The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, July 16, 1891, Image 4
A RAILROAD MASSACH -
AWFUL DESTRUCTION OF LIFE AT
RAVENNA, OHIO.
A itsm-11ger T 1am11 11ta m ilto n4i) )th$
I111e 1., n alcglht T31a ,i1 I'. .1a ' lintl.t
Witly Wr' ctkedstial Seil tm Fit v-Niti.
Iamm-a miut llama ma-nal lCa,a-~. i-il ,a mt 1:a ,c'lt.
L\v -:NN.\. I )., .1u~y 3. -Tlihe \ r:,
railroad aecideint evvr occurring in thu
vicinity happuleed at :1 tl'clock ti-s
ilTlil01. Thle horrilet v;lnlllit Il.a,
tailly a1ppallud ti- town and naeigvhbor
hood. l'weity peo plI- u- ve kIlle Il-a
t1heir bodies burnt m to am vrisp. Mme
thian that iuml.e-r wur iijured. Th
charred rvn:i mmi tthte aead wer tk a i
from the rin; (4 the (ia-lilt 1ilicd pas
belgar triln us tst I at li i Na1ns 1 cild
be tisilducd yIIN the t ownspeople whIn.
Ialled to the rescute. 'sluvh ter ib!t
sightsas \\ert'l wiit mI Ii the 4ariy
moriling houIls lilid4v I ho ]-tople al i . 1.
sick.
J\I V xj)ITS:., loai-dei wit h S'.c1sinig p;s
st-ligers, was nFlk into by a Ireight. tnoa
%hile the expriess Wals nta Stltht!Njj i
his city. Ice m iek f it' the pasengr
inlin wa.s terrile andlm etuinplete. lTo ild
to the collditiont ot tht' li 1fort illit'v pails
St'cgers who wr* illipitia.'sid ill the do
illis tile t rilill cilnelllt lire and \% isi cn
sillied. In this wiy (it.;Ih lii IIv swt
I IIrougli tlie \\ mlot d iriain. Ity d;
light, twenly bdi-, ;ly. all (i1 tlvheu
charild il l lt a horililt l rilim I, we'l e t;ak
a iI out. T \\t li \ -tbIl4-4 ii;iutl hd 11:i d 1Isp
weti vvsct-11. .\ l: e ituiliet t Ihe
killtAt mur- g:l'hd 1'.r; w\ho WI re on
IhIir way a;t1.4 1 - m 'i ili1ahy.,
Thi freight I rain IhIt leh-sIcnd ih
f.x1ircssis thlt. dni:-s. d Il(.it v.xIn -s Ir)!in
iidigo, ind vas rlinlling abat. thimty
1iltcs al-l v.ben it stnck lite pas
:-a gaI r traill. The im-cit!t. was 111ale to
a (l(1sl .s ll icavil?g a switch opel.
Tl-'.l ger tr;ui, whin wa I h
vw stll axt.s w\ith eighIt clceiws
IraC i ( '1i11i11,1 1ta4 Nev 3- k, oll 1
N( W York, llliNsylvani;k and ()hlo
I o;i.lro;ulc. wacs- foImal ix n'ai itlts bl a,
a.1 ha angilwar was tryidil to reinmlv
lhe 'I*:11 t In the (.1igille w-1( t l' ast
in ighct w'as sightc d ii- the Ivar. 2\
hrlken is st-lt baci., but the hai- i'
1r1-htirai Of twN\tIly-hWur CWl;cul
noc4 ho stt l l the lown grlae ill
1li1t, HI" iturAli 1l into t, rear Af I! v
'i Ihe rar (canIh (cint ine(mtd for Vm
1';11s1 , all Rbe-s-wrkers Ieet utI Iy
1ll.)c 1c in wl Awry; rucii I I l
atup yb il t ! v Ilita rds cn 's
\\ rs i 1-inday,whov.(.rv mn tfir
t cY lo Ih1-ir l h-isill N -\\w Yct-ik S .,te.
I ho for mas cpin jpht 1y ltc, lid"41,;i1ic1
tarriblt Ilighttr ( acrtdl.
(;corgv lllin, the engdiumr of t
treliht . Sd to ac repotear: "I mcannota
vt that I al", to il;tnie. )Ib, i.v (;od, If
I u i V l Ve J,"Ot snnti i ciI4I h I1;\m
*-tq1pp(qI I,t- trcin11, loIt Ihe r;lls weo
Wk t, alid e stal, - wN!\ (1 t, inlie. I
'm s lidt \\i. 1 l l illla, ;al ccmI Icm
-m 1c h ights on th i-vur f t he pms n
vtr, owing to li(e al .41at) anal . I
ra vaerc-mc IhIc levemr -a i iijlekly ci-asai
bHe, nutd \\ ith thI. 'h11 0 'lan 0 fia
Ili v t ;il bin;u in a fr\eu trac ture
at the right l. \Ir. llihnan 5.mils
ta tl.ink tHiat I l. Icic of tho- jcssi-lgi
train I.(dl liVyat, ti have Wo ntaggdou
fromi a greater dist anlc.
The live ( .epart1in ilit ato l"' i ln.a wvms
soan on h s-tn- mind t0 iniiistn lit
llt "'e , bt i . t f .1 - o b M
h;all l ivell \v 1:n\4htC
l it"ides tih let li a i il li ar k .ac',
fttur p" ansstlcgl in1 h clall al.
lc xt l\' al wen. kiih . Two unc-n
Nai alid M wol ;ia \vy m t ii llaId tat mIta i
iii this I-.:r, vsi bib- ilam-ir huac a- m mit
11:11 i o aml mc'Ipt 11a ing iial'-tcc 11cmriot-it a
lalihai wonm ws'cfas hic:.act *cmiua lmi -r
rily w'hile~ be-ing Ihain latc, bu c-hec atcah!
ect? tahe reamchied. TI wc hlIa,e h-i aIj S
mcI lIa-I m-miibl bt eac l hi in;:ic.c m he oi utcc -
rigg'lig4 mcI them Ilacai'tiv iccnaid,c
ialmsm'ahl a calr. icnial :licf lir c la;cal Iacce
wmVas sjcmlmahI frcaicitI immwciatior.
IThe I brakelliI xt.- uas ci at m b:wlk ihc.:
gotiai. a bouitact ltee ti dis iticie t:c
mi-I theil tt llcItraIdin.
