The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-10-25
A sunnIe story III cI-- The Pirate. Sill
By the Phy-icinn..

Our readers are acquainted with the recent execu-
tion Of Hicks, the pirate, II, Be1lOe's Island, New
1Ork- Well, there Is a story in circulation TO the
elect that he - still living, having been resuscifated
by means Of the galvantic battery, after being pro-
nounced dead aud cut down. The New York Leqfer
l. positive Of the fact, and gives the following account
OF the process Of resuscjatiOu - There - now no
further use IN cOncealing that Albert " Hicks, who
was Osteusiuly executed for piracy Oh BedlOe's Island.
on the 18th OF last July, is still living. through in a
dangerous state. but likely to recover the foil use Of
ms faculties and limbs. The sight 81 his left eve Is
gone, and his LETT arm and left leg cont nue. para
lyzed; but apart from these injuries he would appear
To have suffered nothing, and his residence at his
SISTERS house ia PoughkeePsie has proved every way
beneficial.
1t will be remembered that much comment was
excited ny the utterly fearless manner in which
Hicks conducted himself previous to his execution.
tie laughed At the idea Of the gallOws, and was only
anxious, as he repeatedly said, to have things con-
Quoted according to agreement H. this agreement
II - now believed that Il prominent federal officer
bad part; AMI It l. on record in the daily papers,
that be vas present ut the execution, wearing his
Deputy Marshal's badge, although no longer in
the MIrshaI's force.
- Ii was also remarked at the time that Hicks was
only pulled up a distance Of two and Il half feet
utterly insufficient 10 break his neck and that he
was only allowed TO remain thirteen minutes hanging.
He was then cut down and pronounced dead, after
which his holy was Immediately handed over to the
care Of Doctors J. I. Bull and Henry ID. O'Reilly, Of
Brooklyn. These gentlemen are responsible for his
resurrection, and the electro-cheuIica bath, invented
by Professor Nergnes, was the immediate instru-
ment.
1.-The body of the pirate was wrapped in warm
blankets, and removed at once TO the house of DIR.
O'Reiliy IN Brooklyn, whore Drs. O-Reilly, and
MclIiery Of this city, were in attendance. The pulse
was found 10 be wholly quiet, but after various expe-
rIments the medical men came 10 the conclusion that
II was only a case Of suspended animation. The
holy was therefore at once placed in the electro chem
zeal bath, and while sui j-cte,i 10 the charges OF the
battery and the action Of the acids, DR.. Crane com
menced Il series Of experiments for the initiation Of
the lungs.
- In the course Of two hours these were partially
successful, the pirate beginning to give faint indica-
tons Of res piratiOu and these cheering sigf : auima-
tel the medical men in attendance to Teloubled exer-
tons. \ cautery was applied to the right foot and
received answer IN an immediate contraction of the
leg ; the same experiment was repeated under rhe
right ear, taking care not 60 iujure the jugu!ar vein,
and the heart at once commenced t. ROLL III "A man
ner indicating acute feeling.
VERY slowly but steadily Al eTt ". Hick- re-
gained Consciousness. though Tor several days unable
was then found that his lett eye-the side un which
the nOose had beeu-hnd lost all power of sight. aud
that his left arm and lett leg we're utterly p~irnlyzed-
In this condition he VA conveyed To PUugLkeepsie,
where his sister, Mrs Gayan. lives, aul under her
root he ! now sheltered. thOngb the friends If the
family do not desire To give publicity To- the fact.
DR.. CIruUchln, though prevented from personal
Attendance by tine severe iudi>pOsItIun which has
Frustrated him. took great interest in the case, and
wa au adviser IN ali It's s'age-.'