New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-21
THE WIRZ TRIAL YESTERDAY.
Evidence Of a Rebel Surgeon.
The Cid story Of Barbarity Con-
6rmed.
WASHINGTON Wednesday. Sept. 90. 1865.

WAsHlSGTOS, wednesday, Sept ~, lroJ.
DR.. A. Thornbury testified that he had been
in the Confederate army private; appointed an
Assistant Surgeon and promoted to Surgeon; he was
assigned to duty at the Andersonvlle hospital. aud
among the reports which he made the following:
c. g. NJ HOSPITAL,
ASDRRsosvILLE. Ga, Sept %, 1861
v. sn snDa CONDITION @ we
whole hospitals to the immense quantity of NTH scc1mu-
tient and the fact that II cannot be otherwise until
furnished with the means with whsh to s'n patients lying
nse T 81 ne oro.r INA and not Issued in proper quantity
Hoping that the proper steps may De TAKEN W remedy '
defects, am sr, your ooeaeT r serv, ., e,,,.o,
TOR cryrgysoy Surgeon in Charge, A. c. s.
Witness haa made several similar reports 10 u
white; he frequently saw prisoners have pants mac
out OF wha. little bedcothing they could get eurIt
the administration Of DR.. White but few vegetable
and those in small quantities, were issued witness
knew there was an order from the War Department
placing prison hospitals on the same footing az Cono
crate hospitals; the hospital fund could have been
drawn, and II would have supplied the hosptai with
vegetables the meal issued was unsifted ami very
coarse; uuder the administration OF Dr. Stevenson
things very little better than they were under Dr.
White 1t was very difficult to procure medicines AID
when acquisitions were made IL was many days before
they were filed, AID frequently not farnlshed at az;
the mortality great; witness attributed IL to tee
want Of proper Diet the crowding Of the men In small
snace and the lack OF shelter and fire; the
were brought from the stockade the hospital there
would be from 40 10 co deaths per day and their places
would be filed by sick men from the stockade; deaths
frequently occurred IN tue sluSA'Vct eVmS Ni'u "H"
had never received medical attentions persons waiting
at the tockade gate for medical attention would Ole
before being carried to the hospital .
Witness was here shown the hospital register and lie
stated that be recognized the book as being the hospital
book kept at Andelsonvie; saw no marks TO ihdlcate
that it had been tempered with, except some pencil
marks which he supposed 10 be check MARKS
The book was here offered IN evidence by Col Chlp'
man. It is record of the hospital at AndersonVlle.
Frederick NJ Jayne, clerk TO the Commission yes,
titled that he had prepared exhibit of the number o.
doing this he made the cLccA
marks referred TO by the witness.
DR. Thornbury resumed: The number returned TO the
stockade from the hospitals was very SMALL many VINO
got well were detailed nurses or on some duty out
side the stockade; witness had frequently seen men
brought out OF the stOckade and no one knew whas'
they died with one'haf Of those VINO dlea nGoo
been furnished in August five or SIX buildings were
erected in the northwest corner OF the stoekadei
the beginning of this year some ionr or Hse 9lneT
were erected in the south part OF the sockade WIlDess
knew nothing about the capacity OF the sheGs or DO.
many they would hold; many of the prisoners Dali.
shelter with boughs old blankets, or anything they
cond get: there was some frost and little ice during
the Winter the emacisted condition oi the prisoners
the weather cold enough to freeze them 10 ueaiL
during the Sumner Of ls6i in the hottest weather tho
stood 96o 1909 in the shade In TIE Sum
uer Of 1868 II much warmer
Col Chapman here called attention 10 the name OF q.
Gerrity Of the Tooth Pennsylvania Regiment, on the
register who was frozen TO death during the Winter OF
le64.
BY Mr. Baker-Witness thought the buildings wers
register offered in evidence the property OF the
hospital and H. charge Of DR.. White. Frequently the
prisoners would be sick when they arrived. Witness
never treated a person who had received ganshot
wound inside the stockade. Witness saw a mans leg
ampG,ated; he had been shot BY sentinel but for what
cause witness did not know. He had frequently seen
men brought ont Of the stockade with wounds upon
them; they were dead. He saw some who had their
skulls fractured. Witness had treated one or two who
had been wounded in the sOcksde by their comrades.
In the early part of June he treated 800 patients day.
Witness said be never was intertered with by Capt
Wirz who the witness thought showed disposition
for the surgeons 10 do all they could FOR the prisoners
Large quantities Of vegetables entered upon tho
hospital books as bought, but they were
brought into the hospital The vegetables were
bought with the hospital fund and there must have
been fraud committed Ii tie amount of hospital fund
allowed 10y the Government had been drawn il would
have been enough To have supplied all necessary Things
20 the hospital. The hospital iund should have Deel
drawn from the oommssary Witness stated that II IL
had been bis duty and he had been furnished with tho
money, he could have bought plenty Of vegetables. An
with eggs butter, chickens etc. that would nave 2een
suitable for sick men. Sometimes they got wheat
eread'b@t is such patents Fs Of As 1854 was several
priests were permitted 10 Visit the place
and administer TO the prisoners. They also gave
the prisoners money and sent large qusng ., no.r
whicl was baked In the bakery and distributed the
prisoners; there was an order fOrbdding any person
going the hospital without pass from Capt Wirzi
citizens were allowed 70 trade VITA the prisoners;
witness received blankets for his DIVISION which
had been sent by the United States sanitary Commls.
sion the rules were strict while Wlnder was at
A ndersOnville than afterwards.
By the Court-Hospita clothing was issued in Arri,,
1905 after the hospital buildings had been put up wit.
ness had heard OF being treated who had received
yunshOt wounds in the stockade; fslse entries
made the hospital books because the surgeon could
draw more medicine and hospital lands.
A. ID. Blair, 22d New-lork Volunteers. testified,
among other things that he reached over the dead line
10 procure water when the sentry fired at him,
he bullet passing over his head, striking two other
men, one of whom in his tent was mortaly wounded.
planted range of flags inside the sockade and
gave orders that if crowd Of 200 should gather in
place beyond those flags he would ire grape and
lister among them.
Cross examined--He told the prisoners he would fire
4 they got inside of those fags in crowds.
Charles IL. Russell testified that be was In the mill
AIRY service OF the United States in Company Of tho
Isl Wisconsin Cavalry; was taken 70 Atlanta; stayed
N the hospital Two weeks; was then taken To Amer
onyle arriving there on tie 9Th of May, lsGi when
10 conveyed to Capt WirZs headquarters WIZ
old his orderly 10 take everything that that Yankee
cavalry son of bitch had Wiz threatened 20 shoot
he witness because he spoke to him about tho Dad
bread he had his pistol in his hand, and presenting
the witnesses head threatened TO shoot him; witness
lad seen men shot by the sentnes; one man fell, and
his went under the dead line; the guard fred and
killed him. Capt. Wirz 20 up TO the sentry and
hake his hand after he had shot man, and call
iim "a bully fellow" the guard was relieved; witness
Iad seen men vaccinated; one man belonging TO the
same regiment as the witness was vacclnated he died
about the LIST of OctOber he had other dsease
we're all him, on his and legs had cases
v here vaccination had similar effects the swamp was
IL inches two feet deep with maggos; the men had
10 pass through these frequently; had seen men in
here digging roots heard Wrz about the 4th II Jane
say Johnston had cleaned out sherman and taken him
prisoner; Wirz said he had been Orderly Sergeant
IN an Illinois regiment and was under Sgel
Other witnesses were examined, when the Commits.
sion adjourned.