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concerning the resignation OF Colgate Hoyt and
the situation Of the lease OF the Oregon halfway
and Navigation, bears the impress oil Official
utteraDce:
The explanation OF Colgate Hoyvs action Is very simple
His interests the Northern Pacific and Wisconsin Cen
trail larger thsn In the Union Pacific The situation Is
this proposition for joint lease Of the o. II ana N
lines by the Oregon Short Line and the Northern racine
was under discussion during 1850. II opposed by
portion OF the Northern Pacific directors who were inter
eted In building the Cascade branch 70 Tacoma ana VINO
believed that other enterprises In which they were
interested would be unavoraby affected By the joint lease
In consequence OF this opposition the Northrn racine
declined 10 Join in the lease Accordingly the oregon
Short Line concluded the lease Its own account IL
went into effect January 1. 1887 Aerward negotiations
resumed Joint the main purpose OF such
arrangement being TO insure peace between ue Two
corporations In division territory and construction OF
lines in Oregon, Washington. Idaho ana Moh'an@
The OF such Joint lease at last agreed upoh
and the had signed by the Short Line
Union Pacific and Northern Pacific when the ciuzehs Oh
Portland imagining that the admission OF the Northern
Pacific would affect their local interests uniaNor"oS'
through the large interest the Northern Paehc ha1 III e
rival city and sued out an inuheoh
prevent the Oregon Railway and Navigation company
from signing That company being thus enonca
the lease could DO consummated The Union facihc
accepted the situation 1t was and Is ready az any
time legal mpedimens are removed to go on ana
compets the transaction To understand MI Hoyts POSI-
ton 1t is necessary that there has always been
party in the Northern Pacific board opposed to any amcaoe
with the Union Pacific That party opposed
the Joint lease long 1t was possibility NO" 'haO
is made impossible by action OF the courts they nave
taken the other tack.
Probably the suing out Of an 1nJuncuon IN
the Ncw-York courts to restrain the Oregon Rali-
way and Navigation Company from building
branches in Oregon is a part of the plan wT TIn
includes Mr. Hoyt's trumpeted resignation. 1he
market closed strong at the h CHEST figures
THE DAY IN THE BOND MARhEI.
The Treasury to-day purchased only sl,oVo OF
bonds. The local market for Governments was
dull and steady at quotations as follows
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THE MARKETS.
TOTAL RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE
Per North River. Vessels and RaIiroada
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

BUILDING MATERIALs-There is no change OF mo
note though altogether Is steady
Bricks CrotOns brown <13Gsl5 dark and red sl5 a
e16 Trenton and Philadelphia front alongside pier 81
as2s Jerseys s4dsi rs Hayersraw hard anoat s5 so
ass 50; Up-Riyer hart 81 50es5 81 Roedand common
linz 81 finishing al 90 Coats Hair. 32c per bushel
Cattle Hair, 1sa2c Cement 81 lJae2 05 for round lots
American Portland English Portland ~ 2Od$2 80
Rosendale 95cdtl O5 per bbl (; Latin. 81 90ds1 80.
BEP~WAX-Salos 3 900 h. choice "a 1-2c
COFFEE-The market for Brazil growths was rather
dull but values maintained the basis OF Ia l-2o
fair Rio spot invoices Sales 600 bags No anoat
at 10 Use. The mder growths were dull. Sales, 100
bags Maracalbo and 224 bags Central America Option
trading quiet with the feeling easy the clos
ing quotations Indicating decline OF l0d15 points for
the day Sales A. ESQ bags. Continental cables were
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REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS

