The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-08-07

surface OF flesh, against which
Wando oa1S 1 was 70 preS9, absolutely bare
fact tbat - s.'h attention to the
his vest, and Kemmler y i0iio'e
calmly ButtOned IT Aea;n
ana carefully arranged his tie .Don,+
curry about this matter" said tba war
aen, "be perfectly cool.''
lie was perfectly cool. He was hv all
oous the coolest man in the room.
"hcn his tie was arranged he sat
uoWn IN the electric chair as ouietlv as
though ne was sitting down to dinner ~
Warden Dunston stood on the r;oht and
George George Vleling, of Albany, on the left.
me- began Immediately to adjust the
Straps around Kemmler's body, the con-
'eihheo man holding up his arms, so as
10 Give Them Every Assistance.
Wnen the straps had been adjusted
apout the body, the arms were fastenad
ooWn and then the Warden leaned over
ana parted his feet SO as to bring his
legs near the legs of the chair.
while the straps were being arranoed
hemmler said to the warden and his as,
siStant: go
'Take Your Time;
don 9 De In hurry. Be esure that every
thing is all right"
Two or three times he repeated these
phrases. Warden Durston reassured him
with the remark that it
Would Not Hurt Him.
and that he Ourston) should be with
MIN all through. But it was not fear
that Kemmler felt. 1t was rather a
certain pride in the exactness of the ex
pertinent. He seemed to have greater
Interest in its Success
than those who made the preparations
Tor 1T, and who were watching it's pro
gress to its final fatal conclusion.
When the straps had been adjusted to
the body and limbs, the warden placed
his hand on Kemmler's head and held il
against the rubber cushion, which ran
down the back of the chair. Kemmler's
eyes were turned toward the opposite
side of the room. Before they had fol.
lowed the warden in his movements.
Then the condemned man made one or
two remarks in perfectly
Clear, Composed Tone of Voice:
''Well, | wish every body good luck
was one of them, and Cd drston, see that
things are all right was another.
Deputy Vieling unfastened the thu NIB
screws which held the figure ''4'' at the
back of the chair in place, and began to
lower it 50 that the rubber cup which
held the saturated sponge pressed
against the top of Kemmler's head. The
warden assisted in the preparation by
holding kemmlers head. When the
cap had been adjusted and clamped in
place, hemmler said +: "Oh, you'd
Better Press That Down Further,
| guess; press that down. SO the head
piece was unclasped and passed further
down.
While it was being done Kemmler said i,
'sWell | want to do the best | can;
can't do any better than that Warden
harness which was to be adjusted to
| Kemmler's head. 1t was a muzze of
| broad leather straps which went across
| the forehead and the chin of the man in
the chair. The top strap pressed down
| against the nose of Kemmler until it
FIattened it Down Slightly
over his face. AS the harness was put
in place DR.. Spitzka, who was standing
near the chair, said softly,
God Bless You, Kemmler.
And the condemned man answered,
"thank you,' softly.
The door leading into the room where
the switches were arranged was partly
open. A man stood in the doorway.
Behind him there were two other men.
Which of them was to touch the lever
and make the connection with the chair
was not known. Warden Durston says it
Never will be Known.
The dynamo in the machine shop was
running at good speed and the volt
more than 1000 volts. Warden Durston
turned to the assembled doctors those
Immediately around the execution
chair-and said: "Do the doctors say
it is all right?"
Hardly minute had elapsed since
the adjustment of the strap. There
was no time for Kemmler to have weak
ened, even if his marvellous courage had
not been equal to the test of the further
delay.
But there was no fear that be would
have lost courage. He was as calm in
the chair as he had been before he en-
tered the room, and during the process
of his confinement by the straps which
held him close.
At the warden's question, DR.. Fell
stepped forward with a long syringe il
his hand, and quickly, but deftly,
Wetted the two Sponges
which were at the electrodes-one or
top of the head, and the other at the
base of the spine. The water which hi
put on them was impregnated with salt
DR.. Spitzka answered the warden (
question with sharp "all right" Z" which
was echoed by others about him
'.Ready," said Durston again, and ther
ssGoOd.bye.''
He stepped to the door, and through
the opening said to some one in the mex
room (but to whom will probably never
be known with certainty):
"Everything is Ready"
In almost immediate response and a.
the stop watches in the hands Of some
of the witnesses registered g. 43t, the
electric
Current Was Turned In.
There was sudden convulsion Of thu
frame in the chair.
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