[TigersEye]

The rope doesn't move much it's the body falling through the trap door that travels. They hanged quite a few men at Ft. Smith (86) so I imagine they knew how to do it right.

The gallows in the picture is a reconstruction of the 1886 gallows and it may not have the trap door as described since it wasn't built to be used.

[abb]

That’s a great little park and museum in Ft Smith. We spent a morning there several years ago. IMO, one of the more important places in US history, yet remains relatively unknown compared to other ‘Wild West’ locales.

[Thibodeaux]

Here’s the actual video.....

Beginning at 2:07

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=hang+them+high&&view=detail&mid=5E074C49DD9DF7F49B0B5E074C49DD9DF7F49B0B&FORM=VRDGAR

BTW, it’s all there to see and visit atFt Smith National Monument