Friday, July 27-p. m.
The report of the Bureau of Statistics Of the
foreign commerce OF the United States in the
month Of June shows that the merchandise move
ments gave excess Of mports Of 81 {, 206,340,
which is nearly s., 600, 900 greater than the ex-
cess for the preceding month Of May. An excess
of exports of 81 O67 $50 in the bullion movement,
however, reduces the net excess Of imports to
sl4,13s,490, against an excess of 81, 742sl0 in
May. The excess of bullion exports for June con-
sisted Of s2,s6l,106 gold and sl,206. 744 silver.
With the month OF June ends the Governments
fiscal year. In the twelve months ended June
80, the exports Of merchandise were 10000, 900
less than in the preceding year, and slo,400,000
greater than in the year ended June 3d. 1886.
The imports of merchandise in the last twelve
months were s3l 600, 600 greater than IN the pre-
ceding year. and SIS, 600, 600 greater than in the
year ended June 80, 1886. The excess of mer-
chandise imports In the last twelva months vas
S27,s9O,527, against an excess Of exports OF
s23, s63443 for the preceding year, and Of
S44, 0sS 694 for the year ended June 30 1856:
Including the bullion movements, the excess OF
imports the last twelve months was SAL 52 e2l
against $500, 65S in the preceding year. and against
an excess of exports OF S71,95e,44S in the year
ended June 30 1886. $3.50
These movements include those Of gold, which re-
suited in an of exports of So, 2Oe,s 42 for
the twelve months ended June 80, 1855; an eX,
ended June 80 1887, and an excess of imports
of s27074,724 in the period ended June 80, 1893.
That is, in the last two years TO June ~ inc net
imports over exports of gold have amounted TO
$50, 2s4,13S. r--,.,....,,u.
These figures are instructive. Notwithstanding
the merchandise imports last year were
s3l 900 900 greater than in the preceding year
and sss 900, 900 greater than in the year preced-
ing that, the amount Of goods remaining IN bonded
warehouses at the end of last month was only
$4,000, 900 greater than on June 30, 1887, and
$4,000, coo greater than on June 30 1886.
AS shown, the net excess of imports-merchan-
disc. gold and silver-for the year ended June 30,
1881 was 5000, G5s and for the last year
S4ll52s21 This gives q balance against the
country of s41.4G2,499 On the two years business.
To this sum is 10 be added freight-money paid TO
foreign bottoms say s22O, OoO 900, and the balance
IS raised to $3.50, 0O0 600 against the country.
And vet after this the foreign exchanges now are
weak at halfway between the gold importing and
exporting points. With such conditions the CUES
tion naturally suggested is. how has the country
settled these enormous differences? There seems
to be only one reply: BY Europes purchases of
American securitiesi
The following tables give the figures for the
month of June and for the twelve months OF three
years:
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ONE MONTH
Merchandise.
Month Of June 1880. 1887 1888 sG
Exports ...... e55 304 81 o5I $50 81 e29 So
Imports a2l1,e9s ol'2s2444 oZ,ooo,Io-
LOO ooo
Excess y, ,nnorts s1a274SlI els 20s $40
~ cr.o,a an, RnIion
r. sIo oaa GA 80 as7 $50 s5o77 1os
i EApOrs ... Iz8s9oo L4s7s49 1908, 25s
49,, - 30 90
Excess OF exports 50 'oo,2's so'o'i0A @'Oo''''O
Net Balances
Excess OF eHpOn.s eio1' ar ae4 lis s141 SO 400
TWELVE MONTHS.
Merchandise.
JuIv I 10 June 30 1850. 1ss6's7 1ss7'ss.
Exports s679 52A $40 SIG 1s3 III e995 9ie
Imports ....-..-- ooo'4So'l 100 oo-'oI9Ioo '-oo,
,,xooss y, sxnorts s44 oss col s23 sG3443 80.
Fxeess Of Imports ...... so7 500. 527
snecie and Billion
rxro,.s s7o AGA 40 s35 ao7. COL s46o75 COZ
imports ......... 80 sos $50 6o,17o,792 593S7.oSo
49,, ,, -----
Excess OF exports soSe0'''s sol ia io ala oco oe4
Excess OF IMPORTS - avs
Net baia'esS
Excess Of exports s'H9oS'44o sao6 c5s AL 15o sol
Excess Of imports. - ',;"' a3-s.
The amount Of imported merchSndlse r 1 as
in bonded warehouses at tc eng Vi 0umJ "@ a,
$40 o49 53l-an Ihcrease ZOE ee, iro go Iss7
81 W t-agalIsI s3o's" eoA 'u"' '''
and $50, o65, $50 June 81, 81, c..os IN luna
The immigration INTO me en 9 - =" ~
was 6s,475 persons AGAINST ~ ni ON
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COTTONThe prices fof spot Cotton were advanced lSc
and quite business accomplished, the reach
irg oo5 bales A cable to the White star Line to-day
announced engagement OF 1900 bales Cotton from
yerpool TO NewYOfk, and quoted inquiries at other
steamship for ike accOmnodatOns thus confirming
the reports have been current for some tine In TINS
1,O05 bales, AL for consumption Inc
mort receipts to-day aggregated l2oO DaIes comparing
With 573 bales this and 25 bales for the
corresponding day year Since September (the be;
ginning OF the crop year, the receipts nave aggregated
492 o67 bales comparing with 5194 03O bales for the
corresponding time last season
Quotations ba sed tho American standard OF classical
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sDOn1IHg
iotaons based tho American standard OF cassihca
STAINED

