The weekly sun., 1865-09-30
tContinued from Pi,st Paos.)

9sth o. July, requesting US TO make examination Of
che Federal pson and hospital At this plsce snd to
A~ertain and 10 report TO you the Of disesse
NECESSARY to prevent the ZANE, has teen complied
vfth and We respectfully submit the foiovine osu@s
Of prisoner, crowded ioSether. Second The entire
so.enee Of all veEetahle, - diet 10 Necessary $.
~. % plscS:r dT m soS sn ssp Of foas
ssh"s.is osoisa iPp's iood " ssisff. SSi IL ssy
es,Ion, from the br,neh Or rsvine passing 'hroush
she prison the condition Of which e.nno! lie better
ersment nsu and d'n mud. "a ''"'Hs " : ""'' "1'''"
PREVENTATIVE sgAsrREs
Fir,,-Ths removal immedisely nom the prison Of
not lees than ifteeo Thousand prsoner, Second
cultivate u ,Bs pees..sfy supply of vsse,abls.' tn,
this can be carried into practices, operation the
,slposs' 10 purch.se and for-srd a supply third
The immediate erection Of bar.cts 10 shelter the
pnsoner. Fourth-1o furnish the necesarv qusn-
1ity Of water, and have wells dug 10 supply the
deaoiency. Finh-Divds the prisoners into sIuad'
becossary quantity Of soap and hold the ,erseants
responsble for the rerrona clean of the squad
tic .nl sss z. sc S
unable 10 do 90 candidly admit our inability. and call
s1 hS f.der s.i Goysnmsp =; 70 IGsn,n ,ssp
cry, seventh-Cover over with ,snd the entire
snorss- not less than sir inchr, deep. hoard the
ruse Of the sinks and nsfe the penalty for di,obe.
-iisnce OF vuch ordeu revere.
FOR the hospital We recommend that
Pfya-The tent. TO be noored -ith plsnt; II
plank cannot be had, with puncheons " ,hi. he
3mpossible, thea With fine straw, To be frequently
Sseond-we end an inadequate supply of stool
AoIss and recomme ID that the number he inc ressed
and that the nurses be required 10 remove them a.
ahev are well washed and litned
Third-The diet for the ,iok 10 no, such .s they
should have, and We recommend that they be sup
Vegetables.
Eourth--we also recommend that the -nr,son. he
required TO visit tho hospital not less than twice a
We cannot too strongly recommend the nsce,,ity
for the appointment Of efficient medical officer 70
the exclusive duty OF inspecting daily he ph.on hos
1hen condition 10 heAdduAfte'r.
(biGned,l v. =. HprKtNa
heiirr Assistant turgoon.
Dr. Hopkins further tes,i6ca tha, he submitted the
ssport 10 Dr. white for his sisruufe. The latter
said tha, II contained the truth, and that ne would
sign 1t and send Il TO General wnder but ho Did not
. gn IT, and the witness did not tnov that thing
had been done W carry out the sugee',lon',
Judge Advocste Chapman then submitted general
order Of Geyersl winder, sddTe~ed to Dr. Iiopt,ui
% show that the Richmond snthoties had Know
tedge Of the condition Of tho Ando souViio pf.sOn.
and that General winder had saihOriy to apply
Cross, s,er amined by NJ seh.de-Th, witn,s. said
ne did not fnor who W blAme; Captain Nirz
signed the orders as commander Of 'he int rot OF the
prisons he could see gfoat difficulty In tho OF
improvement; II VA. the Implicit confdenc. hich
General Winder had In WiTI that caussd the state OF
thinrs 70 exist, otherwise Con. Windor would have
! ii. b. Harold who was shipper Of supple, a.
Americus, test fed thst he did MOI think thoy
Sver out OF bacon and inea there vss ~ much there
as could he shipped.
Cro.s-examihod'--He ssid the provisions furnished
70 thr prsoneru weio tho same ~ furnished the Con
fede rate soldiss.
Dr. g. l.. Rice, on duty at Ander.ouvils, testified
70 the terrible oonditiOn Of the stck ado men died
fIom starvation cold aud exporuT, aud other c,uyos
medicines we're not furnished In the professional ~sy,