The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-06
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He VIII Certainly bo Shocked
to Death
BY THE ELECTRIC METHOD,
If the Machine Goes OFT All Right.
Tho Preparations Being Mnuc for
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AUBURN, N. y, August 5.-l. Is no,
thought likely that Andrew Crooks, tn
convict, will be the man who will pul
the deadly leverto touch OF Kemmle,
The announcement: has not yet beef
made positively, but circumstances al
point to 1t. Warden Durston has Guall.
decided to change the execution room
and 1t is larger than the old room ant
not so hot, though when all are in ther,
the temperature will be hot enough tc
try mems aouls.
Kemmler has kept up his pluck in o
wonderful way. A gentleman who is
to DO present at the execution visited
kemmler in his cell at 1880 this morn.
ing. He found him perfectly calm, bn,
suffering from the heat His Arss word
was: "lsn't 1t terribly hot down a here ~
II was in factso hot that the gentleman
could not endure it, and had to get out.
well" said he to kemmlcr, II will
have to get out. III come in to see you
again in day or so." a-ag% 80
II am afraid you will not find me
here" said kemmler.
He betrayed no emotion whatover
dnring the interview Kemmler hes
made his will again, leaving his books
and other little traps to Mr. Durston,
Daniel and few others who have been
kind to him. A lady in Buffalo sent
him Bible short time ago, and he has
written his name in it, and wants it sent
back 10 her. ,jfaZ5 II. u ii.
SCIENCE TALKS.
DR.. Fell, who isa professor Of physiology
Of the medical department Of Niagara
College, says that death will be instan.
taneous. The dynamo will register !, 200
volts before used. Death will be quicker
than thought. No. accidents are posi-
hle. He will not use his famous resusci-
tator, as there will be no use when so
heavy charge is used. He has sat in
the chair and applied the electrodes to
his own back and head. A light battery
was used and the shock was felt the in
slant he touched the button.
Holy communion was administered to
kemmler at 2:i5 p..m.. by Chaplain
Yates and the Rev. Mr.. Houghton. The
dynamo was tested again at 9 p. M, and
the test was Witnessed by Electrician
Davis, Dr.. Fell, Warden Durston, Dr..
Southwick and others. .---,--
Heavy screens have been put to all
the windows in the death room, and
everything possible done to prevent the
light from penetrating to theinside. The
second separate company, N. G.S.N. y,
Captain Kirby, has been ordered out for
this evening, ostensibly for parade and
street drill. This means that q Gordon
Of men will be around the prison gates.
a PHYSICIAN REMARKS.
DR.. Southwick, OF Buffalo, said late
this afternoon that it was not at all like.
ly that the autopsy would take place be-
fore daylight, no matter what time the
execution occurred. He said that the
physicians could not make as satisfacto-
~ m examination by gas light or elec.
trio light as they could il they had the
light OF day to. work by. Besides" he
continued, "if We go to work cutting
him up Immediately. after the shock,
people who doubt the power OF seleeo-
tricity will have a chance to say tha. If
the shock did not kill him We did. That
would never do, you know; and TO pre-
vent any criticism. We intend, at the
proper time, to furnish scale OF Kemm.
ler's temperature until it reaches tho
point below which life can exist. There
is great deal, you know, depending
upon this FIRST autopsy. In the first
place, We will learn how electricity kills,
and the direct effect a shock has upon q
human body
WHAT THE AUTOPSY WILL SHOW.
Heretofore all deaths have been acci.
dental, and the current has made a
jump and burned the flesh. In the last
case in which I was interested I found
that the blood had simply disinteerated.
What the effect OF direct shock with
no burning will be is what we intend to
learn under the microscope. l propose
to have all the facts come out; but it
can't be done in hurry. don't want
bad reports to 90 into the papers about
this affair, and I am anxious that moth
ing but the truth shall be published. l
do not want when 60 over to Paris to
have to deny to the project OF police a
lot of absurd newspaper Stories"
The doctor was very earnest and prom
ised to do everything he could to have
all the facts laid bare by the autopsy
come out. nne ~ -rr y