New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-02
When the Cossack left Newben, the Guide was

prisoners to be followed IN few hours Win tn'
Virginia, having on board 400 prisoners.
While in prison. these men Jared so badly that 5o'
were down with the scurvy at one time.
At Salisbury, N. c., l4O men were imprisoned III
barn, and . 70 ON one floor in q cotton factory.
These men saw Col. Corcoran at Salisbury; they
report that he is i'll, although he declares himself ii
good health and spirits
A number of these men are from New-Orleans
They complain of the cruel treatment to which they
were subjected. They represent a company OF 5Ot
men who were locked up in the parish prison. They
were distributed in cells eight feet wide and twenty
feet long. sixteen prisoners in CELL and detained
there four months, during which time eleven of heiI
number died. They were served by the convicts,
who did the cooking for them.
THE RETURNED UNION PRISONERS.
Not less than five hundred men were received q.
the New England Relief Rooms on Saturday, all Of
whom were supplied with a substantial dinner.
Three hundred were furnished with entire suits OF
clothing, including socks, Shirts pants vests, and
coats. One thousand rations were supplied to the
men who left by rail aud river conveyance for their
homes in Ohio, Virginia, Michigan, Irdians, Ken
tncky, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Kansas, New
York, and all the New-England States. Free passes
were given them by the Government. These poor
fellows had been sbamefuly neglected by tue
Rebel authorities that they covered with YER
min, and clothed in rags. Many of them afflicted
with the scurvy, and so i'll that they cannot go to
their homes at present.
The following persons worked from noon until
midnight on Saturday supplying the wants Of the
soldiers: Messrs. Browne, Swan, johnson, Colgate,
Carson, Almy Howe, jones' and other gentlemen.
Lades-Mrs. Browne, Sterling, Brooks, Post, Rus.
cell, Squire, Biiss Browne and others.
A STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
Among the most active and useful assistants at the
New-Engl4nd Relief Rooms are Charles Tucker and
Luther NJ. Jones, esq, the former is colder Nho
lost his voice by the conclusion Of shell III the bat
tie of Yorktown, but he ia a very intelligent and
stout man, and renders good service az nurse and
dresser the latter is young lawyer of rare attain
monts who has left his profession temporarily TO de-
vote himself to the welfare OF the sick and wounded
soldier ut No. 1874 Broadway.
On Saturday, A. Ii. Skinner Of the Odd Massa-
chnsetts came TO the Relief Room, sick and wound
ed from the field at Yorktown. He was too Ill to
walk up stairs, Cha les Tucker carried him in his
arms TO q cot on the third floor, where Mr.. Jones
mInistered to his wants. A fem moments converse
lion revealed the following coincidence: l am
from Princeton, Massachusetts, and was prepared
for college at East Hampton Academy said the pa
TENT attended the same school, and was ac-
remarked Mr.. Jones. 90 AZ the battle of Yorktown
continued the soldier, I" a young man who stood by
nv side was Frustrated by the wind OF shell.
put him on a stretcher aud conducted him to the
camp where the sick and wounded were provided
with surgical and medical assistance" To abbre-
viate long story, the young man who bad loet bis
voice by the conclusion Of the shell was Charles
Tucker. who had just carried the patient 10 his cot
and Luther NJ. Jones, esq, was Ills sehooImate al
East Hampton Academy.
OBELIs COLLEGE SOLDIERS.
A company of Oberlin College men, who enlisted
in the 9Th Ohio were taken prisoners at Gross
Roads, and carried to Richmond. There they were
confined in tobacco warehouse and subjected TO
the brutaltreatmsnt characteristic OF Rebellion
They were afterward confined IN the common JAIL at
New Orleans, and seventeen OF Their number were
hut mn in room nine feet wide and thirteen feet
Ionc With only two narrow holes for the admission
AZ air These air-holes were occasionally sealed, to
orat,fy the cruel caprice OF the keeper, when the
heat became 70 intolerabe they were Obliged TO d.
v.at themselves entirely OF their clothing. They
kent themselves from sinking into despair by manu-
featuring trinkes from the beef bones dealt out In
,ations TO them during their imprisonment. After q
sbile thew were allowed more freedom, and few
of them went 10 work on coarse piece OF ground
and converted il into beautiful garden, making il
the oa,is Of the dreary desert of cruel experience
The bone ornaments were soingeniously and so elab
orafely carved that the Rebel officers paid liberal
prices for them. Thus they were, after while,
enabled 10 purchase many OF the comforts which
thew bad 20 long needed. These gallant gentlemen
cane to this city board the Cossack and left the
New.Fngland Rooms on Saturday for their homes In
Ohio. They had no funds, but declined the money
profIered 10 them by the Relief Association, on the
ground that the claims Of others were more impera-
tive than theirs.
TIE OLD VETERAN.
The Coesack brought to thls city AN old soldier of
the War Of 1872 lie enlisted more than year ago
in the 9th Virginia. His name is jeremiah Black.
He was taken prisoner at the massacre Of Guyan-
dottc When h. came TO the New England Rooms,
he was in very destitute condition. but he was fed
and clothed and sent on his way rejoicing TO his
home in Ohio. lie Lad been nine months prisoner,
but he was full Of pluck aud patriotism, and ready
10 march IN front Of the foe at moments warning.
He was born in Virginia. and is now nearly 20 years
Of age.
soldier who was taken prisoner at the battle Of
Bull Run, after remaining while IN Richmond WAS
sent 10 New Orleans, where he, with thirty others,
was placed ia dungeon. There he and his conf
rides had TO sleep the floor. without blanket or
inflow He was confined there during the Winter.
lie and lis comrades were not allowed Il knife or
spoon 10 eat with. When he entered that New-Or-
leans baste he was stout man, weighing more
than two hundred pOunds-now he Ii a skeleton, and
fast sin king to the grave with consumption. lie
mains az the Relief Rooms being too feeble to pro-
coed homeward.
TIE AMERICAN FLAG.
Young German who came here on the Cossack.
di,pl,yed a small flag made OF rags picked up in
prison. He used to amuse himfelf by waving it
from the window of his prison in Salisbury. The
Secession ladies' used TO shake their fists at him as
they passed along the street. Once he WAS fired at
by an indignant scion Of the South. Several times
search was made for this flag by the prison guards,
but they never captured 1t.
BONE ORNAMENTS.
james Owens Burns, COMPANY ], 18th Pennsyl-
wanna, has box OF bone ornanents-riugs, shields,
crochet-hooks, bodkins, breast-pins made Of beef
bones with file and jack knife, while prisoner
of war. The Rebels in many instances made the