Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-09-15
No. 8. Atlanta Prison.
BY Capt P. ID. HELMS. Deputy
United States Marshal


prehend the great amount of work u
Sntailed in the cooking and the pre- Il
osrstion OF the meals. Extending o
on either side Of the kitchen running u
east and west for about 100 feet are u
two Railways. In the hallway to the d
right OF the kitchen, are the bread
rooms and bakery. the former IS
fourteen feet long by ten feet wide
and is used for the storing of newly
made bread. It's stock is complete
~ depleted each day thus making It
necessary that the bakery be IN
operation every Gay or the week.
TIE bakery itself is a large well
| lighted room, 40 K 80 feet. On one
| SIDE OF the room is built the large
bake ovens. occupying the entire
length Of the southern wall. On the
other side is the knesder. All the
kneadinG is done by hand. When
| the kneading is finished the dough IS
then placed in large tin pans which
contain five loaves apiece. The
ovens have capacity OF eighty pans,
thus making a daily output OF four
hundred loaves Of fine white bread.
In addition to the ovens and the
lneader there is being used an i'm
meas Sc rooster and baker. beth OF
which give rich amber color 10 the
bread. after il has been baked. The
, bakers are all prisoners acting under
= the direction OF the head baker, who
II / comes from the city OF Atlanta
81 | The bread itself IS OF the fines
( quality. and when cut looks very
81 / Dslatsble. The loaves are abou
81 twice the size OF the ordinary baksE
= .oaves. The flour used IS the bss
- | 10 be obtained in the market. an'
= every effort is taken 10 have goo
= edible bread. On opposite side c
- this hallway, IS the scrubbers room
- which is about the size Of the baker
s and bread room combined. IN
- nsme quite readily indicated
E what used the room IS put. In on
q corner OF the room IS a large bras
= tank used Tor preparing the y
k water used in scrubbing. On Il
. wall are strung q line OF gumme
Z shoes made by the prison shoe she
= OF which previous mention has BET
- made. Each scrubber has thr'
- psirs and is also allotted a We
b coarse suit. It's the duty Of the
= scrubbers 10 daily clean the enu
= prison building. They are provide
y with large straw broom. 4 movat
= water can and alaree mop. Imme
- lately after the breakfast, they bef
. 10 work and continue until evenir
knocking of however during {
meal hour. These men wear
white and black striped unifoi
worn by the workmsn outside
prison. As they arc allowed mt
-, freedom OF action than their co
panions in the cell house. 7
scrubber's room IS also used by
walters OF the dining room. III
are over sixty walters, each one
ing suired IN white Uniform dur
the meal hour. After the meal
completed they remove this e
and hang the same IN the far cor
. Of this room. These uniforms
,r~s changed three hines week. so
TO have the walters present a
= 6nual air OF cleanliness and q
ness
al o. the other side of the Kite
= IS a line OF storeroOms running
length OF the hallway. The
- room OF the right. as you enter
= hallway, is the grocery room, VI
IS used exclusively for the stoEaf
IA prison groceries. AS they are
Il chased outside the prison for
most part. the supply on han'
very large. taking up all the S
"A OF this 80 X 90 foot room. 4