The true northerner., 1883-06-08
WORSE THAN APACHES.
Particulars of Horrible College
Outrage at Earlville, Near
Syracuse.
Two Victims Inclosed in Barrels,
the Inner Surface OF Which
Had Been Spiked.
The Barrels Rolled Around the Hall
and Down Stairs-The Town
TerrOrized.
Telegram from Syracuse. n. VI

/ Telegram from SYRACUSE. ~ IL
The Madison University and the Baptist
Theological Seminary, where Baptist min
listers are turned out annually, is located at
Hamilton, village about twenty miles south
OF this CITY, The institutions have always
been known as among the moral. Hazing
! has become very infrequent occurrences
| which makes the cruel and barbarous treat-
ment of two of tie students, last night, all
the more TO be deprecated.
Early in the day IL was decided Dy seVerai
of the students TO haze two of their number
| belonging TO the Sophomore class. About
! fifty students were let into the secret, and
! full line of procedure was determined on.
| Two young men drove to Earlvllle, a village
! SIX miles distant, and secured Felt Hall, as
! suring the owner that they were TO nave
! some harmless exercises, common In college
| life and would not require any fire or ngh q
/ The keys were therefore plac in Their
! charge Suppers for fifty were also engaged
! Mt the hotel to be served at a. IN.
After the two students who were TO be
! hazed had retired their rooms were broken
| open. They were then ruthleSsly compelled
to dress and were bound hand and foot and
| gagged close carriage was in waiting,
and into this they were thrust, ana Tie The
horses heads turned toward Earlville The
larger part OF the participants had gone In
| advance by carriages.
They arrived at their destination about
midnight, and Immediately took charge OF
| Felt Hall Two large barrels had previously
| been prepared for the occasion. Sharpened
nails had been driven into them from the
outside, so that they protruded nearly an
inch on the interior. The two victims were
| placed in these barrels after the gags had
been removed from their mouths. The
! barrels were then headed up. The floor OF
: the hall was wet down, and a small fire built
in the center. The barrels were then rolled
/ from one end OF the hall TO the other, and
several times around and over the fire. Re-
volvers were fired and fire-crackers ex-
plCded.
The terrible din had aroused several Of
! the villagers who assembled about the hall.
The cries of the imprisoned young men
could be heard above all the confusion. A
constable demanded admission t. the hall,
but was threatened with violence. He un-
CALAMITY retreated The barrels were finally
rolled down the stairs and into the street
The heads were KIN Dcked in and the two stu
dents liberated They were more dead than
alive and presented a pitiable sight.
When the citizens offered 10 lend aid and
call for physician the firing of revolvers
began second time, and all were glad TO
retreat The young mems clothing was
nearly torn from their bodies and the blood
flowed from the wounds caused by their
coming in contact with the sharpened nails
The hazers were indignant over the inter-
ference of the villagers, broke every street.
lamp in town, and destroyed other valuable
property
: 1t is alleged that nearly all of them were
intoxicated They left the town at a m.
without eating the supper. The Young men
who were so cruelty tortured wese taken
with them Both are very i'll
The faculty will hold a thorough investi-
cation. They will also settle the damage
done at Earlville The whole affair has
caused Just Indignation. The names of The
gtuderrs who were hazed are withheld for
che present. No such treatment has ever
been heard of in this State. The high char
acter of the institution makes the nights
work all the more astonishing