Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-10-26
THE PENITENTIARY.
The Tile and DrainagePipe Manufac-
tory in Full Blast-Readable
Record of a Trip to the
Institution.

A NEW MEXICAN scribe visited the pen
ltentiary yesterday and found things pro-
crossing at great rate.
The eastern wall of the penitentiary
has been completed to the corner and the
stone foundation of the southeast tower
is now being laid. Superintendent Berg
man has laid 466,922 brick in this wall.
Prior to his accession to office 46O,l72
had been laid. One of the improvements
that the superintendent has introduced is
the opening of sand pit within the pen
itentiary Enclosure.
There is on hand, therefore, now 1885,
600 brick, and enough lime and sand to
complete the wall, the southern side of
which is yet to be built. Col Bergman
says he will undoubtedly finish this be-
fore next May.
NEW IND UsTRY.
The immediate purpose of the trip was
to inspect the terra-cotta pipe making
Supt. Bergman, out Of odds and ends of
iron and beams, has rugged up a COM
plete ten-inch pipe presser and moulder
The clay is of the best fire variety, taking
a perfectly smooth surface of fine grain
1t is uuluixed with grit OF any klnu. Ds-
sides this he has built model kiln for
burning pipe and is now able to turn
out from 500 to 1000 feet per day. Every
tool used in this new industry is home
made, and the product is as good as any
pipe works in the country .
The superintendent also showed witt
pride some terra-cotta ornaments, beau
tifully fashioned, and said as soon al
opportunity permitted he was going into
its manufacture on large scale.
THE NEW ANNEX.
From the pottery works to the annex
was but step. The main stair case here
built by one of the convicts, is as good
piece of work as could be desired in
private residence; and to save the stalne'
steps, gunny sacks have been woVel
together into rough but serv1ceable an
ornamental stair carpet Tho hospita
apothecary shop, work shop, bath an
bake rooms, clothing department, laundr
and quarters for United States prisoner
are located III this building.
IN THE MAIN CELL HOUSE
everything was as scrupulously clean a
usual. Many of the cells are Hastily OF
namented with pictures, pretty mats, et'
The scribe asked If it was not danger
GUS to allow convicts these things on az
count of the opportunities they afforde
to hide things. =.
Said the superintendent: "They wi
hide saws and tools any way, and thes
things are not as good for hiding as OIL
binary prison furniture. The ingenuit
of convict in planning escape is simpl
wonderful. At one time here we lost
saw, and we knew unquestionably VIII
stole it. We searched his cell in ever
crack and crevice, taking apart ever
thing that could reasonably be suppose
able to conceal such an article. We coul
not find the saw, SO we resorted to stric
watch of the man; and it turned out tina
J he had taken a common school slate tina
he had apart, inserted the saw in one G
the sides, knocked the frame togethe
again and had his saw all right No, thes
ornaments are not the dan2rous thing
I give prize of dollar every week &c
the cleanest and best kept CELL
In the windows of the cell house al
beautiful plants. The superintendent
also going to train Madeira plants ovt
part of the walls, and is doing everythin
possible for the comfort of his charge
r The prison yard near the houses Is or
glowing mass of chrysanthemums ar
i, late flowers.