Good Ordinary Mlddllns Q SO
strict Good Ordinary 1l-I6 Mlddlng 10 10
The speculative market opened at decline D9 o. l POM a
these advanced l20l3 points Will, the ne" crop mouths
advanced 3a4 points. Sales $4,000 bales Inc Li'cr-
POOL market quiet but steady
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. SHAVE. snd
18th stMorning service at IL o'clock praise service
with brief exposition at O'clock The Pastor, Rev.
RICHARD D. HARLAN. will preach.
Open all
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FIVE POINTS HOUSE OF INDUSTRY, 1ss Worth.
st., WILLIAM y. BARNABD, SuperntendenI service
almos, wholly by the children Of the institution Public
cordially invited
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CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH. Yves. 57.h;M, -
Preaching SUNDAY morning and evening BY the Rev.
CHARLES A. REESE, Of Raj md. W. sund1y- school
at AS. Prayer meeting Monday and Friday evenings
Strangers welcome.
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CENTRAL METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
7thave. and 14th-st, Rev. c. s. NARROWER Pastor.>
Preaching 10 AS Service OF and short SER
mon at AS D. m. All are cordially invited
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-28

CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH 42dss. between TN
and Sth ayes-Rey. III. NJ. SANDERS. Pastor. VIA
preach IL N. and AS D. n.
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ITALIAN YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN AsSocIA.
TION HALL IA University Place.-Divlne service and
Sunday school commence at 3 p. m. Address BY Revs
&. SIAUDER- Friends and benefactors welcome.
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CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, West s7.A-
s., between Broadway and 7thave-Rev. CHARLES
HALL EVEREST, ID. d., will preach, IL q m, subject :
An Interpreter Needed" AS D. m. Motive the BASIC
OF Merit"
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BEDFORD STREET METHODIST EPIscoPAn
cHUl;CH:-Rev. DR.. CHADWICK, Pastor. VIII preach.
morning. 10 49, Sunday school at meeting ~
the OF the Lords Supper will be observed 40
Z AS. AL welcome.
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FIFTH AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. eor-
ner 55th-st. Rev. JOHN HALL. D. D., Postor-Rev.
JAMES Mcleod, d. D., OF Indianapolis is expected 70
onicate Sunday 18th inst Services IL a. and
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

AT THE COLLEGIATE DUTCH CHURcHEA-s
Morning service IL O'Clock Evening service o. u
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AT THE CHURCH 18th st. and Shave, Rev. nEn-
RICK JOHNSON, ID. D., will preach az 10th servcea-
Evening toplc From Burden 10 Rest
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KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. 72d.st and Cd
ave.-Rev. DAVID g. WYLIE Ph. D.. Pastor, ofneiatec
morning O'clock evening. sabbath school
rs o'clock Prayer meeting Thursday evening Regu-
lar services all Strangers always welcome.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-28

