithiDg and grinding shops. Messrs.
Platt a. HolIoyd OF New York, are the contractors,
and one hundred men are employed by them. From
the quantity OF articles made aud the appliances for
finishing them off in the best manner, we have no
doubt that the wholesale ha DWARF trade of the State
is largely indebted to Sing Sing An Italian convist
in this department was introduced to us, and eX-
bibited model chip which he has constructed dur
ing his imprisonment. The vessel is the most per.
feet OF s kind we ever saw md is invariably shown
to yisiteis as great cwiosi y The term of this
Italian expires on the 18th instant He
has served six years for mutiny on board
ship, and every officer in the prison, from
the principal, keeper and warden down to
the guards, bear witness TO his excellent conduct
since his incarceration, and express their belief in
bis perfect innocence Of the charge brought against
bim But not having any female relatives or friends
10 plead with the executive in his behalf, he has
been permitted to serve out his full sentence.
SHOOK DEPARTMENT.
II. r. Hubble, OF Troy, is the contractor, and
thirty men are employed in the manufacture. The
shocks set in barrel form then taken to pieces
and packed for expectation to sugar raisirg dis
lricts. The machinery in this department enables
the TO turn out the slaves very rapidly and
the work is Of excellent description.
PILE DEPARTMENT.
Two shops are devoted 20 this one for forging the
other for cutting and tempering. l25 hands are
gagged ia rbe various branches, James Horner q Co.
being the contractors.
CARPETS.
There are two contracts under this bead; one for
common descriptions OF carpetings and rugs, taken
by A. II. Smith, Of Sing Sing, and the second for
Brussels and tapestry, by James johnson, Of the
same place. The go ds manutacturel by the latter
aie OF tie hest quality, ard may account for the
cheapuess OF such articles in various carpe. stores
Of cur city. The entire operations of the manufac
tuTe are gore through, from 6yeog the wool making
The designs. &c. everything being perforned by
cOnvics. II is very painful to watch an elderly man
executing the most b,antiu designs on paper, know
ing that outside OF such establishment his talents
would give him resvectaoi..ty ana o9ulence. l2j
men are employed on these two carpet contrscts
TIE vE,LED uuRDERHes.
The female convc.s are oil seated in one room en-.
esged IN bat finishing, - before stated; there are
hre sewing machines at present in operation, and
mere vii, tven;uslly be added. About the centre
OF The apartment sits Ms Robinson, the mystic
out TO the yisters, as "thc only woman in TIE room
who turns up her hair under her ears She Is
placed Of snail table by herself, aud eyes con.
tnually what going on around her, evidently let
ting nothing pass nDnoticed. Size seemed TO be per.
fecIy aware Of the interest she was causing, and
proud OF II too; constant srnile was on her facc,
giving bel the appearance of being half gtted. IL
not so she plays her part admirably. We Judged
her TO be about thirty years of age ard not by
any Lears lie beautiful woman represented.
THE GUARD HOUSE.
This establishment " situated between The men
and womenG prisons, and overlooking the former.
Thirty good ma kfmen, make Il their hea iquarters,
receiving $50 month pay. There are here thirty
order, each weapon sure OF ball eye at eighty
ards, and fitted with hey ones two feet In length
In case Of mutiny, these guards are armed With re-
vol,ers and sent down anongs the rebels. sentry
boxes are placed about the nils md rocks in the
neighborhood u tie prison, and the men relieve
each other every hour during the day. AZ night
time the prisoners eli locked up, and there Is no
chance Of their escaping.
Tho numher of oouyicts at Sing Sing generally
rsnre from 200 10 1000. Al the present time There
ne $50 males ard SO females. making 966 in all.
THB II Isos FOR FEMALES.
This is the only handsome edihce about the es.ab-
lishmeot The archte, tdre is that OF Greclsn
temple, ard the building N strnted Oh high hill
overlooking The Hudson. Mrs. Dodge is the hatron,
but in Der absence the assistant satrun, Mrs.. -quier
put us through the department. There are, NJ the
present lime, eightys six iemles IN confinement, moi
one Of them Is an educated woman, the majority
icing low prostitutes. They are mostly engaged Ia
hat finishing except few 1etsIed Oh for wssnlg
cooking &c. The cells are kept in most ex,eiient
order, and mos. o. thou are decorated by their IN
mates in The most surprising manner. Bits o.
oolorcd cloth add paper, small cuttings from thn
leather bat Innings, worked into device on the
walls and in one c.. there was Christmas tree.
Some Of the decorations are very tasteful, but TIT
negro girls carry OF tbe Palm In ornameutaaon.
Punislirlens fer infracanu o. the rules are uJt 6
frequent occurrence; 1hcn reAorted TO, solitary con-
fnen.ent IL generally found Sufficient Mrs. Squier
informed that abe generally found appeals ~ the
colvicts Pride would neydes her tractsole; she
pointed out one 10 ~ who was unruly than the
rest until pat under Der care; by sttering tho phi
eonor with The title ~ her "best man" without
bon order could rOt be preserved she Vas induced
10 conduct herself properly. Where other means
fail barsh oDee are sometires rescxted TO, soch
the shower bath, &c.