The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-12-21

geons-The Iron Maidsn-The spanith
ponkey-The strstohir q aallows, Duck
ing Gage, Shame Mask, Breaking wheel,
Tongue Tearer. and Other Devices OF the
MedtaevaI Devil. the Sight OF Which
Gives one Horrible Night Mares.
Special Correspondence.
NEW YORK, Dec. Is.
heard the Rev. Thomas Nd Dixon de-
liver one of the famous World's Fair SER
mons, that the Ews-DEMoCRAT publishes
every Monday.
The service ts held In the commodious
Y. M. g. A. Assembly Hall, the L 'xiDgton
Ave. church being totally made qnate to
accommodate the crowds that throDg to
near this brilliant speaker.
| could not help conteaatiug the Christ
ian reception one receives here with the
fashionable churches wHers yon etand IN
line aud await Ihe pleasure of the pew
holders and ushers,
At the entrance stands one OF the
churchmen, who welcomes every arrival
with cordial hAndshake, and another
who hands you q printed slip containing
all of tue hymns and the responsive read
inps TO be used in the service. You were
Immediately shown TO Beat and in every
way IN Ade 10 feel welcome and at home.
Another noticeable thing about this
church is that everybody is on time, and
nobody comes late, or IL they do they
simply havs to go away, for every seat is
filed several minutes before the hour for
commencing services.
There IL no high saiaried choir, only
prec entor and dear old organist, with
white hair and beard, who plays every
thing in such q precise, sober way, with
out trill, or flourish.
Promptly at eleven the cell
ebrated pastor shot In and
took his place on the platform. l use the
NN.I aHn. xNrlr
presses the quick, abrupt way in which he
entered and announced the opening
hymn without ever sitting down.
He is a young man of about thirty; elk
feet, three inches in height aud thin ia
proportion; with fine historic face
oiesnly shAven; u sensetive mouth; large
nose and prominent brow; pure gray eyes
and d shock of dark hair.
No wonder he 10 thin, for be gives out
enough energy and nerve force to reduce
any ordinary man 10 . living skeleton.
His grasp Of an audience IL wonderful,
and from his very FIRST words TO the final
benedition, he holds his hearers in rapt
atleHtion.
He does not depend upon contrasts of
delivery and subj gct matter TO produce
an effect, nor does he indulge in death
bad scenes and touching incidents;
neither does be work up to q climax In de-
livery. II Is all climax; and from begin
wonderful dead in>earnest enthusiasm,
Preliminary 20 his sermon, he gave a talk
on the tenement house system, which WAS
one Of the most masterful efforts / ever
listened TO. He wAs fre quently interrupt.
ed with applause, rather an unusual thing
in church; but such is his magnetism and
his power OF sWEylnR people, think his
one weakness is his sarcasm and the
sIurring way in which he attempts TO force
issues, and break down old formalities
with one fell swoop.
II some deep sorrow would come into
his life to sof.e zen him and make lin less
erratic, he would be great orator and bis
influence could hardly be measured.
There 10 most interesting collection OF
TORTURE INSTRUMENTS
from the Royal Castle of Nuremberg on
exhibition here, which Is attracting a large
number of visitors.
The collection was purchased by the
Earl OF Shrewsbury, and removed from
the Castle in 1890, since which time 1t has
been exhibited in oil of the principal cities
Of Great Britain by permission OF the
owner.
1t is the only genuine collection of it's
kind, and the fact that every one OF the
barbarous implements has been in actual
use, adds TO the interest and impressive
ness OF the exhibit. There are over thir-
teen hundred exhibits in the collection,
tized, so thntyou can geta comprehensive
view Of what you see.
The flendish ingenuity displayed in the
construction of these instruments, so
that they should infiict the greatest
amount of suffering, shows that the
question of torture must have been we'll
brought out and received the sanction of
the lawmakers and municipalities OF the
old Hohepzollerns.
AZ we look through this collection, we
are thankful that we live in the present
century of humanitsrianism and en-.
liRhtment and are filled with profound
pity for the dead louG gone.
Tender youth, weak old age, delicate
women and afh cted men speak OF their
agony and shame through these awful
implements, until the whole place seemed
30 be haunted with victims writhinR in
their pain, and the dir 10 filled with their
Bhrieks. Hanging on the wall are old
pictures OF Nuremberg streets and illus
irations OF the instruments in use. which
leaves little to the imagination. The
CELEBRATED IRON MAIDEN
of the 18th century. that We have read
about In history, stands In the centre OF
the hall but no more does she clasp her
unwilling victim in her deadly embrace.
This terror inspiring maiden is made OF
strong wood, bound together with iron
bars and opens with two doors TO allow
sbs prisoner to enter.
Tie interior Ia lined with long sharp
iron spikes, 30 that when the doorB were
closed the sharp prongs forced their way
into every part of bis body in such o
manner that he fingered IN the moSt
nRonizing torture. The
SPANISH DONKEY
is another cheerful sort OF an arrange
msnI. This terrible Instrument 10 formed
with cone shaped top, worked TO fine
pniut-
The victim was placed strSddIe legged
on this, and heavy weighta placed on each
foot until the sharp points OF the donkey's
rack cut clear through his body, OF broke
him in halves. The
STRETCHING GALLoWs
was equally horrible. Al the foot are
strong iron rings into which the feet were
placed the hands were then fastened to a
triangle which was raised by means OF
ropes aad pulleys until the prisoner was
stretched beyond endurance.
When in this position, he was whipped
at intervals by the exPcntioper. A very
very curious OAK cage, about ak feet was
called the
BAKERS DUcKING CAGE,
and In this cage the baker, who gave short
weight, was locked up. The cage was
then fastened with chains and drawn up
and down the river until he wac nearly
drowned. The
DRUNKARD's BLOCK
made In the form of barrel, wider at the
too than the bottom, was hinged so as to
open. The drunkard, or meier TO do well,
was placed In IL, and II WAS closed and
locked, the top having an iron bound
oriice just large enough to let his head
ON the victims head was placed he'll
met, lined with iron bars, Through which
he could be seen by all. The
cuAMp MhaR