The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-13
A STATE PRISON FOURTH.
TIE CONFLICTS Ar DAHNEMoRA HAD
Il omar Day
The Prison Hand Healed the Proceasion
About To~n-Ansrward tho Prison
MINISTRIES Entertained the Citizens.

The Prison Hand Headed the PrOceasion
About Town ArierwRrd tho rrison
MINISTRIES Entertained the citizens.
DAxSEMon,. V Y. July 5-Almost In the
heart OF tho Adirondack Mountains. boun ded
on three sides by q chain Of hills varying from
100 to over 1000 feet in height and $500 feet
above tidcwater, Clinton state Prison is To-
Gated. Tho mountain urou which It stands
is full OF iron ora ut tue richest kind, and this
was why tho prisnn WIS first placed here. For
years tho prisoners wore employed In digging
ore and mnkng iron AZ n rrotlt to the State,
and gtea. cayorns in tho Garth partly fllod
with water, and rHs'y and abandoned machin-
ory. show how OFFENSIVE the work dono was
Tho old forge whare the ore was
Ineitel and made into pig iron. has
been trunsforme int iuctUry for the
manufacture ri shirts, AMI the din Of the trip
hammers has given place 10 the click OF hun
dreds Of sowing machines. 1t is said that ut
the time the manufacture OF iron was aban
doned II cost tile state IS moro 10 mako ton
OF Iron than Il could be put upon the market
for Thcn tho manufacture OF boots and
shoes. hats, and clothing was tried. but these
were all successivev abandoned, aud the only
industry now carried on ia tho manufacture OF
shirts, OF which about 100 dozen arc made ev-
cry day The great majority OF those ind
market in tho West and South md on the Pa
cinc coast
When all othor Industries wers stopped by
the enactment OF the Convict Labor law
Isaiah Fuller. the agent ard Warden found
himself with nearly 500 prisoners on his
hands in enforced idlepcss. Tho result wGs
demorallHing upon tho prisoners and ruinou5
10 their health. 1t Is said that at one timo 1t
was no unusual thing for three or four CON
Scts week 70 20 insane ana the hospihta a WaS
and better conditioned lot OF coENictS cHnngt
he found in any rsow . II hS staff or
oac In' business SSGnass ma I' and the profits upon
The shTtn m Rn 81 III. lar pris6o
T hcu d PSYS o the pson s said to
most perfect IN the state; This Is LARGELY tho
conEectoi With the prison Tor a quarter Of a
century The prisoners arc treated with Kind;
mesa and 70 Dc as ha5ny ana b
when one does break over tho rules the iron
hand Of Capt. Neon Is olt in way that i makes
ness il nSrsap and about tho prison is RICHLY on;
forced, and this. together with tho puro air and
SoI hSa Sni the death rate lar below
that Of other prisons. Or: J, b. Rnnsqm says
oners out OF tho 800 are in the hospital ut a
tine n these are se GSToI men ssV who we're
this rule last, winter. however; during the
prevalence OF the, grip. Nearly 500 OF the con-
looked al or by Chaplain ii. l.. Grant who.
Ia the chapel renovated and enlarged. Tho
average attendance OF the services on sunday.
Hundred, is 1 now over i've hurried on the
first Sunday II each mouth the Catholic priest
holds ferrice In the same chapel. and always
has largo congregation. ~ ado NY OF ProteS-
tants ns we'll as Catholics. There IL an excel
lent choir sol cted from among tho conyic,s.
great churches OF New York and Brooklyn.
Loss than .yonr ago Warden Fuller con;
entirely Of prisoners would be good thing to
relieve the lonelinsss OF prison life II, After
teatcd 10 furnish tho instruments. aud to-day
he has a band OF twonty-seven members. who.
considering the circumstances. arc remarkably
good porfOrmers. and three times week they
play in tho loug halls OF the prison. while the
other prisoners. locked in their cells, listen 60
TheIe are four days In the year that arc OBJ
seryed as holidays IN the prison. These are
and Christmas. On these days the prisoners
are served with something extra for dinner.
Mors is suspended, and they E9t extra = priv
how tho glorious Fourth was celebrated In the
led by y life convict, j; V, kiere. from hudson:
came into the, long halls Of tie prison and
Tanner - Yankee Doodle" = Amsriea,
marching Through Georgia and other nopp-
the prison walls resouni and the prisoners in
faef ssf sani IN IN, s.sh DiSSes
River. and" Carry the Nows to Mary. IKE, and at
the end Of each pie there came from the cells
0, nearly SO prisoners the sound Of capping
Oughly they en!orcd the treat
Fordinner mutton stew had been prepared.
mutton. about twenty bushels OF notatoes. and
other ingredients N proportion. This Is rare
sis:ing OF beef both fresh aud salt pork.
beans; ilsG souns, bread without n bu f. and
cur Gr GotH Wo ,b ut do warren aI fuss n 9Gd
ave TO each prisoner. in addition to Ills, NUT
read 0% berS piece ITS q Su Ssfa % poce Of
cheese nearly the size OF q mans fist three
With Sugar and MILK %hsn RS stew
was ready it was put into tin bRslns holding
sGd III the bSa n eaeS
convict: At Il O'Clock the prison bell sounded
thu fignal. the cells were unlocked.
dIInners; ny. are divided lnt9p cO4MPs:
the man In front q him, with their faces turn
fho If hsP sg
T. striped good. me str PCS running around
nent. AS each prisoner passed. the table where
the stew was he received q basin and half
nsor corrc S @ or u 90 ms rnS Ss
the gingerbread. cheese, butter oranges. coffee
Snd SE"rS AMI served d them to the is9nsEs
band again marched un and down the long
halls playing lively Hirs while each convict ate
his Fourth OF July dinner alone in his cell
Warden Fuller had determined to give the
inhabitants Of this little hamlet, containing
probably not more, than 500 people. also a treat
drawn by tour horses and tianked by about
dozen OF the guard. each with Il revolver In his
hip peck It, paraled tho main streets Of the
village. playing q! tho nationa! and patriotic
airs. together wi the popular tunes oil tho
day. A, the head OF the procession rode War
den Fuller and DR.. Hanson. and imme lately
behind It in another CARRIAGE followed tho
stern dieciplinarian, Capt. Moon, who looked
like anything but the terror he is said to be TO
evil doers, and Chaplain Grant. his usually
solemn visaGs wfeathei In smiles A few citi- |
2ens IN wagons joined the procession, and the |
circuit OF the village about ono bock-wRs
made amid the p'nGdlts OF nearly 100 bright
aud harry children, d. sseeh In their gala at /!
tire. and the OF pios!on OF a ilrecraCker
Then tile procession returned inside he :
prison wallis ard carried out the programme
Of the day On the lawn in front Of the VAR |
dens residence and tho mnIn Office seats for |
tie band had been arranged aid platform ,
iHid for ths dancing, sy0eches, and songs
Tho Warden and us family, the officers OF tho I
Prison and their families had reserved sOats, !
easy chairs under III" trees fleeing the per
,..b, tkn a