The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-12-08
Horrible suffering GfGur Prison
GGS.

'hr past summer, seems really to great
Tor human belief. The facts are furnish.
ed the New York "Times" " a cor
respondent.
We present a few extracts from the
"Time,' article
Rrhl Sur geon Reeves reports. un-
der date. Of September I, 1861. from
Andersrn>ille:
Tho tents arc very POOR. the streets
nnt kept clean, the men i,iny on the
ground, no hunks. no straw and no beds
poor supply Of medicine, and entirely
20, sho,t ra,ionS Of beef tea.
Rebel Surgeon Thornburgh, under
the same date, SAYS:
"S,r Having been Medical Officer
of the Da, for the Cad Division, for
twenty four honrs pas, ard having per.
formed nv duties ,ccorling "a instruc
tions, ind the division in \ bad con
diiion nn; tents ere too much crowd
"a for this hol weather, and many az
them are Lot e. for use, being rotten
and full Of holes. The patients are snf
fcrins with diarrhea, partly produced
by the diet, and many Of them are ssi!l
90 the ground. without blankets, or
anything to protect them from damp.
ness, tlie, or mosquitoes"
Another ,.b,l surgeon informs his
superior that:
"A msicri,y Of The hunks ara still
npfnrnishci with bedding. while in A
portion Of the division tho tents are en-.
iir,ly destitute Of either hunks bedding
Or straw, the patients being compelled
to law upon the bare ground.
IL would earnestly call your attention
to he article # diet. The corn bread
! received from the bakery being made
up without citing ia wholly unfit for
the use Of The sick, and often Gas in the
last twenty four hours) upon exam;na
,on the inner portion is found to be
perfectly raw. The meat (beef) re
cei:ed BY the patients does not amount
to over two ounces per day, and for
the past three or four days no -four
has been issued to the sick. The corn
bread cannot be eaten by many, for to
do SO would be 10 increase the disease
Of the bowels, from which y large ma.
i.ai'y are suffering, and il is therefore
! thrown away
IAN, ;hen. that is received hy way Of
>as,enancc, i two ounces Of boiled beef
and one half pint Of rice soup per day
Under these circumstances, AL the skill
tina; can be broug'. to bear on the case
| by the medical officer viii avail moth.
ING.
".Ano'hcr point 10 which I feel il my
duty to call Your attention is the def
cheney of medicine. We have bn, lit
tie more than Indigenous barks and |
roofs with which TO treat the numerous
forms Of disease, to which an attention
is daily called.
One Of the victims Of this horrible
lnhnmanity keep, diary, aud here are
few extracta from it
Friday. Angus. LIT is not unn.u.
al for scores TO be carried to their final
resting place. When will the an,hori
ties consider our deplorablc condition
aud release us?
Monday, August 2o.-Very sickiy
in camp. A great many die daily. Oh
how desirable it would Sc if our Gov
eminent would speedily rescue US from
this horrible place
Wednesday, Anyus' 3l.-1t is said
$50 die here daily, What awful NOR
talit. see no prospect Of change,
though it is said our Government has
accepted terms Of exchange,
Friday, September II become bad
" crippled with rheumatism and ecuryy
rot able 10 walk.
Tuesday, October ls.-Stnt my
watch GU, this morning by darkey to
trade for ten dozen ofeggs, which are
new selling in camp IL, 81 wheat flour
is worth Is cents per pint molasses,
(sorghun), $40 per gallon; salt, shil.
lings per pint potatoes, s. per dozen
green tea, SO cents per tablespoonful
black pepper, IS cents per tablespoon
tu'-the prices mentioned is the amount
We have TO pay for the articles in Unit.
ed States money-beIow are the prices
IN Confederate money; Eggs SIC
flour, $ butter, SIS per pound COW
peas $3.50 molasse., $40.
Tie Times says;
''Before the rebel au' horties were
compell, q by reason Of the fearful pes
thence that ragged within it 10 break
open the prison pen at Andersonyille
the bodies of eleren thousand loyal sol
n. L, u