BROADWAY TABERNACLE, cor. 6th-ave. and Aths
st-servce az II a. m. Rev. r. b. CLARK, OF Goshen,
n. Y, will preach. This church will be open for divine
service during the Strangers will be Welcomed
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AT THE CHURCH II Lafayette place. near lthse-
Rev VIM WALTON CLARK win preach a. both services.
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MADISON AVENUE METHODIST EP1sUOPAn
CHU RICH, corner 60th-st-Rev. {. T. MASDEN ID. D.,
Pastor This church viii be open FOR divine service each
Sabbath morning during July and August at IL o'clock
July 20 preaching by Rev. j. E ROBINSON. Strangers
ana others residing temporarily in the city are cordially
invited.
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AT WEST HARLEM METHODIST EPIscorAQ
CHURCH, 7th-sye. ant l2eth-st Rev ELIAS = oS.
BON, ID. D.. Psstor.-Preaehng at 10 30 a. m ana ~
D. m. by Rev. r. f. WILSON. sabbath school at so
y. M Young Peoples meeting at 40 p M
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AT THE CHURCH 4sth.st and sth-sve-cnurch
August
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LEXINGTON AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH, core
Of Ill tn st.-The Pastor, Rev. Dr. UALSEY MOORE VIII
preach At 10 80 a. N. and at :i5 y. M AL made
welcome
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AT WASHINGTON SQUARE METHODIST EIIg:
SSoRAL GHURCH 4th-ss. pear sth,,veRPEsv. SoHN
HUNT, OF the Methodist Book Concern, will preach
morning 10 80 and evening AS. Strangers cordi&lx
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AT BLOOMINGDALE REFORMED CHuRCH.
broadway and sth-st-Diyine services sunday. con.
Quoted BY the Pastor Rev CARLOS MARrYS. at In
and AS O'clock Strangers invited
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MADISON SQUARE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
Madsonave. corner OF oath. st-Servees sunday July
90 at II The Rev ERSKINE N WHITE, d. D.
OF York. will preich. This will be the closing sers
Due notice will be given OF reopening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-28

PEOPLES BAPTIST CHURCH. West 4sth-ss, near
9thave lectue-room OF Presbyterian Church-Preaeh-
ing sundays az II m and 40 p m, ey cur fastorI
friends invited.
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CLOSING PRICES OF CALIFORNIA STOCKS
San Francisco July 81 1888.

CLOSING PRICES OF BOSTON sTUchs.
Boston, July 81. 1858.
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AT THE SCOTCH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
1xth-st between 9TH and 6th-aves-The Pastor. Rev.
SAMUEL N. HAMILTON, 2; D. VII preach g. 10 so
phia az AS D. m This church will be open for morning
and evening service through the summer Strangers AZ
way cordl ally welcome.
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McAULEY CREMORNE MISSION. 1o4 West 32d- 81,
Gaye-Open every evening Bright testimonies best
singing city Service OF song Thursday evening"
led by SPENCER w. COE esq.
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NalAN LINE U. S. and Royal Mail Steamers

