The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-10

Ai'" Oii 40 NilNhl II tAls Guy. Inc fepOilot
says in his account this afternoon that the
undertaken and his men. after the body was
lowered in the cellar, removed the upper half
OF the Id OF the coffin, when one OF the men
uttered an ejaculation of horror at the sight.
Who ever said that this body was not
burned is liar" muttered one Of them. The
| undertaken and his assistants then put back
the cover on the coffin and went upstairs 70
the store above. The next instant the re-
porter was by the side Of the coffin.
HORRIBLE SIGHT.
The sight which met his gaze was horrible.
On the dead mans forehead were two red
spots. They were about two inches ana
quarter apart. They seemed 70 be sunken III,
, and about their edges they appeared as II
they had been burned. The rest Of the fore
head was dscoiored. The eyebrows we're
mostly burned away The ends Of some OF
the hair showed the szzled appearance pro-
duced by heat. The eyeIids were burned
and tho eyelashes singed and par
TALLY destroyed. although not so
much gone as we're the eyebrows But the
awful dishgurement was the face. Across the
bridge OF the nose was a burn. red and
scared. The inner rim Of each nostril showed
distinctly that it had been burned. On each
side of the face the skin hung loose. 1t was
shrivelled up. The flesh behind was yellow
and red. 1t looked like red beef that had
been placed on white hot iron.
TIL BURNS on THE FACE.
Both sides Of the face were not alike. TIE
burn on the left side was the larger. ltcovered
space of two and half inches by one inch
and half. The scar on the right side was
trlfe smaller The other parts OF the face
We're OF a peculiar red color. Tho lips were
compressed and the corners showed that
they had also been burned. The dead mans
beard showed a two days growth and his
mou-tache Was short. 1t had the appearance
Of having been trimmed - conceal the
fact that it had been snged. a reporter
lifted up the head and examined the back OF
the head and neck. The head lad been
sheyen. The scalp was white and normal.
Back Of the neck, at the base of the brain,
blood had settled in considerable quantity,
and traces Of the peculiar re1ness Of the face
seemed TO extend down the spinal column.
The body Of Smiler was laid TO rest in Wood
lawn cemetery this morning.
Mrs. Lizzie Smler Who Is an inmate OF the
Margaret Srachan home, was the only
mOurner
THE MEN NOT ROASTED.
BUFFALO, n. y. July 9.-Dr c. II. Daniels
who was one Of the witnesses in the Sing Sing
electrOcutiOn. was interviewed this morning.
Dr. Daniels said that lie was in honor bound
not 10 say anything concerning what hap
pened in the death-chamber. but there were
some things be could cOnscientOusly rn' 70
oohu- il tlt Aiht liIhNo hil lic uoNnIhlci
stories about the awful roasting the men got
are very much exaggerated. In fact. they are
untrue. There was no roasting. no burning,
no horrible smell and no smoke. IL was, III
fact just the smoothest aud quickest death
imaginable. No larlng or struggling. no
twitch!ng, or anything Of the kind The
men simply sat down and the current was
turned on and they we're dead. Let me illus
trate just how quickly these men died. /
wanted to see T. convince me absolutely that
death was in stantaneous. though really my
own mind did not require such proof. one man
received the current while he was talking. !
wanted 10 see where he would stop. whether
in the middle of syllable, Of q word or
sentence; whether he would stop instantly or
speak after the current reached him.
SHOCKED WHILE TALKING.
One mamie would not tell who received
the shock while he was talking ! was
bending over and looking him in the face. lie
started word Ii began with the letter s.
He had just articuated tho letter when the
button was pressed. Nothing but the sound
Of the letter passed his lips. 1t died away
suddenly and without any manifestation. The
lips made no movement There was no. the
slightest change of the facial expression. Ii
was as if all the faculties were paralyzed into
death in an instant
And therefore without pain Z"
"A bsOlutely. | am AS certain Of that as of
ANYTHING in the world" Continuing, the
Doctor said that such statements as we're
published about roasting were absurd. No
sound, not the slightest escaped any Of the
men whenthe button was pushed or afterWard.
One of the men died with 4 smile on his face.
II remained unchanged and lie was
smiling in death when / left Sing Sing
prison. There was no percepub.e odor
in the ROOM WAS there any relaxation
of the muscles of the chest as in Kemmer's
case.n None at all in one easel there Was
a movement so faint as to be hardly percepti-
BILE. but that was probably caused 10y a slight
variation in the current In no other case
was there even the tremor Of q muscle"
Was there any expulsion of air from be-
tween the lips as in Kemmer's case"
None whatever. / was close 10 each man.
and had there been any such demonstration ]
should have known of II. No, there was abso-
lutely nothing Death was certain on the
first contact and absolutely painless. The
electrocutions We're successful III almost
every particular"
Why were two contacts necessary
Why TWO CONTACTS WINE SFcEssAEY.
Merely precautionary. The men were
dead. but in experimental stages il Is always
good 10 be certain" Dr. Daniels was shown
the United Press dispatch from New York
this morning stating that Smiler's body pre-
sents a terrible appearance. and that the leg
10 DulhSNusdhN AAc loin oSai ANNs ~
Daniels SAID that in this case water
from the sponge tricked over the
skin. carrying the current 10 beyond
where the electrodes were applied. and that
this was the cause OF such appearances. Con
cluding Dr. Daniels said that the execution by
electricity, as exemplihed on Tuesday, was IN
the neatest manner possible. Ii robbed
death of its agony and OF all external fearful
ness. although no manner of death can do
away with the inherent fear Of death which
most men have. -
II don't like that part Of the Inv which
nroyides for secrecy. and believe it will be
Eventually repealed DR.. Daniels brought
home with him part of the kidney
liver and blood of the men. which he will
analvze. and carry out some experiments
which may substantiate conclusions reached
in the Kemmler case.
WHAT ANOTHER WITNESS SAYS.
DIR. A. p. Southwick another Of the wit
nesses, was also interviewed. He cOrrObO-
rated DR.. niels'btatements in every particu-
lar. and said that the stories about S1nilers
face being burned in several places were
downright lies. There were some biistefs by
the heating Of the salt water in the spOnges
but before this water became hot tho man
was dead. DR.. Southwick said Slocum and
Wood were praying when they died.
The others said nothing. Slocum was
saving Lord have mercy on my
soul' when he received the shock.
He had just said the word my
and started to say soul" The siblant sound
of the 50 was made, but the word soul was