, 1877-02-24
THE DRIDEWELL.
Some Interesting Facts Concern
ing the City Prison.
A Vast Change Since the Days Of tho
Old Rookery at Polk Street
Bridge.
What Ifns Been Accomplished
During the Past Six Years.
No Drones Permitted In the Institution
All Must Work.

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No Drones Permitted IN tne lnsttutlon-
M nus' "o1A'
Some Five Hundred Inmates Fin'l Con"
..u.4 rn,,t.~,,o,t >a-o,,,d
slant employment Aronna
t1lo Place.
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o,.,,,;,..s o,a o,,;a+neaa tho areat
Cleanliness ano autetness tne 01et1'
Features of the Disciplinc. :,
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Nc, five miles southwest from tho courti1ouse,
Is thc CITY House Of Correction. The site Is
bleak and deaolatc, and in tho winter tIsnc cold
and ehccr]css. From It's eastern WIndotrs may
be seen tho smukc of tho city. In It's front. and
not a long way fsom #, loon, tho factories ol d
m1n,a."fc eohsso",'' NV. 't9 enAa5s 1' a'u W, ~,
cratlvcs much OF tho same color. Clipping OH
the southeastern corner of tie prison grounds.
i.,bc southwest braucl,o Of tho South Branch, and
hsyonI on the west md south Is the prairlc, lot-
tejisereantl t''cro 'uvlcneea Of hohcst Indus
tries. In front ts tho truck OF the "Panhanale9
1aao:s By on the north that Of the naa,le
the sma,l-pox Hospital o. pcst-llouse In lss
surronndlnEe, the br'dewell Is not altogether
1Np1fg All2 LlllCh4tJ1 ElllICHS WllU lDUk UpQH
tbs establishment rs winter resort or q stl,n-
ssr .oat ,n,,,,1I,,out -. tn,or+oi -at,,o, tt,s,
me' ssas s'p''s .'' ,..s.na, s"'a.s s'"a
It's cSter'la' sttractiohs' Hs W1nuo~e LOOK OUT
n,alcs contemplate tic flat country. relieved
only hv Tho ntnhItfons smoho nf thc nnanufa,-
t,,ri,t cs,nb,is,,.,,. IN tho ,ttst.rcc ,hnv ,,,,
tr % e. .seusn,n m 49,. III ill., a.ss"es '"os a."
io"l LOT rellectton III tAo parTennc8s ol q Horiu
given ovcr to waste and wickcdness. Now h'ad
then tho veil OF MI cngiuo tells OF thcorctto cty-
iij.atiou, but ,,cyoud thu. and tle black yom,t
Of shs si1~noy., there i nothing M W 70 rssufrsst
the landscape from Its cenlctefy-like appeuf-
ance. with tho great brick cross In tho centre a.
n monument tt, fhe moral b,1rtnl hclov..
Th" rrcscn, nr;J,,vsI, tye. cst,,Jfa,,ca Il, 1871
~ 4he p1escht nl'ue"e.l wa cs'ae1slea N 1o'1' q.
The ancient bufaincrs' terror stood on FOLK
street, near the river, but the sfnfulness ncccs-
sitics Of the city demanded that IT, be enlarged,
o,l =, ,+ ,.., n,,,.,t ,,or,.5 o,,,.,. .vttt q,
a''. Nv ~ ""' w. 11oH0 >os..ss .. WI. s-s
uneo eooa' anu, taough lhcomp'ete compared
with Its present extension, Was opened on tha lota
of August. ric inhabitants OF the polk strcct
institution wcru removed to II, and Mr., George
slansur' the tlcu superintendent sat nun uo"n
beneath his utter absence ot v1no anu fle-tfee,
ment Of whontocycr tho strong ar,u Of tho
law ,bm,fd cost ,I,a,n bts mercy.
=. ~" n,, '.ou 'o. ,t,t," .o,tss n ,ha rann,;s.
=. "ae no' A's'' 'o''e! W tao So's''.Ia. ~
tboACts As "S's ~ kAo Ws6VAS4h VIE" tAo
hcei1a was accutnplislcl from thu old rookesy.
In point of surroundings, perhaps, the pu1k
street Institution lind It's advantages, but in d.
tails for the comfortable e1platl0u of petty Of
inottel. 49,.
The people Of Chicago havo not yet forgotten
the reputation tho former House III Correction
when IT. was fat ami aourIslIng, spokc Of It as
"of wool, old, rotton, ami rickety. atlortli,,x
nests for inlunstr,bto verlnit,. Tho lttIa cells,
each Intended for ono person, and ftrl,tahed
with single cot Of boards attl tick filled Will,
straw, arc tnntlc IN auy cuscs to hold two per-
solls, WHO, III this hot weather {Ang,istl,
arc obliged tu liu as closely packed
~. hcErlnss IL 2 harrc1., Anothes
employment for tits prisoners. THE mel,