New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-03

he fcebly exclaimed Il have the dirce and the fever
" Have Won no friendsT asked. "Yes; my no,ler
and sister Live in that house there" pointing 10 ,
frame building containing dozen inmates "asd
bayo come out here TO be cool" passed to the front.
and ON the stone doorsil l found another lying with
oourd filed with water ut bis side As looked ct lis
drly md wasted FORM thought HE eufIerinCs would
be but short He had burning fever. and some kid
negro had brought him the water. reused hin up "a
little and Le told me that be had TO medicine, no bread
nothing to eot. soldier happened to pass Just then
with some biscuit uDdor his arD. asked one for the
negro Which he readily gave I had no medicine.
turned to enter tic basement ard was net BY athird
negro With swollen feet trembling from weakness ara
want asking for little water. a fourth negro was
passue with bucket Of water and the sick man was
served end bis fevered lips cooled Such was my morn
"a, v;si, besre O'Clock. All these men told me that
thew had been servants d officers in the Union army.
aud wien taken sick were driven away. Ai'ci
set on: with another delegate to visit or Of tne pos'
hospitas As We passed along the streets We eneo'a.
tered on every hand negro men. women and children
Gathered in little groups on the pavement. on vacant
s and In the yards that surround houses already filed
IN oyeraowing with others Of the same color. Tho
want and wetchedness Of these unotunates stared no
folv in the face Invent ito a Baptist Church. where
large number lad taken quarters shall not attempt
N describe the scene had before mo as hthy and
nt,oble q group Of suffering humanity as was ever
,he,sa together Learned from themselves that they
were mostly from beyond Jackson They were planta'
ton negroes and many Of them were longing to be back
% their old homes We passed on to the hospital
While the surgeon In charge was pointing out to u the
grounds ard stating his plans we saw poor negro who
had crawled half way up one Of the terraces which sur
round tic building. ard was apparently dying. Tie
Doctor remarked tina. he would die there's that lie had
cravla Up there to ge. some medicine and that they
were frequently found dead In the shrubbery and fence
corners.
About the frs. Of August the military srtbor..est b.
care alarmed les. pestence sould break ont among
them and extend to the army Peremp.ory orders were
Issued TO at once remove across the river al
negroes, Of every age ard ~, whether sick or well
who were no. In some employment. One morning !
went cut 10 inform a certain Lieut. W. wEo via
an Inadequate force wes executing the order that oas
Of those in the Baptist Church wa, dead. aud tiSs
another, a woman, was lying behind fence dying.
He told ne ha. lie had detailed. for the purpose Of TO-
MOVING tho negroes. twenty army wagons that 20
hauled them. well sick AMI Dead with al 'aeir traps
20 the river where 10 had steamer to convey teen
across 10 point opposite TIE lower part OF ITO eJi
tia, 10 had ore wagon 10 haul tie dead AID tat so@s
days be found many IS twenty tia. In one Loase ~
found sir dead bodies with living ones sitting aud lying
around them apparently unconscious OF tAer situation
Holes we're dug on tie rivers bank ord tho cead
buried Tie searching OF. ard removal Q. these re-
groes consumed about fneen or twenty days. Albeit
900 were thas removed 10 the low grounds opposite
vlcssburg and there left in tie wcccs. Without any
shelter under tie care o. man WHO was orPo.nedn
organize them Into camp, ard separate snaLPoI pa
tents from the rest-n general, 20 60 vast be could
T.. their relief lie Wes soon taken sick and certain
CAPT. A. vas appointed 20 take charge OF g.. No
eoaraban6s In and sroard Vicksburg. The eaptaa
ives soon prosiratci By disease bet YES ct bis WORK
again when IL. y.cksburs. Arg. q. Caps A.
iss, been rcJpoyld Con tie city, ia place Of the man
= 10 vas frs, appointed lie entered Cpoa his lsbors.
but was soon Frustrated with disease AID eonyeyed
across TIE liver In skh whence be -a6e his wsyto
house adjoining that Of tie United States Christian
Commission. Here 70 .0uui alone and very sick.
lie wes Invited to oar house whore he was stu remaa'
Ing VIXEN len tie city. Tie chaplain tod me that
these negroes had suffered ard s.;l suffering a.
told want aaa vre,cAednessi that nearly 400 had died
.uce be had taken charge Of then that from IS TO
died daily Sometimes they would crawl OF into tho
weeds sAd die where thcr bodies could be found only
ty tie stencil which arose from their 9eesy. Thai
there was 10 wLi.e man with them but nephew Of
his that rations were furnished them b. tie Govern
inent but sometimes lie had difficulty in getting them
over tie river that they we're Eve days without
receiving any food and the negroes In their despair
threatened TO ALL him. thinking tAe fault was his 10
also stated TIA. they had no teIis or shelter cIeept
brush 10 shield them from the sun or storm. or devs q
night. Capt. A stated 10 NE taat there wers IN
tbs camp 1850; OF Youngs Point. e5S; on fapsv
Island. whore he purposed gathering mes. Of them.
!: sCO and Bakes plantation, on the Yaxoo, AGO.
In oil over 1890. OIe morning wen. among tas
vreiehei masses whore they hauled to tho hank
Of the river preparatory to being sent across Tried
In vain TO Cad women Who were able 70 work. -
wo wished their labor a! our house. Au were either
sick or taking care Q! the SEX. saw nothing but no
cad scene OF misery. Hoping tha. you may DO able 70
do more for these suffering gnorant beings than is IN
NY power to devise and that God may bless your ,oE1.
Isu, respectfully yours.
wM D. BUTLER, Delegate Of the U. $. CT. Com