The New York herald., 1863-11-30
THE PRISONERS kr RgCnEOND.
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Horrible Condition Of The Prisons and
Prisoners Nov in Rebel Hands.
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Cruelty In All Manner OF
shapes.
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Unien oGScers and soldiers DylEs
from Cold, Hunger and Disease.
r He G A U S e
Official RspOrt Of an investigating Commit
te Of Surgeons,
Ass, As.s Ass
T n E c A U S e.
-,o yp. .UrroR on RVS nna.Ip.

ro rHn EDITOR ov RVS BHaALD.
have roe, ss.urpsd from isboy Prison. Richmond. We
While tbere hsa nbupdant opporones TOR seeing tho
dsriputoo q clothing aud raons sent Our prisoners by
the upsted States governmooi and am convinced that
thew WIRE fA,shsuliy senod the prisoners The
disu and treatment OF prsouers will be seen W
the enclosed report Of surgeons appointed 10 ascer'oo
and ussse sne the sase bad enough whouteS.
asssraton think further suppes OF neceseares
NAV be withheld them II friends the Nor IN told
tbey do got those induced 10 tell ,hoe1act
truth in relation W the matter.
rho packages 10 ortces imprisoned at Libby
elso delivered Yours, &c. JOHN J. lUCk,
Assistant sorrccn United States Navy.
At meeting Of United states army navy surgeons
lbed tho steamer Adelaide on tho 26th November
committee Of appointed report the condition
prisoners and prisor0 in Richmond, Va Dr John T.
Luck, United States Nsvy member OF tho committee,
drew up tho following report, which accsped by tho
committee and unanimously adopted by The cmecpg as
expressing tho opinions OF all tho surgeons
UNr1pa, STATE srxlxzm AprtAmE, Ev Roryy toR
BIIusoHK, Md, Nov. "a, 1867. (
Tho committee appointed by the United States Army
and Navy surgeons recently Imprisoned 10 Richmond
Va 70 report the past and present oond and treat
the following facts derived from persornl observation
and the statements OF socw prsoners IN whcse vcraciy
they have unDlicit CONFIDENCE
about thousand all, aod representing nearly all
grades both branches Of tho service couhned
seven of The ISby Prison-a bo kiing for.
meTly used ss warehouse. bach room = forty.
three feet wide and hundred and t~o f-ot long,
with upholstered was partitions and oeilngC but few
OF tho windows gased besar 10 tho full sweep
OF cold winds closed with boards .eseiih.r
OF the latter render ag rooms dars cheeress
One OF the rooms 70 used extensively A. kitchen and
dining room, while Iortons cf Others are necessarily de
voted 70 the same turp<e Put ne soaniy farn,shed
aud medium siled ocok Stoves supplied she enre
prison. The officers bave to do their cook ms, ard
The supply Of wood Tor this purpose is often insufficient
aliuf half tay nv sapf. A
privy and rendered foul and dsgrsting end 81
each room, pouting al imes the Of the entire apart,
msut None uermSsted 10 leave ihis budDg of srcu
nuIsed sbd Accomplishing horrors tiI borDe W the hos
pitaI or, happily, exchanged.
kNirsiED nKS
confined places ~ the tine the surgeons
Richmond there about six Thousand three hun
dred soldiers bcId 2ee Island IN James rfver near
the city and aboat -four thousand soldiers hun
dred sailors nnd In buildings similar " and ~
The men arc 10 about he same eoudton as The ohcers
IN the iltl only much more crowded but tho conts
ton q tnoae % the send ~ Dusb worre. AZ shsur
cold and and no blankets or any other bedding
has been given ,bsn by ,be reeels only one
makes hut VISIT q day, during which he does
enter the enclosure where ihe kept N
those too sck TO walk mt attends % those only who are
able TO HIM. When those neglected men
sent TO tie hospital II ~ often too late
Mono 81 the iTivsteo IN the prisons about Libby
furnlshcd teddibg'of any kind 4 member OF thp com.
rnttee received letter from belonging 20 the
same command. and ootLned tue building opposite
Libby worded thus troctr, beg Of you 20 try aud
get ssonethng-etber clothes or blabssu-to keep
warm We have DO Lf~s u lie tading 20 warm ~
have bothrg either 10 lie Oh cover us, and suaer
greatly from the cold ln IDby stoves for heating pur
poses have recently been rt ~ IN some o the rooms
tut fuel a dtscfpisr bar yet been given Ia
der them Useful.
