Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-07-11

lauSeiilellS mad been almost COM
pleted. 1
The barracks are in the extreme
southeast corner of the island, and
although they are uncompleted, as a
whole, yet enough has been done to
provide for the first lot of prisoners
who are expected to arrive. not later
than Tuesday
The plans. as outlined at present.
look as though the government was
making ready for the confinement Of a
gigantic brood Of chickens The nuts
which are being built are 100 laot
long, 20 wide and 10 high There &c.
10 in all. according to the plans. In
shape and size they differ but vefy
! little from the ordinary chicken coop.
| There is just enough slope to the rouf
to carry off the water, the roof being
fashioned after that placed en- what
is commonly known as lean to-"
These buildings are placed side BY
side about 20 feet apart, there being
eight in all Back of these on th4
side of the island toward the sea is to
be the cooks hut, where the rations
will be prepared for both the prisoners
and their guards. The hospital build
| ing. which il; to be similar TO the other
| buildings. is located on higher ground
near the reservoir.
The quarters have Il door in each
end and these with the windows in the
side of the buildings, which are to h'
simply sliding doors about three by
six feet. will insure almost perfect
ventilation.
The chicken coop idea is to hc more
tully carried out by the high board
fence which is to enclose the build
ings Inside, this !alisade is to he a
barbed wire fence.
While the whole. yhcn completed, is
to he a prison for The soldiers it has
no more semhiance to prison than
| nave II uOLttl lfiiNli nbhsiN7 a. Ct ''N'+A4
mcr resort In fact it is simply a
place for the humam confinement Of
the prisoners.
Everything possible is being done
for the comfort of themen who are to
be confined in this piaee. Trey are To
be given the same lations that I'M
American soldiers are to be allowed
and are to be Furnished with ham
lnocEs in which TO sleep.
Ia fact the men are TO have nothihs
less than a summer VACATION on the
shores of the Pine TrecSta ana III
one Of it's most delightful sections.
The only bar to enjoyment viii be inc
American soldiers who are to be sta
toned there as guards
The island on which the men are
located is about a mile frm Ports
mouth and two miles from Inc wen
worth. Frank Jones Loted su'iliiei
hotel. while the guests in als ho'e'
are having $4 a day for the De priv
lego Of enjoying the delishthi Nie"'
the Spanish prisoners are to ave 'hp
same view at the expeAse Of 'i''
Unitd States government.
The spot is delightful ooN'"5
south is the view Of the old own Va
New, castle. near which is the Id fort
that at one time commanded ne 'i'
proach to the harbor. This own ~
snparated from the island by 'chah-
mel 1000 feet wide. In thus hai''~i
The tides are very swift, SO nach 81
that they are considered daHei '"7'
This alone will prevent escap from
this side of the island.
THE guards, of $50 men Will man
escape by land an impossihllls
cool air was such contrast te eth"'
in town. Saturday afternoon, tH' II
was almost impossible to concelV tne
idea that one would wish to escas'
Although the work on the bartch9
was not commenced until Ihurs"'
vet by Saturday night the last ol''e
four had been covered and were lne
ticaIly ready for the occupancy ol'AN
, prisoners. Each building Will aeon
modate 200 men, making in all accu'
! modations for 1900 prisoners.
on account of the rush in getne
, the four barracks ready but mute
tention has been paid to the c'N
house floor, located in the rear OF
barracks The only thing done Z
that was to lay the floor ana en- "