The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-09

murderer seemed to be quiet and did not
seem to be yisibly affected by the reading Of
the death warrant.
Father Creedon arrived at the prison at
o'clock and proceeded at once to McIlvaine'S
cell. After prayer the condemned man
lartooll of n light breakfast He appeared
to be in good spirits and did not show any
sign Of weakening.
Led by Warden Brown the witnesses
walked to the execution chamber Ihey
were all medical men. Reporters lrCm the
leading press associations and newspapers
were also present
IMPROVED CHAIR.
Stools were arranged about the room, in
the middle Of which stood the new eXecu-
tion chair. 1t involved in its construction a
new feature, provision for the application
of the current through both hands. Inc
new chair was fashioned IN It's general out
lines after the chars previously used. II ~
wolves a change at the arms, however.
They are hign at the back. and MT closely
under the aTmpits Of the subj 'ct slauun9
downward 10 the front. a dstlnctYeiy
new feature was Tie provision Of deep glass
cells securely fastened that the hands may
be immersed IN the water which fills the rs.
/ The water was solution Of salt.
| One Of the cells received the cur
rent from beneath. the other from above.
/ Tie usual coil conducting the wire for the
.
Stout broad straps were placed for fasten-
inG the wrists IN the cells and other bands
held the elbows tightly.
CHAMBER OF DEATH.
Bring McIlyaine in." said Warden
Brown, turning TO Keeper C0nnaughten and
the deputy WHO stood near the door opening
into the cell corridor. There WAS tramp
ing of feet heard in the corridor, the door
was pUSHed open and the rfficeIs aud pTls-
OneT appeared between them. The con-
| demned man, Mcllvaine, was palld, ana his
| hands which held the crucihX before him
trembled aud shook. Fathers CTeedon ana
Smith were at his side when he entered the
room, the officers giving way TO the priests.
go Jesus, help me" he murmuTed win
suppressed emotion, and then as the con
trOi o! his nerves SiaCkeued, he almost
shouted, 20 God. / am sorry that / have
offended thee. o Christ, have mercy
PLACED N POSITION,
Meantime he had been lowered into tie
chair. Tie head was pressed back against
the leaden neck rest, the electrOde quickly
ciapped upon the forehead aud the clamp on
the rubber tube lo0Sened so the water flowed
down into the rlectrOue spoGgr, and while
this was being done an officer 0I each side
mad strapped the wrists and elbows while
/ others were yet strappIng the legs at the
ankles, and an electr0de was bound upon
the calf If the right leg, from which one Of
trousers legs was already ripped. One
had been stripped away. Jesus, spare
No. MeTcilul God, help me" muitered
the prisoner as the broad leather mask was
bCuAd across his lace, couCedIlg all features
save the nose and mouth. The time was
11:i2 o'clock An
CURRENT APPLIED.
Il am heartily sorry, 0 God. that l have
offended thee came once more from the
mUtied voice Of the condemned man, and
then almost in a shout, Let 'er 20" the
aDpHautn.f had urpTl fgr n
taking Of. As lie spoke, bidding Tor his
own, death stroke, HrotessOr LGuuy low
cred a small lever. There was q quick, con-
! yalsive jump OF the subject. There was
slight SuundsOf StralniUg straps as the
mus cles tishteued and tugged IN the tetanic
impulse which followed the application Of
the terrific curreat The re was no move
meut IL any part Of the entire frame.
A SECOND SHOCK.
Close" commanded DR.. Macd0nal /, and
the small lever at the switchboard was
pushed back to its place. The current was
cut fl at II - 40 o'clock in the morning.
A power Of 1900 volts, electro motive force,
had been busy for fOrty-nine seconds. DR..
Ward reached down into the cell on the
right side OF the chair. and was feeling Tor
the pulse beats, when from the llYid lips OF
the subject there showed an eXudatiun Of
sputum, and almost at the same instant
there came from the throat a broken eXhal-
alton Of air from the lungs. Then came
shorter gasp. which was cut in the gurgle
by the reapplic0tion OF the current. Quick
iy there came TO ears Uf those nearest the
chair the sound of gentle hiss, and steam
simultaneously cuIled up from the ceC-
trode on the calf of the barred leg.
sENsFLEsS, DEAD SUBSTANCE
"Stop," again ordered Dir. Macdonald,
and the lever again cut off the current from
the subject. DR.. Ward again advanced to
test the wrists for the probable pulse beats.
There were none. The mask Of the face
was released to show the action. If any, Of
the blood IN the jugular vein. Dr. Ward
retired. Dr. Macdonald tested both at the
wrist and the neck and then other phySl-
clans did Likewise, but there came no move
or tremOT OF action anywhere. The tense
figure gradually relaxed from the terrible
strain under which the man labOred at the
moment the bolt entered his frame. The
neck relaxed, the head slipped down, and
the entire flame sank down 4 senseless,
dead substance
At1t:17:45 o'clock in the morning he was
| declared dead.
PAINLESS DEATH.
The autopsy disclosed to DR.. Macdonald
! no evidence OF imbeclItY or insanity, as
was claimed might be the case when Nc
| Iivaine was on trial. The doctors all agree
that Mcllvane suffered absolutely no pain.
| They all, with one exception, believe life
! and consciousness were destroyed at the
] same instant. As compared Will lut
/ kemmler execution, that Of McIlyaine was
much less distressing.
CRUEL AND UNNATURAL.
Assemblyman Stein, whose persistent
| efforts resulted last week in having represent
! atves OF the press admitted 10 the electro
| cutiOns, was one of the most Interested
witnesses to-day. In an interview imme-
diately after and while still laboring under
| excitement he pronounced the execution
! a most cruel and unnatural One and ne
said be would use all his influence TO have
! the law for execution by electricity re-
pealed Immediately. He said: 1T is a
! disgrace to a civilized State"
APPEARANCE OF THE BODY.
New YORK, Feb. S.-The body of Charles
| McIlyane arrived tonight. 1t was re-
! ceived by the girl-wife of the dead man and
| his mother. IL was much burned at the
wrists. over the right temple there was Il
! fearful burn and the inside Of the legs was
! Scorched by the life-taking current.