The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-02-01
From the Bombay Courier.1
BURNING OF RLNDOO WO.uEJ

BURNING OF HLN'DOO WOMEN
To THE EDITOR. Sir-I think an &C
count of Suttee, which took place If
this city two evenings ago, will show
you, in most striking manner, with
what cruelty they are sometimes &C.
companied. The unfortunate Brahmi.
nee, of her own accord, had assembled
the funeral pile of her husbands bones
(for he had died at distance) but find
ing the torture of the fire more than
she could bear, by a violent struggle
she threw herself from the flames, and.
tottering to short distance, fell down
some gentlemen who were present, i'm
mediately plunged her into the river,
which was close by, and thereby saved
her from being much burnt. She re
tanned her senses completely, and COM
planned of the badness of the pile,
which she said consumed her so slowly
that she could not bear it, but expressed
her willingness to again try it, if thew
would improve it; they would moi do so,
and the poor creature shrunk with
dread from the flames, which were now
burning most intensely, and refused TO
go on. When the inhuman relations
saw this, they tosk her by the head and
heels end threw her into the fire, and
held her there till they were driven
away by the heat; they also took I'D
Sarge blocks OF wood, with which they
struck her, in order to deprive her of
her senses; but she again made her es-
cape, and wi bout help ran into the riv-
er. The people of her house followed
her here, and tried 10 drown her by
pressing her under the water; but a
gentleman VINO was present rescued
her from them, and she Immediately
ran into his arms and cried to him TO
save her. ! arrived at the ground as
they were bringing her this second time
from The river, and cannot describe 10
you the horror felt, on seeing the
mangled condition she was in; almost
every inch of skin on her body had been
burnt off; her legs and thighs, her arms
and back, were completely raw.-the
skin and nails of her fingers had peeled
wholly off, and were hanging TO the
backs other hands. In fact, sir. new
'er saw or ever read of so entire pic
ture of misery, as this poor woman d.
played. She seemed to dread being
again aiken TO the fire and called out. to |
the "Ocha Sahib," as she feelngly de-
nominated them, to save her. Her
friands seemed no longer inclined TO
force her; and one of her relations, al
her instigation, sat down DE ide her,
and gave her some clothes, and told her
they would not We had her sent to
the hospital, where every medical as
sistaoce was Immediately given her, but
without hope of recovery. She linger-
ed in The most excruciating pain for a.
bout twenty hours, and then died.
The gentlemen present demonstrated
against her being put on the fire Sec
opd time, but they did not like to inter-
fer1 further with what they considered
the custom Of the country. am Mr..
Editor, yours sc.
Poona. A DECIDED ENEMY To SUITES.
Errata Of the London papers, which the !
"intelligent reader" will be able to
correct:
ssThe conflict was dreadful, and the
enc ny was repulsed with considerable
l0xghter!"
% Robert Jones was yesterday brought
before the sitting magistrate on charge
of having spoken reason at the Barley
NOW public house."
10 consequence of the numerous &C
cidents occasioned by skating ON the Ser
pentine river, measures are taking to
put top to it,"
@ At the GuiIdhall dinner none of the
poultry were eatable except the ousls"
+" A gentleman was yesterday brought
up TO answer charge of having eaten
bis hackney coachman for demanding
more than his fare and another was
accused with having stolen a small OF
out of the Bath mail: the stolen prop
erty was fouud In his waistcoat pocket"
The Russian general Kachinoffk ow-
sky was found dead with a long zcord
sticking il his throat"
" Smithfeld FestiOifies-The G,r was
crowded with people Of all subscriptions.
At two O'Clock the Lord Mayor drove
tht Ough it 10 his state carriage"
A man buried tVerlty icives.-Saint Jerome
says he saw a certain man at Rome, but
whom ne did not name, who had outlived
twenty wives. The last wife was herself
widow, and had been married to nineteen
When she died, he had crown
placed On his head to follow her to the grave,
as though it was thing to rejoice or triumph
over.
Extract Of letter from gentleman in New
Orleans, TO another residing near Whining
ton. dated Dec. 20, 1926.