11am- simit-:; litt am the wrec'mmck t hI
lIaarcing. 'mm a-m hai-n~ath rincg.. .\
IhIlrse gIl, al'mmc,a liia- I. is ulli;nown
ndim ca lialh aboutin c x .me:cr mihi. whcich slhe
wmlas earlilg fmr,'l mli wer chumel lam ala-athI
hli-t Ilit- vmci-mx\ 5\ ci t:im- 1ir lii.
slum-lktia sjcm elcaicils. Itt-rcit- m-foiais
wereLa Iliia- to sa\ I itcc, but tha-'-v werel
ccl'imarmntlyV boctuii al cwn i Ithe Icrackn
Ia lacbars at It carl. '1 he poocr gir
claeamlecil i lat ci d foccr stned allmtmmx
liercy tam iaill liar. ii a. iItulis cili{cs;
clth reliers tcaya. liiaclly thm warkemrs
wereI cmelha-lto lahcu ctcci c:-1 t-ulahim
m,m tI lIe girl ta ocmher tat lia. 'I his
cv; s l'Utl mcn c-f 11he a cix l '-c- ic 5 icing
\\i hmen I It- gireat fr e'ha! Icciccinot ina.
lcmiuZld timnighI thn r:ir ccnich, it
angciileda iitmc lunia i cagnc-ccaHm laicscs m of
!tls. Tht ii' th~ c l:. bt: irili' 1lt~icbgh
t himy werte, 'm're ia' syi' co'iinm-rec 1to that
it 5tiilim of 11lm i lrimndms. \\'liii thlie
ImoicolaamtIve had emne tam a s t cdst ill. hvo'm
hc rils wmert- St enI tamI l imionedm btweenmtI
th hla d ofcm mt hea- bo:iler1amI -un m th tirn atlc
I wtIstedm t illnher:; cf I he' cc-:ia-h. i'Two
wa' eret llialbmitilty thc d! cr Iciwtcnicis
bcut tihe otcrim lthre weak,tIlmy , vutItd ha-il
bieis antd \\ave'm-cI thae it mni-; in ani
ia iing i-ndmeiaiortt oim-c- theam cselves
I maol thiri fright l pci>ition.i (iuick Iy
t- deits- al them co:whi mcaccc'in brt, ;ui m
ii it it-'w' tIl lil tas tim' liii lls aof ih pccar
tm-llows'm~- wer-ea m-inelcld iln smolak. ;u
ANCT H El flAR ALlROAD) DISA:;f f R.
1 :licen Peru I a l- :-a- al a iy-m h
gam-umimti t lsastm r in t.m h eml-'t miry ofi1's
m'cin 111lnilty wm';m: I hie um na-aIn g mc>i ia Na.
cam cn acml Miebaigman trinii cat 1-arian, it
lllage might, i la-s noatla cf iii hin-vil vm
this inierliiug. Thce-it is am ia stlm tIc
-tthiirtV-livae tm-i- lih, which maughut lila
at Satiiim tiaaam dirinl~ thce liicght I riin cin
unaiicounal chauime, proac -c i ommI c-a
(ilnth-r i ln an engctinet t-a,siig~c aout
lulnliigtht \\ hmilea iheim brlidhg- wams not
aoliSumed,-c its tlicaact is m in-rt sat b;cil
ly dinagm-m ics tma iealm-ii aclnacli to
tcross. No aIc li -ctiiul of aIt i elct wcas
receivedI her-, however, a-v- ndic tha- ltini
. ithe iirst of i hei dayi, a;titiii;tiI Ic mr sr-s
it as8 usualil. Thie tingice, tm-ct a-i candl
lhagg age ear j'se ciM ver aa- s;a ci limi 11mm
two Cceaces wett timromigh. - ,inver1m
l'at Coninoirsalinmed it- liit the Sitl a-i
tIon andtt pulled-a oplela1 ie tt ii-, ta t
hol(pte of pu ll inrg ill Iovem-r safeym it-v-Iatt it
wIhs too Ila. I othI emiam-h's win-it
crowded, iand( sartIel an tine iln thiei
esapeId injutry. Theii staihtion us timren
mitles from thce n ecare-st tmelegraph limcm-,
buntt as5 soon tas ptossibIle ai reliet- trin
was sen11tfroll tis cty, wmmhmich ra-etu-rnm-a
caout 2.15 p. Iim , bJearingL tihe madm andi
wvoundedl.
- O ne of the mfost pathemtiecfineets oft
the accimdent wats thcat of thcm aniila
tlion of the Welchcer fcatnily. AMr. WeVl-eh
er, hits wvifa and little ch iuld were on
- - ti dr way to P ouint Pltecasant to visit
frienids, teng their lirsat tr:pj ouitside' o1
thce city f'or yearsa. Mr. W%elcher was
instantly illed,( andi( his wife was
brought here a few hours later so badily
injuaed that she died shlorly after hetr
arrival. T[heir iittle clhi. aged two
years, was soimewhat biruisad arid leed
1Dg, three lingers of its rit hand
- abaina cut off. il
'ile cars were cro dtd, nid it is I
wonder that there were riot more fatal
itit's. ,Scarcelv anv onle inl them es
capcd imll-1r4. h'le list of injirec
tiuubers 55: killed 15.
Sho 'WIll Wd tier Firat, Love.
tiltcAiO, June :30.- -Last evening'
train on the Milwaukee ioad carried
imong other pass-ngerF, Mrs. Magglo
MleVickers, who will tomnorrow al
Ihister, M inn., he marri4le to one of
t wcaltliest, Ilereliauits 'of that city
.\Ir. Arthur Morton. In 1872 Arthitti
Morton and iss lIartley lived on tl
nom tit side in this city and were enga geI
l'ivIr parents, however, coitsideret!
(-Il too yolilng to miarry. I t ws agruefl
I t yoting Morton shotid go Wcst and
I a the end of three years ie was abl
Stipport, a wife the union should re
,(,IVc pareital sanction. Ili the monn;tr.
iiI i Iwo lovers were ot to corre
polillt for t wo Years.
