Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-01-28


the terrible i;arra.;.e:
81 lpSiGHr eGgNEl Is TIE CELL OK TIE Coz. |
pHaSHD.
Late On THURSDAY night in company With
l.rat. Col Marshall. VT. vicilc,! the building
occupied Iy the duumed ln.ian They were
vn tie rruuai A)or of the three
story stone building erected by the late Gen.
leech.
They were all fastened to the 6n'r with
chains, two by two. Some were sitting mp,
smoking and cunversing, while others Were
reclining, covered with blank is, and appa-
emily ASLEEP. The three l,alf-breads and one
or two others only We're dressed N citizens
clothes. The rest wore the hreech cl"lt, leg.
gnys blankets, mud n. few were adorned
with pant. Tie majority were young men,
though several are quite old and grey head
ed ranging, perhaps, toward seventy. One
,s quite youth, not over sixteen.
They ali appeared cheerful aud contented.
and aeened scarcely to reflect on the certain
doom which awaited them. Al we gaz.d on
them, the recollection Of how short time
since ther had been engaged in the dla0oIicai
work of numbering, Unfortunately. hotn
old and Young, sparing neither sex nor con-
dition, sent thrill of horror through our
veins. Naw they are perfectly harmless and
and look asnnOcent az children. lhey smile
at your entrance and hol,! out their hands tn
ba shaken, which yet appear to be CORY with
the blood of babes.
Father Ravoux spent the whole night
among tho doomed ones, talking with them
concerning their fate, and endeavoring to i'm
pres, upon them s. serious view Of the sub
lact. tle met with some success. and during
lhc nish, several were baptized and received
the communion cf The church.
RELIGIOUS E1EEcISEs-LAsT ISrEhylEw WITH
THE rRl~uSEKS--TllE DKATH snNG.
AT daylight We w"re agan there. That
sooJ man, Father R.voux, was still with
them, also R.v. DR.. Williamson, and wAen-
ever either ul these worlhy men addressed
lhrm, they were listened To with mar ked at
trntinn. The ,oo.nrd ones wished it 20 DC
ku,wn amnng their friends, aal particularly
their wives and children, how cheerful and
happy they all died, exhibiting no fear OF
| ,hi, .r,.;.l event. To US it appeared not as
nn evidence Of Christian faith. but "teadla''
ahhcrrlraa tn their hcathen srpersiitions,
rhe,' shork hands with tie officers who
came in ain,ng them, bidding them 2nnd.hy,
~ if they were going on long and pleasant
Journey. They added some fresh streaSs OF
vprmillinn and ulsrama!ne to their connte-
nancc4, as their fancy suggested evidently in
,.n,in. 10 fix themselves oil As gay rs posi-
ble fnr The coming exhibition. 'fnty conn
meucc,l s;nein" their death song, Talzno lead.
iny and nearly all jfning. We had never
, hrar,, this song. and cnuli not now tell ii from
! The war song, bat 1t WIS wonderfully excl,
ling.
THE PROCESSION ToTlir GALl.nws-riI. FISAL
aH*e-THE LAST DEATH SONG.
At precisely 10 o'rl,'ck the Condemned
! were mar<hallcd in a porcessinn, and headed
hv Capt. Re .lielil. marched out into the
, street. aid directly srrnss through The lilies
Of soldiers to the statlind, which had been
erected in front. and were delivered to the
officer Of the ,iav, Capt Bart They went ea-
grrIy ami checrIul!y. even cr"wding and loSt-
ling each other to no ahead. just like . lot
| of hungry boarders 10 dinner in Il hotel. The
Solt;iers who were on guard in their quarters
stacked arms and followed them, and they
in turn were followed by tho clergy, repor'
sers, etc.
A. they commenced the ascent of the scat
fold, the death song was sgain started, and
when they had all got the noise they made
WAS truly hdeous. 1t seemed ss if pands-
monium had broken loose. 1t had = wonder
fnl effect in keeping up their courage. One
young fellow, who had been given cigar ny
one oi the reporters, ust before marching
from their quarters, WAS smoking it on the
stand, putting away very coolIy during the
Intervals of the hideuus :" iii-yi ~" lii-Yi
vi" and after the cap WAS drawn over his
face, he nausged 10 get itup over his mouth
and sm Ike. Another WAS smoking his pipe
The Moose having been promptly adjusted
over the neck of each by Captain Libby, ali
was ready for the fatal signal.
THE AWFUL FINALE.
The scene at this Junc'uro WAS one of awful
interest. A painful and breathless suspense
held the vast crowd which had assembled
from all quarters 10 witness the execution.
Three slow, measured snd distinct beats
on the drum by Ma j'r brown. who had been
ANNOUNCED =. signal officer. and the rop. WAS
Gu, by Mr.. Duly-the scadold fell, and thir-
tv-sryen lilele,s bodies were LETT dangling be-
tween heaven and elrLsI. One of the ropes
was broken and the hoiyuf Rafting lsunner
lcll to the ground. The neck had probably
been broken, as but little signs OF life were
observed, but lie MAS Immediately HING up
again. While the signal beat WAS being Civ
en-, numbers were seen to clasp the hands "t
,h-ir n.iyhbors, which. in several instances,
continued to be ca,ped Till the bodies we're
cut dawn.
AS the platform fell, there Was one, not
loud, bnl prolonged cheer from he soidlery
and citizens who were spectators, and then
all were quiet and earnest witnesses nj the
scene. For so many, there was but little sui.
fering the neckt Of all, or nearly al, were
evidently dis'o :atnl by the fall, AMI tie ~, :,
irr.,trugslins was sight. The scail'!d fell
at Il quarter past ten o'clock, and in twenty
minutes the b,lcs had all been examined
bv Surgeons lie BoultliIer. Sheardown, tlncli,
Clark, aud others, and life pronounced eS-
iinc;.
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4 Military Execution.
P.rs0nne, of the Charleston Courier, III a
,o.,.r fc,n, E;ustnn. Jan. 18th, thu, describes