The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-06
COLD FACTS
AROuT NORTHERN AND SOUTH
ERIN WAR PRISONS.
Called out by the libby's Hcm"'"' y"
Cbicago-Grcater Mortality aud suffer-
ing In Northern Than southern PRISONS
Figures Which speak Tor 'h.'"N'''''

charleston News and Courier
The old ship chandlcry and grocery store
n, Iibby A Low AT Richmond. Va, Wlii'h
rsn,Iered good service A. a Federal PRISON
duri,,g the late war. was purchased some
,,nnth- AGO bv "A Chicago syndicate OF
.,..e,,l,tor- i'm war relics. II was remover
~ tbot city. and after its thorough r'-'''a-
,ion wa- thrown open t0 The public on ~, az
ur,laV last a. a great war museum ~
Chicago IDfey-Oce0li puhlirh'n on 7'''"'l
a highly illustrated account "' W. v.,'
prison hell" and embraced me
Il r.up,tiur many Of the oit-eNp"l'N i'i-'
,''tl ,,bi,h have been told about the
Drueltv with which the confederate auih"iI-
.i.. treated prisoners of war. Inc iHfI-
..Xn landmarks of the civil war have as
...,;.,,.I with Them more that repcl> iliu
the southern prisons. They nave gone ihi"
bi.,or, a. priSon bells. where the bdruarpu-
.,.,,.ltie- of the lnqusiiion and the dur
CONS of the Tower and the Bastile failed ip
furnish adequate contrasting features To-
convey an idea - what men suffered Ah-
a. r.onvile. salisbury. Libby. castle NUM-
d. or. and other uane- arouse more lhu l'-
,i,, tb,n any other i'm American history
and fhev have no defenders. They eNci.e
hate i'm the North and shame IN The >ouiii.
a. landmarks merely. they had better De-
f,rootten. such was the feeling When %
vas prnno-ed to bring the old lihnl prison
m Chicago. But that feeling ha, gwen way
to one of interest in the old building. a. IT i-
understood that this j. here only 10 FORM ihe
homo for one of the most complete ANA li-
tnrestiu. museums Of the war in ihe
country-a museum that knows no Norm
and mo- south. but il Of historical interest
40 an because Of the Importantly 7h"Nn ii
ibo collection of relics of the ciNh war.
The Infef-Occdu admits ihal "Ll"nl N"7
the best managed of the southern prisons
Inn 80 as il saws. -.hrcame as celebrated as
Unreasonable. because of the many officers
"A rank inpri-onod there" There were
crilcltie. practiced there. the inf'f-D'f. "
continues. ~huf the prison was unaei ih'
very nose of the President of the 'oniel.
aracv and his Cabinet. and the lfi~0h.i
were men of intelligence and force i' N,-
maud some ri -hi- a. prisoners OF war. anu
offau held a- hostage for confederate oll'
car- i'm the North. they could not Doe -o ca@li.
imposed upon.
Wc arc fold that "the, had no furniture.
NOT even blankets and that ihtl h1a D.
sleep ON .sthc floor 900 double roN- h'in I'
hald and feet fO fees. covering Who'll. nnll-
with q human and loyal carpet. ana ihal
.iu cold weather they were commanded p
.l.nn 4uoDn.fa-hiuu." This wd- very cruel
,0 6o sure. huf this Is mot al. FOR $50 al'
further told that tho prisoners had ii ~.
fhoir own cooking. .-iOu-ht iNr preference
nt the tNo small STOVES in tha kitchen. ano
.-folr from each other tine places ui ln
rr.'- (which WAS AnrF Wprnru~i1ir CON
duct I'm ..mrn OF intelligence and force.
and that when they did uof have food iocN"h
they divided with each nihef amy ~laI' .'
together" We are NOT informed 'N'r'i'
.
what % wis that ih'i "difi ueu. '" " i-
some satisfaction i' know thhl li.l were
not unwilling FOB starry i'-',h i "i-
Tafif,iug lu know that "ih' men nIl h'.
