, 1865-09-23
The WIRz TRIAL.
A THRILLING SCENE
IN COURT.
Identification of Wirz as
a Murderer.
TIE PRISONER NOT EX.
PECTED TO LIVE.
An Illinois Copperhead II
| the Rebel Steamboat
| Burning Gang.
THE GREAT NAVAL TRIAL CON-
MEHCED.
GEN. SULLY'S INDIAN EXPEDl-
! TON FAILURE.
/ 4 NOVEL STEAMBOAT CARGO.
Shipment Of Seven Hundred
i Women to Washington
Territory.
|IOWA'S WAR EXHIB-
| 1T.-75,S39 MEN.
Explosion Of a Tug at PittshuIs
Five Lives Lost.
Closing Day OF the Michigan
II State Fair.
The English Press on Fenianism.
THE RAVAGES or THE
i CHOLERA.
Ship1lent Of Seven Hundred
Women to Washington
Territory.
IOWA'S WAR EXHIB.
1T.-75,S39 MEN.
Explosion Of a Tug at Pittshu|s
Five Lives Lost.
Closing Day OF the Michigan
State Fair.
THE RAVAGES or THE
CHOLERA,

1aE AA RAVA0 OE LILY
CHOLERA.
THE WIRZ TRIAL.
in Interesting official Report on tho
Condition Of the Andcr.onv1I1e Prison
-Te~rimony Of nm cx-TEcbcl Surgeon
The Causes and Remedies.
WASHINGTON, Sept z. In the Wirz trial to day.
III. Hopkins testified lbat on the I'D day Of July.
1874, he IVES assigned to duly In the hospital 1t An
de1ronviEle- nc. together with Surgeon White.
uns ordered 10 make thorough inspection ot tho
prison and hospilais, with sicw 10 their improve
n,en1. The witness here read The following letter
es the report which he had made:
ASDEnsoSy1r1E. Ga, Aug. II, 1861
10 Brig. Gen. John 4 Windcr:
GEsEhAl:-ln obedience to your order Of the
eSth duly, requesting ns to maEe m examination
of ths rsison md hospnl At ts nass s an 70 IT;
mortality among the prisoners and The mcasurcs
necessary 10 prevent lhc same, Il hae been COM
piled with, sud respectfully submit the follow
Ing cauecA Of disease and morality:
!; The large nnmbcr Of prisoners crowded to-
The entire ahsccrcc Of an vegetables ~ diel 70
necrsfs,y as preventive Of scursy.
from sun IND rain.
va,rr rA~ 1A'A~~4'''' s1fp' ~ "0'0 N1u s'oa
:. Iaals cooked food.
e Tie tnurbid enaanatione rom the branch Or
rasine passing through The prison the condition Of
which cannot he better explained than By naming It
mosass Of human ex11eraens and mud.
PREVENTIVE MEAsrEEs.
mi ,css thsn Il M nIisoners: f3@'''@ "
8 DetaN op OarOle spfaclent putubcr Of priso-
ncrs to cultisaie lie necessary supply Of vegetables
the appointment Of agents along The different lines
OF failEpad 10 purchase ana forward supply
g. Tue Immediate erection Of barracks 10 shelter
the prisoners
To furnish the necessary Quantity Of wood;
md have wells dug to supply the deficiency Of good
"tte h,x,ae The nrtsone,6 ,nto eonaas ,,,.es co,a
SOUND under the ehasSe q tefgeant. iasuish the
nceessaFy quantity Ct soup, and bold ne sergeant
tqasd Furnish he prisoner viii cIotSing a =. ths H.
esnse Q! re ' Con'Saess.e T. Eosems39r sna .nat
tTii4 "a E III .4e, - ~ ~ AL 1,o,,neot 1n w -
furnish thcm
9: By daily inspection Of bake house and
:. Cover With sand the entire mosass not less
than eiz inc es deep. Uoard The stream Or ssater-
cocrse md condpe the men to The at the sinks,
and make the penalty toF aisooesslcnce Of such or
dctH ssscse.
