The National tribune., 1902-01-30

400 feet in length, between 10 and 80
lin width, and with ceiling GONE 10 feet
or more high. 0he-half df this wing, al
though separated from the other by no
traverse wall, was called the 'I3ast Hail.
in which were cut great windows, look
ing out upon ene Of the prison yards.
If the reader will further imagine n
building erected in the interior Of this hall
and reaching to the ceiling upon each side
of which, and between its walls and the
walls Of the hall, are alleys ] | feet wide
running the entire length of the hall. and
at either extremity of this building spaces
| 20 feet wide he will have conceived Il
just idea of that part of the prison in
which Gen. Morgan and his officers were
confined.
In the interior of the building the cells
were constructed, each about three and n
! half feet wide and seven feet long. The
doors of the cells. a certain number Of
which were constructed i'll each side Of
this building, opened upon the alleys
which have b" described At the back
| Gf each, and 81 course separating the
| ranges of cells upon the opposite sides of
| the building is Il hollow space reaching
whole length Of the building and three or
four feet wide. This space was left for
| the purpose Of Obtaining more thorough
ventilation, and the back wall of every
cell was perforated with hole three or
four inches in diameter, TO admit the air
! from this passage.
We were placed in the cells construct
ed in that face of the building which
looked toward the town. No convicts
were quartered in the cells on that side,
except on the extreme upper tiers. but
! the cells on the other side of the building
were all occupied by them.
| ''The cells were some seven feet high.
and were built in ranges, or tiers, one
| above the other. They were numbered
range first. second, third. and so on, com
mencng at the lower one. The doors
were CRATES of iron, the bars being about
an inch and a quarter wide and half an
| inch thick, and We're perhaps two inches
apart, leaving, as they were placed up
right and athwart, open spaces Of two
inches square between them. In front %
each range of cells were balconies three
| feet wide, and ladders led from each one
of these to the other just above it,
Not having been in the Ohio Peniten-
tiary myself, | have thought il best to
let Gen. Duke particularize regarding the
| construction OF that part Of the prison in
which Morgan and his officers were held
in "durance vile," In order that the reader
may intelligenuy and more confidently
comprehend subsequent events. rs the Sc
quel will prove that, although the changing
iron door of the portal of that SOmber.
massive prison had seemed TO say with
emphasis, Leave al hope behind" the
imprisoned young KentuckianS had hope
eternal in their hearts
For still the burthen of their minstrelsy
Was Knightlood's dauntless deed, and
Beauty's matchlcss eye"
Duke, Morgan's brother-in-law and sec
On0 II; command, was young officer of
exceedingly engaging personality, 1.-THE
and active, educated and obSeryant, and
genial in temperament,
Yet lines OF thought upon his check
Did deep design and counsel speak"
None can tell the story of the impris-
onmcnt OF the Confederate officers in the
Bastile at Columbus more truthfully, in
telligently and Interestingly than Gen.
Duke; therefore, | shall quote copiously
from his narrative, which he has gener.
Ously placed in my hands.
REGULATIONS.
I'VE were permitted to exercise, during
the day, in the alley in front OF our cells
although prohibited from looking out OF
! the windows. Twice day we were
taken TO meals, crossing portion of the
yard, before mentioned, when going tO
breakfast, and passing through the kitch
en- into the large dining hall, where, seat
ed at tables about two feet wide and the
same distance apart, a great many pris-
Oners could be fed at the same time. We
were not allowed to breakfast and dine
with the conyicts, or they were not per.
mitted to eat with us-I could never un-
derStand exactly how it was. We crossed
the yard, on the way to breakfast, for
the purpose of washing our faces, which
was permitted by the prison regulations,
but certain method of doing il was pre-
scribed. There were two long troughs