The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-01


Another Report on the Frssp0rt sA'
The Freeport journal of the So'h = 'i the
;,s hand a. two column account OF 'ne
the late excursion from that place 10 ,'OOA
Island We clip all relating to 'nis - =
ity The article generally Is concei' 80
little better spirit than the dirg rn ~
in the Bulletin; but our people Vlhi" A
some at the many plumbers in 1t mug"
considering the time and opportunl'ioII , w
writer had to gain information II w. 90. oa-
strange indeed if some errors DID "o' "
cur. The remarks in regard to lS1'''''
men employed and their inability " "n
swer civil question properly sho" po''
ignorance and bad temper. We venture
to say that there are few employs AZ 'he
Arsenal who could not give the 'lthor oi
this journal report lesson in g"u ni''i,
ners. The men are not eLiii''o0
to engage in conversation Win
itors - the rules of the Command
ant would hardly permit such lack OF
discipline or such neglect of the require
ments and necessities of the pubic service.
And the Commandment of the Arsenal Is
much better Judge of whetheI his EN-
ploves are lazy" than is the edtor oil the
Freeport Journal. A lazy oEincompet-
ent man would hardly hold his lace a day
But we forbear further CONNECT and give
our readers the extract, as toll'Ts
! AT Rock Island Junction the train was
| DELAYED about twenty minutes III eonse-
ouence of the telegraph operaor having
| gone home 10 dinner, and tn conductor
very properly refusing to run Uthout dls
matches, but after cOnsiderab2 whlstling
bv the engine he was brought his office,
and we soon started on the las eight miles
of our journey, reaching Rock Island and
stopping directly opposite the Island Just
as the Arsenal clock struck on and after
twenty minutes delay, upon payment OF
/ twenty dollars, the train was mn upon
THE ISLAND
and up TO the site of the buildings. Here
all hurried from the cars All soon were
swarming over the grounds. not paying a
great deal of attention 10 the keep off the
/ grass" notices which were thil1ly scattered
over the island Two of tn, buildings, q
description Of which was giyn in the ad
vertisement of the excursion IN the Jour
, nal of July 10th. ARE completed but not vel
entirely occupied, and two m're are under
] process of erection. About 90 stone cut
tiers are at work here, but lik all other gov
eminent hands ON the islam. they appeal
to take things easy, and ar never In ;
hurry. About 800 teams ae at work en-
gagged in all manner of hauling. lmmens,
iron braces and columns for the building
are lying all over the building portion O
the island. In one of the Buildings, whicI
is intended as the machin, shop, an im
mense steam engine has ben set up, bu
no other machines are as ct put IN. L
the lower story of the otter completes
building = great number q cannon ar
stored, but the rest of the building, wit
the exception of the paym&ter : Othce, l
unoccupled- In several pats OF the islam
immense iron canuons art lying III tn
grass, some of them alnst overgrOw
with moss and vines The blacksmith an
machine shops would be PAGES well wort
d long visit if it were not N the lazine'
Of the men employed and ter inability I
answer a civil question pro erly. As 1t /
however, persons must puIp with grei
deal OF Insult if they wisl to enter eithe
of the shops The machine shop is file
with all manner Of machinery, and a
Of the very best make. We saw vel
few soldiers. although we were to
that there were 500 on he island, bl
owing to the shortness of Ut stay, we di
not go through their qlarters whlc
are in the northwest par Of the islam
The officers quarters are al neat, comm
dious buildings near the western part
e the island. We noticed mat great ca
r had been taken to preserve the trees
the grounds, the sidewalks along the av
nues in many places havin. been built z
q gag in order to avoid cutting down any
: the trees. while in one plae where wat
IT pipes were being laid, il order to ave
destroying small dejeced looking tire
the pipes were being carried about ten te
around it. ''So't won't srie roots,
u borer told us
: But our time on the iSand was neal
up, and after an eager hui fOI drink
water, and not finding any we fastened
the train. which was just about leaving t
! island, and at lust 2.JJ VT were taken
:, the island and put upon Illinois land,
II more properly,
p" ROCK ISLAND,
y that much abused city We saw nOthi
d. any more dilapidated or b,oken down 10,
=, inc in tho fnXFp and psnaaallv arouDd