The record-union., 1894-08-16
CARNOT'S DEATH AVENGED.
ANOTHER ANARCHIST DIES FOR A
MISTAKEN CAUSE.
Santos Head Severed From His Body
by Keen Blade in a Public
Square at Lyons.
snecIaI to the REcoRp-UN1ox.

| Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
LYONS (France), Aug. 16.-The republic
of France avenged the death OF her be-
| loved President at 4:55 o'clock this
| Thursday morning, at which hour Santo
was guillotined in the public square.
With the cry of 'Vive PAnarchie ~ on
his lips the head of the trembling assassin
was severed from the body by the keen
blade, and another anarchist had died for
a mistaken cause. There were no un-
usual demonstrations attending the exc
cution.
The news of the decision to execute
Santo in the early morning spread
rapidly, notwithstanding the efforts to
keep it secret. The wine shops and
restaurants in the vicinity were crowded
all evening with people who wanted to
witness the execution. However, these
people were compelled to leave their
places of shelter, as tavern keepers had
orders to close their doors at that hour.
| and the streets leading to the prison were
occupied by troops.
Santo had to walk fifty yards from his
cell to the scaffold, which was in the
square facing the prison.
When the preparations of Deibler had
| been completed, he examined the guillo-
| tine and pronounced it satisfactory. 1t
was then 4:25 o'clock, and the troops had
closed IN around the guillotine. When
daylight arrived the square and the
streets near by were thronged.
Escorted by squad of gendarmes, the
executioner and his men entered the
prison at 4:30 p NJ. Nj. Raux, the Gov
| ernor of the prison, awakened Santo,
saying to him, Courage; the hour has
arrived
The condemned man, with a great
effort, raised himself. His face turned
liVid and his hands and limbs trembled
convulsively, despite his efforts to ap-
pear careless as TO his fate. The trem-
bling continued until the last moment.
He could hardly stand and his limbs
were so stiff from cold and fright that his
clothes were put on him with the great
est difficulty. In reply to the question
whether he would have break fast, Santo
declined either food or drink. He also
refused religious consolation.
At 400 Santo was led out of his cell by
| the guards. His face was deadly pale.
As he was being fastened down he cried,
"Vive PAnarchieW
Deibler and his assistants and the Off
cials issued from the prison at 4:50 O'Clock.
At the command to present arms and
draw swords, the wagon issued from the
building aud took up place on the left
side of the guillotine. The assistants
fixed the gangway. The priest ap-
preached Santo, who appeared not to see
him. When Santo appeared walking
with extreme difficulty his open shirt
displaying his breast, frail and bony,
his eyes were fixed on the guillotine and
then wandered to the troops and the
crowd.
He uttered the cries: Courage, my
comrades.'' 'Vive pAnarchier' but the
sound issued feebly from his closed teeth
and was scarcely audible beyond the
troops. The words were hardly uttered
when Santo was seized and pushed to-
ward the bascule. lie made a feeble
struggle and fell. His weight was too
light, and his executioners were COM
PEELED to raise him and thrust him for
ward. He made another frantic move
ment. obliging Deibler to come to the
assistance Of his men and place Santos
head under the lunette. Much time was
taken up with these movements.
At last Deibler pressed the handle which
released the knife. a sharp. short sound
announced the severance of the vertebrse,
squirt OF blood sprinkled the wagon, the
head fell into basket of sawdust and the
body was rolled into another.
Bravos sounded from the crowd, which
seemed less moved than on ordinary
executions.