Ioil ori went to Minnesota. and [o'
Lwo years worked hard to provide u
hone for the woman lie loved. lie
prosl redl fairly well. lie then wrote t(
.\bss ll:trtlecy, informiing her of' is pr os,
pects, 11ind offering hils (and. At thal
limt- .\Iss Iartley ived in Milwaukee
\ hich act LMorton knew, but in direct.
uii the lItter, through hatbit, wrot(
Olic(t",() illtead .of Milwaikee. I'll(
14oun lity, still faithfl, waitLo d lon
for I letter, bul, tho end of a thirt
yr h bec<mni discourtaged. She' yieldet
'4).the inportinmitics of' "Mr..Jlihn AMc
ickt r., and, in 1875 married him.
ll I ihe meantime M( rton waited fo
a re ply to his letter and, as one ieve
Pit I, hie acceptedt I it S I tact thit h
lwd ht-il rejt-edU. lie did lit pi ll
a "liY even after tho muarriage of 'M iss
I1 1 t Iev. A bout six ionths aftetr Mis
Ii itle'y bcane Mrs. MeVickers she rv
vri vud t.hrough the dead letter olice tie
14- Iter written two years before by Mor
ton. It spite or the tact that. she was
w I' she wrote to her first love, tellinj
40, like ioistakv which had separatei
t fI-w, and assuriing hii that while sh
shout b be a Faithful wife, her life woiilk
havie been pleasant er had she receivei
thlet lIttel ill time. Three years ago Nir
t \'ickers died inl this city, where I,
1111 lived for ten year, and about a %ea
Ni .l. AMorton ali AMrs. M(A\icker
bi g;m a correspondence. The roimanci
ctis inl ti 1l- wedding which had bee
i"st lllonel tfor nearly twenty years.
Thl st t A 1.: riltura Societ V.
i' lorwl'T. W. Hlolloway, Secretary o
I .I, >1at' Agri-Icultirlal and Meclianica
Nwnri-ty, has isstivd the( following cireii
tr gi vinifg l'ull informition in regara
I iie sIl Iner mt iniz of t lie societ
at (rangbrilg (n the 5th of August
I he annal siiamer imeeting fI* thi
:-lqtY will be hild in the city o4 01r
1geurg on We 1iesday, 5th AlIgus
pro3.
T1he i'j ts SeeIL'fctIedl, ho" or ssa\s alr
pr.-ioical, nind |Ire cutill.-itled ito th,
e ariesl, at tention of our people, arnd i
is hmed thata very large attendance o
low oil. 1te 1ininhbers of tte, Societ3
IO, of all interested in the develop
imet of I liw resoitrcei of our State.
I glntlerinei who are to read tit
.1sas :i . weIf known to the a'ricil
tO!i:,t cl i State. ()V mr
Ti- sillujets arc:
T1 \ ilms ()I Ciielson Colk-ge and th
Mtithoi to be l'uirsted in their Attaiii
'1t. I'o Ie rual by 11. A. Stroth
P'rv.-idoent of ('l.m;onl C ( 1,Y111.
Fi Cilture,'" hy 'rot. W. F. a.lasei
I o:flhvi, N. ('., I'rofessor of Il ort ict
11r. lkwt any and Mlechanic A rts.
"Th I I Taritf anld Ilow it Ellects th
'Iltlh Ctarolina Varimers," by I). I
...l..i, Sl rt. anh rg.
'l''un g idi liiseaises tof I('Irtalii A gr
li-t A ni h in Alitort [i S
" l1'he ( ai tn nhsr o oi
I In'iton. t'hli V
, 1 '4)33 '('liiy," byi liinss; b A . Smit
''31W i'ngo o ltry'rrli. yl
. l . tiliflibu rv.yebenckt
Thi s~er at 1)evratesthfr Isub-e tha
A I <Iis0 (1tl e i13tiln t l'c i ll I'ber
I.' huc!i, by ;wlit Il' icgd anoghia
V ief ' th fillbeabetoprv 'lu.
Iine(' oti th:4 'h;t iortan peop
Tn:e*i ra)lil.iites have fbien aked wil
'It!l viis el to e.i' ei.gti g. h d ti
aI ih n~i.in i 11e forndh eiokt'tn
'.\nie:N' . . ('hi y s.r , (it ii pirtulec
<>r.u.ii'eburg,etlu~'ttt hon l-' ma.y liCpre
Tin-3 hopiitliyla of :t.god geole e
thi (''.\ tl t he i-:ito gin suitcint t'i
I 'i-aal I oritt esoftliy will'tt) 'irlin,
tatpint,j to I arry st'all thnfeieti
'n 'r\ bhng a phire', for wthe'i ole tn
li) ci thit' Shaw ~ Kuld . tf
.u e t i oN t. (i'...ii t i i'. - a Iom p; t
h33 ir i -of h ill'c.ict of ro.: itr . ti). ('han
lof iin-~ t 33 lhh p il ' t' i 't', a tct. ienti
.t:it lty i at ing' k ill, (it his h onti Vt
have een1 obt'i. ,toghnihrt
eItoin r nlor1I 1131 thert It' havI turne i 11
.\3' hot .'titt p. m. th liets nd fen'lem i
weri 1 iningV : e undr a3 ci--huIsect rwho
Iyc 'hudt thicer llL'y coi',curnt t
:In a/h 'arely ruIiank . Te were o
3.llgn.il e ih it everall geni5tleme'rot
uneng thIei .l. i10 tawt', lhiert,
hie1.i-kin. mf Jo. \\'.3 Gard ner,i toii gr
t'am tleave,'iii ontl hatke arilit 4
s- t'em. \\,'tio he er-ab u lf
SelV andel. itd tl). haw riliced 14ThSI
trow s'oon tt goiiet tick areun td thecon
ba'l t'-i' .' eit hey wiereIi teparat tet
N Vttw walkdi oh. adiyig to w a uI
lip ai in taiic olew e (loment, havn(1thte
Stahiauil m thber er ie o yh~f i luek w it
aIut p cet kn Iie. 'cci SiIliy n,h
)ttbt'ins thas fotind o e c tnearl
I he(tj 'Utn t hitieiiby wc' l i llcy,a dit.l i
loatt tot helwoi fis 1 fa t kJ \\ )arid
ther nol si 'rived severeriton ithe (ln
tl sal oity w: oitrnidg an iere
tied six ire, aoard ofheretee throw
ledh. m at'Ie e 'Oiimt,e: infort'at lef'a
aovigi,hbora i oset, ndtha nttabeet
caught. Alech nora nknoan thairow
wre tey tinit diatr ut irou
to bth ct. hat omea evo enl Ioul Vie
1)3liKellycha itt le)1 Sror ohn to say
crft ''-re slmsot bettc oft tat ii
to sh foasrte odite doy, thd thaor
Thae e S mat(,vetn
KILLED BY EIECTRICITY
FOUR MURDERERS ELECTROCUTED
AT SING SING PRISON.
