The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-09
SIZZLED AT SING SING.
SMILER'S CORPSE SLOWS TIE
EFFECT OF TIE CURRENT.

His Face Has the Appearance of
Having Been Broiled-Eis Hair and
Mustache and Eyebrows Singed.
The Left Leg Reported Eurned to
the Bone.
NEW York, July 8-The body Of mur-
derer Harris A. Smiler was brought to this
city this afternoon by undertaken Hulberg.
The body had been claimed by Smiler's
widow, the woman he married and deserted
for the woman he afterward murdered.
Three or four hundred people were gath
cred to witness the arrival Of the
body. By previous arrangement with the
undertaken an EUeHing World reporter
was in waiting a the rooms to see the body
Of the executed murderer. The coffin was
taken into the basement by the under
takers assistants, and the lid was quickly
taken off. exposing the dead mans face.
A HORRIBLE SIGHT.
The reporter stood close by and was hor-
rified at the sight that met hiseye Smiler's
face had been burned and scanned by the
electric fluid until it presented the appear
ance of having been broiled. The hair on the
front Of the head, the mustache and eye
brows had been singed and burned of. The
face was furrowed aud SCARED as though
with hot iron. These marks were not
those of the scalpel or dissecting knife. They
were palpeble burns
NOT ALLOWED TO SEE MORE.
Pressing closer to see the dead face palmer,
the reporter attracted the attention of the
undertaker's assistance, and they seized him
by the shoulder and compelled him to leave
the place before any other portion ofthe
body was exposed. To repeated requests to
be allowed to see the body, the re-
porter was informed that no one
but the undertaken and his assistants
would be permitted to see it until it had
been fully prepared Tor burial. 1t was
learned through Que of the undertaken s
assistants that Smiler's left leg was burned
to the bone through the calf. The eyes
were badly burned, though the eyeball was
not destroyed.
WHAT THE DOCTORS SAY.
ALBANY, N. V, July S.-Dr Carlos F.
Macdonald who conducted the execution
and autopsies of the four murderers at Sing
Sing yesterday, arrived here last night. He
declined to give out his autopsy notes 10 a
reporter, saying: II have not got them in
shape, and DR.. Ward and l have yet
to make microscopical examinations. The
results will be written out and sent to the
"dIuSn az O4uA OluSi allA no VIII hiS tneiA
probably with the prison superintendent.
The execution was success and l believe
we have found the proper mode of capital
punishment, as it is to continue in this
state"
DR.. Macdonald said: "There were too
many witnesses 1t would be better to have
only few scientific men present. DR..
Ward and myself were the official physi-
cians and will make the death report.
should like to tell you more, but my alle-
giance to the warden forbids. l can say
that believe death was instantaneous
THREE BURIED AT SING SING.
SING SING, N. Y, July S.-The bodies Of
the other three murderers were buried this
afternoon. No services were held in the
prison nor at the graves. No one was al
lowed to be present excepting officials des-
ignated for the duty. The bodies were
buried perfectly nude in quick lime in a
plain box. Quick lime will be spread under
the box and over the box SO that everything
will soon be destroyed, and nothing will re-
main Of the men. The graves will be
leveled with the ground so that they cannot
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