New-York tribune., 1890-08-06
from his fright, though he continued to be ugly

from his fright though he continued to be ugly
and sullcn the rest OF the day.
Later in the afternoon the Rev. DR.. lioughton
and Chaplain Yates administered the sacrament
to him. When they appeared TO perform this
Office Kemmler knew that the end was drawing
rapidlv near While the ministers were with
Him the murderer was weak and apparently
penitent and anxious for the fatal hour 70 arrive
as quickly as possible. but when they went away
and left him 10 his cell. his thoughts and ms
keeper he sank back upon his cot with snArI
almost like that of wild beast at bay. know
ing that there WAS no escape deep-toncd IRE
bell tolls oil the hours of the day. and IN his
cell Kemmler could bear II plainly. While TO those
outside waiting for the hour OF the execution the
hours dragged slowly. doubtless to heaAier
mind the vibrations Of previous Strohe mao
hardly died away before the bell would rihs again.
calling OF another hour. EarIy thiS aler-
noon the sky became overcloudcd ana hatu
thunderstorm followed which setLed into d s'ea"y
rairstorm Every peal Of thunder and Hash oi
lightning made the murderer Jump anu SUI, D.,
The buffalo physicians ana oiilclds wio "le ~
witness the execu tion reached here ABOUT noon
They are DR.. \. L. Southwick, VINO Is @ onou "a" H,o
father Of the electric deIt pr,ar pr p' & n
Daniels George 7. Quinby, Dstrlct-At,9rnues u y,
Erie County Judge lIenry A. ChiinS ana "a, shcrin a1
On A. Jenkins. DR.. Fowler WAC the @ allSs ,,nn u,nn
TO perform an autopsy upon human OeilS VIM
had been killed by electricity. ms was III JuS'
1881 in Buffalo when he was the coroner JhcIc.
Dr. Fell is the inventor Of a patent reSuScieauimS
machine which he intends 10 Apply 10 onnnd ner.,l,dI
innediately after death has been pronounce
His appliance consists OF an easily oIFIStcu & w.
lows from which air is forced INTO w iu'5 I3,
through q tuhe reaching into the "lh1PiP' "a I
ths an artificial respiration IS kept Ip lie mas ndu
considerable success with the apparatus h"'.I- ~
opcratrd successfully upon three cases wheie we
uaiicn,s were either thought 10 he deah OF OH ~
verrc of denth and he has lost two cases III
brothor uhvsiclans think that in this case ne VII!
have to add another failure TO the uet No,I ~
the physicians now here are of me oPln,oIi
the electric current causes dcath ny P.'i9 -
the nerve centres and charging comph''V oNe
With Drs Daniels and Southwick Dis'rict-a'- Az
torney Qunbv paid kemmlcr yislt soon ioea I,eo
tLev roarhed here The Dstrict-Att"rn"N' WuosY
Efforts convicted kemmlcr, said that ne Wouiu
never rest easy II he allowed kemmler I" dle an
insane man. oud he went I" inc c",l I. ser @ nri'
in company with the physicians All three pro
nouncpd NJ him pcrfcctly sane This settled any
fnrther talk Of 4 possible stay in the execution
while commission inquired INTO ms menu ron
dtion 1t was not until the reSnn TO o' ,.oo Gnc nmt
Of the lawyer and physicians had been gIHeh @ ou,
flat those who interested Themselves IN the c'>
really believed that Kemmler would meet the
death penalty prescribed by law. .,.,s
While 'he murderer was eating nls SUPPER VA :
c,,,,ing The sun which had been hldden pehlIli
tLc black rain-Gled clouds. broke thronch theni;
| char.-no in an instant the entire appeArN''e v.
everything The moment before there was ohIy
dan,nness and gloom. But the setting sun snohe
50 hrirhtlv that the clouds were instantly 'ia,s.
formed 10 huge masses Of purple ana red' am te
stormy, dismal day was endrn by one .s o. over yT
rested upon Kcnm'cr could not see me snns'I sn
iut from his cell could catcA eliInpse OF sh1l
patch Of purple cloud He looked az i uo n.r. '.s
rs Ln returned 20 his cot 10 spend what WI
nrohahly I've the last hours of his time on earth