Hos1AA] A11Ds'
tof the hospital Ne reedmmedd;
J. That the tents he hoored "ata P!anS; pt1nE
Ee;n,e ee ,hs Min ne st9a 10 be fenuentlv
changed
= We find IN inadequate E1Tp,y q stool boxes,
ahu . s t,. ,nS t ,L nS 1S1 ~ .o,,
~ n.aS sna h4&o+r retn1inr the1n see thst tbev
| arc veil washed and lined.
3 The diet for The sick IS not such a. they should
| lAse, and wc Trcor'1nfnd fha. they 6e supplied
e:ahles.
| We also recommend that the Fnrscons BE- re-
aned to Tis1t the hospital not les tha4 twiee daJ
Mc eahnot oo su1nF5 nSoH'oeaa i, iac nsS.slt5 g
~ s sci, ~ trtE ~ intnactirr is5Ir fte 1,r3.on
sn sta9 SGy II h3m d,iv liz renerta
Of t6sir eond.,ion 10 hta,lnHafte,r.
ne hase he honor to fr1ns1u. General, very IT,
Efs"''@uss tS.snei I +. 3. uorS1ss.
Acting Assistant Surgeon.
DR.. Uopk.ns further tesiac1 that be euhmitted It
ssqaofs hs Iea nd nd b. b. ID p1a % ss md s
oe'l'e !" ez''s ou. ue Ess. seEsos nnr
| oEs Nnnfha oRoEG
esaj oide7 Of Cen Winda, addressed 70 p: hop;
Etus 70 show that the Achnona an.n9rues 9aa
knowledge 9! fhe condition o. ne Anoessonvaae
Croes.Eraniaed BY !Nr. Sahade-The witness
sa1d be did not know rho WIS TO blame, Capt.
w.v Of imp1ovcmcut, Ii vas TIC Implicit conf
: iHanrA n hfrh VfndeF had In WIFE TINT caused tAf
s,..s ~ ihinrs ~ e~4sf -otherWiac Cen. Wlnae,
momId Il ia1c Sfsftcd Tie nisnn.
"oHA3 A"'. "s11 ~ .s -,-,,,,-
I IL. 3. HAlAoLo . 1as'iAoSA'
u. d Harold. who Mas shipper of supplies u
Ame1cua. testified that he did not think they "er.
evcr out Of bacon and mcal. Ihc-t Was as mues
there n could be shipped.
CYtss- -E5mtntd-Hes said the provisions furnish
ed 10 the prtsoncrs were the came n furnished u
TIT Confederate soldiers.
pr. R1cE's 7Ex77xoSr.-
nr r. T. cfcc m autr nj Ande,.ouyl1le. tes,iaci
to thc fc,-,e r,1rJ;tfnn ri f7e FtoeEsne Men djet
tr,n *t,rt.t;1n rnd md e1n,snre md other cau.es
Mcd,einrs rrre nnt fnruirhej III the rFote-sioua
Wnv' hnt hr for1nnla or number, uccordlnr to H.
| rnles ri the nrsnn. Far ins.auce instead OF tncu
finninr fhc MEDICINE. the prescription would bc To-
nn sns or two. or any 0thcr number, a speci3c fo
| any dfease beinr tIesiersjed by a number. Then
| wat M othcr Wrr iD wtlch medicines could he OBJ
| ttined, Dr. stevenson, who had been IN charge Q
thc hesnitsi MA tried and found guilty OF csahez
ieI7c dc hoen;ial funds, which un,ountsd to fton
$10o, Goo 10 $1jANoo.
GIT. FuESeu,s TESTIMONY
r.,,,,,,, 1s,1.r,, r-oDct # thc 1~t, cnnncct,rnt
.sn .,n, ~ lev L. r;th ~; !rnsn ofter o:1r-rr ,trT
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% GTuosa @ - ~ aoo a. ~ ,sess fhsv Al mn hs,
1nfy MS3S thac ~ ,, .E 80 ;nt sb.r .ronid haT
.ne m Ell ~ ~ ~. III iftg.r4 .1n5, 0 ''
tta5*e1 so1ea'a ilel luu1ne. eu' 'anoA''
OTHER TESTIMONY.
J. T. Cr1Mn. Se1eLI! T. A4c!. hohetS aate an'
others, Testified to 1aeirs At HoeTsou'1e, an0 IL
conduct Of Cspt: Nirx