The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-09
ne Horrsrs Of As6erssuvne Prsso..

The PALMETTO Port AoyAD HnALp pnb,tsLoS =
painful ssAssrnsns a she hsrors Of Andersen willie
Prison - dsarribsd By sDune rctus,ssd Union ri.
"oness. All psrsons sn en,erins are ssr,p,~d and
examined, and svsy srt,oss. even 70 disres ADD
pho>serspAA ~ Ahen away. This ordeal ,sssed.
she scdssss we've msr-hed 70 prisuo wftsou, blank.
~. Ne None q Ne prtson, contains sbous twenty.
hvs ccfee a sruund. acu1 srrss Of With 10 elsky
marsh. The oanp d,vsded inso IN Uequs,
parts BY smsh elreAn tAat dows through II from
ede q hewed legs ~ 10 The ground On end tvenAy
fce$ high. The seutriss aand on . passSssm rNs.
% b near NE top Of ~ ssnrksde, from
whenos hey cen overlook he camp. rwen.
round sN rnS snr ssst Ass, .xh STATS
neilcd scroO nom one 70 anoSAsr that 10 called
ths 'desd fine. and very spProprtsse,y, ton Tor
any prisonss that dares eross AAt line y imnedi.
o man w,s certainly .sIsd 70 DC highest pitch Il
dsudnG means 70 shelter him from ihs sc,rchIue
rays Of The sun scme would pm up bsnke>s for .
shslssR tenh oths!s world ssv together old draw.
again would Su,ld scn q mud hns,ss. Designs
were plenty. and Ms .neeesdty is The mother Of
invsnfon vss vfvt4y niussrsssd hera A EresA
many POOR unfortunate follows bed no blankets
ground under The terrible heat Of tie sun
and the chilly devs II ne night in we
and dry alike. ] have seen hundreds lie thus
unable 70 ersvl covered with dies anil mag.
sots crawling All ovcr them, fsce, hands and fssa
swollen and bhsered With hesS and lie thus ~
days hsfsrc death would relieve tbsm nom u,e,y
euAwipgA Death f.ss released the poor viceInc
nom thsis TansrinS In he month Of Augusa thrcs
thousand oas hundred end twenty died AVERAGING
hundred per day. They generally dtsd from
ervrVy, ehSonic, dasrrhns and Starvation. Bone
tsw we're sdiusd Into the hospital and eos better,
but hey were eensssI,y very carfui nos to admit
any Persoo uaSssa tAsy we're Senndsnt b would
die shout The nezt day. II person wished /, 500
ucteu'ns ushss oil be hsd 70 do was to take up his
position usAs the esas early In the morning. Day
| could scarcely dawn befors hecend dsscTy meu
approaching bin With listers made Of blaake,s FL
| e pcisa carrying W. eorpvss Q. 'hc:e Who tsi
disd curing she nisht In couple Of hours shers
would b hhy Or Gxty desd todies s,revn
cround: the ssss would presently open, when
hey would b carried out end pitched
Into vsGouA driven a and sumblsd
into the earth Ike % many dest hogs Here, also
70 NE GasA he siek bad 70 oDms for lhsr med.
eines' Ihsy would 30 conveyed In di6srsnt ways ;
scms would b carried on the backs Of thsr com.
rade~ others IN blanken; soms would die while
bang carried ~ NE surgeon. Zone were more
sheletons from starvation and chrome diarrhrA
othess were black sad hs nssh droppin u Of then,
nom scurvy. When hey received their medCane
which wn very insufficient aud often mona u ALL
shey wore transported bsek shs same wsy thsy
came This was repeated every morning. and tho
process alone was enough TO kill nck person. A..
YER Gen. e.onsnsn made the raid 70 near hsoou
the rcbels Commenced certifying The camp. They
buiis ave forsA but when Atlanta fell they were
~ badly frightened for fear General sherman
sepld come down and exchange The pEisoners on .
cartel o. bis own shey commenced Transporting Us
WITH " possible speed from Ardersonv,,le to Sc.
vsnnAh. Ga. Chsrlsston. South Carolina and other
points.