The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-03

1ruklya Naxy Yard The chip was m beantis
11sIordsr, A6ie weather vas fine, the ,pslty Hss
nIG5Sl1d gSyety, and the Commodore the
->19qF a roaissness, We we're roaming through
susS - a l.ihssd deeks q under the sates-tne-the
daNdedks n believe, # when ~ he said T.: .n you
TjihwSiEfhis 1sy.I viii show you some aparte
;nan.ss sxiEitn se sssss occupied occasionally
3kP66HdT1 16wasN .tbe; bow Of the weasel,
&I11z64anHF-u3oomy deck 1hern.ianap6.a no
Snrninu NJ midday, and then he showed us the
Sssnartnsntss-a hsH dozen more OF less-of
.nsnoH aerk,y wooden, supright cells. eaon
large enough only TO contaipa 9le LtFlGS De,sS sts
and closed by thick do9r, tnioSsa Ssicn .n,s m1s
nnutA. sfbrded the only supply ot AT!
sEInssasare he s.sweat- boxes, hes seaa;
sESannnA of 6m men deseryyE .punishment
noI a;nea Aopa1nv has been abolished IN the
nSTysNe slocS, him in one of these boxes for
tWeni1four houre at q tinae,, or, II very Gad
fsHow, wa somea@es. give MN lof' eisns
without food Or Wnter."9 =. ssa-,i |. i-..J
'TGb drhpie and humane q punishment, IN
plsoe 6f The ibarbarous, cruel and tegTsmne
Gystarn of whipping, at once called forth the
euloelums on the party, and wewere just about
svisnpg Or ppqdahHsd approval and adm'rar a',an
SS sdaaSSsoss 81 e Sss s ssid sia snls d: :
Hfsssprstfi severe, though. .fWonid any one
-Hks- Ia IN L Tor minute or two p G:.-,ls
---s.Ye,. YOU may give me five. SAID; aud
= ssA5dst schorns ofthe Joyous crlss OF tae par
ty."G.ye hun five give him hve y .Sa 0om% anor
dore," Istspped into the bo3, ano tne ooof
mas locked upon me.
sWod ;mysalf immured within four sid,s OF
fNX5dzR box no scanty m room that II
feacKsd my BODY On every sade. am D1s OF
-medxum :Goutueaa; but what would Dc done
Wih 4 nrisonsrk law 2inohns' stouter than -
~ r1TxaxsI ~. n fAnn enough any
EidsA5tWe9,my bodH and; The: box GOT ms,to l1s
f4afsa nv f,sni 70 my head; and when the dogr
Hlbasa DE Tbad 70 stand. up 70 stlst itt
,ihe call u.whAe, in front there vas bagsl$ an
ana nv ;sce. As the box was wider than it
Wss dep, fcuu1d INST even turn in it.
The pi. athfa& Abls6 sete;1 isafsta nceeb ebe-l
Low the level Of 81 sn16ct, they were ON q
levei s..a ny MOUTH 30 that even the mise
fsbie consolation Of Peepans through tnemSp Eilpp
ffSESRx sSss0n fhSk thstxrma ehpE not: bs
SS1E Ssndina 4he knees -aas Shks imppscticar
.1H1eai Ihe. boz WAS. utterly darki anhihe rrse
i1dnsstsmo that l. began to expefaence wa
.ssicksmng, ,thorrftas ,eehn8s OF want Cd. AR. 70
bspsesd alive a c1tin. ard % nsSs t9sn 1an
h worse than tsth this. = iwss, nhsest hss
TvcEsst 6sean to hesve with great violence
AL ,Gasped tor fresh air. The blood rushed to
my head, and seemed TO threaten apopiexy,
and I could NOT reach my hand to my throb-
sIsGsfsns an remained still as the grave on
a3hS ont eM6, r suppose by the ;CopmOdore's
iSfdsra. Tf6n' / thought Of men. living men,
aimptisonsds III this naIrow house, and :rgot-
tan IN the rumplk Of, great storms At sea, OF
bSf1hing BY SLOW hYine IN thls sarcopnagns,
S6hipl Think Of q man lying helpless upon his
hcei IN snch . wooden case, perhaps standing
!; Onf, ,tps mead tfor such might be hI6 position
on wrecked vessel. But these fearful
theuSRt Is % what might happen to others
aKsH. way 70 the read horrors OF ny own
= The saiiocaaon occasioned BY the closeness
: ,SaY the ar In the box produced in me sudden
SesreJfor water. My hps grew hard and dry,
-sui my tongue was hike chip, with sudden
fever Of unquetchAble thirst Although Il bad
determlaedt 10 remain az quiet as possible, ,1he
time being 90 short, yet reason itself began to
Dl,ystan,Sstic tricks Perhaps they hadsde.
