, 1863-05-12
THE STATE PEklTEN1lARY,
Progress Of lis Construction.
THE WARDENS HOUSE AND
WINGS.
The Internal Economy Of the Prison
A DAY WITHIN WALLS.


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a. nou,.on.;ar, ,>,,+ -. 80,
80 - aa' ~ .a' .1s has1aa ,'.;e,s @ Nv :,t "4su
= 4s' ~ oeetpus ',no D11 l. '''
-, - o. = " une D.Ia, 80, '.1u4 nato etone.
ni'es ,nto ulnnet VIZ msas u'ea seep-oseas'
:" 49, s4sefn5 ~ nN ee."sen 4oa1 stone
"As' y soa. l s,,s. uo1o4. 4oeheo' anu
. 3ou ,'!:,,a. r.u w e1,y ~ a. .he r1sS OF an
- tr~ ~ ~Da.,.sN.'-s soaf ooa}' a'oa9
:. - ~ sst ~ a auue1 suen circumstances
10 Nv Nv ,,ems ~ p'e'sore' as suhar9 prison
o4toe ana SoPpefneao martyrs nave confessed
soI "'.nln Inc eram1ea space OF te" square
1eel OIL gloomy stone is not the bed Of the
sybarite. 4 uniform which transforms FOR
into n h{ncda1 yabro o1tborr,, ~
and festive tn tbe evo In ;te an,ron-;.t -
sn,,cra xon,d mi he = mocnot n d-e,.;.,
49," Ivy 1~' WIN. 4n ui"" 'ns
looA' not uataaly lor lfee pass Into ord
mary society, and m Amazonian growth O.
hair Is much preferable to that hare sca1n
xhfch tborob afftc.aa hv rnoh, o,a aho,,75a,
t,.t.., :. . Au. aAte Dtu''
a'eele, III nevertheless lnofca1lEe OF fe1orma
tory institutions. But ride through the
classic purlfeus of B,idgnort. the soualid
sn,an5ara ~ s1n,n,t .n5 atbars a,a 4he
op41nuo.s ~ 1 o .D, N..,' H. aAt 49,. 49,
Of the Imbroglio. ever hereafter famous as
the stamping ground Of the dangerous man,
.5 tho sdren3,rac ~ tbe rrcnor viii, b;s
@ unu .ue r.,,NN '~oe. "'sn 10
Att1c I'm po1 1ouo"ea W Inc spltlts OF eur1-
Gus reporters, and then short drive to the
Pcnitentiary, looking like fortress over
1,,nr;n,- tha tow 20 nvotaot ~ ,nhoh,to,+.
nans ne .n' t""n " p'o.ss' ~ tl1spi'11td
against the 1aVage5 Of possible future Haggars,
will deEelope much Of interest in that institu-
41or +hn fntcrno1 economv If xrb,c. 10 ,ro1,
-; s..;a:1to-aa a1a s.1;t, - -" "u 1~. - -.
aolni'nste teiea' anu luns WILL .ne system aoa
rtcetJ OF clock "olk, or 10 be more exact
which is to be the lion Of Chicago If It suou1d
ct tu1u out a Tid;cxors mus liter the travail
nf the ,norntn;n N-A~ ''>1A
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III orfieEAs'
The Prison Commissioners are Dr.. Ira A..
W. Buck, Chairman Of Aurora; F. A. Eastman,
esq, OF Chicago, and Il. .Bursin, esq, ofGales-
burg. THESE gentlemen are well qualified for
lne posillon Inc! nave received from the Ex-
nersistrnt in their onn,fcation n ~ rasnan, ~
Eihle dnties asynlyin9 n1,Hn 1hem H,of a.
srren Of snccess 7ra;t : 7,,3on thst sn,,;ca,;on
Is not pertinent to the scone Of th;s art;c1e ~
Il ranresants hnt VA siots ~ a.. 1sd t,.o -
contp1raa nton nores ~ ano ol oenens
be s1nbr,cnd ;,h;r ~ s,,; IL .,an5 10y ~ ~
t,sa1tn ha1re "en Genta;n ~ p;.1a n to1u9 u
IL 1cesne ~ ~. nr;an,' % ,,ant1a,,,o,, W Gun5 ~
ne1s h;s To.t,, +, tI,a s2ts ~ ~. 1no 1s
f,ls He"s nis son;a ~ lne sRo1.s o. iar, nm and
i;nd ,n;a1 Muu ond - art bsinss ~ t,nma
~ hIpo. Renml M in9 ne.a.s ~ ais lsiauons Win
~, NV ~. ~ ln1usm soa VI eselytn'nS apper.
sone n ihe bn ~ thn ine o.
+,r;eooo. - e ~ ""'t ;n.s ~ sts ennael VI u
hrnt,1 oa NAM ~ the,a 40 80 ~ tnt aud
i.nows +ha ;n1its r.is+oa r - T.}' H.;2},' e'eIspoay
ac,inT os W:Edt., n n3,;a,, ~ epa95, -
seonIda5 he raor,a ~ n.4P P'a,..on , II - ap5y
T1ean'.sa - EI.fs NJ pAlee, uePuL!. =. D.
