The New York herald., 1863-08-30
n re BEL PRis oNERs.
w Uncle Sam Can Keep q
. Hotel.


pssrdsIs On David's lslaad----WhO They
Arc and How Yhcy Fsd.
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Bse Prisoners at 'J0hnsOn's
Island,
As., H., ~
,aea's zslAnd m tho Eaet river. n Of Unce sam's
arlng places. combines aIs The nd, anisgss of 0rst
ss slsblhhmens There y The green grass, aud thsre
the shade of up the country, and bere nre the
~ alt and the stT bseszs~f sss ssassds rsh from Tho
ana, which. m any either country bot ms. would b.
sieeled very respectable sea- COmbipe there, give
ray deFmhoros. with blankets when Decessary, and
ay 70 eat, and what better place mortal man
s5eet away from "tbe fretfol GtH," the heat aRd
mol Of this wicked world IN august, with pleasant
sbEs, t0o, whore may deIcIously "bont half
To- ssorgotlen dream p and with plenty q other
am when one gets tired Of his rambe-couDtrymen
znAU And ne no nice - talk 70 ones counarymen IN
roxa asd. Oh my uncle, yourc M nlastrous old boy,
i YOU can keepa botsl, and keep u full. ever do
ra asa public institution, AMI allowed 70 choose,
~ gre one of your many establishments the prefer
e you have an odd whin 70 call your boardsss yrs
-, aad some of your walters. with b'us coats %,
IA w and down with muskess, and arc caiIsd guards
~ shs boaSdess have n, gyarcs;' but We know that
% nonsense and farce. We know what prison is.
read description Of Libby IN The HsRA,D only two Or
80 dpys sgo wrctcbsdpess OF the most horrible kind
ger IND 9TH that subdue The SPIRIT aoass and cruel
these the inevitable paris Of prison. There
none o. tLesc ut David's Ialsnd Every man 10 10 tho
pm siv ho chooses, teca sbo breeze his hair and
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~ arS N scarce ~ BRAINS on Davrd's leland as
~iy sah Ash Dutch far And ss for cruel keep.
~ ,h ny
Froa he above--uotw outstanding their Sct,on sbout
csrdsr-tAs sagnc,ous reader viii perceive that We
vc visited tho prisoners Of Dav,ds Island. and
~ prohsbly oxpcct more sober account Of them We
sSeod V satisfy the sagucous reader.
rat, you 20 10 the leland ca astsamboat, the Thomas
Way But N order that 700 may 20 70 the island On
las steamboat you sake- csA for though the boat
enpscycd 70 take ysoy Uocls SANS order, The
tsm5oat people WON'T takc yop II they can holp IL.
co nre perhaps, 80 heavy So they will tell you that
ca want Captain skyhghs order also. You 20 70 this
sv captain and he viii tell you that be las nothing
70 wisn u, but that there N Fast Brooklyn who
rsSaby has. keanjme she boat gone for that day
Foss oayyoo present yourself with another order tho
osbost peoeso have had better breakfast tAas they
aaa yesterday, aod your pes al right. Finally, you
vi ~ Avid's Island. t% H4f AS
sands5 safely, your attention y Immediately IT.
|s~srtsd ~ srcops o. sscssh, vho stroll about in
|sssy jowns. end white dawesa They are
ess~cer than when Hrss cAushs. Ihsy lounge
sea sausssr N shsns Many haunt sdifce which
cystera, cream md soda water" ayo bs bad for
ss@s, nd many more Stay up and down me paved
WY ~ isosa = ihs ss1 "Davr'ons whsss thsy live
71ege ~ swspsy q sbeBs sd6css. They arc buih Of
80 - So
ce story hsh Thsy vs buis, clos, have good
sS1ss pspey = windows, and nicely whsswashsd.
x~cn bss ~ own water Gsssis and bathrooms Up and
as~ s5ees the beds aSs arranged either sIds and
ssss small taAses IN the csstre. AZ these small
ese Nd sosysss tbs eoubssn copiederacy In game
n sarss ~ 10 ths asssasssve probsns Of cbscksss.
