The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-01

This was not said boastrully, put Nefy
quietly Keeper Murphy said when he
came of duty this morning that he never
had seen, better prepared for death, or
more fully in possession OF their nerve.
Willie Van wormer said this morning TO
Keeper Murphy:
'I only wish there were three chairs
instead OF one. so that we could al 80
together. The hardest part Of 1t all Is the
suspense. but we are ready. We are
grateful for the kindnesses which every
body about the prison has shown to us"
AWAKENED BY KEEPER
Keeper Murphy awakened the young
men shortly after o'clock this morning.
Their new clothing was ready and they
at once dressed themselves In the garb
they would wear at the execution.
A gray flannel shirt and dark trousers,
each with the right leg slit to the knee TO
allow the attchment of the lower cleo
trode.
The boys took no breakfast, In accord
ancs with the Catholic requirement TO
come fasting to their communion which
Father Belanger and Charbonneau ad-
ministered to them later.
They said. moreover. that they would
not eat again.
It would be difficult to imagine any
thing more impressive than the solemn
service In the room OF the steel cages.
where Fathers Bslanger and Charoon.
TO the three brothers their first and last
communion.
WILLIS FIRST TO THE CHAIR
Warden Deyo decided that the men
would go to the chair as follows:
First, Willis. the oldest and most I'm
pressionable OF the three.
aecond Wrederick the Youngest who
has seemed to be the most hardened.
Frederick cried a little. It is said as he
parted with the night watch.
age. who told the warden the other day
that he had no preference as to his turn
In the succession to the chair. He had
The Official witnesses gathered in the
wardens office. The physicians were;
DIR. ]. B. Ransom, Dannemora; DR.. Ed
ward spitxks. New York: Or: Charles Nc
gem Syracuse; DR.. L. b Honeyford.
Cairo; Dr. ]. Floyd Woodwork. Kinder
hook; DIR. A. w. Cutler Oneonta. Dr
w p: Cloush; West str..ses cssseg =, w.re sew o
eral newspapermen. Six prison OFFICIALS
made up the party. ,.oo
The warden refused not less than lSV
requests from persons who wished 10 at
tend from all over the state ana from
other states.
Al II o'clock Electrician Davis with
Doctors Ransom. spitzka and Macdonald.
want down into the electrocution room
and carefully examined the apparatus
and discussed the physiological hspects
OF the task before them
WITNESSES CAUTIONED.
AT that time the priests were with the
fully cautioned them with reference 10
be still in the best possible frame OF mind.
In the meanwhile. the witnesses In the
yarden's office were waiting for the mo-
nent OF the march TO the death cham
Der.
Just before the start Mr.. Deyo care
fully cautioned the mwith reference 10
the duties before them. They we're 10 be
silent. 10 keep their seats and under no
circumstances 10 interfere with any part
OF the procedure. We have plenty Of
guards and keepers" said he. Ito meet
any emergency.
THE EXECUTIONS.
william Van wormer entered the death
chamber at 1i.@.so. The current was
turned into his body one minute later and
at ii.N he was declared dead.
At II Al 80 Frederick entered the death
chamber, and at llfz the current was
turned on: he was declared dead al
n $50
Burton entered the death chamber at
II "a. the current was turned on az II ~ 20
and he was declared dead at 1i:tS:30.
The entire proceeding from the start of
the first man from his cell TO the doctors