Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-07
TELEGRAPHIC.
ROBERT STRONG, THE EXECU-
TONER OF GUITEAU.
he Claims the Hanging Of the Assassin
was skiliuily Done,
AND SAYS ALL HIS OTHER NECKTls AFFAIRS
WERE THOSE OF AN EXPERT.
Further Particulars of the Wreck Of
the Excursion Steamer.

ESPECIAL TO THE sENrlNEL.I
WASHINGTON, July 6.-Robert Strong Of
the jail guard was interviewed regarding the
execution of Guiteau. Strong was the
manager Of this execution. He pinioned
the condemned man, adjusted the moose
and black cap, and remained on the gal
lows to lower the body after the physicians
had pronounced life extinct. Mr.. Strong
atfirms, what everybody who witnessed the
execution knows, that the hanging was
skilfully done. Describing the pinioning,
ETC., Mr.. Strong said: We put the knot
exactly in the right ~place-right behind
the left ear. The Knot ought to work
backwards, and as long as it works back
wards it is all right. DR.. Young says it is
better so, as it gets back of the head and
breaks the neck. AS long as the knot does
not come under the chin it is all right.
DR.. Young says if it was right behind it
would work all the better. He had a drop
of five feet five inches. The rope touched
the scsffold, and that would give him,
with the strain, about two inches more,
making a drop Of five feet seven inches.
He fell all of that. By the way he fell he
must have had a pretty good fall. If his
head had come off he would have had too
much of a fail. I will go forward and
take my oath that there was no delay on
my part. The cap was tied quickly. What
| did WAS done right quick. His knees
had to be pulled together, for he trem-
bled. After l had passed the rope around
both legs l passed it between his legs.
That made it so firm that it was impossi-
bic for the rope to come off. l was GER
tain that N mishap would occur, like that
one in Kentucky, where the mans legs got
loose and he climbed up, and they had to
kick him off. The way put it on Guiteau
was each leg separately and crossed be-
tween. 1t could never come loose. |
never had anything to do with any hang
ing before coming here, said Mr.. Strong.
Grady was the first man | fixed a rope
for, and his neck was a clear break. He
did not struggle at all. Just worked his
shoulders a little. Jenkins was the next.
Barney Wood never moved. johnson
struggled more than any of them. Tom
Wright didn't struggle very much. He
weighed 236 pounds when he was hanged.
Henry Young struggled very little. Stone
didn't struggle any. His head came of
entirely. The rope was sunk in this mans
neck worse than in the cases of Bedford
and Queenan. They drew their knees UP
a little bit, but Guiteau's went down and
hung for a little while before moving. He
never knew what hurt him.
Further Particulars of the Wreck
OF II Excursion Steamer.
WHEELING w. Va, July 6.-The scene
of the wreck Of the excursion steamer
Scioto almost beggars description. The
anguish Of those looking for lost ones is
added to the walls and sobs Of those bend.
ing over the inanimate forms of the dead
loved ones rescued from the water. Both
banks of the river are lined with people,
making q crowd Of 2 200 persons. The
work of dragging for the bodies in the
vicinity is still going IN. VIM. Mullholland
OF Wellsville, Ohio, under whose auspices
the excursion on the Inflated steamer was
given, says the boat took on board about
200 passengers at East Liverpool and $50
at Wellsville. The boat was very much
crowded, and refused to stop at other
points where tickets had been sold. TAX
ing his statement, with others, it is safe TO
say that there were 500 souls on board at
the tint of the collision. Captain Smith
OF Martins Ferry, who was on the John
Thomas, says that when some distance
from the Scioto he noticed that the boats
were going to come together, and he made
preparations for the shock. Both steamers
had on a full head of steam, the Thomas
gong down stream at the rate of Is miles an
noun, and the Scioto ascending at the rate
OF y miles. 1t seems to be the prevail
ING Opipipp tho} tho nrl1;,;o~ 14. '
from a misunderstanding or confusion of
signals. Forty lives are supposed to have
been lost.
smallpox in the Indian Territory.
M~usHoGEE Il. IT,, July 6.-Smallpox is
raging in the Indian Territory. At Ok
mulgee there have been over thirty cases
and five deaths, and ten more will proba-
bly, be fatal. The adjacent country has suf-
tered severely. Mushogee reports over
200 cases, nearly all of whom died. There
has been a great lack Of physicians and
nurses. Many deaths resulted from this
cause. In isolated localities ravages Of the
disease have been simply fearful. Old and
young have been swept away. The people
OF Okmulgee hope the worst is over, and it
is believed precautions have been taken
f''Nt /. SokHLAlS b4O PC5b W tGEtGlU TO-
c~alities, and soon rid the town OF it alto.
gether, and efforts are also being made to
assist the patients in the country who re-
qulre nursing and medicine.
A C~ab1egram to Davitt.
New YORK, July 6.-At a meeting Of the
DaVitt Land League, which Davitt at
tended before the open air meeting Of the
w~orkingmen, he read the following cable.
gram from Paris: Kindly repeat to Davitt
that Parnell, Dillon, and others, propose
to organize committees through Ireland 20
raise funds to support the evicted and
fight eviction. The committees func-
tons are purely defensive and will save
the Land Leagues funds. Am anxious
for your approval. Time is pressing.
Gable a reply. (Signed) EGAN.
Dayitt said this cablegram showed that
Parnell did not think he would cause a
split in the party.
Indians Moving Towards Texas,
AUSTIN Tex, July 0, Information is
received that large bodies Of Indians are
leaving the Fort Stockton Reservation and
moving towards Texas. Captain Bayler
telegraphs from Ell Paso that the Indians
driven from North Mexico and New Mex
leo by the United States and Mexican
troops are also moving towards Texas, and
serious trouble is anticipated. The Adju-
tant-General will meet them. He has
made arrangements with the railroads to
concentrate a force near Ell Paso, and he
will take command in person.
of Cinnamon in British
Columbia.
OTTAWA, July 6.-There are 1850 Chi
nese employed on the Canada Pacific