The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-26

extinct the Vermont sergeant inter
fered, and ordered my body let down,
insisting that l was the wrong man.
Restoratives were applied, and by Wig
orous friction l was resusCitated.
Sensations He Felt.
But tell me the sensations you felt
when you were hanged" requested
the reporter.
The first sensation replied Mr..
Mann, was as near like that of a
steam boiler ready to explode as any
thing / can call to mind. Every vein
and blood vessel leading to and from
the heart seemed to be charged with
an oppressive fullness that must find
an avenue Of escape or explode. The
nervous system throughout its length
was tingling with a painful, pricking
sensation, the like of which never
felt before or since. Then followed
the sense of an explosion, as if vol
cano had erupted. This seemed to
give me relief, and the sensation OF
pain gave way to a pleasurable feel
ing-a feeling to be desired by every
one could it be arrived at without
hanging With this sensation a light
broke in upon my sight, light OF
milky Wilderness, yet strange to say,
so transparent that it was easier to
pierce with the eye than the light OF
day. Then there came into my mouth
a taste Of sweetness the like Of which
I have never since known. Then l
felt as though 1 was moving on, and
leaving something behind, which was
not well defined; but there was a con-
sciousness which seemed to say good
bye to the body. l wandered on, but
how far, as to the yardstick, | could
not say, as neither time nor distance
were factors.
Then 1 heard the sweetest of
music. the most enhancing l ever lis
tened to, and it seemed that more than
a thousand harps led in each part, &C
cOmpanied by myriads Of voices, and
l recognized, l think, the old much
loved tune, All Hail the Power OF
Jesus Christ
Yes. those are some of the sensa-
tons I felt when I was hanged, and
as | was hearing this sweet music l
think they cut me down"
Coming Back to Life.
Now, what is the sensation Of COM
ing back to life?" asked the reporter.
Just as painful as those you first
experience when being hanged re-
piled Mr.. Mann. 1T was acute tor
ture, a tortOre so excruciating as 10
tempt a man. to circle the moon and
put out the light Of the stars, rather
than endure it. Every nerve seemed
to have a pain Of its own. My nose
and figures seemed to be the seats OF
the most excruciaJing agony Of all. In
half an hour it was all over but /
would not 20 through II again for the
wealth of the Indies.
Yes sir. | have been hanged.
am one Of the few who live to tell OF
its sensations. not only those you ex-
perience when dangling at the end OF
a rope. but also of knowing that you
are leaving this world.
Il had an opportunity concluded
Rev Mann, "Of coming to Pensacola
and while here L intend visiting Fort
Barrancas and Warrington and see il
I can locate the spot where the Yanks
hauled me up.
Tried by CourtmartiaI.
you ask what happened after
wards? Well, was cOurtmartialed
and came free. You see the sentine
swore that It was II o'clock at might
when he saw me attempt to blow uE
the powder magazine, but the ser
geant swOTe that ! was with him unit
l o'clock in mis- tent. He swOre truth
fully according to his watch, for / had
turned it ahead two hours"
Rev. Mann will probably leave dur
ing the early portion of the week fol
Milton and points along the P. & \
road, where he will spend some weeks
before returning TO his home.