i FoR QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL
CITY OF CHESTER SATURDAY, July -, y ~ n m
CITY OF CHICAGO Saturday, August y, D D. u.
CITY OF RICHMOND Saturday. August A. u m.
From Inman pier foot OF Gyanist Jersey City;
CABIN PASSAGE. 500 and Upward sECoND CAB
' PETER WRIGHT SONS. General Agene
q BOWLING GREEN. N. y.
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Methodist Episcopal Church 9th Preach
ing 10 80 and AS By Rev. ELLIS Il. FOWLER
Prayer. meeting Wednesday evening ats
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MADISON AVENUE REFORMED CHURCH eornss
Of 57th.sS. Rev ABb0TT E. KtdTREpGE, D. d.: Pas
morning at H. No evening service. Prayer-meetin2
"Wednesday evening at !. !
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PARK AVENUE METHODIST EP1SCOPAb
CHU RICH, cor. Seth st.-Seryices 10 80 a. m, 45 NJ
Preaching by the Pastor, Rev J. RICHARDS BOYLE
d. D. a. M SUNDAY school Strangers cordially invited.
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ST. LUKEs METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
41st St, between Gthave; and Broadway. Rev E s.
Triple PastOr.-Presching at IL q. m BY Rev. DR..
GIDEON DRAPER Sunday-school 80 a. m Prayer
meeting Wednesday, p. m All are cordially invited
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NETWORK PORT soCIETY'S MARINERS
CHURCH. 40 cathernest-M Morning prayer-meeting 40
o 80; preaching, 10 40 the Swedish Ian
guage, at 80 D. Service OF song and testimony ~
.l5 D. m All who interested IN the work anonA
cordially Invited
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AT SOUTH CHURCH, Shave. and 21stsA
The Rev. JOHN A. TODD, ID. D., VIII preach.
Strangers particularly invited.
TIL, church Is near many hotels
The evening world., 1888-01-23
House MreRe r1uRptR
WAS cotv1lTEp
1863 HESTER ST.

pressed dislike to publicity for the reason
that it subjected his children to some annoy
ance. He thought highly of Driscolls pluck.
" don't know how he knew my name"
he said, " but as soon as / entered his cell to
pinion his arms he said:
Hello Joe Atkinson. and then he said,
Say, Joe, make a quick job of this, will
your, ..
all over it in five minutes
III seemed satisfied, and there wasn't
the most triting show of fear in him. he
was as bold q chap as any I've ever had to do
with.
when the death warrant had been read to
him he turned TO me again and he said:
Look here, Joe. | don't want you to put
that cap on me till | get outside
II said, All right, Dan, Il WON'T and i
didn't" added the hangman, with some APP
p~earance of satisfaction.
WHEN THE DROP FELL.
A dispute has arisen in regard to the exact
minute of the hanging. The evidence il over
whelming in fixing the time the drop fell
at 7.24 A. NJ.
Sheriff Grant said TO a reporter of the EVEN
ING WORLDS; II did not look at my watch,
but Under Sheriff Sexton says that the drop
Under Sheriff Sexton said 1T was pre-
cisely la by my watch when the drop fell.
My watch is a stop watch and l was carefulin
Deputy Sheriff Hickey and Warden Walsh
also made the time 724.
wARDEN WALSH THREATENED.
Warden Walsh received this morning
through the mails o note reading thus:
WARDEN wALsH-It DriScoll is hanged you am
doomed also. A WHYo
The evening world., 1888-01-23

BY the kindness of Foreman Tracy, of the
ColwelI Shot and Lead Company, one of the
young men was admitted to the base of the
shot tower, and he laboriously climbed its
myriad steps TO the roof, carrying his flag
with him.
Another reporter took up his position on
the apex of the roof of the Leouard street
tenement and looked down into tine jail
yard.
The minutes flew by and the glorious sun
rose, gliding the tops of the buildings around
and identifying even the grim old Tombs
with its rays.
When the young man on the roof turned
his face 20 the southwark he saw the tall
form Of his colleague clearly outlined against
the darker sky. Looking dow towards the
Tombs he saw the deputy sheTiffs gathering
around the scaffold. A few moments later
Sheriff Grant waved his hand and the re-
porters took their seats at the long pine table
erected for their use.
TIE EVENING WORLD nan on the tene-
ment-house roof kept his eyes fixed on his
colleague at the reporters table. At rs the
funeral procession came out of the door of
the boys prison. Driscoll walked slowly
towards the gallows.
A moment later THE EVENING WORLD re-
porter heard the heavy weight tall at the
blow of the executioner's axe, and stimuli
t~aneously The EVENING WORLD reporter in
sight of the scaffold waved a handkerchief.
That very instant the signal hAgs waved
from the roof of the Leonard street tene-
ment and on top of the Rhot-tower, and were
at once seen by a young man with field
glasses seated ut the window of TIM EVENING
In . 1t Of wild enthusiasm Engineer
The evening world., 1888-01-23

