Bez prikladne odjeće, zaklona i hrane zatvorenici su morali raditi u ledenoj vodi do struka, a oni koji nisu dovoljno crnčili morali su se bojati sadističkih čuvara s bičem.
Denied adequate clothing, shelter and food, the prisoners were expected to work waist-deep in the ice-coId water, and those who faltered in their toll had to fear the sadistic sjambok-wieIding guards.