The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-19

ton. He makes four gener.
al charges abusive treatment, cruel.
ty. starvation and freezing to death.
He bases the charge Of abusive
treatment upon the fact that
because they would not cease talk
ing when an officer was passing
II Is matter Of Official record that II
was practically impossible for an officer
20 60 through the camp without being
insulted Il was Infinitely more difli-
cult 70 discipline the prison In this
regard than il was onr own camp. The
prisoners would stroll near the sentry
and muiier epiihets for which, II
spoken under other circumstances.
they would have been Immediately
chastised
After taking each charge made by
Gold Cheer" and completely answer
ing>it. Mr.. Winship says
Ihus much for The work Of fiction as
illuminated in the CenilrU Now, a
word as 10 the facts. Gen Henry b.
Darlington. of the regular army. a
graduate Of Yale. scholarly gentle
man, a thorough business man, was ia
command 81 the Department Of Indi-
ana. and devoted himself faithfully
and conscienli0nslY TO making Camp
Morton a model prison camp, and his
pride in his charge. If nothing else.
would have prompted him TO keep 10 in
iirst-class condition. for IL was con-
stanily visited by the dignitaries.
Gen. Alvin T. Hoyey, in an official
report. Sept. 4. 1851, SAYS; Il re-
peateily. with pride. conducted visit
ors 90 Camp Morton 10 show the
military discipline and the order and
neainess that prevailed throughout the
barracks and pris0a." It was scrupu-
lously neat and IN every way comfort
able Tor army life. but IL may seem
very cruel and non-estheiic and insdili-
ciont 70 the gentleman 10 his spacious
Madison avenue apartments Why. IL
seems cruel 10 some of the Union sol
diers 70 think Of having but Sl3 a
month FOR self and home
General Carringlon. In q detailed Of
fetal report Of July 2. 1885. says In
1868 4. when daily visits 10 every camp
were necessary. this duty was Of the
most exacting kind Nose than 1900
men we're in camp at ore time They
had 10 be fed and mainly clothed.
From copies Of his official correspond
encc at the time, il appears the bar
racks used bY prisoners were first used
by our own troops When the prison
crs arrived these barracks were given
io the prisoners, and the Union soldiers
occupied tents and temporary sheds.
The barracks occupied by the prison
ers barn doors and all-were every
way the same as those occupied by the
Union soldiers.
The only instance in which there
was any uncIeanline or raggedncss
was az the time af an unusual influx of
prisoners after the fall Of Donelson.
The men we're IN q terrible condition
broken down physically, ragged. un-
clcauly, pale. hungry. even omaciated.
The death rate following their arrival
was large. due partly 70 previous star
WALTON The attention given % their
"a and health by the officers and
loops was as < eat as 10 could have
been for the boys ia blue Hospital
Tents were pitched. and. as By magic.
llastored buildings we're erected for /
hem.
There was never a day. even under I
he greatest pressure, that the food 4
vas not wholesome and Of full ouan- 4
itv ] vel remember the attention /
hovn Col Morgan and his party /
They requested to be by themselves.
md were given tents with flies. and.
i Their request. oyster stew was fur
.isheu lof supper upon the evening of
heir arrival The prisoners always
.ad IS good food as our troops, slightly
ighier in quantity because they aid
q duty.
was at Camp Morton a few months
ince. Il Is q fair ground once MOI e.
beautiful horses are stabbed there.
Zach has corn for which he does not
ay ID cents an ear: each has one
lanket and straw upon which o. lie.
here are no end barn doors 20 his
nrfrHE fhara 81 M IrnunIf AMI