Execution Stereoviews

[KateH.]

If I am remembering correct, I don't believe any of the executions were successful. Mrs. Surratt and Atzerodt were knocked out and, therefore, did not move. Powell and Herold remained conscious for quite a few minutes. No weights or heights were taken into consideration until the 20th century and, even then, it would have been more of a challenge to have four different drop heights.

Also, it looks as if all of them lost weight. If you look at the clothing of those we can see in the photographs (mainly the three men) their clothes look loose and baggy. This is really no surprise considering the horrible treatment and stressful situations they had to endure.