Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-12-08

trumentS OF torture, OF every klnu WHICH
the ingenuity Of man OF devil could invent.
Col. l.. thus describes four Of these instru-
ments: "The first was a machine by which
the victim was secured, and then, begin
ming with the fingers. every joint in the
hands, arms and body, was broken or
drawn one after another, until the sufferer
died. The second was box, in which
the head and neck Of the accused were so
closely screwed that he could not move in
anyway. Over the box was a vessel, from
which one drop of water second fell up
on the head Of the victim-every success
sive drop falling upon precisely the same
place, which suspended the circulation in
a few moments, and put the sufferer to the
most exc:uciating agony. The third was
an internal machine, laid horizontally, to
which the victim was bound this instru-
ment was then placed between two beams,
in which were scores of knives, so fixed
that, by turning the machine with crank,
the flesh of the sufferer was torn from his
limbs in small pieces. The fourth surpas-
sell the others in fendish ingenuity. Its
exterior was beautiful woman, or large
doll, richly dressed, with arms extended,
ready to embrace its victim. Around her
feet sem circle drawn. The victim who
passed over this fatal mark touched a spring
which caused the diabolical engines to
open +; its arms clasped him anda thousand
knives cut him in as many pieces, in their
deadly embrace"
Col. L. said that the sight of these en-
gines of internal cruelty, kindled the rage
of the soldiers to fury. They declared
that every inquisitor and soldier of the
inquisiton should be put to the torture
Their rage was ungovernable. Col. L. did
not oppose them they might have turned
their arms against him, ifhe had attempted
to arrest their work. They began with
the holy fathers. The first they put to
death in the machine for breaking joints
The torture of the. inquisitor put to death
by the dropping of hot water on his head
was most excrutiating. The poor man
cried out in agony to be taken from the
fatal machine. The Inquisitor General
was brought before the Internal machine
called The Virgin He begged to be ex.
cused. No. said they, you have causet
others to kiss her, and now you must dc
f it, They interlocked their bayonets SC
. as to form large forks, and with these pushed
him over the deadly circle. The beautiful
, image instantly prepared for the embrace
r clasped him in its arms, and he was Gu
into innumerable pieces. Col. L. sale
: that he witnessed the torture offour of then
his heart sickcned at the awful scene
! and he left the soldiers to wreak thei
t vengeance on the last guilty inmate of tha
/ plison-house of hell.
, In the mean time it was reported througl
, Madrid that the prisons of the inquisitiol
were broken open, and multitudes hastenet
to the spot. And oh, what meeting wa
there Itwas like resurrection! Abou
hundred of those who had been burie,
' for many years, were now restored to life
5 There were fathers who found their Ion!
: lost daughters wives were restored t.
their husbands, sisters to their brothers
and parents to their children, and ther
were some who could recognize no friend
e among the multitude. The scene was sucl
t as no tongue can describe.
t When the multitude had retired, Col. 1
caused the library, paintings, furniture, etc
to be removed, and having sent to tn
l city for wagon-load of powder, he de
S posted large quantity in the vaults be
Q meath the building, and placed slow mate
Y in connection with it. All withdrew to
e distance, and in few moments, the assem-
l bled multitude behold most joyful sigh
: The walls and turrets of the massive strut
S ture rose majestically toward the heavens
: impelled by the tremendous explosion an
i then fell back to the earth heap of ruin.
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