New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-06

IN which durs had been administered by Williams who
harg about recruiting rendezvous, inducing 10 en-
list under false pretenses, druggne them and plumber
ing them ofhc hounes. am investigating there auds aud
Rikers Island Intended permanent depot foI
There deficiency OF water, and about 4lVo s
Ions brought every day from how York. Barracks are
constructed Hrff' Island end the white rop- al De
removed there week There has been unexpectedly
large number Of coored troops % be provided for two rez
having been sised with ercet radiy under The ave-
piece Of the Union League Club One would have bern ent 10
the nei fortnight but Tor the want OF officers L. ia
pected 70 20 within ten days.
On tho whole venture TO say thst the troops Rikers
,and comfortable they cr~e be in tents. Orders
have been issued cree. barracks Wles Point, opposite
Tcrt Schuyler aud when DIZZY completed the coorei
room, VIII be provided oy there while organizing for the field
The Committee viii not III to observe that the officers Oh
Rt.r Island are In tent, well ss the The tents have
aoors and stoves md although very severe weather there
be suffering tina bill OF mortality here hs wei az In
actual service in the held show tina, Is such dmn
in tho chances o. Ne No effort is spared all the
proy'ee tia. possible for the comfort Of Che 9op- and Il
will not be long before barracks win be completed or the e'
csp;ion Of recruits rapidly az they enlisted
For further information should The Committee desire any
refer Mr. Buck who has recently inspected RLers leland
ct the instance OF BIZ EJc@il-ncy Dov Seymour.
The general charge that s volunteers places where
they covered with h.th and ycrnn. aud bdy Jed md
o,hsd and bsy are &c. covered With a,h rnd vernn The
vauo Of that the barracks Kser. Island ae
TT for swine 10 I've In Will he properly appo whom
it is known that there arc no barracts there.
am, very respectfully, your obedien' servsnt g.,
JoES A. Dil, MsJor-Cen'Ta.
COMMUNICATION PROM IIIE sUIGroS
HosrtrlL EEADcUAArERs, }
a. RlKAa's isL,sD, " i. H.
SIM Tie order from tho Department. Of the East, embracnr
several Inerroraes concerning the condition Of The l-snd
&c As iast been received asking or al iumsd lie rey the
hrirf time allotted to ple5n Of "a T. vii not ae'
az minute detail OF all the facts connected "t TO 'Gsest
G Eas f, qaiT:s,s1 sasasy department., inspected daily
either by myeH officer Of the day. or bo'n rPpearrd %
be seae.s well .sasd IN sT q the ndse Il Dr s
scarcely dsy in which the hoors and shelving were no
Sas",;a@ Gcr CX-rhe fac, cannot BE- Disguised that
during the ate inclement weather. there was
Offering po,1a al least, Of de on O sani. tue
tho variations temperature and the intensity OF the cold no
sST hS sssR s .S but
par. OF the time the quantity can scarcely be fesrdeI a. ~
s been .9ce. Tho s.,0%,S Of The en- W. .a. "In ~
Offset TO th' however, many OF the tents had
D. F,ossn 70 Der-The mos, diser, inquiry hs' failed 70
find the Of single frozen to des nor did 'uch
an even, occur on til, Island ,.,,,-.,-
small consdens the number and character d the men brought
daily here Many wrrs terrible .peensns o. humanity End
the rcpse. ground for surprising Of them were dfugsec
Whole lumbar Of deaths or tie month. Of August, sers
bsr October November, December 1893, aud January iS@
whites lncudng suicdc u eolosed, -; total "a out q
grand total received The Island since August s Of
d..rhsa phth,s pulmonsl., bronchitis. leapisryl febh.
yphoi, bu, the moot fearful Of a, was d,lrign ,tssns
food good. The meat beef poIk aud mutton: were
sweet with only single exception during long run Of 'u,
tie meats VEGETABLES generally abundant and Of good
quality, aud entered largely into The composition Of the soup
Of good qusiy-,h.s was the general opinona2ad wa
defci, Ia quantity. Wafer v-s occato,ay 'cc"
navigation for short time e1'fuesed BY ice psvenn'
the sagply coming from Harlem The small and made
quite ssp,ty furnished ~ pump can scarcely offer an
in eoarln,io, hs i in the hospital had all tie s,cnon
wk<h sindnos- could dictate.
Win sentiments OF respect, yours
J. A. WoRpiIr. sors-on In Chsrge.
fnr CONNkSDrSG OFFICER RFPoRT.
The report II Brig Gen. ". j. Jackson. who Il in
command at kisers Iiand is substantially the same az
al y - -
In resa.d 10 linsss no says that tho culinary de-
Of the post has been subject 10 his most
especial care aud nothing has been neglected 20 make
IL in every particular comfortable as circumstances
would permit In bis frequent yi-its he found that no
gcct had been shown q furnish good food properly
cooked. and Sufficient both In quantity and quality.
On the subject OF suffering from cold he remarks:
,1..ve GOA weather there wer. ..verAi oses Of most bitten
ard oe but IN case was there death nom the
Of cold weaher A. times there hiss been large nr
Der Of recruits Ipecety rfrs and Ter want OF reen
room h... been = crowded Til, bss been di
Guilty npouo obyso lie; there has no, boon orc word
Of complain. originating from source except from TIC ie
who ha.. ben induced to enlist end promised comfort. 'uch
could not be expected In any csmp ht.r disen ana
o e result Of the severe cold wssher sn could sTpeci
uud.r Any circumstances My oH.. who, m several cases
have their wiv,. ard ehidru With them I've in tents each
and eli subject tho inconyenenc-s and not en- ord
Of CO mp Amt Ia. reached us iroIn any OF them
Tho enlisted sent here nom the da.ren. r,yiTents fr
ment, subj sced precisely the .rd
have fact been eIposcd 10 tho severity the weather
doing guard duty AID not wod Of complaint Ia s~e.d
Us through any iora.d source
.rse number Of recruits this rendezvous have pre-
y.ou, their arrival been subject 10 much abuse q e1ae to
h. prevalent system Of getting r-crul which has ct many
upon h affv. here physically pfo-r,tsd from tb" effects
o. nquor sa dTus AID La death has .s.ed son
these effects alone