The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-11
WuFRE Yor NAY ONE DAY RESIDE.

WHERE YoU MAY One DAY RESIDE
No man in this country, In its present Pc
litical condition. can be absolutely certain
that he shall not one Of these days be com
PEELED to take up his cell in a penltentlary,
We have seen with our Own eyes, grey
beard, Of III, and heariless youths of Is,
forced to wear the striped garments, the
manaclcS, aud shaved heads, OF "eooy1cts.
without having committed any crime against
God or man. And the future promises a
recurrence ot such things Here Is the OJ
sereec ; description ot our States prison
In rear of the centre OF the main building
stands the domestic building which IS OF
brick, four stories high. aud OF unique and
attractive style uc architecture. In tins
building are the laundry, clothes rooms,
bakery, wash rooms, boiler rooms, heating
apparatus, ventilating machinery, en-
~ployees quarters, etc. The tall red chm
nev. which i noticeable at such a distance,
rise, from the centre of this building and i
to carry of the foul air and gases from al
the buildings. The engine rooms Will be IN
the centre of the main building. between
the wings.
The wall of the penitentiary is now a
prominent object 10 al. pas>ers on the rail
way. This wall Is one Of the largest IN the
country. rising in solid granite from 10 q
s. feet from the ground, and Of immense
thickness and solidity. Il has 4 coping
which 50 projects that it Is impossible iol
one to get out from the inside. The only
openings in this great wall are AT the tive
angles, where are iron doors, through which
the guards enter the towers on top OF which
are the guard houses. They are OF brick
and stand some ten feet above the wall.
They look like small Chinese pagodas an
the contrast Of the red brick with the white
wall is quite pleasing. The railroad gate j,
at the west side. This Is OF stone, with q
beautifully turned arch some eighteen feet
high. Through it the trains will enter the
grounds on a track which will extend nearly
across them. The Quarry, no longer
used, is filling up with water, and will be
the reservoir from which both the penlten-
tiary and the insane asylum will obtain thei,
supply of drinking water. The size of this
immense excavation in the solid stone i
some 80 feet by $50, with a depth Of from
sixty to seventy five feet. The water poure
into it from a number of Sprlngs OF remark
able purity and Is as pelucld a. any noun
tain lake. Standing on the south side and
looking down at the sheet of water, crystal
clear, the resemblance to a mountain lake l.
perfect. The water Is now some thirty feet
in depth, and all around 1t rise the gray
stone walls, with ferns dropping here and
there. la the State there Is no finer sub
iect for a sketch, and ambitious school girls.
who wish a subject for their brush can here
find one which will excite their enthusiasm.
This lake will be outside the wall, but
within the grounds. Walks and drivers are
to be around it, while the drainage l. such
that no surface water can run IN 1t. a
stand pipe will be put up. trou. which the
water will flow to the asylum and peniten-
tIarV The reservoir contains many million
gallons. The use of such pure water can
not fail to have the best effects on the
health of the inmates Of both institutions.