The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-27
The Horrors of the "Black Hole
of Calcutta" Outdone.
Dead Bodies Left for Days Together
in the Stockade.
TWO HUNDRED DEATHS PER DAY.
SC. sc. sc.

The JUDGE ADVOCATE accordingly moved to amend the
s charge which the prisoner is arraignod by sub.
shutting the Of Joseph White one Of the persons
with whom the defendant is charged with Conspiring to
cause the death of Union prisoners
Mr. BAKER objected to tho motion to supply the misao
mer. he argued that the prisoner was arraigned on
these charges by order Of the President and that until
the original authority should supply the deficiency no
further testimony could DO received affecting Dr. White
and the prisoner at the bar
The Court overruled the objection when the Of
Dr.. White was corrected.
Mr. BAKER said that the name of John H. winder also
appeared as Of the alleged conspirators Tho fact
was however notorious that Windor is dead Therefore
this commission Is sitting here trying man not i'm
existence He moved to strike the of Winder
The JUD0E ADvooArx-Do you appear for winders
Mr.. BAKER-No.
The CoURr-Do you hold that Winder is on triair
Mr. BAKsR[I hold that Wiuder. who is dead cannot
be tried for conspiracy
The JUDGs ADvoCArx--We have not been informed that
Winder is dead.
Mr. BAkHa-h is a notorious fact OF which the world
has taken cognizance
The JUDGE ADvocATE-Booth dead when the other
cOnspirators tried yet that the counsel for
defence mado no objection to Booths name in the
charges
Mr. BAKER-A military commission could do many
things not common for civil court 10 do; but thoy
CDuld n 4Ad m
The Cour overred the motion tn strke ont thu name
Of Jab 0oa' W;nser '"' "'o '''N' o"' '' "''
DIR. BURROWS EXAMINATION CONTINUED.
Dr. Burrows further testified that at AndersonvilIe
prisoners were arrested Tor buying green corn which e
guard took away from thom Corn Is an anti scorbusc
In cases OF scurvy and is useful dot the sops or the
COOK house were thrown INTO the stream wheih ran
tnrougn Inc prison, the exhaatohS from when were
terrible and very unhealthy; besides, the sinks over
uowed OWING 10 the rams rendering the premises sui
more int0ierao'ei human oohes sometimes Jay IN
buried for three days. the stencil terrible, scnsby
anectne tne atmosphere ana was worse thah tnat rom
any alsscc',ng room comranss OF iaese Things wore
frequently made ~ htgn qua<eISi oeaa men Wele IN
the morning Irequensy Louno among tne ivihgi
tno srsose nun ac VI ~ Sne s.oosaoe io one
dayin August, lSC4 was Two hundred and seven; she
witness ouna WIZ IN cnarse Of tue prson WIN
ho , s"@ @ , M s az % .nu sc
Nv ,% on 70 'n1 vn'ho @
Of vne tnry shossanu pssoneI ior an ehre day owing
70 .v lseua "a lew o.nc.s, .hu M,sness TO-
~ ~ ~ ~, css. . .e WI" .h, was W W
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inc p,or o rs1eis hron ". ea,,
q, hnrss aa the brcasarg ON. s h @
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ana s0 % ns w sd GU. on c
49, - tLo ormv wa.rng hoII ond cl.n nor bad ha
aa. .no, rrrsI "a IN arv ohar wav ,han 10 do,artnr
nc Win svnh,Iis bnt mono Of the cases were az lad
aeucu WIN p @ az o ra'r mo,o o. ha
sSosn ~ tha rchs, nraon were sccnndarr nc saneraI
sh hv,U :" 'A' WV P'"'' WV '''' -
The cross was further continued to show
d tMa, '''0 r0'0' "o'p''A' "o0 ''"0' u
Tho Court then at one O'Clock took recess ill two
O'Clock
II Is proper 70 say thu. Mr. Baker did not voluntarily
cnered upon the duties of after consultation
with Judge Hughes who had just retired from the case
IN ira "a assorb,ing OF The Court the cro,sex amna
ton Of Dr burrows was rosumed-Iying I'm dirt and
owing to nsucent medicines and diet the chances for
nS VINO n%a on this
pont Involving the treatment Of the disease
Assistant Judge Advocate HosNrR here SAID that he did
not see the relevancy of these questions
mr. BAKER replied ne had asked tho witness with VIVA,
disease the patients suffered and how the diseases mani
tested themselves after the patients sent to the
hospital and whether syphilis was owing to tho vaccine
matter used upon 'nem; nc was o'oss-eSamn'ns Tue
~ C o ' Va y a,t ;, Tho y,csss NJ. o,oor,,,,v
ne W., smo, g mn, yo,ds n,o h no,,h
M BAxmOI have q rsht to thus draw from him any
tra.an =. has 's"' W '1' 1''" '''"' MN '''
information no aas a,s,ossd a., M vary ,;,sr,, nm,
YOU mus. no. suppose at tic same time thai we Will no;
e ne ,s re q examining
,roncr way n do not the Court will excuse me
The cO0r-rhs witness must answer in his os"
books % e.1 must pursue the '''' laid down in the
The cross examination was further continued when
lecture" ai;Sss:Ssr snssee@ n aSd noaIi'd for.
hs ennsTyou b ssv n.pSaes I, Is Granted
Mr. BsH-i hope Sst you eu vii no, hold mo strictly Il
'n sh ras or.v nothing more asou, that, bu, 10 on
The cross cxSinS,ion was then resumed and finished
/ sho All.
ane Sou3' aaersocr,,,a 20. po,,rsa,
sho 'oo 1 a.o ,,o's.na mem Inc f"sI ror thsu
was cut "' BY large force Of co"red mon; shcr,
VT .a s. piV hosc, o,m;on ~ ~ thor
ne WI s go c,n,bng omarers ana thor rscos
ma ooo Ro S 30 ,o cightv nor cont NJ m,
sry rRss heao nYavertca In dc disnenssrv
Nv is as n ~ ,,nnes which had oorne Inv he WA,
ne psa seeu so,o s app ,a h"ns ~ too or hrce h,n
=. s md sor toioare a,,aago. rfc eau ssv
aIsu - in,c !, ,Ic asrot E3boav In b,s u,o,
ORA ooncs ~ e,;"ng ~ s v 80, ~ 49,
saw enytans Of the closhins. once o. Twice n.ne
" urieu peer as oiv.sn' III Nv - tn ~ a.,
man 10 the wAta na'I an ounVa .ho n~ ua no
know VINO useu Wv .o'n"u"'l VI i0 "'o' ""1 eA"e0'
ROBERT H. KELLOGG EXAMINED.
Robert H. Kellogg sworn--He said tina tho was cap
tured at Plymouth and with about four hundred othe
prisoners was taken 70 AndeTsonvle; this the ID
May, 1854; the only other prisoners thers al tn
| time we're those who had been broaght fron
| BeIIe Isle Libby prison and other points
they wore ragged and destitute OF clot go many wa
| nearly naked and totally unprovidcd win shotc- 4
ccpt tattered Blankets the men weseere - -,
the prison appeared TO DO crowded. th)ur'