| Show the deadly work at manila was generally performed in the cool 0 the morning that these events fully appreciated was shown by the presence on the lunetta of thousands of people hundreds of fashionably dressed ladies and gentlemen graced the occasion with their presence for the most part these fashionables fashio nables came in their equip ages these ladies would stand in their vehicles determined not to miss any part of the ghastly show the signal from the commanding lieutenant that tho victims were dead was the bignal for these delighted lady spectators to wave their handkerchiefs or parasols as evidence or their satisfaction As a general thing these were frightfully Brew Bome affairs there was a firing ot five for each unfortunate chii squad of executioners execution ers would bo stationed about ten paces immediately to the rear of their human target in most instances the soldiers constituting tho firing equal natives they were secretly in favor of tho rebellion and no member of tho squad cared to atre the fatal shot consequently each roan would aim for the arm or leg this of course only added to the horror of tho affair was ono occasion when 13 leading members of the secret revolutionary society the catapusan Cata punan were executed tharo was not single instance at thia execution where tho was killed by the arst volley in a majority of cases three or four volleys required and in one instance alvo volleys fired before tho surgeon declared the man dead the announcement that all dead was the signal for by the band gay triumphal music review of reviews |