Therv Wae n Terrile Shock anud A hcin Ob
lil von-Nothl isi i Terrify the14 soet t
tors-This :en t-,i V jl4o,t, at %4j.j-U_
lie.
SEN; SiN0, N. Y-, .llly four
ii-erable mi1vurderers--Slocum, Smilter,
Wod and .1iigigo-- wi re pit to death
here varly this morniig il the vlectrical
chair; the lirst namsed at 4.20 a. in. and
the others later, at interval of about
half ai hour apart -.1ugigo, the last
vict im, receiving th c deadly lightning
stroke at 6.0~> a. im.
Most of the men were awake when,
shortly before 4 o'clock, the priests and
the chaplain appeared. Chaplain Ed
gerton spoke a low words of comfort
t,o .l iigo, when lie told llul that the
eiid was twar, but the .Jap did not re
evive them in it grateful spirit, and the
chaplain passed on to Smiler's cell,
while the two priests busied themselves
respectively with Slocim and Wood.
'he condemned men took very calmly
the announcemnent that the sentence
wvai about to be exectited. 'They were
dressed when the claplain and the
priests entered. T'heir clothing was
imuch alike. -a suit of dark diagonial,
7 white shirt, and collar and black tie.
3 About .1 a. im. the witiesses dist ribt
ted themselves about the death chain
ber. 'T'i- electrician was in char ge of
i the apparatiis for meastiring the cur
rent, which was fastened to the side of
the closet opposite thie entrance to thie,
- cell room. It consisted of a volt-meter,
, a resistance coil, andi a row of twenty
( incandescent lamps, each measuring
I 100 volts. A heavy switchboard forned
i the coniction between the wires froi
I the dynino rooi at the other end of
I the prison grouids and the wires in
the executioner's closet adjoining. A
push button communicated with a sig
r nal hell in the lynaio room. When
j the witnesses had ranged themseives
about the room, the electrician touched
i this button once. The engineer re
sponiled to the signal and started the
dynaios. They had been tested up to
3,0 volts during the morning. When
the citrrent had been turned oihtie elec
trician threw the switch which turned
it, int.) the row oh lamps above his
head. 'h'lley hurst into a glow of light
that. rivalled the daylight shinling
I hirough the cailvass covering of the
the windows about the sides of tihe imn
provised 4 xectitoli ron.
The testing apparatus showed agalin
a bat isfactory strengt.h of ('tirrent. The
electrician advised the warden of Ihis
fact. 'Tlie warden went to t he great
ron door at which stood oie of the as
sistants, whom lie had lpipointud uider
warrant of the law, and it was opened
to perinit him to pass through. lie
was gone only a couple ol mininutes. In
that time lie had notified Ilead Keeper
Connaughlon, who was in the con
demned cetl room, that the chair was
ready for the first (i the coideined
lueli.
The death wrarrant. was not lead to
the coideliled moo inl the cell as was
done tin the case of Kenmiler. 'h'le(!
warden had said that lie did not knIow
anything ill the law requiring him to
read the death wvarrant. An aa precati
tionary measure he would read it, bit
not at the tiine of the execition -
sometim 111bflletore, if possible. It was
his wish to prevent thle ot her nien
knlowing that the Ii rst lnan had been
t akeni from his cell if it was possible to)
hi (1o5. So the exit, frorin thie cell room
wa utdii(e as (quietly as possihble. 'Thie
wardein arid the head keeper walked
Sahead, thieui the conideruneid unan, be
- t eeni thle t wo priests, Vat her ('reedeni
aiii Flathier Lyn iich, then t hie I wo guards.
When the w itniesse's I id gathered ni
the clinnber somie of t hemn appeared
v;ery iiervous,5 and i all shouiwed signs of
gret ra:1oin theIr senisibitliti es.
'sloe Iml hatd been select.ed ;as thle Ii rst
victim rid ais soon1 as the good priests
said Ire was ready and stepped ouit of
his cell with ailaicrity. Tlhie walk to
deathi b)egani. F"ollowinw the Warden
aind his depuity caime s'loci, bi. etwsein
t,wo priests. w ho heldt alof t in front of
hiiun a crui ilix,* at, whllichi lie steadfastly
gazied. TIwo keeope r depu tie's brought
u p 1 lhe ro:i r of thle fatteltiil procession.
Slowly3 t.he heavy doors swun rg hack,
arid n~ ithI a soleinnr tread and( inien the
I t thle procession walkedl inrto t lie rooim
where thle silhenie of. deathI parevat il.
1 hey had hut few steps to take. Th'le
chaii was direct lyini their I ronrt. As
lie leaiders parted the chamir stoodt ou t
in all ofI its awfull i ess before the nan ~i
aboutl to sit in it. and die. Sloelill,
halted at the Waltdenl's co0111unanid jutst,
- on the edrge oft the rubbher mant wich
wvas to) protect, those whoi were watch ing
hiis life go~ (out. The doomed iani's
gaze was ri v(tedl on the chlair. Then it
wanmderedl to the dalngling wire' andt th li
'e loset, froini w hiich it, wais suispnid ed. I
L.ack to the echair It, eantne like a needle
t o the ina:gnP't, ani he started as though
he Ihadl receiv~edl a shock froin the. wire
Swhen thle W\arden began readhing t he
d (eathi war r'ant, wiile the rev~ereiil meni
enigaged iin sileont prayier. The wit- I
nuessies were grouipedl to thle left of th li
chair. 'The sc(iet ists stooId ini fron t of
lii he vi tchhVaard wvat cling thle ciir'rnt, I
which they read lhie a book as it Ilishied<
in t he hunips arid through the recolrdinig I
i nstriiunienits. The i 'X' Ixctiloner wa s
h eard to rise froitn is chir r iii thle closet, I
' a1n1 place himself ready to do his dulty.
