Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-08-26
WAsuISGToN. Ang. .


all the members being present except Mr..
Stanton.
WASHINGTON, Ang %.
The examination of DR. Bates was re-
suincd before the Writ military commission
this morning. II was in reference to the
condition OF the prisoners at Andersonvillc.
According to his narration, the scurvy was
next 20 rottcnncss with many men. Many
starved to death because fthe UNIV wholesome
ness of rations In consequence Of gangrcne
there Ncle frequent ampuiations and re am
pulation Of limbs.
The commission then took a recess TIL
7" p. N.
". \. W. Baryows testified to having
been sent To Andersonville, detailed as sur
geon i'll use prison, but after being there SIN
months, escaped. He gave an interesting ac
count how Union prisoners, who had at
tempted to make their escape, were punish
cd with the stock or chain gang. He tcsti-
lied Is TO The nsUiiieicncy and unWhplsom
character ei the rations, the absence oi med
ic..l slppii, :, and gayea sichcniAg account .
the crueltics TO prisoners. Blood hounds
were actually employed 10 capture escaping
prisoners Among other things, he SAID tie
men were vaceinated with impure matter,
from the effects Of which many died W hen
the prisoners were being removed from An
dersonvile one Union prisoner fell back,
when Wiriz knocked him down and jumped
on him.
The court room was crowded with spccta
tors this morning many women being pres
ent Writ was brought in at ii O'Clock.
DR. JAS {. Bates, rcsumcd.-Speaking OF
unreasonable prison said that the scurvy
there was next to rOttenncSs. some patients
could not eat because there WAS no mastca
ton Their teeth were loose. They FIRE
uupntly asked him 70 give them something
10 cat which would not cause pain. While
DR.. Stevenson was Medical Director he did
not manifest much interest in the relief oi
their necessities. The ratioHs were less than
20 ounces in 81 hours. lie did not know bni
what 4 man would starve To death on it
Sometimes the meat was good and some
times bad In consequence of the pnuciiy
and unwhulcsomcncss Of the rations some
men starved to death The amputaiions and
re-amputations of gapgrenou> WOUNDS were
numerous. There was plenty OF wood in
The neighborlnod which might have been
cut To answer all demands. There was on
one occasion IN alteration between Capt.
WirtZ aud DR. James on going INTO the hos
piial. .Dr James learned his chief clerk had
been arrested and ordered TO undergo the
buck and gag The clerk was lucked and
set outside the gate. On enquiry DR.. james
found that the clerk had neglected to report
a man who Was missing. DR.. james wrote
a letter speaking of Wirtz' tyranny and the
clerk still continued to be punished.
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