The observer of The EVENING WORLD
signal-seryice bureau who was stationed on
the Colwell shot tower was admitted, carry
ing a big red banner, by Thomas Dougherty,
the Waterman.
1T was about n quarter past six when I
let him ill.," said Waterman Dougherty later
in the day, and we started right away for
the top of the tower. It's q long climb, and
it was half-past six before we reached the
top. We could not carry the flag up with us
on account Of the length of the staff, so II
was tied to the dummy and hoisted up
after us.
II did not go out on the top of the tower
myself, for il is not to be expected that q man
of my girth would tackle such q narrow
h%atchway.. Besides, 1t was too cold. I
stayed in the section below, where l could
keep warm and see all the fun. l tell you 1t
ever thought Of the scheme before"
Mr.. +. Gerow, the President of the Ameri-
can Athletic Club and employed by the Col
we'll Company, being more of an athlete than
the sturdy Waterman, was n companion of
THE EVENING WORLDS representative ON
the roof of the tower.
The scheme worked to perfection" he
said. As soon rs the signal was given by
the man on the Leonard street building the
big red flag was flying on the shot tower, and
q second or two later was answered by the
Coston LIGHT from The EVENING WoRLD
office. ] don't believe ten seconds was lost
in getting the news from the Tombs to THE
WoRLD Office"
MIR. Gerow was quite right in saying that
not ten seconds was lost, because the trans
mission of the news occupied less than two
seconds.
@. @. Tracy, the foreman Of the shop, and
L. b. Murray. his assistant, were also in
terested in the success OF the enterprise. Ii
was Mr.. Murray who hoisted the big flag up
to the top of the tower with the dummy.
The evening world., 1888-01-23

prison, between the main prison and the
Franklin street wall of the Tombs. The $50
pound weight was held III temporarily by q
stout cord and beside it stood a mar with a
broad axe.
Driscoll walked to the hanging hemp and
craned his neck to the right to allow the
hangman to attach the moose to the rope.
The knot came under the left ear. Driscoll
kissed the little %crucitiX, raised his eyes to
the sky, and family muttered:
May Jesus have mercy on me-"
The e%Xecutioner quickly slipped the Gus
tomary black cap over the doomed mans
face and gave the signal to cut the cord. The
axe cleaned, the weight fell and the body of
the Whyo chief swung in the air.
So skilfully did Hangman Atkinson adjust
the moose that the murderer's neck was
broken and death was instantaneous. The
body hung quietly for q few seconds, and
then the contracting muscles of the arms and
legs caused O few ~convulsiye tremors. There
was not a sound except the foot alls of the
police, who were patrolling the four sides OF
the prison. -.
In a few minutes DR.. Cosby felt the wrist
of the dead man and said that the pulse had
ceased.
At TAT the body was cut down, and Under
taker j. f.. Whalen placed the remains in a
coffin. Hangman Atkinson slipped the moose
from the neck and removed the black cap
The features were not distorted, although q
look Of terror was indelibly impressed upon
the face.
Coroner MESSENGER stouped down and ex:
amined the neck and then felt the dead
mans wrist. He said that life was extinct,
that death had been immediate, and that the
moose had broken the third c~ervical vertebra,
dislocating the second vertebra and pressing
1t upward upon the medulla oblongata.
DR.. Cosby and DR.. Coogan ooncurred In
this conclusion and the cofin-lid was screwed
down. The certificate of death was then
signed by the reporters and in another mo-
ment the scene Of the execution was filed
with curious visitors.
Commodore Gerry, who was a N interested
spectator, said to TH EVENING WORLD re-
THE execution Of the law was most per-
feotly done. II this method of intiicting
death on criminals could always be done a.