* Wit.h aii litteiiiPt at, a siilte Slocut' iii'
5(eated h iiniself inr thle ch ai r ani I leaine(tt
hiis hieadl back aigainlst, the rubbIder rest
as5 tlboughi he was simrply pr'eparimg l o
lie shaved. The( forced srinile renluniedt
on h1is facie, and aLs FathIers C2re'den ii
aridI Lynuchu took up1 thleir plositioni inl
i ron L of hitn lhe again diIr'cted( his gazie
lit the enross while IC('onniaughiton buaga n
fasteninrg the( st,raps. Sloctu 'i eyes
were (c1ear1 and( lie aippea red to bie in
perfect phiysical cond(1i tioni. hhi' took
his eyes froml thue cross long eni3agh to
aid I )epuity WaIIrdeii (Conna ugh toi in i
Shis task, ail then until thle shitelid was
pilaced oni hiis face, hiis Ii ps rinve'd ill
p)rayer as lie looked lixeidly at the crolss.
Strap)s croslsed and re-crossedl his bodvy
aine his hegs were tightly h otund to thhit
loot rest. ThIeui his arnus were l asteniedl
arid Slocilm coubl no longer lIove ai
Ilmlsele. Fm rally an 01ddly3 arranrgedl set
oh straps that noun id hiis chiair ill one1
posit ion and( cAlvero,h his eyes we're put
ini place. Notw I )octors \laclI)oniald arid
loc kwell and1( I'rlfe'ssor L aud(y ap3
proached to attach the elect rodes. Tlhie
piositi vo electrode was plaiced on Slo
ctun'.,head, the' same ah s i n the Kiemmln er
electrocution. 'Thle negativ ele (hictrodo'
Iwas attached to his right leg, the
t roulsers having heen foled iip for this'
purpose before Sloctun was bound in
the chair. WVhenr the electrodes had
been satisf'actorily adju isted andI the I
wi~res attached the three scientists<
glanicedt at the sw~itchiboard, saidl thI t
current was steady anid registeredI h,.ixUo
volts. l)octors Aluch)onald and I [ock- I
wvell then stood on either side of' t.hi I
chaIr. Ot,her physicians alinonig t,he
witnesses drewv near, while the laymen
stoodh back as though not sure (If their
n ferves. h)uctors Daniels, Southwick ,I
~and W~ard took special literest in these
t- preluilniarhes aind with watch ini hand I
Waitudtihe sIg.a. m..an -)i nof
A u'ourn prison Htool alongside Warden
lrown and offered suggestions. All
,his had taken less time than it has to
eli it. Prof essor L-tmdy's Iad graspp:l
he andl01 the swttch which turned
he current into the wires in the eec.
rocutioner's closet. Warden Browr
'aised his hand and Prolessor Laud
,urned the switch. Then the Warder
Aipped on tho closet. The unknowi
tisidf! gave a (Illick ptl to iIS rubber
,overetd lever. The electric [iid wa
:Vleased before the s.nud of tle tar
eacted Sloium's ears, and like light
ntg's flaish it, sped through his body
l'here was not a tremor of the body tm
t physician couited the ,secoiids, and
xheii Peofessor Laudy turned off thl
iarrent Slocum sat rigid and iffeless iii
lle chair. NWlen! tihe electrodes vert
eim)oved it was discovered that hi
;kull and the flesh of his leg had beer
lIghtly buried; but there was no smeE:
)f roasting flesh such as made thi,
Kei miler elect rocutlon st horrible
Ilie straps were unloosed and the bod
,arried back into the rear room.
Smiler di1 not hesitate when tolk
that his hour had come, but wher
the death chair appeart-d before him h
Ilmost fell to the floor. llis knue;
rnocked togettier aid but for the sup.
1)o0 t of his spiritual advisers he woulk
-ertainly h:ive collapsed. Warder
Brown <ltickly read the death warrant
1n0 Smiler was hastily seated In th(
.hair. lis face tooK on a ghastly hit(
itd Connatighton got no assistanci
1'rom this victin in arranging 1.i
straps. -Smiler was boumid ad the elec
trodes applied inl ai iich brifeir timit
than Slocum, anl in a lew secoiIs Sin
ler also was <fe-ld. The same 'lighl
biurning iuder t h. electrodes was no
ticed as inl Sloclifin's case.
Wood had been prepared by Father.
Creiden ani Lynch while Smiler wa,
going to his death and lie was all ready
lIe itterel lio Word when the tilut
cane. lie walked to death supporte(
by the lpriests. Wood betrayed noemo
tion when lie gazed upon the chair, bu1
kept his eyes fixed on the crucifix. l
sat down ill the chair diflident.lv ant
his hilding was accol mplishied so quick
ly that it was only twenty-fomir mim
Ittes troli Sin-iler's end. until deatI
camie to Womd. It was becoming eas'
to kill imn. The witnesses displayet
nit) mq)tion. There was nothing t<
cause nausea. and death cane to it:
victims So iickly that it was all ovel
before they realize,1 it.
.111gir-41 at first refused to leave hi:
rell, but, when Conn:mighton said 'Conm
on.m.-, te a brave man,' the,Jap walket
out quiitly. Two atlitional keeper:
marehl oime on each side of the J;p
while the chaplaii followed behint
the wardt-ii and 11is deputy. The .ai
kIid not Set to comprehend the pur
poses ol tile chair aild suated hinisel
withoutit a protest. A keeper assiste(
(;onnaughton inl binding the ,3ap ain
te last act was quickly accomplished
The current. was allowed to reinain ii
the .1ap's body about three seconds
longer than with the three others; ac
cordingl y his skull and leg wete strong
ly marked by the electrodes. .1 giro'
body was taken away. Six bells wer,
st ruck as a signal to tle elvetrician ii
Ihe dtiviiamo room that all was ovei
and the witnesses returned to the War
(ell's room.
