The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-24
MUTlLATED AND BURNED.
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body else did that. I can identify them.
Give me time for that"
His Body First Dismembered.
The mob would hear no more. The
clothes were torn from the wretch in an
instant. \ heavy chain was produced
and wound around the body of the terri
ned wretch, clasped by new lock, which
dangled at Hoses neck.
He said not a word to this proceeding.
but at the sight of three or four knives
hashing in the hands of several members
OF the crowd about him, which seemed
70 forecast the terrible ordeal he was
ABOUT to be to, he sent up a yell which
could be heard for mile.
Instantly hand grasping a knife shot
out and one of the Negroes ears dropped
into hand ready TO receive it. Hose plead
ed pitifully for mercy and begged his tor
mentors to let him die His cries were un-
Needed. The second ear went the way of
the other
Hardly had he been deprived of his or
gans of hearing before his fingers, one by
among the members of the yelling and now
thoroughly maddened crowd.
Then Poured on the Oil.
The shrieking wretch was deprived of
other portions of his anatomy. and the
words Come on with the oil!' brought
huge can of kerosene TO the foot of the
tree where the negro, his body covered
with blood from head TO foot, was striving
and Juggling at his chains The can was
lifted over the negroes head by three or
four men. and its contents poured over
him.
By this time a good supply of brush
pieces of fence rail and other firewood had
been placed about the negro's feet This
pyre was thoroughly saturated and a
match applied. fame shot upward and
spread quickly over the pile of wood. As
it licked the negro's legs he shrieked once
and began tugging at his chains.
Hose Burst the Chain.
AS the flames crept higher and the smoke
entered his eyes and mouth Hose put the
stumps of his hands to the tree back of
him, and with a terrific plunge forward
of his body severed the upper portion of
the chains which bound him to the tree.
His body, held to the tree, only as far as
the thighs, lunged forward thus escaping
the flames, which roared and cracked
about his feet. One of the men nearest
the burning negro quickly ran up, and,
pushing him back said:
Get back into the fire there" and
quickly coupled the disjointed links of
the chains.
Crowds Gathered Around.
The road for distance of half a mile on
each side of the burning negro was black
with conveyances, and was simply impas-
sable The crowd surrounded the stake
on all sides, but none of those nearer
than 100 feet of the center were able to
see what was going on.
Yell after yeH want up and the progress
of the flames were communicated to those
in the rear by shouts from the eye-wit-
nesses.
The torch was applied about 2:30 o'clock,
and at o'clock the body of Sam Hose
was limp and lifeless, his head hanging
to one side. The body was not cut down.
1t was cut to pieces. The crowd fought
for places about the smouldering tree and
with knives secured such pieces of his car
cass as did not fall to pieces.
The chain was severed by hammers. the
tree was chopped down, and with such
pieces of the firewood as had not burned
were carried away as souvenirs.