Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-08-06
HORRIBLE RELICS.
Instruments Of Torture Used n
tho DARK Agos- w.
a Faro Collection from t,lc Castle OF Nu-
rombur- OH Exhibition IN tho
City of Lonlon -Giassiy
Inventions.


chased the torslr1 implements of the
Castle Of Nuremberg, al they are now
on exhibition il London. The most
valuable, rs 1T is the rare It Of the whole
collection, Is the iron n .il.n (Ei3crEac
Jungfrau). This t.r.o--ia. ;piri1g tor
.turc instrument, Says tlo Albany Ar
Gus, il rnatlc Of strong wood, bound to-
Gctler Wit, iron banlj. It opens with
two doors to allow tlc p-iipncr to be
placed inside. TIE cacir, DOR i; fitted
with long, shar2 i:oa spies SO that
when the doo:; arr pressed to Theses
sharp p-ongi force t:,air way into Va
riou1 portions of tho victims body.
Two entered his eye. ot:lcrs pierced
his back, his chest, anil il fl,t, inn .7alcd
hiG alive il such = II !2lcr that ho
fingered in the most n -Dl;::il:y torture.
When death relieved t.!H poor wretch
from his uT)nic3-p2rln75 after days
trap door in the base Wa pulled open
and the body was allowed to fall into
the IN oat or river below. Persons were
condemned to death by the embraces
of the iron maiden for plots against tho
governing powers, parricidc, and ro-
lit,lous unbclicf. Tho tlata of this rare
Epccim n is the fifteenth century. A
IL
apparently constructed with such dow
ilish ingenuity that Trey would twist
md rack the delicate human body to
the point OF mHlncs3, all yet not
actually cudunger life.
The torture bench, about ten feet
lon;, was used for stretching prisoners,
the feet bcin:; fastened to one end, the
hands to the Other, across roller stud
n.
hare"
The torture chair, the scat being COM
plctcly covered with sharp wooden
spikes, body. arms and legs being
strapped to the chair. anil in some cases
two heavy stone weights attached to
TIC feet.
The Iact:l boots which. baing placed
on u prisoners feet. molten lc ad or boil
ing oil WIS poured into them.
A ghast:y rcllc iii u black OK of cof-
3tn-li.ic appearance iG tho dried head of
IL chila-mnrlcrcss, still trILsaxed on q
rusty spcar-head,
There arc tonTuc-tccrcrs, thuElb-
Screws, mouth gags, SPANS CATERS for
squeezing the legs to PULP. branding
irons, foot-scrcwH. iron ci'n.n 6 owes, to
DC used when rcd-hOt; ron nippcrs,
iron-wirc whips, heavy stones to be-
worn around the neck, t.:icf-catchcrs
md a Ian &c number of two-handlcd OK
Gcutioncr's swords. OF the humorous
G-ticlc3--if intlccd hu:nOr can enter into
Glch grin col1panionahip-w may in
stance the shamc-mnslls, or branl;s,
worn MS signs of degradation for slight
Cifcnscs by mon or wCmcn, those for
The nobility having visors to them like
hclracts, SO that tho features were con-
cenled till the Denanco was over: wOofl-
en- collars, with Dnll3 ma tassels for
scoltls; duokinC stools and Clurn-shaped
boxes, known as drunlIard5' cloalss-an
uncomfortable garment fitting too
tightly round the neck t. allow the head
+, ba withdrawn, and, while too heavy
to walk about in for any great length
CT time, yet not quito short enough to
purlait the wcarcr to Encel down in
t!lCn.
Among the pictures IL enc Of Damien,
OF whom it may he remembered that,
nftcr four horses had failed to pull him
usu1tlrr, no was aftcrIyard tortured
With burning, oil, and, that not killing
him, was finally bound to ~ stake Gnd
burned to dcuth. Appropriately enough
t!lc llntrmout:; ere plCccd IL Il series OF
Clu3:ccUn corridors and cells that tho
IICBSrs. Tussaud hive erected in tho
b"aounnt ot ttcir establishment. Ths
CunTron coli ia sraHli room about
Cir..t feet by five, SO constructed thai
TIE ais IN Il could bo pum2od out, Sc
.t!,aS tho inmates died slow, suiro
Citing death; perhaps the rciincmcn
Of crnclty was rcaeltcd in tho plausibl,
C%rv,,o coil, IL was y falCo beacon t.
"a escaping priconcr, u bait TO n poo
N'r~t"l,. who no doubt thought hc wa
thoNt 10 rcG&in lis freedom, maybe
c31nivunco bought; no would hurr
DIVA tho dark stone corridor to whcr
tiic rusty cato rniocl>oh or carclcssl
i>Et &jer would ~e,Seia-A linn, to whor
TIC b.t Of shining sky sec1, through tn
1,-rS>l I.;;y,fIDyy SyCf,.l r~loIflen hi