The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-03-14
NO.'11.

nor windows to the hospital; after awhile we got
frames covered with cotton cloth to put up the
windows. Some of our men were at work build.
ing chimney-the chimney fell by bulging out
at bottom account Of the softncss Of the brick,
and killed thirteen men, The patients had little
or no clothing, and had not half dozen blankets.
some had rags sewed together for covering, and
thus lay on the straw. 1t was difficult to get
man into the hospital until he was two.thirds
dead. We got straw, / think, four times, enough
to spread over the floor, and this was used until
it became dusty and moved with vermin have
seen men die there on boxes--there were, when
went into this hospital, $50 patients there, but
they decreased in number sometimest to not more
than 1sO, We took in there, think, over 600
men, and about 500 of them died, and most of
those who were discharged died afterward. The
patients had half-loaf Of bread, piece of meat
and two gills of soup as regular rations; sonie-
times these were drawn early in the morning, end
sometimes the last thing at night-they did rot
get meat every day, but when We didn't get meat
we got fish-a few times we got potatoes, some
rye coffee and once in a while We got tea
have been to the brook, myself when I was
not allowed to buy food, although tried. was
in the hospital at the time of the outbreak on the
18th OF Noyember-my clothes of, and engaged
in hunting lice-was told there was going to be q
break; presently heard hallooing near the big
gate, but did not dare to go to the window for
fear of being shot; some ono spoke and said we
had better take the gun from the guard at the
door-two of them look hold Of the gun, and
took pole and brought near his head, and he
turned it loose; we atterward poured water in it
and saturated the powder so that it would not
fire. On looking out at the window, saw men
hiding in corners, and saw one batch Of prisoners
standing against the hospital, while they were
shooting in among them-saw men lying round;
the firing continued for twenty minutes-it oc-
Cured about two o'clock in the afternoon, and
we were not allowed to go out Of the hospital un-
til four O'Clock. don't know the number en-
gagged; l should think about two or three h~n-
dred were running for the big gate. saw three
men that were killed, don't know the number
wounded-two were brought to our hospital who
died that night-I saw d number at the dead
house next morning-two of the men killed were
| by the suffers shop and one lay in the yard
inst previous to this outbreak sthe prisoners had
quarter ofa loaf of bread per day; on the day of
the break they had nothing.
At the time the chimney fell, as soon as it fell,
the guards were placed thick between our hos
pital and the Suffers Shop and ordered the men
to clear away from the hospital, and if they went
| over certain line they would shoot them; one
man who had been discharged from hospital,
came in, he said, after something he had left, and
| he was shOt-I don't know that he died.
| Witness marked the place where he was shot,
| on the map, northeast from and near the big
] brick hospital-the one in which the chimney had
fallen. 4-yf
don't know the name of the man shot; he
was prisoner of war--was shot in the shoulder
don't know what hospital he was taken to-
saw no one but the guard on the fence at the
time of the break. This was sometime in De-
cember, Think.
CROSS EXAMINED.
did not see the two men near the Suffers
Shop and the one in the yard, killed.
Louis H. Buis called and sworn-residc in Sals
| isbury-26 years old. was at Salisbury whes, the
prisoners were sent off, awhile before Stoncuian
came. 1 think 1t was in February-was at the cars
the time they left. sk
| Q. State all that occurred at the cars at th
| time, in connection with yourself
[Objected, to, on the ground that what occur
red there at that time had no connection with the
charges and specifications The question was
argued at some length, and the objection was
overruled.
A. / was there about half an hour-saw pr
| oner sitting down. Do not know what guard
had charge oI the prisoners) This prisoner was
afterwards taken back to the prison-he told me
he was hungry; Isent home and had some food
brought for him to eat-l went to give it to him
and the guard told me could not go there--thst
citizens were not allowed TO go among the priso-
ners-I was standing waiting to get chance to
give it to him, when an officer came along aBd
told ME must not interfere with the prisoners
after he passed, l gave the food to the prisoner;
he ate part Of 1t and carried the balance back to
the garrison with him.
1 CROSS EXAMINED.
I / did not sec this prisoner 20 back into the
prison, but I saw him going back with 25 or 90
others who went back-some of these were sick
and some could not get on and had to wait fol
the next train--I don't recollect the day nor the
MONTH it was in 1865.
Court adjourned to X o'clock.