The herald., 1893-08-14
PECULIAR SENSATIONS.
Chris Evans Tells How II Feels to BE
Shot.


Chris Evans Tells How II Feels to Be
Shot.
The general idea. says the Fresno Ex-
positor, is that it is exceedingly painful
to be shot all to pieces. There is a
ghastliness in large wounds which is
naturally associated with great pain, the
natural conclusion being that pain is in
proportion to the extent Of injury. 1t is
far from being the case, and often a
mortal wound does not pein as much as
mashed finger, and broken thumb
may hurt more than crushed arm.
An Expositor reporter. thinking that
Chris Evans might give some informa-
ton on that subject, from actual expert
encs, asked him what it felt like to be
shot. 1t was one of the few subj ects re-
lating to himself that the famous pris-
onsr was willing to talk upon, and with
a good natured look he proceeded to ex-
plain what his experience had been.
"That 40 20 bullet from Hi Rapelji's
gun--the first he fred at ne-plo wed a
furrow across my back, missing the
spinal column by the fraction of an
inch. 1t felt like blow from sledge
hammer. and knocked me down as if l
had been struck by cannon ball, II
bewildered me at first, and in my dazed
state OF mind lay as fat to the ground
as possible to save myself from the bull
let's which we're now flying thick and
fast.
''They say sprang behind the straw
stack and buried myself in 1t instantly.
This ia mistake. 1 did not get into
the straw stack for considerable time,
and was huggiDg the ground to dodge
the bullets. They struck all around
me; some tanning my face like bees
wings, some tipping into the ground on
one side, then on the other, in front of
me and behind me. One after another
went through my clothes, and l WAS be-
ginning to wonder how 1 was escaping
so we'll when bullet struck my right
arm above the wrist, passed between
the bones and came out near tine elbow.
"There was a momentary sting as the
bullet struck me, then my arm was
numb, and it panied me no more.
after awhile buckshot struck me
in the eye, and the blood gushed from
my nose and mouth. squirting all over
me. | felt no pain at all from this, and
never uaV6 elucb. IL u6bsIOyeu Cne
sight in that eye instantly, and almost
destroyed it in the other. ! could not
see ten feet. After the first shot was
fred l never saw anybody. not even
Sontag. except once when my vision
seemed to clear up momentarily and
l caught glimpse Of some men
near the cabin. All l could do
was to fire in the direction the
sounds came from. Everything was
blurred before me. When l start
ed to get away I did not know
whether it was daylight or dark. A
bullet broke the bones of my left arm.
Again there was a sting and numb
ness. The shot in the eye had paralyzed
that side of my face. When my left arm
was struck felt of tho wound with my
other hand and saw that the bones were
broken. could also feel the bullet
lodged under the skin. Then I eprang
to my feet and ran. grew weaker all
night, and toward morning 1 could walk
only few steps without lying down to
rest, and my breath came very short,
and l could not walk without reeiing. l
considered the hurt in my left arm the
most serions, and think could have got
away had it not been for that"