New-York tribune., 1886-05-16
JEFF DAVIS AT FORTRESS MONROE.
HIS DUNGEON" REyIsITED-AN ANCIENT
CONIRABAND.

HIS DUNGEON" REVI>IrED-AN ANClLNi
CONIRABAND.
irRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT Of THE rRbuNE'l
FoRrpE-s MONROE, May 14.-If Mr.. Jefferson
Davis had for few days before celebrating tae
"bnril OF the Conredcracy, he might nave coh"'noU
acant event with the anniversary ot his capt
ure ny the United states troops which happened on
MAJ IL 1862 lust twentyoue years ago Il WAS TO tl!s
vary snot that Mr. Davis found himself brought Is a
prsoner and to Fortress Monroe never Ior-e'
10 inspect the dungeon" once occupied ny tno e'
President Of the Confedcracy and 70 ask many curious
questions regarding his treatment whlle there-n""
oug he wa. conAued In Uncle sans stone prison. now
he looked how he acted what he SAID what he dl' anu
40 OF 40 innnum. There Is an Oh darAsy nero ~No
can tel the minutestS SartcuIrs re{AgNhs Mas" 'on
Davis Miss Davis, and Mss Pie Davis As Cne cu7'
ha,. laughter WAS called It will be observed that
MIRA" is always Nss In Southern dialect even aO"s
cultivated people This venerable negro whose mar
81 baara are grizzly with aye drives unique estaD-
sbnen Of hs own the Ike o. which IS TO be toahu no
,nera north of Dixie Adilapidated cart made OF oid
ends and scraps OF hewn logs ANA piahAs hals' h
In most tnexpucaole way uI"mn w ass coTd nossi.
more demure and patient thsn baasu a's 80 gRbIcb
49, more knots IN them than tnerc are IN the rldes Oh
-phInN-sucl is the grOtesque looRlhk tu.H ~. 49, 49, Nh
- ,ncient African wnO drove MISS Davis Apu
- pie arnuud tue suburbs OF Fortress Monroe now
drives azy the shell ROAD 10 hsnpou a. Y paen tr
aid fellow himself his tatsered g'ro IS ia peIiecv
ur with nis OK aud cart aud no one wouiu ue su P -
10 I'm" day TO see the wnole affair, darkey, cart
some unJ JJtiept OK nil suddenly collapse INTO o
TIte TrTG heap Of ruin in the middle OF me ROAD road
ne T6ieh are quick to discover and % appreciate ne
picturesque and uncoutn, nave not taIst y"
~ this remnant OF slayedom ana ms
"a he stands beside his cart is for sale al al 'he 'ancE
bszaars. ,, h,r+ q, d, diamond necklace
m be.e shops especially the pOsttrader ss-oro ".tu
the fort It did seem little Qua auu uG@5
marching drawbrGge across tAo ~, ~ .tern
senneIs with cleaning bayon.ta guarding the posteIn
gate and aero.s lawn onpo.ns cannon into the
traders store to purchase psGaHAS and ia thus
| JEFF Davis was for time l"p,sou r", go
tse aoat and enter the postern cato through three
dun geon-ke casemstes, through whose nsrgo
cnnon AZ present look out over the water, you enese
into the cheerful sunlight again upon wsHeP. LIN
walk with green lawns ana pogsTs ssr yon Tpon the
rrnt the brick walk IN 'front.' OF lobs TO" ~ ia
mates now @ apt of these was used suardhouse,
ami m lie second Mr. Jefferson DAVIS. fresnens y. tt
1onfeleracy was confined after hs capture III UeoI
e tr,,e that the nlu-trious prisoner was put Ia
irons tue irons consisting OF a pair oi HanD'NH' -
Many n fair southern danes who travel THIS way ask
with tears in tner eyes ana VIII ' re ..nnseon" n
moved to 0oST Ss'2 p Da1 was so cruelty
Anu Anu AS Sopd undoubtedly be made into crosses ana
smaets FOR the Southern "a. 2ne' M so Was kent In
or for oniy three days He was soon put upon psro.s
ana allowed choose his own qnr.ers "1en nica one
WHOM has 40 long figured in fancy as vra t,r
eeon" when in fact The rooms were ray
Nj paws certainly nad no reason to complain OF a..
| ,-satn.nt while he was prisoner mere a,
he had at time been the enl'Ss Scer. '"e q
heen nnder his orders, and. az had formerly
been their they coatnSsd TO W ;eI by VIA ws wa. S
',"h, =, Fortrsss Monroe Mrs. Davis accomp1ne 2.
SiH but she was that tms aiowed 70 ,tb 'he be
Afcrward however she Joined him mere mere & anu w. ~i, n
6r,n,sr uss Pie" avis. remained with MN ia eose!
quarters until after the close OF tSe & Nat rece
eems 20 know the exact reason OK MISS DaNls %
pS the odd sobriquet Miss Pie although Lisn "a 4,
stories arc told intending to eluoiaaao INC
n,,ar rima Mr. Davis removed fSom the case
20 CARROLL Hall. within the fort. oulIol1s usSu
! Offices quarters. where he was wen nouSe" ""N "
a | treated