The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-02-23

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Incidentally 10 s.sY he mentioned tasi
te and hiiing ishders NE wall imt~f
yinp iY dampHe.s ~ hsst. and sl1 whsn
pnt DO partition walls v 'bs best Pc
yest,gs N communication w snsd FINN
cell w. call,
The evt windov and dor fpmes are
baftt In with the hollow rali A. with che
othsf Egen briek which alone make
tte sgf.t material fer a prison wall may
be used with safety In the construction
If the hollow wall
An Improvement ~ the l0ck must We
noticed The lock y fastened 70 the
east.iron door, not by bolts o. fivss but
BY being aid into a dovetailed groove o.
recess. and this protects the criminal
from the fury Of the supide mob, which
cannot, with a few blows Of cold chi'ei
and sIedge, remove the lock and open
the door, but must cut through the solid
door. anywhere easier than around the
lock.
The model on exhibition shows th
cell sttlted on hollow cast-iron columns,
which plan, in some cases, may be ad-
yisable or necessary, as afording more
complete security against any attempt
, to escape by cutting through the hoor
, of the cell. 1t gives the Waterman com
mand at all times Of the open space un-
der the cells, and also allows repairs to
+ the sewerage and w%ater-piPes which pass
1 througb the columns, without destroy
9 inc the floor or foundation of the cell.
Communication between a series OF
stilted cells and the main building may
g be made by means of a draw-bridge'
8 which can be raised and all connection
d cut off whenever desired.
An oblique door with perforated Jamt
It is one of the Improvements included IN
q this system. 1t is designed to give ven
~tilation and an opportunity to inspect
a. the cells, without permitting the occu
j. pants to look from one cell into another
n Altogether the method of prison con
=. struction which has been developed by
Messrs. Cook & Heath seems to be far il
rs advance of the methods heretofore de
,e veloped, in security, in healthful arrange
ment, in economy, and in adaptation no
I. only to every fern of str ucture designed
-. for the confinement of persons, but als
L to bank vaults and safe deposits, wher
=, n~roperty is to be secured from outsid
ID attacks.
The gratitude of the public is due t
those who have placed In the nands
rs Justice a tool so efficient as a prison froI
is which there is, practically, no escape
lie. AS a preventive of crime such a prlso
Is worth more than a thousand sermon;
r The county that has a perfect prison WI
H. he piyen a wide berth by the professions
ne criminal, and the prospect of inexorabl
ne confinement will offset many a tempta
Il. ton. The dignity of the law is pre-
10 served, and the highest respect Is ac
nc corded to the authority that is able t.
ep enforce, to the utmost, the punishment
lid it has decreed.
ot. A number of prisons have already bee
-. built by the inventors of this system
and its completeness thoroughly testes
a Parties who can appreciate the wori
ior ings of this prison system will do well ,
cry correspond with Messrs. COOK q Heati
ne. Memphis, Tennessee.