The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-05
A SKELETON FACTORY.
seven C0rpses BObbine About In
Boiling CaldrOn.'

seven COrDses BObb1ng ABOUT N
Boiling CsldrOn.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.
COLUMBUS. O., March 30.-For some
time mast there have been rumors IN cir.
culalion IN regard TO what business
certsin farmer by the name OF Snyoer'
living about FIVE miles from this city on
the Grovesport pike, was carrying on.
Suspicious wagons of something winch IL
was impossible to discover nave oeen
seen to enter the premises at al hours
Of the night. A rank odor filed the air
and caused considerable comment, out
the true character of the establishment
ali not become known until yesterday,
The first information OF the true char
acter OF the place was learned through
pumpmaker, who had been engaged by
Snyder to put pump IN his place
Smelling a strong stencil issuing from
the rear portion Of the building, be pro.
ceeded thither and entered An apartment,
where he discovered large kettle over
a furnace. Wondering what use snyder
could be making of so large Kettle ne
removed the cover and was struck WIN
horror on finding that 1t contained Tue
remains of human bodies. THESE iacts
we're made known to reporter OF the
Statssmau. After some inquiry, the re-
norter became satisfied there must De
some truth in the statement, and yester-
dsy in company with another gentleman
visited SNYDER pace, where he found a
boy at work choppiag wood. INQUIRY
was made for Snyder. The BOY repheG
that Snyder was away from home, and
asked the reporters business, The re-
porter replied, "My name is Wright. 1
am a medical student, and certain phy,
stefan in Columbus requested me 70 call
on Snyder and see whas q
fine lot OF skeletons ne hao;
Gall right" the boy answered;
"Mr. SNYDER is sick in bed, but l Will
get the KEYS ard show them to you, and
YOU will own up you never saw inner
batch of skeletons in your life." The boy,
after getting the keys, escorted his visit
ors to log cabin adjoining the Dwelling
house The scene presented 10 the re
porter's view on entering Is told IN MS
own words: A strange sight mel our
ewes. To the left of the door were seven
white, CHASTITY skeletons standing In a
row, brsced against the wall OF the
building, We followed our guide up
stairs, and there was another ghastiy,
horrible sight awaiting US. The up
stairs" of the cabin was all IN one large
room. snd on the floor were piled up In
little he .ps the bones of human beings:
There must have been the remains VI
twenty bodies scattered over the noor.
Wedid not care to see any more. we
had evidence enough, so we retraced our
stems and left the cabin. But before L
left wanted to see one more thing, and
that WAS that "hennery." we informed
the hired man of the same, and ne leo
us over to the place, opened the door OF
the shanty, and then we stood by the
side of a lOO-gallon kettle used Tor the
purpose of boiling human bodies. Inc
hired man took of the cover ol TINS
large kettle, aud, good heavens! There
before us we're the bodies OF seven hu.
man beings wrapped up IN coffee SACKS,
going through the process OF being
boiled until the flesh would leave the
BODY and the limbs would be clean
enough to be worked up properly. 1t
WAS too much. We we're glad to say
"Good-by." and beat quick retreat
SNYDER claims that the business is per-
fectly legitimate, and it is doubtful If the
law can reach him, but the neighbors
will see that the locality is rid OF such a
creature. The whole neighborhood Is
aroused and women and children are
frightened over the disclosures which
hsve come to light. 1t appears that
Snyder, in order to guard against sur
prise, hah an electrical apparatus run
ming from his "hennery" to his resi-
dence. The flesh obtained from the
bodies has been fed to his poultI, winch
has been sold in this market.