Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-26

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corn - ,.'es', ounees o. nacon, tablespoonful
oi sait Ior twenty-iour hours-the bacon
was allve-ONce II while we got hold Of 1
good piece, but not very often; the treat
ment killed the men. The largest number
of deaths in . day, according to his recollcc
ton, was 1873; starvation was caused IN,
enemy said they didn't care damn whethe,
the Yankees died or not Howell Cobl
made speech there in February: his RI
marks were yery bitter: he said The troat
ment was the best thew could do that !;
the authorities looked after them iit,l,
more. probably they would fare better a.
onlv said few words and ,i;dn,t coon, :,
care much al,out tho nr;sorsrs IT, H., =
vos verv intense Tho water tbev n h.d i,e :.
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a .s,,,,Sa ~ man who died In tho morn
in = cc,,6 MT he annroached lly NIGHT within
% feet and Mitch forks had to he used I,
carry the body off to trenches. Clothin
sent them by our Government was taken b,
the rebel Captain in charge. Over half q
| the deaths were by starvation. The foo
WAS the cause of sickness, He would nc
think Of eating such food now. but man il
danger Of starvation might,
q. W. Ross clerk in Libby prison il
| March 1864, testified the prison was mine
| at the time Kilpatrick's raid Had seen
fuse in Mai. Turner'S Office II was an
second fuse. Turner told him it was to s.
powder of in case raiders got into the cit
to blow up the prison and prisoners. III
powder was taken away in May secretly
Turner was subordinate Of the Rebel Wa
Department.
John Laterich testified Turner told hir
Gen. Windcr had been to see the Secretar
Of War, and they we're going to put poYde
into the building. 1t was % b packages
about 100 pounds in oil. A hole was dug i
the center Of the middle basement, and pow
der was put down there. The ground wa
then covered over with gravel.
! took one Of the sentries from the outsid
building and placed him over this powde
that no accident might occur. The mex
day Turner showed us fuse in his Office
The powder remained TIL May, when til
prisoners were all removed. General Wilde