Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-12-04
Blowing from Guns at Peshawur.

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the troops, European and native, armed
and disarmed, loyal and disaffected, were
drawn up on parade forming three sides
81 4 square and drawn up very careful
IL. YOU may be sure, SO that any effort on
the part of the disafected; to rescue the
doomed prisoners would have been easi.!
" checked. Forming the fourth side Of
the square were drawn up the guns ~
) ten in number which were TO
be used for the execution. The prison
ers under strong European guard. were
then marched into the square-their
crimes and sentences read aloud tosthem
at the; head of each regiment they were
then marched aroundthe square, and up
to the guns-the first ten weie picked
out-theiri eyes were bandaged. and, they
were bound to the guns, their backs lean
ing againststhe muzzle, aud their arms
fastened to the wheels. The port-hres
were lighted. and at the signal from the
artillery major the guns were fired. II
was a horrid sight that then met the eye;
a regular shower OF human fragments OF
heads. of arms. of legs appeared in the
air through the smoke. and when that
cleared away these fragments lying on
the Acknowledgements of Mussulmen and
fragments of Hindoos. all mixed togeth.
err, were all that remained of those ten
mutineers. Three times more was this
scene repeated but SO great is the dis
gust We all feel for the atrocities commit
ted by the rebels that We had no room in
our hearts for any feelings Of pity per>
feet callousness was depicted on every
Europeans face; look of grim satisfac-
ton could even be seen on the counte-
nances of the gunners serving the guns.
But far different was the effect on the ma.
tive portion of the spectators; their black
faces grew ghastly pale as they gazed
breathIessly at the awful spectacle. You
must know that this is the only form in
which death has any terror for a native.
1.-The is hung or shot by musketry, he
knows that his friends or relatives will be
allowed to claim his body, and will give
him the funeral rites-required by his re.
ligion il Hindoo, that his body will be
burned with all due ceremonies and ifa
Mussulman, that his body will be decent
ly inferred, as directed in the Koran.
But if sentenced to death in this form. he
knows that his body will be blown into q
thousand pieces, and that it will be alto
gether mpossible for his relatives. how
ever devoted to him, to be sure Of picking
up all the fragments Of his own particu>
lar body and the thought that limb Of
some one of different religion to him>
self might possibly be burned or buried
with the remainder of his own body, is
agony to him. But notwithstanding this.
it was impossible for the mutineers' dir
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miration for the way in which they met
their deaths. Nothing in their lives be-
came them like the leaving them. ofthe
whole forty. only two showed any signs
of fear. and they were bitterly reproach-
ed by the others. for so disgracing their
race. They certainly died like men, AT
ter the first ten had been disposed Of, the
next batch who had been looking on all
the time, walked up to the guns quite
calmly and unfalteringly. aud allowed
themselves to be blindfoIded and tied up
without moving muscle, or showing the
slightest sign Of fear, or even concern.
Whence had these men their strength
Their religion bad as it may BIO aud is,
is. in all other points, at least befriends
them well at the hour Of death it teaches
them well that great and useful lesson,
how to die.
Northwestern Virginia Railroad.
From the annual report of the Baltimore
d Ohio Railroad Company, we CLEAN
much information in reference to the
business Of the Northwestern Virginia
Railroad, which has not been before pubs
lished.
The revenue Of our road. during the
months Of July. August and September,
amounted to SHASTA 81. while the ork,
ing expenses, for the same period, were
$48.o72 60.
In the item Of Flour. we find that du.
ring the months of July, August and
September. the amount shipped from this
place was greater than from any other
point SO. 1901 barrels.
The number Of persons carried east
over the road was 8.o61 way and 876
through passengers; the number carried
West was 8.o88 way and 1887 through
passengers; making a total of ls.oI2
passengers. carried 87e, $40 miles.
The total freights shipped from Bal.i.
more to Petersburg during the shor.
time 1t has been opened was 2l,s38. 200
pounds being over one. half as much as
was shipped to Benwood. and ono. third
as much as was shipped to Wheeling
during the entire year. The heaviest
items were $4,000 pounds of Coffee.
CLIO. 1000 pounds OF Dry Goods. s. 3ie..
$40 pounds of Groceries, and 4, e65. 900
pounds of miscellaneous freights.
The total freights shipped east over this
road. and received at Baltimore. amount
to 35.6i4,81s pounds.-.Parksrsburg
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