The evening world., 1891-07-08

and DO one visiting the penitenusry to-day
would find anything TO remind him Of The
tragedy that WAS enacted there but yester-
DAY.
The curious crowds n villagers that had
bivouAok ID for two long. black. chilly nights in
the tirlpthy-on the hillside 10 the east Of the
prison have sll returned 20 their daily sTocs-
tions
The snnsn army Of reporters that had held
constant dispute with the weary and petu-
liant guArdsm N. contssting the grim and
arbitrary "deadline" before the prison. has
departed. and the EuErdsmen themselves
have put away their Winchester repeating
rites.
I The two bloodhound puppies gambolled on
the grassy terrace and the birds chirruned a.
! cheerily in the trees as though no strong men
I had been done 70 death
I The world was going on with all its Gus
Z tomary hustle and noisy activity. Just as it
1 had done nefore the four victims Of the cleo
the nuid had surrendered up their lives in
/ atonement for the blood they had shed.
PREPARING FoB THE BURIAL
Principal Keeper ConnAughton. smiling.
| cheerful and as genial as ever. was about his
regular duties, with the same grave face and
imperturbAble mien that always character
lied him.
He WAS preparing for the last act In the
awful tragedy Of elecirocuu1n.
The law says that If 10 relative applies for
and claims the dead body OF an executed
murderer It should be placed IN cofna with
enough uuicklime 10 consume II erectualy
and speedily ard be burned IN an unmarked
grave IN tho prison yard or 10 the cemetery
attached TO the prison where the execution
takes place.
sNILERs BODY CLAIMED.
only the smAu-frauled little creature. Lizzie
snrer. who was devoted to her husband, even
though he turned her out Of their little home
after their hape was born. bringing into the
humble home another woman and inuoduc-
inE her TO helpless Lizzie as his new wife.
came forward 70 claim the body of the mur-
derer Of that " new wife"
Mrs. Smiler took from her scant earnings al
the wash tub enough money TO engage the
services of Under1aEer Hulberg, PES West
one Hundred and Twenty-frth street, New
York.
He came up here with plain conn in a
plain box IN which 10 carTy away the body Of
the eI-SRlvalinn Army soldier.
The body was turned over 10 the undertaken
to-day 10 be inferred az Long Island City.
TO FTLL UNNAMED GRAVES
The other bodies were unclaimed Joseph
: Wood. the colored aqueduct lAbU-er, born In
Virginia, had no relatives nor any mend OF
earth.
Jugiro, the japanese sailor, was mentally
but little above the beasts Of the neld II he
: had any friends they were in the land Of the
) MikAdo. He never mentioned them he
died as be had lived unknown and unloved-
Slocum's friends kept silence They never
visited him in prison. and they ignored him IN
: death.
DIGGING THR GRAVES
4 Atll O'Clock Principal Keeper connAugh.
ton silently led the way for nine conyicts IL
striped coats out Of the prison and up the
steep hillside on the prison farm. across the
E mscadAmiZed roadway before the prison.
4 The grsvediggers plodded up the steer
hillside 10 what is known as the New Gene
tery. There were siIty-nve mounds in this
> sleep place. Al the head OF each mound s
white painted board bore the name and age Of
r some Law breaker who hAd died In the prison.
house.
Silently the snooth-fsced Principal Keeper,
: pointing with his heavy cane, directed the
e convict grave-diggers 70 open the earth a. the
i, northern end OF the Cemetery, and silently
four graves were scuoped out. amer which the
nine Erave-diggers retrAoed their steps 10 the
e prison. perhaps themselves 10 be brought out
some time 70 receive liberty IN the fel1n's
E grave -
Meantime since the scslpulAr and the dis
5 secting knife was withdrawn from the car
J cAsses OF the men who had died by the light
ning's stroke. The bodies had lain on the
stone slabs IL the desd-house. built adjoininI
= the deaIh-chAmber. with all the convenience:
S Tor the work OF the scientists
: This afternoon aI plain cotins OF pine
>, stained TO little senbiAnoe OF cherry, wer'
carried IN By the nine g-ave-diggers from III
state shop, where s corrn-mAkeT Is kept COD
stantly busy fashioning the receptacles TO
the dead.
IN three OF the colins quantity o; uD
q Stacked lime, from the Kll1s adjoining tn
prison. line made b! the coEvicts from III
stones Of the quarry, was placed.
There was about bushel Of lime placed Il
4. each cf the three cotlius, its surface eyele
= up and made smooth
on these beds the bodies uf slocuu. Woo
and Jugiro were laid. but no water va
,e Put into the boxes II being the opinion
Ioitlose versed IN the action Of the lime tha
- the moisture which saIurates the earth frur
last nights storm would IN twenty-,Cur hour
slack the lime, and the object Jt the law-ih
. complete dissolution Of the Gudies-w0ul1 l.
n accomplished
A. The body O; the ielon. COMMON lhief WI
died in bed yesterday, wss taken up the ILL
i slde in the prison wagon alone and Laid ava,
u with : sbor PRAYER from the Chaplain Will
the three greater criminals were not bure
n, uuIil later.
No religious ceremony o. any 1nd was per
u formed over the buaiss Of the muroerers 4
g the prison nor Al Tie isolate grave.
ID The earth viii be leyeued smooth and IN
- oblirerAti0n Of the miserable tho Will b
, complete.
as nnRiT pEIIFVr IN cFTPETN