For a moment he was horrified; but fastening the body to a line, he carried it to shore, while the band played and the people cheered, little suspecting that the voyager had such a ghastly object in tow.

He called out that he had the corpse of a woman with him.

Some of the authorities took charge of it; but the crowd gave it no heed as they followed up the street, cheering and tumbling over one another in their anxiety to see him.

One enthusiast, who thought he was being unduly crowded, rammed his torch down another's throat.

Boyton was compelled to repeat the speech he made at San Romano.