The sun., 1891-07-08

sherry box which 10 seen IN !hs lSwer. % .. q rich! g
the resistance coil which.sdualizes the cnr. ns
seGi ssuars 81 box Snd ais! above ths 80 Eds0u
'smpere meter. which measures the current eur U
s%SsIss thai f. sp ssSs looks ~ IKE noas ;
aInrm clock fastened on tho end OF q broom.
STICK th; Sl' .Ies4c %s1sc surrsn, sse
s.ssle ssrl pSss : hnad bnsidn wien
bell IL ho ,sra and GS % qs con1y S
orders to the convicts or o.nerS who oEehbnte ray
ton Ii this signal codo:
Five bslis-Ge ct ready
2ss Gss s.'l,.IStn s.i.ISors se CURRENT, sa,asns
Tir.s SsilsILo%. current current
. sin sS' tsii.-xi Sii.-iipih through
Above the switch board will be noticed twenty
litto oirclos in the picture. They represent
s,.n9s g %sno or ssesS so Se cusrsn. %
into these by SWITCH @ and s1 they rs act o,s. a.
ss q the q s ssara ase wshSs 81
Which the current can bcturned into any Of the
measuring devices at Will
turned the current into the wires leading into
S1snt whn mo hnd e the oaih The coses
entered : By only dGss s9s. enonss II to so~
%eeecntioncr % t. sand and work comfortably
Heavy insulated wires penetrate from the
thronsh Hovfh tie wall Into the. death chamber ard
connects. with ths negative @ elect,ode In the
spWard. seM. I'd an and follows a bracket out into the
death chamber to connect with the positive
Both Mres hoTsve ,S. are
oSsnrs cSnf g, On Ii. wall tbs elosst about the
hhsSeea hsfhsa OF and hs bldss Is tho death Wtcb
In this closet stands the, eSscutioner:
% eomeaea ssf snne hs s
away n the extreme porth end Of the nrison
snsSs9ss l. s q 'es H.a9 pattern
Tor the execution rooms. bought on ths sly
ThS edsS IS s1en
sss1sd 81 ed i;; dS5t ssi S@ssops @ s q !.
double it las! year There was 2 passage lead
s d and thssS tS Re four
demned men were taken az fast as needed In
the gray Of this morning
THE sALvAT1oNIsT AND THE JAp.
smer; tho IS salyston H a Army n NJ man Sid p9. M spend
minis.ered to his religious happiness. ~
tered red The ihs prisoners cell smiIer bad been
spending his last two days In prayer. ard he
was singing and praying up to tho end. Like
many people who become Salva,ionists Smiier
~ faith tagged, a.. song rallied l.: and as the
ever increasing religious interest. His bear
ing was calm. with q suggestion Of e1altation.
But little sleep attended the rest of the oon-
demned The Keepers say their night was
largely spent in prayer. 1t was doubtless that
mysterious strength which comes to moet men
In the near presencs Of death which brought
Ehysicsl as veil as their s9tai power
happy at the approach OF their entrance In
better existence. Jugiro. the Jap. sat silent.
moody. and alone In tho adjoininR cell. He must
the adjoinieg cells. and though he did not
know the words he must have known that the
hymns were, Joyous. that the prayers were
happy and the talk hopeftn etnl Hst there was
companionship either for him. and who shall
say that the rufhan Jap. who had always
Stunned companionship and insulted SYM
pathy. did not suf1er an awful longing during
the night preceding that hour which he know
Who can say that une1 peoted weakness and
submission at the fatal hour were not the
pnts@ed spirit during hat nishtf Thee T5e
had stunned aud insuited repeatedly apo
Iepuissd them with a aerceness % that he be had ID
never shown BEFORE, To the keepers
cation @ Of a COMING, storm a. the
bis death. That indeed. was tho reason Why
bis execution was the. last. for. up till then
Of the four.