, 1869-10-10
A MUSEUM OF TORTURE TOOLS.


lkCfflD1G kkEAicD OF eDe k.Ak1 century,
.sa-emburg Correspondence u The .se.s FORK Jour
nal 4f CornneTce.
There Is here , collection OF memorials OF the
"Rood old da5s," which, / belteEe, cannot he
iron madden shas nave heard os, except, co. per-
hApt, one. IN a prrlts Museum, IN 40 out-oi.tne-
way place. routh Of Vienna. Iconld not ind any
poteu to have been blessed with one eAcn. Ger.
ialniy such variety Of torture tools does not
exist elsewhere, solees II Is hidden somewhere In
notice.
Under the R2thaus are number Of dauReona
one u them torture chamber, which have no!
ale now pretty much nliet With mud and rubbish.
The Ell nter Instruments OF torture are collected
IL md n ssaad On sse nnpS
Die collection N number and characior--too many,
ei pcta foE sdnee1inu nno,1s s 1,e 81 so
body; whips Of khottcd cork Of 1irc, and Of cord
70 which elc fastened SQUARE bits ei iron holding
thsrp potuts quarter Of Al inch IN length;
body tn uncomfortable poatorea; artistic
pS E or R s1hs out syess soa s
burning the neah-. knives for cutting: masks
tor eonpTsss.nE the fec H 3ad bead; IN ,nSsn.
which being put into the mouth, was opened IN
ionr qua1leis with spring, ant held the mouth
tlsiended; machine for smashing thumbs; an
heavJ, which has cut OF more thaa three hundred
heads; and TO rn,sh the exhibition ny conduc-
ss p1oaueed aapaa s sso through Thieu sas M sill
thrust the uon spike ~ which II hsd been fast
cDci 10 the city gate This museum Of asllstsc
assured Terc bsed up 70 The present century II
the council noute Of the cree, Protestant city o,
Sutemtcrg-And these were only the minor az
,re The va1i q tne e,sy toxani The ives, FOR =
sss's:ssl sss'ts aees = let nv: me ssP' y po1
house near BY, with keys aud candles. Passing
through The door We canc to nigot Of tEenty
three stone steps By which We descended to a
tertes Of duugronb. Formerly there could hare
been no natural lIght In thls place, and, beIux
a'snt and nesrtre Of ,ne ~ World - tae otsom @ tt Of a
coal mice. Now, snall openings to the moat,
which nas no longer any wa:er In 1t, lei IN enough
partial ohecurtsy. Our conducs1ess sAiu that when
*he ~as chtll she l'1ed at the castle and
I'D otten T. pay rnn NJ tnsoasa the &, unaes
reota And she knew, TOO, thAs there was an
other Way unie19rouna TO the liaIhAQs; but these
nss.sses xese ~ o. mud nov. aad tas door. 2,
directly from The Kathans to the cisue; and, In.
! deed. II would be hard Job to cut through that
knoa 10 raniate ron tne Rsinaas, perhaps c51a
| nunicAstnR with The houses Of rome ot the coau.
/ cl, which was lradc up froEn the same patF7ctau
sas lor ihe Emperor In biz occasional waits nuI
hc .ool 10 part IN the government, except to ap-
| nnint CQfEEf1t, 4 6ofT OF mllil13J governor.
| Scw let ns sFc 1hAt sort UI revels the worthy
bstfhers held u these sec.es eeamoera before NJ
r,ntteen,h century We End down here doaols
ttoo4l tn Ine court OF Rathaus, and some otnel
th,lEs Which were used publicly. There 1s .
">pan,so asA"a thick, upright pink, the uppcl
tim 40 rct hssrfdc aud heavy Reghts fa.ten.s
to the feet An arm ehair, the seas thtct1y stud
.,en with bpnI spikeA \ stout strap conunc,l lne
Of the machine; weights wesr suspended fsum the
lese md laid IN the lsr and q roller WITH three
fharp edges VI. rnhbed mp and down iae arms.
eonnnc the head And anou'dsss ADD 70 wctgn down
| the Muzc1tA.
