Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-08-24
Whole Number 372.
The Exeauuon OF Queen Mary.

! She arrived in the hall Of death, FAle but un.
| iinching she contemplated the dismal ptepara.
tiuns There stood the eSecutioner and his assist.
ant All were clothed in mourning. On ths
I l'or was scattered the sawdnst which was 10 soak
! her Hood, aud in dark corner Law the bier
which WAS To bs her last prison, II was . o'clock
! when the Queen appeared in the funeral hail.
! Fletcher, Dean Of Peterborough, and certain pri
ylledgej persons, to the number OF more than two
hundred, We're assembled The Hall WAS hunp
with black cloth; the scaiold, which was elevated
about two feet and u half above the ground, was
covered with black irIeze OF Lancaster, the arm.
chair in which Mary was to sit, the footstooi on
which she was 10 knoel, the block on which her
head was 10 he laid were covered with black vel.
vet. The Queen was clothed in mourning like
the hall, and rs the cnsigns of punishment. Her
black velvet robe with high collar and hanging
sleeves, was hurdcrcd with ormne. Her mantle.
lined with narton sable, was of satin, with pearl
buttons and long train. train of sweet smell.
ing heads. To which was attached scapulary.
and beneath that golden cross, fell upon her
bosom, Two rOsarins were suspended from her
girdc, and long veil of white lace, which ir
some manner soitcned this costume of a widow
ana ot u condemned criminal, was thrown around
her. Arrived on the sea fold, Mary seat
cd herself in the chair provided for her, with her
face towards the spectators. The Dean Of Peter
borough, in ecclesiastical costume, sat on tho
before him. The Earls of Kent and Shrewsbury
were seated like him On the right. but upon lar.
ger chairs. On the other side of the Queen stood
the Sheriff Andrews, with white wand In front
OF Mary were seen the cyecutioner and his assist.
ant, distinguishable by their yestment of black
velvet, with red Grape round the left arm. Be-
hind the Queen chair, ranged by the wall, wept
her attendants and maidens. In tho BODY of the
hall the mobiles and citizens from the neighbor-
ing counties were guarded by the musketeers Of
Sir Aymas Paulet and Sir Drew Drewly. Be-
yond the balustradc was the bar of the Tribunal:
The sentence was read; the Queen protested
against it in the name Of royalty and Of innocence
but accepted death for the sake Of her faith. She
then knelt down before the block. and the execu-
toner proceeded to remove her veil She repeal
ed him by a gesture, and turning towards the ears
with u blush on her forehead. ~ am not accrtst-
omcd, - she said. "to 5e undressed before so nu.
merouS company, and by the hands of such
groOms Of the chamber" She then called ,Jano
Kennedy and Elizabeth Curle, who took off her
mantle, her veil, chains, cross, scapulary. On
their touching her robe the Queen told them to
unloosc the corsage, and field down the ermins
collar 80 Us to leave her neck bare for the axe
Her maidcns wccpingy yielded her these last ser.
'f.a7 MeIyil and the three other attendants
sept and !amcnted, and Mary placed her finger
On her lips to signify that they should be silent.
She then arranged her handkerchief,
Embroidered with thistes of gold, with which her
eyes had been covered by Jane Kennedy. Thrice
she kissed the cruciix, each time repeating;
8 Lord, into thy hands commend my SPIRIT
She knelt anew, and leint her head on that block
which was already scored with deep marks; and
a this solemn atitude she again recited some
-erses Cl the Psalms. The cxecutionet INTERRUPTED
Ter at thd third verse by blow Of the axe, but
is trembling stroke only grnzed her neck; she
,roaned slightly, and the second b!owsevsred the
leNd from the body.