, 1876-01-21
Tho Spot Which Mr.. Hill Would
Have Us Believe q
Paradise.
etatau,ent Of Charles Richardson, Who
Endured Its Horrors for
Six Months,
Description Of lilo vile Den...The Daily
Iifc..-Yelptng Dlooilhouuds..s
Futllo Attempts at
Liberty.
no Shelter, No Clothing, No Mercy Of Any
sort-A Story Of Terrible Cru
city and Suffering,


city and suffering
sl;leau1ee wi.con,in.
Editor NYsconain Eycr anl n,ou tie story
af prison cr1ctca ut tho South raises to tic s.,r-
gaco, enl for 4 t1mo claims tho attention Of tho
poop1e. Like Danguo'n ghost, 1t will not down.
And II Ia we'll TINT It should not DO allowed to
eest, so long NJ There la OF the Survivors lott
to toll tho tale Of hniror,-as ho himsof Wit
"Os'' nOo f t,,a pco,rator, of to AT Ansntsory,,lo
cruelsica, or any ono who dareB to oulogizo tho
noro ac.iyo uarticipaute ftborefn. this stain on
Christian civilization should bo forever brought
frcst, Ia all its basbaric intensity to haunt them
md a. th'B oceaHlon oeou'h meet 1of ohe' at
least, OF tho Andersonsilie survivors to be honrd
ask your pe'rn'ss'oh 20 occupy omall portion
o' your paper ID otaof 70 give vent TO my iool.
ingu. For ten years havo "nurscd my wrath"
ansa' no" IL ID iou no'' ... ....
Tho medium Of human language fails to cop-
Wy a't ~ r., y. 'uo '1'ah'ns '1soHsu IA
prison HE at tho South during tho lato 1obollion.
IL is true That great part of tho persoual huf-
tettn9a must forovoE remain with tho scnrcts Of
Irumcdiato actors in t1,n trao;o econos mny ro.
hsarso .ho storv a, t1,n,r in,;tnaI n1,ar;a,aa a,
md thus furnish as It we're, tho koy 10 unlock
,bo eatca through yhicl, otno1s moy nv amor -, ] n1
Auo b"stn saAoAin "AtcA othe1h uluy cHtcE AAH
lake d look. Tlie is, It HoenB to mo, tho only
way hv Which thu peonln at tnrro cn, he,or,a 49,
" y, "ns.. w. -. ~ 'a'' eeeou.e hs
4ualnted Wlth thto tlrilllng portion OF the Wars
dark sido
!, Whilc ao mt now n,onosc n ,o,, NJ, T ,rov
and huvo e1paflenced Of prison life at tho South,
1 must. porforco, sny aono.htng. ns 1 was ono Of
~hoso lot was cast Ia tho confede.acy .p prsone. Of
vnr. liz aughs may aay do no. expect % shape Tho
''3 assEe Tsss' ssn T. ~ S se,ns1 asS .n Wild
Union aoiters whie p.isouera Of var. f. teIl tbs I
man ~ H. irs rss I'd 10 my t
In suthoy Il lo aM 3 t snrx a or edS1 dhoso
wnom, thn iiifort,,nra ~ wor be% hrorm ~ ~. t,s
hands, of every comfort and enjoyment ri l,ic My
hands Of CO.. John MosLy uud liz ruorrns a lso a ns
Ioois iuros ratr for wot wnah"r ,,,c IN rrI,,r fn
witch thcre was III M thn n1,crnstixs nf t,s
LII @ of osoraa ~ a y en,s Sav9n rst 90 % cs
true Picture Of prisofarn al Ei,nrs' csnn ponwio.
Fort Delaware and uthnr niaccs 1f 9bc truth ri ete
cannot nc,svuay sest a must "noc fna. NJ r
lshcd lot,ineuts, 4~es ''''4' n"'7
authorItios ut Fort Daiav,ro tps,ni Mtvern Hart !
isGI, anI NAV j. 1sGl. tho Follnwru smnu,os .
kis Of cotiig aud at too. to a. of on'y any
44yI nri.onnra.o ' f ~ 49, "1so"4 oA's
i,l7s isirs drswors tcauton 0annelt,
G4e1 shi1ts inauntD.
S,st7 pairs Wool.n socks.
a.sso ra!rs Iootces. S s''
Lay pair* trowners.
9:cso sreat.eoats:
pu5!ag captivity covering tohf..a months and ene
sn waS mprsonci il i1tuute IT, lo gmals
no,lsea. and sloesadcs tnri'!Itnr Iihly. 1i"lIo
SplcreouyIs 1cas}x.'i Ano' nn, o n1osense ,; 0i
rlotiling fgon tic Hctcl authorIttaaa a's tut 4.
o Of captro exoens st wbte "rc .. ra so
souo Of that Il ID perhaps, 1,r,rcr 10 s,uis iii
ns Fng s Ill., ps' my ,sGrdro rsrense from
opportunity ocrei. r.on tbn rIotninv ~ or s ~"
atsd; - ' s'''1''S - 'A' '"A
1len I'LL aud Lis aIuwna Iesrrint', nt tts u,.' ~
soco,ld Gardcn Of EJen viii plcssaut q erunns s,,a,,
beautiful i xtoss whers tha tn,n,trs wc1" r
ably fe, cfutIcd, ani cared for hy at,epys Wer,
re running stream Of w.nr conr.nn +nrnneS XII H.,
ardtn but Il was a,ps viii yermiu NH @ ieo,,ch cn
ros aioye tronoh '1 nn1, T. s"a,eI ao9at ~
1t reached Tue prsoucrs. Th;s Il viii Ia rtn,sm1crsI
rss w. our e fnxns rx vt "s's II Ths tha ausan aaa
Lu,[i tle H,,U IN, mi trcc or sbrr% en-. 1St -
Standing aid ows 10 she pur cuasedncss " ., ,ho
letes ii, NOT furnIutur x,I,j Ia cnnk ui1st .,e - ;, @
aud beans tbey did Ciys ua 10 na wa rnr,, .sa
10 tg from 10 8feet undsr crounI. IN nrisr u "n
consoratc n,sssera '"''a''oA'" sh4oe 'sce'' h'n1'
Xuaon IL aiso inade 10 tie Uniform l,,1nczs ~
tcr sumo az III .ns ne ~ ,a ps y % fsnen
ness. '"A"S ''' ''''' '''' ~ s"e's A'''a'
oNo wss tho Willingness In man!fca,ed to fu,,s,,
tl.1sh ~ Tor anruiy eonaie. ln.lic Tho stockais.
near Again tls titns ,srsonI Ta T.e@ G ans .oo
ato In Aagst isc4 luttai nsrtv ~as :,,, ,or nay
VIA ho div or ssty ,sr nx' p.es % Hno
ss ster r'w wo 1a Id i1s ar a a e
brLt Al the stuns and roosi lCr tIt,s Se.,.I G ~.
IN - W.