SeHS6a ma Ethougbt; perhaps the Commodore
11IcIwaEk5cd JOKER, and, Instead OF q few
6a6St1Srmi8Hf Keep me here Tor an hour or
ss axe su:ss g: 3s s soos t. s tue
rHpper 6sckAnd lefr mefJsa. ~ rgi 60 20 I
II knew ftaati these were Htlle st1rmise-; but
ihey would come, and come, and with increasT
ed power, too. My neck-clo became TOO
: 3igh. for my throai; was almost susDg'ed
msle u. Should cry out2 The torture and
agony we're becoming insupportable. The per-
arirktion began to stream from every pore.
The box became intolerably close..> tancied
jt fuil Of humid vapor. The five minutes must
bSye elapeed loug ago; the day itself must
have receded. How long had the sun gone
down z Was ita ,rk night on deck abore?
or course, CANNOT II Gill all the sell satlons
that thus took possession OF soul and body in
;thst brief trial ofa sweai-b Z. 1t MAS ID vain
TO call reason ioyour and. You could no more
dhsm,ss your thoughts at will when in such
place than Sou oou d imagine the ietid yapor
1fths b,.x 70 be the fresh the bre, zy air OF
rhoftnnga 1t Is this. v ry condition Of mind,
TO winch the victim OF this hymg death il
-frouah, rnat forms the pr1nc pal torture OF
HE pu, iihNsnt.. i,,,.j-
Aud tnint oi, .. poor wretch compelled to
.besrthia ag 'ny for twenty :fonr hours or even
1oUEees uItnont water, with ut food, and with
sCut iest.s New asvs EN- which PAGES IN the
hands OF anv man, though he be- more humane
Chan any officer now IN neVp,teJ s es navy
or out of II. such an Instrpmcnt OF cruelty.
IN AZ revo. ting 10 think OF ss'the same pWer
Whes placed in the hands Of the sponslble
Turtures should never form part Of pr,son
Gb.p. or other penal Discipline. But IL l, must
be no. then IN Gvd's anne give Us the rack
ctho bio0Jy ecourge the ,hpmb-screw, or Any
Other, nh sical torture in the open air IN pre-
.SeIe1ea 10 these reanements OF cruelty rs
witch ,dea b itself is but q happy release, Be
sides, the solder or sailor. ls not . criminal.
he i'm boi on shlpboard for any of:nce; he is
the brave defender OF country's flag, or of
..hee-Resrr spd H.ory, IN tho hours Of her dark
eat and dead diiest peril and some lenity should
be shown m. II he 1s lncorr1eloly bad, cou-
1oe him,f it must be So put ON the ron wrist
.jets and fh~ lef Iock>; but in the name OF all
that 10 m rciiul. gv him air to breathe. and
q cap Of cold water wnen needs it. For so
We vera Told to do by Him who suffered on
Csfssry. 80 u
Whe. I stepped forth from ny voluntary
tunsl-place s.u by the tsces Of my friends
Whst change The brlef ex ,sr1ence Of q few
minutes had made in me. IL fact, I felt II, Tor