Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-11-10
Five Years in Foreign Dun
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European dungeons]
"I landed in Genoa from Boston some
where in 1853, and, was wishing to see
the south of Italy, Travelled till L came
near Viterby, when I was cautioned not to
go near Rome. But still pcrseverod in
my intention of doing 50, when was ar
rested, as not having a passport and car.
ried to the eternal City where was placed
in the Carcere Nuovo. Not satisfied with
the report which l gave of myself, 1 was
tortured for three months as follows: My
hands and arms were bound together, and
then by ropes tied round the upper part Of
the arms, they were drawn back till my
breast protruded and my bones sounded
"crick, crickr' There was another spe.
cies of torment practced upon me, which
was this AT night while sleeping, the
door secretly opened, and buckets of water
were thrown over my body. How sur
vived it 1 cannot tell; the keepers were
astonishod; and said they had never had
such an instance. "But you will never
get out alive" said the Caparolc Rosaloi.
| replied that never expected SO to do,
and prayed for the angel of death to como.
The worst torture Of all, however, was the
prison itself, room into which few rays
of light struggled from above, and the
stencil of which-for it was used as privy
was as bad as death. For three months
1 suffered thus, and then, without any rea-
son being given; was sent off to Naples;
was placed first in the Vicaria, and after
wards in San Francisco, in small close
room, where 1 have been detained for four
years and half I was questioned on
several occasions, and at last refused to
answer saying that my prosecutors already
knew what 1 had to say that was un-
justly and illegally confined, and nothing
should compel me to utter another word.-
On another occasion I was called before
Cianehina, the director of police, who in
terrogated me. appealed against my
sufferiugs,and all the reply l received was
eva Jcne! Va Gene ~ from Christian
man to one suffering as l was. have
been asked to send a SuPphca for my lib
Grafton, but my invariahle answer was 81
will die first never will ask anything OF
this Government" When first arrived
here l had little money, which for a
short time procured me better food than
the prison fare, and then by degrees l sold
my clothes. AT last sold at times, my
black bread to have little salt to sprin.
klo over my beans, and sometimes to pro
cure some incense to relieve the horrit
stencil of my prison, As for water fol
purposes of cleanliness, it was never sup
piled me, and all that could do was t.
dip one of my own rags in a jug of drink
E ing water and wash some portions of my
body. During the day l could rcpose, bu
at night 1 was covered with black beetles
hcas, and every conceivable species of yer
min. 1 expected death, and desired ant
prayed for it as relief, but it never came
"My clothes were at last SO reduced tina
l was all but naked, and SO have passet
four summers and winters, pacing up ant
down my narrow chamber. Il will shov
you my prison Dress said he, and goin!
out returned in few minutes. 1t nigh
have stood as model for Lazarus risel
from the tomb The lower part of his bod.
was covered with thin pair of drawers
nothing more; on his feet were a pair o
shoes with the soles and upper leather a.
in holes. He had no shirt, but over tn
upper part of his body was thrown a ra
, something like coarse kitchen towel, on
, corner of which he had placed on his hea
and as the long elfn locks, which had ne
, been cut for many years, hung down ia
, below his shoulders he appeared more Gk
brute beast than q Christian man.
a See this rag said be, 'how l have botcl
n ed it This was my dress, and so clad
o paced up and down my den.' When
. heard Of his state,' said the Arenare-
= whose name should be honored-'I sci
o him some clothes, otherwise he could nj
n have left his prison; and when he cnterc
l. my house thought l had never witnessc
such a sight, He was supported by tN
persons, for he could scarcely walk, al
N stared about ezclaiming, 'Where am H.
rs He was evidently lost. He has somewh
Is Is recovered in appearance, but his eyes a
!" still half closed, as though unaccuston
)" cd to the light and the indications of su.
y ering are unmistakable. You were asto
ut ished by what you have seem said friel
who was with me, and yet in the Vicar
have seen hundreds of such sights