ccra ietchsd oot ths bsds, read doss away the
~oy boara Along shs vbss space in front Of The ~
gops hsrs strip - grosnd kept = sartsu-littIe
pss b logging 70 sash pavnisa. Ths hsve bssn cult
vssa shs patssoss Just nov thsy say with the
tr;ilan. hsss @ adyappsrS, passuruans, .geranians
and mosuiss sier,ss. Do tbsy ever got any flowers
n iboy ~ wonder Prcbsbly pos. There isn'tenough
ssnsme The ssssy South ior that Some of ths pots
bare hevss. bssa sols,vassd Sy of better opinions
sh saspscssA pletsss, and iSs leaves Of grass" have
been usds V ~ bssisT things sbas Walt whitmaD's
sesvsa -. Tc'ow tbs sasSsw green limos 10 ths long
beas aoe 30 - puuzDe orr such words Upion spd
ses corksutios.n Oss ambitious plot declares In this
~sy sha "EoOs but ~ Sssvs deserve the fair-an en-
sssMof shraes, bot Des Bsw.
For ~ boasds u ~ tvesty paviions there are tsu
~-sbcsess, balm shs same plan, bus sos 10 large
sra ,Eoss whose vousas DO consps sssm 10 their
ass their nssh. Tbsy fed subsssnsaily ON The
Ssspas shss United ssssss sosd,sr gets bat sns
'erss = y fsv9 The pr,so6en b thss thsy have bss
ssry. sbsh ~ ools ssd sAsss las sssf and
IA on boOs sossss sssssi ssr nd bssswax Tlss
es@ss Ne more its essus sbsu they ass hss whits
Eewss-,
Ass sddiicn 10 the regular kitchen there three
s4hsra The iadiss' kitchens, which chAriia
et ssIssspss, and which furnish al Of agreeable
sxas ths sick. % that The bill, Of fare the Island
~ slmas y Without limit
Hus shs pavilion assapeensat not suGciertly sxtso
alive svs ~ NE pynosss. sbd The ress live 10 large ~al
~ss, sSeh uss1 Ssr bosptsh n ,be ne,d. There
satrs pn~hoasss scs shas.
Tn.rs Dsksvy the island. which furnishes iron
rbansAsA V ssvsasssn hundred leaves q sxcsrsss
bsaad ,er day that the prisoners do not even have
ihp hardship o. hard tAsk. rpsre large iaUn
y and thsssfose, plsOsy of clean eothes Ihe prison.
seep in sheets. there handsome little chapel s
zach nany q them asssod service every sunday, and
ssss a hbsary, 10 charge Of ske enapisn iron which
~ " soDers get what bc1ks ihey want. 1hey read
srsai asA Under charge Of sbs chaplan so there
~~ae escsneos post ces srssngenenis, by wk.th The
fr4crsrs are ssN 70 oerrespond Slb tbsI friends al
kams
epscf ,De mar have sahen o. ,ssls nrssch Of ,paos
isy Api make fsss wpoh sh&y ssn hat they mAy boy
sonaeca. ods - . nay ssso, sbsse chvarous gentle
ween ff,o ~ southssp sss1es vh,ak mca 40
tnady - any cosssnpsbIs yankes vno ever Goormhed
.NcktD6s Yrom. pIocs lnf vocd sbey sussuso0sly
basAso@e I'm, u owdsAry sszs with nicely easvsd
MAJ lAp and hesp sssh oshsr pScs Net
a.ess 80 nothing 70 ~
ss1s. comfortably boussd and vel -, Ne yr~oeers
s excellent spris. and d. nos dsspAsr of s s1cccs.
shc csase when lsey Isst esssysbarx matters pss
Assn, Iooksd Nrle blue bus shsy have sA,eu shsm-
, sey~ no bssser opn.cv Life always looks esusv
H-tsr nDer; bot ~heu man co0s 'rcr ,hs ns<ers
faro ~ sootbers army and LEES st Dnvds sland he
seyee sisss fat and ccprnse ~ its time
ta4A q shs ROOD ueatmspt of there isio~s hss
a.asrsa y been 10 improve tber blood. they wsss
Ina cknh II refto.