New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-14
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
RROnKLYN.S NEW JAIL.

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A DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW WING WHICH WILL
COST rwo HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS AND CONTAIN FOUR HUNDRED AND
FORIY-THHT 'CrLLs-s0ME FACTS ABOUT The
OLD JAIL IN RAYMOND STREET.
The construction of the new jail which the Kings
County Supervisors decided about year ago to
erect in Ravmond-st., Brooklyn, az cost of nearly
$3.50 600 has so far advanced that the building Is
nearly rooted in ard the granite walls are almost
completed. This building is intended as wing TOT
the confinement of male prisoners IN proJec'eh
JAIL the remaining parts Of which will not be buit
nj present 1t is situated on the south side of the
old JAIL and runs back from Raynond-st nearly 10
Fort Greene II ~ divided into two parts. the
main building, fronting on Raymond-st., and the
cell building, which stands behind II. The outer
walls are of granite lined with brick and filled IN
with stone. The building Is four stories IN height.
and il is 10 be ornamcnied with seven granite Tow"
crs-our on the rear of tho cell building and three
on the front of the main building; some OF the
towers are 90 and others 10 feet III height. .
The cell builling is 213 feet in length and ~ feet
wide. Three corridors run lengthwse, and upon
these the cells face. None of the cells adJon Inc
outer walls hence there will be no danger OF prs
oncrs seeking to escape IN the manner m which
Red Lcary left Ludlow Street jail behind him
few months ago The cells are AS III number ;
each is heated by steam and ventilated by means
of ilue opening from it near the floor: The cells
are feet by y feet and Inches In size. anu Tue
ceiling i ten feet high. The cell walls are OF nara
brick. feet and inches in thickness. while the
floors and ceilings consist of solid granite blocks
foot thick, the ceiling of one wall forming the ipoI
of the one directly it. The cell doors consist OF
perpendicular iron bars. and the sllls ana ineis
are also OF iron all firmly built into the solid brick
walls. In addition 70 these 41S cells, eight nave
been built in the cellar, where they will be m total
darkness These are doubtless intended for the
punishment ol refractory prisoner. Iheir con-
struction is similar 10 that of the other cells.
,.r main which sltudfPu
Office, the keepers apartments rooms for the en-
pl0yeS etc. il 60 by 40 feet in dimensions. line
height to the cornce Is 90 feet. The contract Tor
building the iaIl was secured by Frcc a MacHamcc,
and the granite work has been done by Booth
Brothers OF this city. The granite brought
from Mill Stone Point, Conn.,, the cutting being
done in Brooklyn. In the walls about 10000 cubic
feet of granite have been used and there are 500 OF
the granite blocks which form the floors and cell
Ings of the cells. part Of the female wing OF
the old Jail has already been torn away 10 make
room for the bocr-hOuse, and wncn the new build-
ing is completed this will be entirely demolished.
The old RAYMOND Street jail was built in 1889 in
| part, the wing used for female prisoners beng
erected SIX years later. In the interval what Is now
used the laundry was set apart for female prison.
crs In the male wing" there are three tiers OF
fourteen cells each. Each cell has solid iron door,
in which there wicket for the admission OF food,
and there is q small window, heavily barred, III
each Since the election of the present shciln sew
cral improvements have been made IN the old jail.
The office has been enlarged ami newly httcd up,
and the dirty yellow wmtcwash which covered the
interior walls of the building, and rubbed of upon
| the slightest provOcatlon, has been removed. The
cells have also been cleaned out, number of bar
res of old plastering and rubbish being taken from
some of them.