h'lie approximate time of turning oi
thie current in each ease was: Slocum
4.A0: Smiler, 5.1o; Wood, 5.30; ,tugir(
6.0.). The prisoners had received som
intiimation beforeliaud that the exect
tions were to take place this inorniof
and they were prepared for them. The,
went to the execution chair bravel
- Id mIet #ti r fate withouti a st riuggl_
They(V lfereti no1 resistance, but rathe
aissiste d the keepers when they wer,
bounrd down in tihe chair. Th'ie elec
trioules werie ntidt appliedI as in thi
Keniimler ease to the top) of the skail
antI the base of the spine, bot wer<
bottid to the foreheatd of the con
detned meni and the calves o1 thei;
legs. Thei i curren'flt was tuitrned oin i
each case for1 twventy secondis. Thi
vol tagui was aboucut 1,54sn and 1 ,It 00. Ii
each~l casi'e t.herei wa s appart ienit ev iden ce:
of re vi val as in K eni nuler's ease, andl it
'ach of' these f ouir cases the cuirreni
was t iirnetii on a secon<li timie. lin spiti
)f the fact, t hat thle sponig(s werie kept
ssatywet all of tine executed mel'
wer brnje<fliy the cuirrent, and (espe
iially about the calves of t heir legs
NIle(licail inen'i present agree that dleath
Niame oin the first :ontact aind that ther
we minig revival was inierely reflex mnus
*uilar actioni. None of the witat:sses
wt'as overeom ie by3 fright and all1 of' their
y ho hiave lioken hnave mi ile thle state
nenit that the electroule's were success
'ii an< I that deathi in all eases wvas in
itant 'neoiii andI paiiiless.
Theli week ly wveaither and crop b ul let
't ofi th e South Ca rol inia weat her s'r..
*iue, in cou-opera'itionr wit h clie I'nite'd
'tates Signal Serlvice. for the week end
og Saturday, is as follows, arid is very
'heou ragintg to f arners:
Tfhe total amnoun t of rainf all dur ing
lhe p)ast week was apparently abouit thle
iwrmnal, and1( fairthy well (distribunnted,
lhe teminperatu re was about thle aver..
ige'. Theli atiuilint oif s1 ttiihe was also
11nout1 the average, all of which was
'ery bieniefcal to the growing crops.
Thei cotton crop has greatly in proved
mu, with thiis i mprovteent i t is not an
>ve'ratge croip, for ini somie sect ions grass
I ill hols the mastery, thlerebiy r'eduec
rig thie average,. but, even withi thliis
friawhack thei' prospect tor a fair crop
uis great ly briiightenech.
The cor cFOp is at. least la per cett
iet.ter th an thfat of l ast1 '' yFa.
Tlhe inelin croip is in fine condlitioni
rd I he yield proi ses to he a lull a ver
inn andl growiing raphidly.
Th'fere have becen thuniil(rstorm'us andi(
tai ini sonie sections, but, no inujuryv to
he gr'owinig crops Is replortedl.
F ist oif Ithe t~cu Simo.
N l:t:wi:t',S.&.,,July2 - T'he lierald
md( Niewvs claims to have ;iccnleintally
tin upon(11 the fact thI at..' slarte has b ueii
Lrrar.gi'd for a Stat,e ticket ini 1812,
v'hich ft claiims to hb' a genuinie one,
mdu that f'eeler's aire bhin ig put1 outi.
I c're is the slate:
h"or ( liv ernor : W. .1 aspe'r 'Talb'rt,
if l-idgei'fihfl.
I 'or SecreIa rv o' Srlt'e: W . I). E-vans,
if latrlbori.
"oi' AttIorney ( enieral: I oh n ( ar'y
'vans, of A ikent.
For TIreasiurer: ,1 ohn I . hila risoni, of
re'envilIle.
For C'omoptrollher (iiineral: N or
otn, of Mariou.
l"or A\ djutitant and( I nspector'-(;ineral:
Foh 01 lI'. Thfomtias, of' l ichilatid.
F"or Sitpeti ntenen t of' E,ducition:
no. h ,. We bier, of Chanrle'ston.
P'uiao andu Organs.*
N. WV. T a tus t-, 134 MaIn Str eet Co
iimbia, S. C. soIls P'ianos amnd Organs,
lirect f rom factory. No agenits' comn
nissions. 'The cc,elbratedl Chiickering
'iano. Math ushek Piano, celebrated
or its clearness of' tone, lightness of
ouch and laisting qualities. Mas~on &
lamlin Upright Piano. SterlIng Up
'Ight Pianos, fromn $226 up. Matson &
lam hin Organs surpassed by none. Stor
ing Organs, $50 up. Every Instrument
uiaratted for six years. Ilfteen (lays'
rIal, expenses both ways, if not satis..
'actory. Sold on Instalmants.
The Isuc Deflued.
Cm.r1i. R.AY>D. lA., .July 3.--One of'
the most enthusiastic lepublican (on
vention.s ever assemiled in thub State of
Iowa c'onv ened in t his city at 11 o'clock
today. It is felt by bth political 1ar
ties tha1t, this caipaign is to be a deci
Sive Oe, and its effect on National pol
it ics is tli 1ly zippreciated bly every poli
ticiali of the Ilawkeye State. Tlhe I e
pI llican party I. thoroughly unitel for
the first time in many years, and today's
convention was distinguished by its
harmony and good feeling. The noini
nation of Hiram C. Wheeler.forgoverr.
or was assured in advance, and up111on
the platform there was sibstaitial I:iy
reiteration of the p:irty principles of
two years ago. By the arraignment of
the Democratic party for connivance
with the lawless element li violation
and nullification of the prohibitary law,
an attempt is made to place the party
oi the defensive in, the coming cam
Paign. The threatened break over I he
financial (Iuestion never came, and it is
likely that the free coinage question
will be almost lost sight of in the stir
ring issues that are to agitate Iowa pol
itics for the next four morths.
Horrors of Ileathoniom.
SAN FiR Axelsco, July :.---Trhe steamrer
China arrived this evening from Ilong
Kong andl Yokohama. The I breatened
riota t Nanking took plac.e. The Meth -
odist girls' school was attacked, )illaged
and burned on May 25 by a Cliniese
rabble. Several other mission build
ings were attacked and would have been
demolished but for the interference of
soldiers sent by the. viceroy after urgent
appeals from the missionaries. Furth
er rioting is expected at Kiii Kiang.
The outbreaks are said to be the work
of secret societies, the prime object not
being to injure foreigners, but to eii
tangle the Chini s Government in
foreigin complications in the hope t'at
thereby a successfid insurrection may
be started. At Tanlang on Jiue 1 a
mob pillaged the mission building, over
powering the maltdarin and soldiers.
