Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-13
LINCOLN CONSPIRACY AND ITS CONSP|RAT0RS.
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a.. rived IN sight OF Fort jefferson.
II ~a-taeas. Fla. on July "a, 1865. When
..-.g the grtr,1-loohins walls signal
Ms lircd from the Eunboat. Which
rsnonGc,l 10 by the officer in COM
.-5 ~ The fort. aud soon the officer OF
made his appearance on board.
Ms atormed Of the object OF the
The boat etc Within a very
sf7Ie We We're placed within
~ j,as4t. were conveyed TO the fort,
] -ca within one of tho many case.
r@s Nisting there.
7.oe-s who had had US in charge
al ihc fort sufficient length OF
~ ~ have a. il is called. lark, After
- months Of torture. both Of body and
Thought that we had at las;
haven Of rest, although in n
ri Bastilc where, shut out from
-s. We would dwell and pass the
l days Of our life 1t was q
1 eht yc, ii had TO be borne.
( Il -a now left under the charge OF
1 charles Hamilton, One Hundred
!. New York Volunteers, who was
rzr,ad commandment The post
q us instructions relative TO The
lHTEC. SL.t Sj1is- Ai!t tpA4StAbSiiN'1S
vg0Gld attend any breach in t1iscii-
aI.y impressing upon our minds
"a was n dark and gloomy dun
min The fort "a which offenders
! ,et the rules were consigned. over
entrance was inscribed the classic
I ,s Whose entareth here Icaveti1 all
se beaad.
asked him ii there were any special
IA sob, !,
f.-8 NO. you have the same privi-
A. the Stand as any person confined
4 ia no Instructions 10 the contrary haT-
h. seen furnished by the War Depart
A. n. vogF cases" Our bed that night
n Instituted Of q soft plank. and.
A. H 50 continued for months, until.
-a oar own exertions and means re-
M IA from home we were able to pur-
A. pieces Of canvas. wherewith 10
d ~ g r15ely constructed bed.
vi EPAHGLER a HANDY MAN.
81 ;aaelcl.s trade was a godsend al this
q 4, and proved SO on more than one
saa afterwards. The next morning
= Ta1l,d around tho enclosure OF thu
-. and towards evening stroiled around
II III lzwatcr wall for the purpose of
e-.-S some IDEA Of our desolate condi-
In The Dry Tortugas is q small island
raed in the Gulf OF Mexico in about
5sEreas north of the equator. com
rising in all seven and u half acres
! q, and and lying directly beneath Tie
rss of q tropical sun. 1t is located TO
-ss northwest from Key West. % miles
r5-th from Cuba. and about 200 miles di-
rtrg south from Tampa, Fla, this being
I'D nearest connecting point with the
rsn}auGs OF Florida,
4 raor its limited area vas erected
sfase and massive structure, hexagon
shared Of brick and mortar in an I'M
a-sae5 condition, called Fort jefferson.
Waan completed. if ever, it would mount
guns On the outer side of the fort
existed a wide and deep noat. 10
vera the srrging Of the sea from wash
c8rst The main structure itself ana
aded 1t the same tine as q defense
4 usl assaultIng columns. 1t is ocean
II r on either SIDE strongly protected By
a I5i reefs and intricate channels of .lp-
4 our arrival the island@was entirely
4 tate of vegetable matter. with the
1ti0n OF some few bushes of small
d a,h and about a dozen cocoanut trees.
4 rh mad been planted many years back
I he hand OF man Beyond this there
-.,rT,+ $40 ,.,,T,-7 inside c7,-.
-,.3,f,t, -e,f,5s, corn sand u.,ic1, rod
1 .,r. f,,fT,~fo,,. effsot I,no, 1he ewes ;n
rae.ss cs,,eirp men "a i,eeon,a TO-
blind after dark, a disease known
3 Ana of frequent occurrence, termed
N3,nd.
81 MANY FEDERAL PRISONERS.
A.rs vert. inward Of COO Federal pr;s
ts confined there for various offenses
-fns- military l3iles and laws who
4 Il. -7-7nrlled to labor daily. from morn,
risht. anon limited and loathsome
z,enance. without. exception. it was
mast horrible yis..e the eye OF man
rested lipon. where day after DAY
L miserable existence was being dragged
Htormixed with sickness. bodily SUI
ng want ana pfncn,ng hunger. with
die additional acSS OF torture and N
3 mainly that soon j },ecame q witness
srand qhout The fort there were sove-
I small Keys. termed. respectively. Sand,
Il Bird and Logeerhcad Keys. Sand
B ely small in area. lies in north
& elie dir Oh. distant about nalf
lIrln w!.Ic.l had been erected a hos
s fer agI7r..r.tir7c PURPOSES ana t, be
d a-sz rf .r,. ,,nisier1ic occurring ut
H.. ;o-r EVERY foof Of j1s space is now
- n.itl, 10 dad na,,z-. of The bodies
e H.. nra1 y,,asrad mn by tho sprf Of
- - 1,l-,,,ti, l,,,i1,7s,,r- ,I.,,.i,,o.
i 5o,,.,, -nr tf,o ,,,,,,,osa. ,f erect
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