The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-24
.SUFFERINGS IN THE
NORTK.E IN PRISON
Brave Defenders Of Petersburg
Who Fell in Hands OF
the Enemy.
TRICKS OF TIRED PRISONERS
How Money Was Circulated, and
How the Boys Read
the News.
TRICKS OF TIRED PRISONERS
,,,,,na from last sunday.l

tconcluded from last sundaSo
The following is the conciuains pal.
II an interesting address 6eliVereu
-. 7 90 Ce,,,p and Alp. Hill Camp
nv AIR j. T.. Glenn. telling OF the ae-
tense of petersburg and the prison
ssifa that followed for some OF the de-
.an6ers. among them AIR. Glenn:
4a,c in the afternoon we were taken
down 10 Bermuda Hundred, where
our quarters for the night WeFe y, q
small frame house, sno1eNlea ~ 'ne
rurniiia,;on of being guarded by
,rornnany of negro cavalry. Ine heN.
az sw,. were put on board g steamboat
Y ~, our way to Fortress Monroe IAefS
was great activity ct CITY POINT
steamboat had just arrived with q
company of infantry, AS We passed
by they made a great show OF ff ran
dfshtng their guns, drawing oA, 1hHtr
ramroads and sending them nome Win
loud, ringing sound. ms VAS aone'
doubtless, for the purpose or tsnpFess-
Inc rs with the fact of their being
awful fellows to encounter ana what
short work they were going to make
8 OF the rebels in the field
@ Arriving at the fort we remained
there. over Sunday. The wounded We're
assigned temporarily to hospltai auafT
ters. ! do not know how the resi-
Jared. but our bill of fare consisted
of q min tecoction OF rice and nolas-
ses. 1t reminded me no little OF the
famous dish served up by the excel
lent hostess OF Do-theBoNs' Hail,
In the afternoon our entire company
was ordered out in limo to partlclpats
in religious services conducted by the
Post y. NJ. G. A. We did not present
q very sunday go-t connecting appear
ance. The dudish Federal OFFICERS " "
turned out in their hrnnd-new paper
collars then coming into vogue, sur
viewed us with high disdain. Remarks
might be heard as they passed ny
~ ..,rhat's hard looking crowd you nav
ssSs got there, Captain
or course we were n shabby-looklnt
set Yet among JUS were men OF VI
best social position in Fetcrspurt
r.an,ured in our old clothes, In Whic
we had been on duty day and nigh
ii could hardly be expected we WOW
have been attired as on dress-pn1ade,
"Nail-Kag Hat.
One of our party WAS conspicuous ,
being the'L5raud. lpossessor OF h'si
crownet,... beytvt-r. lie was the gren'
d;er az the party. Mr., Kelley, IN Il
hon,, makes mention of an anfusll
circumstances connected with tho own
of the hcadgear in question, He III
;ncautiously stepped over the wv
line of the prison pen, when nc
hailed by the negro suara ron ~,
narapet. white man. ef you anl
gel back over dat limo III bloW
ar nafl kag affan top of You hea'
II ia hardly necessary to say the ~
,.rieior Of the NAH kag" beat mas
retreat
The following morning we were ag !;
placed on board a steamer, arrlsi..s !!
: 80. Nipattt 7 E,nlsn
d,sembarketI on tho wharf where we
mainea all night without any shel'
EXPOSED to the bitter blast coming up
Raw. cutting into our very ritals' IL
by long odds the roughest treatment
received. Though 1t was the month
June. ii was very cold and we sumo
much; sometimes we Woilu ihS y,
close together and get up to Walk an
10 keen our blood in circulation. IT VIC
have taken q Mark Tapley 10 DC lS
under soch circumstances.
The Federal officer into whose cust
We were delivered was cross-loo..
customer. lie carried curlpns-loo'
grapevine stick, ana With much TOY
nnss he had us all examined for mt
5a or articles contraband OF war. prep
s tory to our being ushered into the pr
ncn which was to be our post-otl,cc
dress for n long timeto come
The Prison Pen,
u
Thcfplace appeared to be about i-e
ne what WAS then called Poplar l.
ysg parl. surrounded by a high board i
outside of which, on PLATFORM, was
guard Those prisoners who had
there during Tho previous winter sun
much. the tents they oGcppied peinG
4 moor protection niQinsl the 10y bi
~ winter, the men being allowed
Hs9 one blanket apiece, The water was
cumea from wells sunk within the
closure. II was hrackiah tsaid TO o'
.nreenated with copper, and must
received a good deal OF sllTteee dral
,rwice a day tile men formed IN u
Sf receiye their rations, consisting ?
yaIly Of a loaf Of bread or siN era
sgf N ihard tacis) once o day, u piece OF
q snrinkled over with vinegar and
1i,n OF canned vegetable spup, I
NJ .i8 had formerly been allowed, lHi,
measure of retaliation, Was now f
den them. ] remember Al. James
coming one day TO ne Ia his nsual
al way with the remark. 'John,'l
rs # mat one. bean at the bottom Of u
s cup today,
Wartime Graft.
,rl,a wounded In our ppltS had be
8 signed tn hospital quarters ~Der
the time being, we had much beite
sc,iryy, tIysentery and fever wer
slS ptiY, tl,e camp. many dying from tho
aases.s the number increasing as IN
,,,erf wore on, Frequently 1t La
thut those who had friends ai the