T'he Christian cemetery was dug Ip,
the heads piled in a heap and the nan
darin dragged to the spot by his queue.
The Governor (if Annaii reports hehead
ing of twenty-five ringlead?rs in the
troubles at Nichu.
Six Will I'r,1mbl y iie.
PIt L.\i)-ILPIl.\, .1 uly 3. -liy anl vx
plosion of coal on board of the t;aik
steamship Standard, lying at 'oint
Breeze, this forenoon, seven employe.s
and sailors were horribly burned. TIe
steamship, with a ftill cargo of oil, will
ie almost a total loss by the lire that
followed the explosion. '!The iin jured
were all conveyed to St. Aim's Ilospi
tal. where late this afternoon the phy
sicians stated that there wats but. sligit
hope for the recovery of six of thc in
Jured.
Fatal Illltier.
WATI-: R IRY, CONN., .1ly :1. - By ihe
blunder of Telegraph Operator Kit
tridge, at the New England pork sta
- tion here last night, two freight trains
running in opposite directions, came
together on the New England Railroad
near Blradley's, a few miles west of
here, at II o'clok. The locomotives
-f were sinashed with eight freight cars.
All hands, escaped except fir"1nan11 Ed
ward Muxsell, of llartford, who juipe
late and was pinned under the ovel.
tIed tenter of the engine and kilicd.
Kittridge has left town.
The imuportanlelt of purifying the
blood cnnot be over-estimLated, for
without pure blood you cannot, enjoy
good healli. P. 1. 1'. (lPrickly Ash,
-Poke lioot arid Pottassiumn) i.s a turrac
urlours blood p)uridler, performing imore
cuires in six inonIiths than all the sarsa
-parillars arid so-called blood purifiers
put together.
liheirmiaitismii.-JIamries Il'aixton, of Na
-vannrah, Ga., says he had linirumatismi
so bad that he could not move from
the bed or dlress without help, arnd thrat
he tried many remredies, brt reeived
no relief until he began the use of P'. P.
1'. (Prickly Ash, [Poko 1oot. and P'otas
siun n), antI tw b( Iottles restored him 0 to
health.
lRheum iatismr is cured by P. 1'. 1P.
P'aiins arnd aches in the back, shot'lde rs,
knees, arnkles, hrips, and wvrists are all
attacked arid com(Iueredl by P. P. 1'.
Th'mis great imedlicinre, by its blouod(
cleanisinrg properties, bmrid(s uip and1
strengthens the wyhole body.
A complete liediroomi Suit. for $ 16 5(1
freight paidl t>) your depot. Senrd for
Catalogue. Add ress L . F. P adlgett,
A ugusta, Ga.
DO YOU WISH TO
I3ME lIONS OF' YOUlf 0W.
'TlIEN UY T'lE TilOMAS STEAM
PiRESS AND1 SEED) COT'TON
ELEVAT1OlH.
It is thre miost p)erfect systemr ini use4, uno
loadinig cotton firrm wagons, caning anid
dllverilng it into gins or stalls. Cotton
does riot pass through fan and( press re
(liries no pulley nor belt'. It saves tiime
auilnd money.
TALBOTT & SONS'
ENGINES AND) BOlI,EllS, STATION
AlBY AND) P'OWITA1LE. 0I,D 1)0
MINION COlRN MILLS $125 to 3100
TlAILOTTS SAWV MILL,S, I Mi'I(o))
FRIlCTION AND) itOPE lFEEK
$200 TO $m;00
lIMMMIUS ANDI VAN WINK I, COT-"
TION G INS ANDI COTTON IHES$ES;.
We offer Saw Mill Men arid G im ri-is
tire miost coirplete (outlits that c'an be
bought arid at bottomn prlices.
V. C. BADHAM,
G EN ElLAL AG ENTL,
CowM,urlnAr, S. C.
IlE TlALHOTT''1 ENGINE IS fIlE
BESTl
F'eb 19-iy.
ADVICE TO WOMEN
If you woukd p)rotct yourself
from Painfuil, Profuse, Scanty,
Suppressed or lrregular Men
struartion you must use
BRADFI ELD'S
FEMALE
REGU LATOR
CAnTruavurn.a., A pril 25, is86.
This will certify that t wo moembers of my
immediate famuity, after hraving auiered for
years from Ntenut rural Errgualarity,
being treated without beneit byphy)siciana,
were at length comupletely cure bone bottle
of DBradflold'se Female llegu1ator. ftr
offoct is truly wonderful. J. W. STR A NOI.
Book to " wVoMAN'" malled PRRE~n, whieh contain,
valuabie informuation on air female diseases.
BRADFIELD REGULATOR Co.,
ATL.ANTA, OA.
voR A LE BY ALL DR UGGI2'T&
Pakett Pays the i:!. J
X G ;iJT O.ViIR -TA I %v xOT A,: i
IIF RtC.PwATE, SO DO NOi' k%.U.9
T1i'milms Willi 1.1" tlto;- 1-t No.r."
Wilto or catalogu 11W, -m say wh:o
)apor you ,aw this; adve teim:t in.
HInember that I l evv' rythi'.w ll '4
"oes to fItur'hing a home-- -mann atu r
ig Somlie things and hit1 ing others in th
argesIt possible lots, which estables me to
wipe out all comnpetition,
UERF ARE A FEW OF M\ 'N'TAR I
1lANG ;AlGAtNh
A No. 7 Iflat. toil ,ookiig Stove, fi
-,iLe, 15x I illi ovell, fitted wi th 21 pio
of ware, delivered at your o.vn del-I -p
All freight charges paitd 1- lno,
only Twelve )ollars.
Again, I will sell y.:u a 5 hW. U) i.
Rango 13x13 meh ovuli, 18x21 inch top, Nt
ted with 21 pieces; of ware, I mor TI I iit
TEEN 1l,Alt,a't pay Ua: lim4h t
your tiepot.
DO N OT 'AY T\Wk .)1'l'1' yCl;
YOUR U, )D011
I v iSendi aol 11 Iluik, Plush 'ariol. mw.
waluut tframe, either III combinatiol t0
banded, the most stylish colors for 3: U
to your jailroat station. ieight luv id.
