The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-16
FORT LEAyENWORTH.
A "Times" z porter Takes q
Peep at the Improvements
Going Or ThrTeat.
And Makes 4 Note OF Some Things
i'm General and Others
in Particular.
FORT LEAyENWORTH.

Yesterday morning a reporter OF III
T Mrs took a jaunt up to Fort Leaven'
worth, fox the purpose OF viewing and in
terviewing the
VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS
now in progress there. On all sides signs
the mos, intense activity are apparent in
every department, and it does the faint
soul good TO wi ness il in these times of de.
pre- sion and gloom. At the present time
there are some two hundred and fifty Work.
men and mechanics from this city, employed
at the post, and il is hobab!e that lie
wo.k VIII last all Winter. One Of the large
cavalry stables nov in coarse OF erection
viii completed during the present week,
another Will probably receive the finishing
tournes.in about ten days, and the thir!
will be ready ior occupancy by the first oi
October. These stables .re lie largest in
.he vest and are mvCelo OF neatnCss and
eleeance. They are ofthc s"ine length As tho =
-ec atty burned, but :: . 'yider. Every care
has peen taken in their construct -on 10 rem
der hem Convenient ana tending 10 this
enc new order of h-nsS has been devils
ed. 1T the head o. the 81 lis containing the
ho,ses, between theIl an the =. les Of the
barr 4 passage way La ,en Cons -uc.ed so
as IL allow the passage t. and 20 OF tne
hos. ief aEJ attendants. ms mons .0r tnc
rece. ;tioR q [. lay are Ill % that ,Ee
wa Dns ~ Iiss Loan / = ceiisr OF the
s.a !e ;.B.. ~ y the nay .ht-e-r without
Eay Hg % 10 maj NJ. < cr.s ie. The cav
air iio-ses, ne NO :iui arc in number,
are now ncpt in a large building jus, north
Of Inc
L.T.RY PRISON.
t;o.L:ng cii.sciaily new has t-anspir 1
cit. !, .. !. oauG this bas;ile S ice the
eso. q .hc ti.e prisoners, .he ], ais o.
vi. d. were furnished by II T-irs some
tt ago.
.1.le building i.ttEded for tie provost
quad is RAPIDLY apnnc aching completion,
III will IL ready ar Inc sylC eis about
tie enc o. his month. Plans !. ! specii-
Ca ;oGs fcs military hospital TO be attach
81 - ihe =. son havcf .er sent o. 10 Wash
instun for ne consideration O. the War
ltissl- '-4SlA-. 'aAA dt t'lG N'tli-lS
notniGfs definite has been leaned IN regard
20 ther'. Jhc hospital Will probably cos.
about $4,000.
Two SNAIL. Sensations
howeve., which We must BOT forget to
cii ron !, =, Lave occurred, All, although
there - - 10 bloodshed follo~ ~ either,
they Il. :; Interest the general public One
weeL 10 last Sunday, two men named
James Lack .ner aid w Ham Ketchcr,
the roc. o the prison, and then, by mean
o. :; rope anufacturrd by themselves, We /.
lowered &c .he ground. How they climb /
line fence is not known. No guards a.e
Stationed c'Ong the fence or in the yard at
night, End consequently their escape, when
once iai-ly outside the building was COM
parativlly easy. The prisoners are allow
ed froM six L It'll niiie o'clock An the even
ing TO walk in the corridor, after which
zine t'ey are locked up. Again, on the
9Th of rhis month, four of the convicts, &C.
compai ,ed by The sentinel, one Henry
Rust, marched out oil The gate 10 90 20
wor!-. They have not BIN heard from
SAGE. The coEvicts may possibly have
nlugde.-d the guard, and then aga:l the
guard ruay haze gone Or with them volun-
tarily. dis prospects 70: the future, should
he be > unfortunate as - ne captured, are
aither blight nor promising, being bread
ald water and dungeon Tor the rest OF
his natural lie.
MILITARY OoNviCrs.
There are now two hundred and ,wentv-
eight men confined in he prison, and be-
sides these there are about thirty-fiye AT
he State PenitentiaIy, for which the gov
eThment pays 10 tie state something near
Ei.y cents per dag for taking care OF them
The provost guard consist OF fifty eight
men.
MiNUFAClUR :.
Although il is not int ended that the mill
tary prison shall be coz EeTted into a work
shop, there are now several articles, such as
door-mats, boots and shoes. clothing and
harness made there. Such prisoners as
have a trade are there employed.
THE ARSENAL SQUARE
presents usually a busy scene. To The north
are the huge buildings occupied by the
clothing and equipage departments, and
for the storage oil the quartermaster's goods,
wherein are la &c huuoer oi clerks ana
laborers employed. To the south are the
blacksmith, carren' ar and wagon shops. In
here is large ard magn; icent stationary
engine, saiti to be the frest in he West. II
runs lie machinery throughout The whole
immense building, ire different rooms lie.
sLS inc In ,bn NJ. - -, - y =
bu;ld;n, arc s;,n,.sd a., 81. ' ~ III - .1,a
ertv Gle ( and Of re m. s.or .; ransn rlop =
tion. About seveni -. mon ave mnIo,e,,
in the aboye men.ioa. ! len :, nsn.s -
Al FORE
Is about % move rs headquarters from
her present. location, 20 TIE building al
,oiihei: e5cuf;eo oy 81. MoNu l, chle! q