At time the raiioDs pssed confsisd - sh0u.
hTeaiourths Of pound of wheSt bread. une fourth
Of pound offrcsh beef two Of beans small
quantity o. vinegar and sa for each prisoner ter day
subsequently the quantity Of tread made 81
rDAited meal, Sas ssued instead o the wheat bread
and instead o beans More rocouuy tie raons have
besn corr bread. fresh bc.i snd fcc. ~ the above
quantities or IN leu ~ beef andtrl three small
sweet potatoes hud quite often. par srlv within
the past two weeks, Absolutely hng eNc'plng th'
three ourtLs o pound " corn bread has been ssuc 90
each prisoner 10 satisfy the fnaNioge - hunger Tor
twouiy fonr hours On ihs lOth - 'hN 'nu ibe men
| on hcI. Island did not ret mofsrl ~ any
| thing % cat til foGr oclgck T. The cum
miuoe UNANIMOUSLY agree that he rhions fur-
biphsd Union prisoners ~ reb.i sllnoft@ 90 Ron
moId ave not gnirient "a prevent those -onsrs IRON
suffering from hunger, and thus hcnrC d,nfaed and
very susceptibe 20 direase s,ino Oi ~
have men brought from bee Island 20 no prison
hospital literally starving to deAh and ued States
army Osi1er, Of gn rank and undo b'cd ~, then
aud now prisoner 20 I1nby told mefnuerof thh CON
miuee ttAi while 90 visit ." heie Island recently,
whther be- wont ~ psrtpsgi1B Oi tbc ftb's tte prn
crs there oiIos ed hiInn crowds a. De- WHted around
ihe erc!dsofo. and cried 70 hin ~hh 'af"r 80 We
are hungry send tread-send Urest We're a
not for supplies received from hour 500" = those cor-
hned IN libty and tbe other prson- ~e,d co-pe iho
| paDFs IL hunger
nov sEvLi Auu,rD fusoS,ts ,m ut.p H0-u.
ca Ariylas Al ihc prison he t,et afe sear,hed,
money and other vAinahiss are taken from ih'r ie~
get all ,bo greater portion Others o, her
money returned while al other ARTICLES are retained AT
money arriving n .stteFe and s4pfess p.asasS iof
prfoncrs ron whatever source s tAscn and ceIfet
"a With the rebel auarisrn.ster q Rchuosd And toe
e~bef ~ permitted " draw IN fnii.d sin0ns h fetti
payer, though they sNcv dollars 90 oniecrfats
Currency for ooe dollar not statss -oe q th-
surgeons reease yesterday on apPy i0f no moLey
faJen from ibesn various vrys, tui aiuay- sfth
,bs pforn,s aha. 9 Ie-ssssd shie sBy r.nAbod 90
had
moocyi Snd they nust ether isss "tonfsdefas q"
Hov rry r,uy.rrs ava susS
The treatment re owed ~ our pivaies 80 Re feat
ses seteriiy for 100. ins ou, Of sndow thrse nsss
ssce ore wO shoi ana instantly filed fbose hayhs
usfe- and a,o who have tassp out toto
is city and compelled 70 voTk guarded ara festfsnsi
~ soe gsnes q our oomlng oses 20 tlef pfssa
houne 81 night, cArry their iUpleoenis - stoi -
sJsiGsted sith White sah, or shown otisf 'sfs ~
hky 10 been ~ofs At.gut thirty of oar men nos
employed n hichmond mAs"c -ase-, ,opio-'f = - 20
ihs rehel army.
o,lcyss ,osIfil sn 10 rstYoss -.si,f t.n-tt,aao,s
S.ne ono.'s have ben s.npl~ied " slrln Ne N.s,
esan N. water closets - ne prsgo ard per"fm othsr
merh services Al are and have been ~ a. times 'ttn
ihsr impssoLnsnt 10 iibty fubleeisf g. tfui't snf
t,aI treatment the rart u pren sgtcfcraes afa
- captain srd <spectof ~ "a" rrs'r ~fsf atfsssd
o. not only doss fst 40 tbss- s1tofdfat.s t3 -
Iourtsea them " further orcIsrs o"udlci tfet tne
" % lysl chases cnssY bave h..n cont ls. kr
tpafy tour hosrs 70 several dsys ~ danap oangsons
un9ar The jsh, tbsre fed Only hroa1 satsf a. ~
tsfm s1eDss, ~as I4t nio co = it@s QUO
fWn nsls tfrurh the tine Uoffa sslsnt |
frofn yTlos ever sad go ~sss 10 90 a1yhur
rsssFFs.fssi
Noi mars ihau too tlrfrsi tsrsffF have been tru
re rraotsrT ~ iAnby ~ ~ f"oeis Hs'r 49, 80
fhfse rsocis.d sus an fufnsbd ~ "a fffafy
tap.ra 30 al suBd sIa.r stfy iauei.
rNGe sins the ftft sssE So Cor f ~ ffssf nave
been sf4tbsd ~ sardo~u Grd inv ttFruFt ghe std
~ geif-Bf -th ~ Gree tn drive ar 10 moisture.
n had a. b. fi@s ssass sstsFfs ffs
90 sAs ne Ttans th nanrrirf bfrsl ft. - frrFnF
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