I will alsosell you a liee IOdhain10
consisting of Butreau with . I hi
head BedstCatd, 1 Wa,iistild, ' en1ti
able, 4 CAn1 .lat Cairs, I Cnw -AvAt a10
back rlc er all for i.:., an't .' t itL.
to your depot.
Or I will send yoti an vlegait !-dr-0
suit w iti large Iaw, I u ti W h ij.
Fo, and pay I re:n-t.
Nice winidow sliade - or: l o s
Elegaint large Walnut: IV y ;te , - 0t
Wainut lounge, 7.00
Lace curtains per window, 1.00
leaiot describe everytwiti in 1 a a
advertiseinent, but have al nii)-it i1-, stolk,
containing 22,100 feet ot loot roum, witt,
ware houses and factory iuii s it ow le
parts of Augusta, aaR ing in ra,Ii the LU -
gest business of tliis kind unler one nan-'
agellienit inl thle S,oulthernl :Sate,S. Tlul!s$
St,0resalld warehousUs ate crowied wh
Stle Clhricet prottuetiois of ILe best, 'at.u
iries. Mly cataloguie co'it aininig il lu:sratito.
of god.S will be 1umileiL it 3cu will 4u-d
Say vjieiv y(OU saw thi:3 adve. ! 1,w.
ay freightf.Ahre.
L. F. PAA)(IETT,
Proprietor P'adtiot's FurnjtuI,t. t
ald Carjet tore,
1110-1112 B .road Strk.'.,
I y -
ii.:t..,
-i h hIn
It I arE' f.-',ii;ag b,
- tak L
P P. P
- or i : . i
PikyAsh, Poko Root
Sand -Pota(ssium.
1 T[ 'cAN- a.rr a, t,1 w.
IVIY NOT USE 0U8S?
MURRAY'S IRON MIXTUR
is a lIoodl Puritij aml Spri,ne \I..li
prietors oIf h0t h.
Th'lis i-, the( liine ofi till' yea> the A\st
re<iluires at tonic and)4 the blo(4( od a puitl
Our stock of I)ruaLs %4'(di'.i,.
Pals and .l)riig.:ist. S'titii..
C ur facilities for tillin~ your order-- ei- ,,
The MWurray Dr'ug ',
First Class Work.
V ery Low Prcs
-- a rr and 4':I n<l to14411 ii li
ii 51nd for ('atallogu--- 1hertione~l
ape.
HIOL LER & N E S
TERRY M'P:G or -
- e . .
l. chu assurinig vonr '
lilt', r inve.,lting!" your 1110 .
y, exalnim. 1t. TweIity
yi-ir 'i'liaine l',,iciv.4 or
THE EQUITABLE
LIFE ASURANOE SOCIETY
0"' 'lil E
United States,
l'Ilieit. : na"t.11 ring iII
I 1 '14. Ii. :'h retursi .4
to kte owiners, of aillonluts
varini~ 1roni 120 to 176 per
c(enit, o t liv 111oey paid in,
iv Aids t he , advtItages'of
the A.sstivanwe during tho
wh01l, perimd of* twenty
Thle fi0lowin"g k one
If tht- nianv etual caie.
'natring this year:
EilwNiIvt Po!icy No. 614,925..
l1iv in 171,at Iue 27. Amotnt,$5.000.
PtIium, 2:;,S ..0. Total Preinintis Paid
I'.j14 I 4 '''G l ,u :ul
t l t 'o th 1 h. i 1 891:
l' E.N )1) 1;. - VA IX E, 1 ,4.19.45,
v ib i ltlivahe!t to a Ive
,wrin 46 all pr0innllmis paid,
w.t intoe' it 7' )(r
- 41.4r an 4.I ) Or, in
*I I. 'I ,
AI A IllI I i 1 AC'N F0lR 11,47O.
o In Ih,
., ; 't i..):41414M I
1 .\ b PijEE t:l.Cy ly cig,7.
* \ -'E ! A.NN1'lh 4. g;;:.55
I:w -ii'ar ilh this. The
FIJI;i.11bh. i.. the o.11sielpanly inl thle
v. I Al trn t, %i twarest business.
F' t'ir itI'rlnat7i'n address or apply
tot 1 - .:i a" . -ft lf the .'iety, or write
I ol tit
: * : 1;(P. 1 1,,, . . .
T W '
*.HYfATT,
Is tiI b i phn4, in South11 Caro,llna or
utlwrn 4) 5tas ;4to (lene saltisfac.tionI in
A 41e4i :u44 and' Ital '4144l 4larble Work. All
FCemetery Work
lIl'.\l).I(()N.;s,
M1ONU LMCNTls, &c.
Inl:l 44 es4 a1111 fll inzforiniationi.
F. H. HYATT
A4 ixs C2OLM nnA. s. C.
1 xhibited( side by' 'ide w''i its le'ading
'h0 44l.intnden an Conuititten of
ti44 '14b 1 'han I- I 1)'atineni'it, inl inspe'ctinig
th4 ll atur1144 not1(4 inh1 4Ied inI the( l'remtiumi
.i 1,4 deet worthyi'' 4 of pei tunenthin the
"alo 4414 d Gotto(n4(44 Ii 'evah,r4, D istribuitor
TII '4 1st 4ni 44perates tuo(St e t'ltienitly, antd
4nnun (Il we t (4414ton, adsaves laIrgely In~
b 1.Or 44nd (4ostf h:14 iliing,
1144 (-4414.nittee reco'(Ininetut~ to) the far'in
(IS of thle Stt ant inAvetigation in4to thu
lillrils of 145 t hesedeiC4's,
for Conutitteeo.
(COL UMnBA, s. U.
State' A'..'nts 11in4 I )('alers in first elm
1lac'iontery', lIn.t4uie's, W agons, &'c.
S';I-:4'IAI. -T-'o test, 1the ad(vrtisling vailuo
of I'u- S'rA'I.:, we will (ell to4 any farluer
4(1er'4414 Lto411 that per (n4e of' thle besit I)ow
Iaw (4411len la441'4 1ers mad for' '.5 cah
'le n4 na-i p4Ilrit'e is 5:;..00)
-' II.Gl,ll';t..JG,&(0
1
Av -' t' S. Wholsal Drugit
No oP o re r ,Vl p m n R o k a a n h 0