The New York herald., 1869-03-19
THE DAVENPORT BROTHERS.
TheIr Rentree Last Nisbt,

Their Rentree Last Night.
The Davenport brothers, accompanied by Nj. Fay,
made their rst appearance In this city since their
return from Europe last night at Steinway Hall and
were welcomed by a gathering which nearly nned
the hall. Notwithstanding the somewhat checkered
experience through which the party passed In the
Old World all three gentlemen are but little altered
in appearance and look a. II they had Jared well
during their absence. The performances are very
similar to those in which the brothers made their
before their transatlantic trip, consisting OF
cabinet seance by the Davsnports and dark seance
by Mr.. Fay.
At the commencement OF the evenings proceedings
. committee of two persons was selected pr0mis-
cuously from the audience for the purpose OF watch
ing that confederates were secreted IN the cabi
menced work by examining the cabinet, feeling OF
the top and bottom, looking into all the crevces.
they mounted chairs and explored the roofing and
laid on all in order to inspect the bottom The
committee then bound both brothers, tying them
up in the most elaborate manner. The audience was
appealed 70 and asked II 1t was satisfied; but It
Mr Parker Pisbnry s' was nominated and ses elected
also was another gentleman, who stated that he
had been tying knots for many years; Pilisbury
enced tyst TO manipulate the ropes; and after some
time spent In the most complicated knotting, viewed
his work and pronounced 1t well done. Pillsbury
examined and endorsed the statement The doors
were then shut and the gas turned down; but an
York forty years and could not be humbugRed, sug-
gested that the doors should be lett open. The
ancient individual was quleted Dy chorus OF de-
risve cheers and the performances commenced.
Bells began TO ring. music issued from violins and
guitars, and general noisy ciatter issued from the
cabinet The door was opened and there were the
brothers still tied, hand and foot. Parker
Pillsbnry examined everything again and
Informed the audience that everything was
all right. The doors were closed again and
opened several times, revealing the brothers FIRST OF
all free from the ropes and again more securely
bound than ever the noise and clatter proceeding
every time the doors were shut and the gas turned
down. Pisbury was subsequently placed between
the two bound men and closed In with them, and
when the doors were opened he was discovered in q
very ludlcrous position, with musical instruments
piled up upon him In every direction. He related MS
experience. stating generally that 1t was agreeable.
More manifestations OF noise and ngle ana the ap-
pearance from the window OF the cabinet OF human
hands, the brothers the while bound, and the cabinet
seance was brought to q close. The dark seance fol-
lowed, with musical instruments n0atlng about In
the air, emitting the while dscordant sounds strange
lights waving about In all parts OF the room. more
tying and untying and good deal OF grunting from
men and little shriekngs from the women. Every
body felt they were being deceived, but everybody
had way OF his own OF explaining the tricks which
they had witnessed.