The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-26

Great Exhibition at the Tabernacle-Pro-
fessor CoItOn's Second Grand Exhibition
or Laughing Gas-Tick cts limited to 5000
LOO Gallons or Gas Drank-Father Ma
thew and Temperance blown up-12 ON
GERS employed TO preserve the Peace-M's-
takes OF the wight, &c. SC. ETEf8fE
II was work of supererogation on the part OF
the professor to limit the tickets to 3OOO,as II turned
GU, that no more than from 400 to 500 persons at
tended the exhibition, and Of caste altogether
different from those who attended on the first occa-
sion.
The indefatigables made strong muster, and
were divided into three divisions. The first dlvi-
sion, commanded by officer Relyea, was stationed
in the passage leading from the iron gate IN front OF
Broadway TO the entrance into the Tabernacle
The second division, commanded by officer Ma
grath was stationed in the body of the house, and
the third division, under officer Dennison, patroled
the galleries to keep the gods in order
Half past seven o'clock was the hour appointed
for the performance to begin; lbu the learned pro-
lessor not having come to the scratch in time, the
audience became exceedingly obstreperous, letting
off volumes OF gas, and shouting, Hale, Hale
Cotton, Colton-gas, cas-, gas"
The professor last made his appearance and address,
the audience but from the noise and confusion and the
low tone in which he spoke could only catch the fol
lowing words =" principles and praoces-the lower re-
seventh heaven-no character to osedid not
intend to infct speech the audience If he did 1t
would be considered gassy afarthe meeting will lose
much of its interest by Mr.. Haes non-appearance'
sc &c
The performance then commenced by an experiment
tn" professor. After he inhaled the gas he sruted
the stage backward and forward twice threw himself into
theatrical attitude and roared out To be, not to
that is the question whether 1t is nobler in the
his thumb on his Roman nose and fell back against one
Of the pillars The next experiment was on "a young ex.
quisite about 20 years ofage After inhaling he stood
ock still for about minute turned round on the
him sprawling at iall length across the back
ste ped forward and placed the gas tube to his
mouth, but it was no go it would not operate
nomenon-he said the gentleman had taken the gas at
the wrong side of his mouth and came out at the right
side and that simply the reason it produced no ex
citement The next experiment was on young shaver
about Is years Of age alter nhang he squatted himself
down on his hunkers and continued for about five mi
nutes pacing the stage backwards and forwards like
monkey The next gentleman that tried the experiment
after he had inhaled the gas turned suddenly round,
cleare all the back benches Frustrating every one Mh"
rushed back the stage jumped from the stage into the
body Of the househere there tremendous uproar and
confusion, the ladies all screaming and dreaduy fright
ened-he officers Immediately rushed in and seized the
fellow, clapped On straight waistcoat led him back to
the stage and kept him in durance vile for about half
hour, when the waiscoat was taken of.
The next fellow attempted to play the same game but
he was seized by half dozen Of the professors body
guard knocked down the stage and pinioned until the
gas evaporated 40
The other experiments made during the remainder of thu
evening repetition of each other, developing no
feature; the persons upon whom they were made
pacing the stage backward and forward making I'M
meaning grimaces and uttering incoherent sentences
About nine o'clock the professors stock OF gas from IT.
rapid consumption became exhausted-he then proposed
20 treat the audience to species of experiment, in
which hewould expainshe wonderful phenomenon OF The
adhesion of bodies For this he produced two glass
tubes and tin pots which continued drogen and oxy
gen. and pieces of zinc he said it was an axiom
IN the sublime science Of chemistry that when two be-
lies were united they adhered together with desperate
enacity until somebody separated them After this ex
planation and pouring some water into the tin pots he
placed the glass tubes them applied lighted paper to
the tubes from which blue flame Immediately arose, and
away they went crack crack crack at this stage OF the
proceedings thought the professor and his experiments
were getting fat and thought, or seemed to think,
that ourselves about to get attack OF the blue
dev lis walked out and lett the professor his tail
the audience finish the rest OF the experiments
and way home dropped into Jack Downings and
took brandy cocktail.