STUDDED on ihe Il s.ie WIN b'nnt spi1ca In tai,
The T1cetm wxs fAslenc.l mated aod rocked: It VA
eslHclniJ for women, and my Guldc renemosrcd
,se 1aei. bosrd On Gh:ca dc bos W.. ssssspe is i
AID cords connecting with q H1oltAss At ooc end,
BY Which tue nrnos vera stretched and "the lAl
With ropes lhrouan paliss 10 me ii Tue opps'
tni, 20 that tbs t'odT could te pulled up ani Do ~
over the rollers, weights oesns adicd 70 iucraa 6
Il 1,shs sns,es M 70 .nesc dungeons: iaea
turning snaspi i ,oe ieit end axala 10 toe right
II n small rnoua hc~ed IN the solid rock.
with no outlet bn! ine zez ls passage ny which -
oc 4 ssosa C Il ,oss assSe.s ~ bas "a
| cur Ku,det exndie and tnote snc has 1cn n cAsf
trrirG as VIC csEle IN. uorc could no. follow .
l
tIzndng in u corner OF this foan we.c las: used u
lsss. Near .he ofHostte corner ssana. y ~ y,
"hsar ,hs ssoI TT EA,a1n Io.se o'T1tu u ny
o d costuoe, wlth raanS rIns o. eoNNA y!
n7usr II hollow and lined With sheet Iron. r.
doors oser,ng In front The wao!e leuksa o. T. "a
eemAn rrecals ali the myktesf, but our gntde IKE
10 tell her syorr. This Il The cvu o1 nst couee
t.rn:
ted BRAND him; you Sec tetc, IN these doom, III
sp!A.l,' lfaek, soazp mons foa1 inches long,
"therc NC txc.tJ.saree Of thens-oae tof eAt
eye. nd tneJ III eoUr aoose nsle SsoasMataf M M ~
cane. iii The Iron r btoten Oh aud saerc - . =
sne1r now She closed tie doors sio <ly ~ Il =
psht &c !he po!ss4 nhsse ne saikss would sue ;
epa Of men xas secured 10 the wAll "! The ot'
CT nAde 70 tll the cs1Ive Of the aGnre. Sc hes,
prstcs Gr1 the sctcw further AID further, and y
Jours mcsc cone toGe1htr." fncn she nsnaR "
doors open RcAtn, and, stoopior. drew Al IRON D,
. mere rprlSIiIg her candle down the Aoys
, syou sec wzicT down theIo-A ts el9nteeo Its
beios, and nov It Is III mud; but 1aero Fas
. | r1rsi 'tnere and ppder here Was 4 machine VII
Knives mt CIV the N IN into little bts ant II.
, drnnpe., INTO the cALAl-shat uas Ill" Qaiet
Sssa ~ se q e.
. ara daI7s ot{ TO .ne dart corner .nete the exec
i inper's rools stand, tcsu.uing WITH 70 netairx
s<T s<5v eas ~ .s. sad es e.
= there IL the cznA-yo4 - *ne1e tae te2 sp.e
vent into the eJc8 tDfpsoWoS;Nueo aaa,
: .fujI. the bone aoouz each eJe hole sougn
|; 0 In III. room there y wa'twor1 boz. made
d ~ocd, with four holes on ene saos ss M2 :, =,
= tag hss teet snd hands thrust through tAe nolt
TIE dstsnce between The two hoa turner RI" :
Atsn Is three feet me NomAa eAaH1 an,.o.Ad n
tse talpT. 70 calird came from q =, xsss !,
u.ed 81 The lnqa.stuop- Ny Enlds stsessea s ~ y
4 | ner coirecf1op Has not 20 complete ~ W. Eo,
Iah-mA.T tnlnes oAd been carried AeAs
+ s.irr, wheu she Ernnch took the c.N. .na q 80
x haa not teen rcsrored-Aod she reietfed Me v
:. Hrc,eLt hoot lJsrV on tie rarf. wnica aPPeAe3
- r. m tl.usTAIcd catalogue Of tottnee Tools J
eu represented .nr mode q secn11nx ~ .aea =
II ar. ri serytcesbe exp.Anations and advice
- onc ef the l1l.tes1t'ons feotesented vac "
= a, m OF hcluE Fnasted wsnae. veff ptcre
- vice The form OF tho OK vAa 20 be maae ot "
~ ton thtrk and the head OF = man pfot
n, ihIourn : hole tu tue auiua1a buck, nc e32s
!. ttcu Il tne oouutepapce indtc.to1 eleAuJ en- !.
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