/ despair That "ah WIS h'' -''li. ''
sorrow Don linnf.' and That ''ihnle were dr
bate. and discussions. literary exercise
and schools. language l' --Ni-. "hH on 81
minstrel performances. We ait ile' ip.'
/ that when the news was ..rcNtd oi 'ldhl
CAPTURE of Aick-nU-. ilr cruel, Treated
prisoners oi war actually '-an- ali n' -h'
until ihe impre-uHnir cdl'ldi Nl lht ''Iii' A"
eracy hid ln Dts ml"'' 'll' %, '''' -',.,"
| loyai choui--es That ever 'dn- lNiiioi'
/ hymn-."
10 j. evident nom ine cnnic-- iui- ODD 600
/ IufcI-Oef0n that iA'pll-Dnef-ol linu} hHN
"a VERY nial-lnf time, and D. our conitmnl.
ia tell The truth about llDNA "ihe nAlp l
IS crueiiie- az ihe lnqul-illln ana ih'
2 q
AFTER all NOT worth mentioning. ~u iar a'
All, .ir. informed. there were nO "deblie'
and discussions" at tine lnqui-ltlon au'
There j., no. record of singing school AND
..min.ffal pnrfuunancr-" boo "the dungeons
,rfha Tower and the BI-lilc.' II b. al-'
..In from fhD inventory of inl
/ relies contained I'm tine Libby Prison
/ af Chicago that 10 - NOT Go le boa amy
rn.nf.f "a museum that knows nn NOri
/ and No SOUTH" aud that DO Wn
Iulf Doe ..of historical interest tn an. lcrdu-i
of the imnaltiality shown in the collection
/ IL relic. Of thc civil war El~e why i7 l
| hat tine Northern prison pen %. Ioihi LOON
| on. or the DUNGEONS OF fun delaware. ui
,,.. .toekldc ai Emira Is NOT reproduced Do
/ linz GREAT war mus um af tMca-1- by
h,,D', nf tho dir. cfDr- Of the exhibition CON
'r,1,cfed within IN. museum cyc.OrlmI ol
/ fle burniu., of Atlanta. or of Columbia. cd
/ N t,.. smoking ruins Df happy homes which
marked the trail of Iccum-eh sherman
through the Caf0lina~s
n i.r,i,lont from the .ro.ic-" contained
| in fha lnu-rum and from tAc mi-prerre-en
/ tafi0n- contained in the InfDl-Dee0a as O.
! the cmeliie- pructiced upon the Fedora
..,fli.r- Ina southern prisons that the .grri'
.....,. ,,,,,.,,,,,, at Chiraro il "a wholly one
,IaJ .,a,ir established for the purpose of
n,kin0 money an the expense Of the South
/ Ne fail 90 sec why the names ol "Audcr
.on,ill.. salisbury. Libby, Castle Thunder
A.. should excite ",himr In the south
There was much I'm the history 0f these iu
/ .fiiutions 90 cause regret but nothing d
excite -hamc-regret that the -aui
was 80 poor in resources that
To-. prisoners were compelled io on
durc great hIrd-hip-; regret that ih'
/ confederate Government could not supply
| armies and prisoners with medicines
/ bp.an-e tine Federal Government CONTRARY
4. al the rules of civilized Warilrrl made
medicines contraband Of war and kept
medical -upplie, ont Of tLo Confederate
| ~ratc.: regret and horror that the Fedora
/ Government cared SO little for its sick an'
wounded soldiers who We're laueui-hin. ID
southern prison, that 10 waited ior iou
months before il would accept the offer o.
the Confederate authorities 10 surrender
sick AID wounded Federal prisoners with
out requiring Confederate prisoners m eA
change.
In july, 1855, secretary stanton made
report showing that of the Federal prison
er- in Confederate hands. 22.1,6 dled; WINE
Of the Confederate prisoners 900 tcdcia
| han Is 2G.4O died. According io an oilirla
report of surgeon ncn-r1l Barnes. ol ih'
/ United state. army. the Federal prisoner
ln Confederate hands numbered 2'o.vop. an'