Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-02

ais Reconciliation By she ElecGrO.Chemi.
cal 8arhE Thousands see him daily NJ
PcuwhkeepsEe. Drs. Crane, ReaI and
OsReIlIY implicated.
There is now no further use in concealinv Aha,
Albert w. Hicks, who was ostensibly executed for
piracy on Bedloes Island on the 18Th Of last July,
Is still living though IN dangerous state but ikev
to recover the full use of his faculties and limbs.
The sight Of his eye is gone ard his left arm and l,
continue parSlyzed; bat apart from these INJURIES
he would appear. to. have suffered NOTHING,
and his residence at his sisters house in Porg5
keepsie has proved every way beneficial.
| Il will be remembered that much Comment VIVA
excited BY the utterly fearless manner in which
Hicks conducted himself previous to his exeution,
lie laughed at the idea of the gallows and was
only ANXIOUS as ne repeatedly said, to have things
conducted according to agreement In this agree
ment 1t is now believed that prominent federal
oIncer had part; and it is on record in the daily
papers that he was present at the execution. wear
ing ms Deputy Marshal's badge although no longer
IN the Marshal's force
1t was also remarked at the time that Hicks vvas
only pulled up distance of two and half feet
utterly insufficient to break his neck and that he
was only allowed to remain thirteen minutes hang
ing he was then cut down and pronounced dead,
aiter which his body was Immediately handed over
70 the care of Doctors ]. 7. Bull and Henry d.
Okelly, of Brooklyn These gentlemen are re-
sponslble for his resurrection and the electrochem
ical bath, invented by Professor Yergnes, was the
immediate instrument.
The body of the pirate was wrapped in warm
blankets and removed at once to the house of Dr. |
y Reilly, in Brooklyn, where Doctors O'Reilly and
Mclllery, Of this city, were in attendance The |
pulse was found to be wholly quiet, but af |
ter various experiments the medical men came |
70 the conclusion that it was only case of sus- |
pended animation. The body was therefore at once |
placed in the eectro-chemical BATH and while sub
Jeeted to the charges of the battery and the action
OF the acids, DR.. Crane commenced series of expe
rlments for the initiation of the lungs.
In the course of about two hours, these were par
tally successful the pirate beginning TO give faint
indications of respiration; and these cheering signs
animated the medical IN attendance to re-
doubled exertiOns. A cautery was applied to the
right foot and received answers IN an immediate
contraction of the leg; the same experiment was
peated under the right ear, taking not to injure
the iugular vein, and the head at once commenced
to roll in a manner indicating acute feeling
Very slowly, but steadily, Albert w. Hicks re-
gained consciousness, though for several days IN
able to speak-his throat being too severely injured
Ii was then found that the left eye-the side on
which the moose had been-had lost all power of
sight, and that his left arm and left leg
were utterly paralyzed In this condition he was
conveyed to Poughkeepse, where his sister, Mrs.
Gavan, lives; and under her roof he is shelter
3D. though the friends of the family do not desire to
give much publicity to the fact.
d.. CarnOchsn, though prevented from personal
attendance by the severe indispOsition which has
Frustrated him, took great interest in the case, and
was adviser in all its stages We also learn that
Mr.. Stephen c. Massett is visiting Poughkeep-
ne, and will shortly issue supplement to the con-
esson of Hcks-describing the sensations of being
lung. The rescusitated pirate expresses himself .
incerely sorry to hear of the calamity which has
vertaken or is said to have overtaken, Mr.. Du Cos
a. and another poem from him is possible. Though d
till unable TO leave his bed, Mr.. Hicks manifests
n eager desire to see Mr. Gaylor the dramatst who
vas the author of his alleged biography and con- h
essiOn. Hicks now denOuaces the whole document b
S lie and will ntrust his true confession only to L
he care OFFS C. Massett Further particulars next a
York. Leader. :