Blowing from the gun - A cruel and messy form of execution
Blowing from the gun - A cruel and messy form of execution. Blowing from a gun is a method of execution in which the victim is typically tied to the mouth of a cannon which is then fired, resulting in death. George Carter Stent described the process as follows The photograph above shows an Iranian convict whose name is unknown, placed with his back in front of the mouth of a cannon. This was done in the 1890s and in a few moments, his body will be scattered to bits. In March 1764, a native officer secretly planned to persuade the men under his command to defect to an enemy force. But unfortunately for him, his plan was discovered and he was blown from a cannon in front of his soldiers. One nursing mother became so starved that her production of milk stopped, and her infant was dying. She chose to kill it, and eat it. Once the Portuguese general became aware of her act of cannibalism, he ordered her blown with a gun, but in this particular instance, the clergy and the principal citizens...