10 rarn1a- nfy;onr. t,a-n auut.19a ~. ~ ~ tuese,
fan fo9rmen and tyo onarM ~ LILY Suai.us,
.nat tha ,;,,,a 4ua5 l1seIien 1elplng
f,t tHs anx Mo keep IN per.
contractors and architects in fhc nursrs1,cc M of
their duties, and among the latter our own
well known citizens, foremost in their profcs.
sion, Messrs. Boyinyton and Wheelock,
EXTERNAL Aprp4p.Scr
v;tb .bo .-ano,.,1 o,..o...s,
.;t. nI.u ~ Seaes:a eAteTuau appearance OF tue
Pt.e9n 1aaS ~ etesy ons ls hmlilar, ana we
r on, uuJ ea'e. an.o anJ askleo uesGriptlon'
- t;a veebp.se tnen Gres npon Rc9Le eleFa,
W. oant;I,nu ~ ol Jones ana
st Ion;s afton Sh;cero ~ r,;iroI inu ,1ac4 ~ 1e
..e ~ ~ ,r,;1a - guar
sfone c,terinr ;nto fha cGnstpuct;on ~ ~ ~
s;eo,, ie .utp ~ CONSTRUCTOR oI toe
Rnndrcd md tifsr nrsnna-s ne aso " uu4s one
81 br thc -T,enns!s Hb;c1, su 80 na1 moIk, r.
h;tc5en The Wo1I IL - ~ .ns
-r.tnt 4ona-. ~ ~ o.,a, ~ t!anusoale
aaSn ~ ,e - ~ ,sla @!de prom
tha ~. ~ +ha paoie as. ~ S'te"ss pSn y.
.ue ...etoatoI ~ " @ .us . :as "uu "esI "lis aAa
totsesta ~ annei ~. sates, luese iattel
Mramnnn u uu1 tha s11sG EG; ae a.senpaeo escape
~ I.,a1 - 10 a., cnsso uulueies, ~ ~. ~
n1 ae "em Iuss ,no ~ 4n ~ m.eicn s alo.
M csel .neso fa.cn a3s VII oe elecaeo nandsome
towSrs for the guards, IL the same aFchi.ec-
s13horato 10 ~ m 'sss dss; ~ ,s ot
T.. c'a9oAee ~ uestEn, geatlns upon thein
IT, ~ !, ~ eiono .io Neeha Ilo oono pup
1 ~, .u .ne heu ;.t ~ Ma.cn 1og, WIN saTl-
o'9 "eapons W ei'neF s4ae III nefslolc styles
TIE WARDES's HOUSE
The Warden's house, now in process of
construction, and which will probably be
completed this season, forms the centre nor
tion Of the front, facing the town. This
building, coastructed ed ct tie finest stone from
the quarries, is about S5xo0 feet on the
ground, four stories high, with q basement
under the whole building. Il Is designed ex-
cluEively Tor the use Of the Warden, his dep.
uty and families. The basement will be dc.
voted TO culinary purposes, and also contains
story Is arranged for the convenience of the
Officers, balls for the guards, reception room,
clerks Office, etc. The second floor will be
occupied by the Warden and flmily, aud con-
t;.ins also the public parlors. Tho stories
above HiN be divided into dor1uitories for the
guards.
The houec is made fre-proof BIZ iron foo1
joiets, brick arches, brick partitions and iron
stairways. This is . deviation from the origi.
nal plan, but as II forms the closing portion
Of the whole gard, 1t was thought advisable
to make 1t as secure and permanent as posi-
bic. The walls being Of stone and the parti
tions and floors of brick aud iron, IL will
make one of the most thorough structures IN
the state.-lhe entrance way to the house viii
sign is very elaborate and of Surprising beauty
Few entrances in the West will sarpass it
Inc stone Is already nearly dressed and Al
lnougn tne utmost n1cety OF nnlsn ana ln1s1
cate carving we're required, II mas oeen accom-
phsueo of lne prisoners. IN 1he entire con
sln.uon " tn9 nouse, lug op1ecls OF IN
Commlsslonefs 5 mas oeen 10 obtain perlnananc' q
anu seco1H5'- .,1.
TIE WINGS
the main prison wings. The East containing
400 cells, and the West 500. The west wing
in const quence Of the grade Of the natural SUI
face, affords one more tier of 100 cells. Al
the cells are built Of solid stone, with thor
ough system Of separate ventilation for eacl
cell The rooms or airing courts around tn
thn nr;eona1s he,Gy. ~ aIiaaa anu ny gas
1;nht IN thc even;ns fnr read,no ~ Thn.a a! ;g -
& ~, LIZ ~ ~ ~ % Gsemns 'of fesong 1hese wing
toretber viii thc two W;ngs an5 aues sn nouse s
iaef;cu oftha rIo;, - ,.i1 1 - e414.i PAo