The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-06-27
Dir. Davis Prison Life Extracts frOm The
Diary Of The Post Surgeon Thrilling
ScrncS and Incidents,

Dlur! Ul Inc l'DSl Surgeon --TllrilllRs
SccncS and Incidents.
The New York lpJrhd, Of The 10Th, dc
votes over iouvto.n columns TO extracts
from he his,oryuf Mr.. Davis prison life at
Fortress Monro', written by the post sur
gcon. We make such extracts from the
World as our space will permit,
THE PRISON LIFE or JEFFERSON DAVIS BE.
MAY 2l 1865 The procession into the
fort was under the immediate inspection OF
Major General llallcck and Charles \.
Dana, then Assistant Secretary OF War ;
Colonel Prichnrd, of the Michigan cavalry,
who immediately effected the capture. being
the officer III command Of the guar, from
the vessel to the fort. First came Major
General Miles holding the arm of Mr.. Dn-
Wis, who WAS dressed AZ suit Of plain Con
icdcr"le grey, with a grey souchcd hut
always tim, and now looking much wasted
and very ha@glrd. lmmcliately after these
came Colonel Prichard accompanying Mr..
Clay, with u guard Of sol &crs in their renr.
Thus they passed through files OF men in
hluo from the Engincer's Landing to tho
Water Battery Postcrn and on arriving at
the casenaic which Ind been fitted up Into
cells for their incarceration, Mr. Davis was
shown into cascmatc No. . mud Clay into
No. 4, guards Of soldiers being stationed in
tho cells numbered one, three and five, upon
each side them. Thcy entered; The
heavy doors changed bohind them, and in
that clang was rung tho fnn! kncll Of tho
terrible, but new extinct rebellion.
Icing uShcrcl into his inner cell Ivy Cen.
eral Miles. and the two doors leading there
into from The guard room hc;us fastened.
Mr. Davis, after surveying The premises for
some moments, aud looking on, tlro"gh the
emhrasurc with such ,houghtS passing over
his lined ANA expressive face as may DO in,
agincu, suddenly seated himself in u chair
placing botl, hands on his knees, and asked
one OF the soldiers pacing up and down
within his cell this sgni ic,u; questions:
''Whi:l way dn,s Ike clibvas.u .acc?"
The soldier was silent.
MIR. Davis, raising his voice little, re
r"' again 4 is,a s$sS, or only tho
measured footballs Of |MGAwo pacing sen.
TRES within, and the fainter echoes of the
four without. 81 .g .S ~
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had been deaf aud had not hear! him, tho
AssS Prisoncr again rclcat ell his inquiry,
But ihc.sccond soldier remained silent MS
llto first, a slight twitching Of hiscyes only
int mating that he had heard the question,
but was forbidden to speak.
Well, " said Mr.. Davis, throwing his
ghnnds up and breaking into bitter lnusli,
.36sf-Sl$A " ia'i NY Eicl COill nave bpCU tuuSht
&fyoGr disciplined" and then, rising from his
Chair, he commenced pacing back aud rs.,h
betorc the cmbtasurc, now looking at tho
ssient sentry across the moa, and ana nt
Sithe two silently pacing soldiers who scrc
HIS companions III til" cascma,c.
Ills sole reading matter, Bible a,l n
prayer book, his only companions ,hus9two
silent guards, his only food the nrlhary
rations OF bread AMI beef served out 10 the
.,f f1 IL.
first day and night Of Tie OK prcsiltnt's
ssEwAnp AND STANTON DISGRACE AMERICA,
5sSf An INVALID lS IRONS.
On thu morning Of the 23d Of May, a'ycL
lE{fsbitl ercr trial was in store for The prou,l
spirit--a trial scvcrcr, probably, Than has
sieScvcr i'll modern. times been inflicted upon
my one Sa6 had enjoyed such cininenco
Ills i,iorn:ng Jefferson Davis was shacklcd.
II was while nll the swarming camps OF
tho armies Of the Potomac, the Tennessee
and Gcorgia- over Two hundred thousand
brohzcd and laurc!lcl vcterans--wcre pro
PAIRING for The Grand Review of the next
morning, in which, passing in endless sue.
ccSSon before the mansion Of tho ,pros-
dent, the conqucring military power of Tho
nation was to lay down its aruis at the feet
Of The civil authority, that tho following
scene was enacted at Fort Monroe:
Captain Jerome l.. Titlow, of the Third
fennsylTaiia artillery, entered the prson-
crsccl!, followed by the blacksmith Of, Tho
fort anI his assistant, the latter carrying in
his hands some heavy and harshly rafting
shacklcs. as they entered, Mr. Davis was
reclining on his bed, fcverish and weary
after n slctpless night, the food nlaced near
10 him the preceding day still lying g,,lr.
touched on its lin plate acar his bedside.
"WclI," " sad MIR, Davis. nq iheu on nrod
slightly raising his head. "'
, * nave an unpleasant duty TO pcrrorp,.
" sir,,' s"id Captain Tiilow; and as lio smoke
the senior blacksmith took Mo shackles
from his assistant.
DAVIS ieapcd instantly from his rccum.
nu' f"r ",'"""' unn"" nNsh passing ovor his face
growing liyil and rigid as DEAN. - "a''So = -
lie gaspcd for breath, c,u,o,,;,, E,,;.
throat with tho thin fingers Of h;so M,
hand, ana then recovering hims.,f s,ds.,,.,
while his wasted figure lowered "n ., .S'om Xxx
hei$ht---how appearing to swell viii ;nI;n
nation and then to shrink with ,eryoriH 3 . J
no ginhcea 'roia me captains face iatlS
shacklcs,- said slowly and witb = iyyhs i.Jls
'A1y God You canno, have ,..
$S8 iron me 2" 'sst 70
'.Such arc my orders, sir, ro,,;.,5,,
s;S officer, bockening Tho blacksmith, " tlo
4 lroach, Who stepped forward mn,"o,"a, "a,NnP-
paddock gnd preparing The fet,sys ~ ~ liio "
Office These le!!ers , were of heavy 'inys i."n
probably nro Ssn'hs Of an neh in dix.
like weight bolicvc they arc !" nam vna'n OF
possession Of Majors General M,).s Us ~ " tilc
sSs:S form an interesting relic w. aAd will
iThis is loo monslrOus,n oro,.
prisoner, garing hurricdly roun,i siiVnne nm tho
rs if for some Weapon, or means Of rsf9Em, ssf San
,re,ion ~ enmonnaip "Snn' Captain That ,oa IT.
{ pretend That such shackles aro reona, sn he
sconro the safe custody Of q veal ny Alaarea to
So guarded md in such fort as ,b;s,i5 Sy nun,
,It could serve no purpose,n rcnl;, Is,' !, ss
,ainTitloyi'.his orders arcl from fp"a w Cap y
q. ns,Sn, and mine arc from him. wash
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