midday
To describe accurately the suffering of the men , the filthy condition of this pen , and the ghastly looks of those poor creatures , was more than any tongue or pen could do . They came to where a portion of the sick were lying under a very poor shelter , and there saw sick men with but little clothing and in all the conditions of human suffering possible . Many were covered with ulcers from scurvy , some were sick with fever , some with their teeth dropping out , some dying with dysentery , some with old wounds not healed , some with fresh ones made by their brutal keepers , and nearly all were literally swarming with vermin . `` Miss Seraine became so sick at these sights that she was almost fainting , and asked to return to the house and be permitted to come earlier the next day , so as not to be in the pen during the midday heat . Her request was granted , and they left the prison . She was greatly alarmed for fear she would find Henry among this suffering class of sick men . The next day they entered the prison at nine o'clock , and passing around on the north side of the grounds found many cooking and eating their meals .