The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-08
OF CONFEDERATE
PRISONERS AT POINT LOOKOUT

some excuse But read on Mr Pos,
Editor and Ali author Upon cur ar
/ rival next morning we found about,
5000 Confederate prisoner already
there. and which with. our Accession
/ was increased 10 5000 The nrst
I thing to attract attention was the me-
sroos who guarded the prisoners. walk
ing on ,he tor II The plank walls
by 4 waikway made OF the same
material ~ course we knew these
negro guardes were put there for
tine sole purpose OF trying to
humliate U.s. And 1T would seem tina,
the most vicious negroes and the most
/ cowardiy and cruel officers who had
I been rank failures in The heid. were
collected for the prisoners. AZ IN evil
denea of this fact, read this Stakes
Were set up n the river and BIAS. IN
dicauns how far prisoner could ven
I tnre VINO wished 10 haihe Thomas
Tyree. o. Company y. twentieth Vir-
( gina Battalion. was IN the water
/ within the prescribed limits. when
without a word 81 caution or warning.
( three negro guards. and although
wounded in three places, he managed
20 get 20 shore. where owing alone to
h.s iron constitution and WILL he sur
yl,ea ana had the bullet removed from
f be, o4des after the war by Dr. owen.
~ Lsnrthurs Were these negroes
paashea We never nesrd OF 1t, 80
i DOUBT taey were appiauded.'
And now as 20 the Tations given US.
as tt!s ,radncer of the South admits
that DE receiv.a the same rauons as
tho re1el soldiers in the ne.8 First,
ever, morning q piece OF stale bakers
| area1 which when sqleez.d tie
hand was about as small es e- .tIl-
mars hens ess. was given out AZ IL
! eioek "A strip ~ BACON 4oout enough
( % mARe thi-e good Hnrthiuls. and at
! oc-eck came the soup. ron. that
soup have in n.y day ana time par.
taken ~ MANY kinds % SOUP. but the
t4k4s ,h, cake
Tney save rs a halt-pint In tin
cup an- j was SO thin that many
tinle counted the bean hulls lying
az the bottom of the cup. 1t was OF
4 blush tnse. beins SO much water.
ana so few beans. there was nothing
J 90 give ID color. while as 10 grease IL
was as Innocent OF that. as the aurnor
/ ot this book Is OF truth. and that is
sriicient Tho author also lays stress
on vermin We would call his atten-
! ton 70 what follows Every dag while
Ia prisoner The Confederates had 10
strip naked and Kill lice or be killed
Iny thom- One Of the most familiar
slEnts n the prison was this naked
/ Tact lie speaks of sleeping on the
bare floor We can so him one worse
Nc had 70 sleep on the hare ground.
without any covering AT all. save the
little ~ tent. into which twelve men
were crowded so close together that
/ ono could not turn over during the
night until all turned together Ana
the drinking water notice this
/ horror painter does not mention mat
land SO infer he had GOOD water.
/ Well. wc did not IN all the prison
there We're but TWO pumps that FUR
alahed water 1T 10 drink and around
these Two from morning ii!i far INTO
trc might could be seen a multitude
ot soldiers. awaiting their turn. Finally
even tnls was denied us, for q guard
Was placed at The pumps and n pint
az water allowed each prisoner and
which was brought TO him by the
barrel squad appointed for that
PURPOSE. As to the water in the other
pumps il was OF such "tarly ma
ture unat you could not wash your
bands and face with it, and IL YOU
lpUt it on Your head YOU could not
persuade the coarsest sort of comb
TO get Though your hair In addition
90 this. when cup was hlled with IL
anal Left standing over night the in
side OF The cup was turned almost en-
irely black by morning Is j, any
wonder that the death rate at Point
t Loo. h. "a
age per night in tune was 80. eiO per
week. $40 per month
/ The vast number OF Coufcdcrates
VINO persisted under such inhuman|
conditions at this prison viii never be
accurately known And set they keep
OH hNrpuz ou Andcrsonville and Belle
Isle But Wc are not done yet no
guards were placed over the dead
house.' aud i'm consequence next morn
! Ing the faces and hands OF tho dead
We're so snaw.d by rats as to be be
Nond rccoguitiou And still they keep
ON harplns about Andfrsonviiio But
we are not done vet Go on the beach
any hour Of the day. and YOU would
see 1000 or 500 half-starved half
/ clad men. each with tin can IN his
/ hand going towards the BAY What
We're they doing there. and why that
( intense aaye towards the water MIR
Reviewer and Nj Author, listen some
I kind ones on passing vessels threw
scraps of beef and potato parngs in
the water s they passed us. and which
the rising tide gradually waited to the
shore. When that was reached there
ensued wild scramble on the part Of
these starving thousands to seize them
And when this was done. these scraps
We're converted into soup al once by
little fires made OF sticks and weeds
found on the shore. Does any one
ina CINE that If these famished men
had received food enough to keep soul
and body together such scenes az these
would have ever been Witnessed? Has
any northern writer ever said that
confederate prisoners ever received the
same raiions as were issued to Federal
soldiers in the held? No. for as much
given to lying as most Of these gentry