The daily gazette., 1880-08-04
SECOND EDITION
Tanner Nearing the End.
ONLY FOUR DAYS MORE LEFT
OF THE STARVING EXHIBI-
TION.

OF THE STARVING EXHIBI-
TION.
AGAIN TROUBLED WITH HIS STOMACH,
BUT REvIvING DURING THE DAY AND
| FEELING CONFIDENT OF BEING ABLE
| To HOLD OUT TILL SATURDAY.
Since the great forty day fast of DR..
Tanner began the reservoirs of the Cen
tral Park have not decreased more than
an inch and half, and Allan Campbell
does not fear wafer famine. The work
ON the big and small pipes goes bravely
on Notwithstanding the impression that
there would be no fnther necessity for
pipes as Tanner would absorb all Croton
through tube. The future expense to
the city on account of Dl. Tanners ex-
ample will however be large for there is
already adecidedly increased demand for
more bydrants, and thirsty tramps see
new life in the invigorating Corton.
His thirty-sixth day was completed on
Tuesday.
He was somewhat better and stronger
yesterday than on Sunday, and the long
rest he had on the Sabbath seemed to
have benefited him largely. He was sick
at the stomach, however, several times,
but the severe straining of Sunday was
all gone, and he seemed to be easier
both in mind and body.
The following cablegram was received
by him yesterday and it is supposed to
be from DR.. j. Marion Sims of New
York, who is now in Paris:
DR.. Tanner, Clarendon Hall New York,
Thirteenth street:
Don't waste strength driving out. Shut
off all spectators. Have only your doc
tors and attendants Standards tele-
grams republished everywhere and read
by everybody. Your experiment watch
ed here with great interest by scientists;
ridiculed by fools. Hot weather is
against you. Courage, brave fellow!
Hold OH! Wish you success!
DIR. MARION SIMS.
81 Paris, F.
The faster has become very restless of
late, and the patience of hts watchers is
taxed severely at times. He constantly
wants his bed changed or water brought
him or desires to know the location of
his hat, his slippers, his cane or some
thing else, or complains of the loud talk
ing.
On more than one occasion he has
asked that the hall be cleared apparently
forgetting that people had paid their
money to see him and that they ought
to get some value for their coin. His
requests In this direction however are
unheeded and he dozes off into q sleep
which is restless and broken. There are
no signs of hIccoughs coming on so far,
and his watchers are hopeful that his
stomach may become so settled as to
! retain water and prevent the chance of
hiccoughs.
o He had rather hard struggle yester-
, day nnrning shortly after 2 O'Clock. He
/, complained first of the noise in the hall,
;, although there was little or no noise,
, and then asked for some water. 1t was
given him, and soon after drinking it he
|. became sick and vomited it up again.
, He apparently suffered much pain, and
q the retching weakened him considerably
T He then laid down on his cot and
: asked for some hot water. -Four ounces
- of hot clarified Croton water were given
to him, and before taking the dose he
/ added half an ounce of carbonic acid
Q water. This seemed to relieve him and
s he fell asleep. He awoke at 4,15 a. m.
8 and seemed TO be sick again, but after q
= few moments dozed away again until
q $50 o'clock. At this hour he sat up in
a his cot and was again sick at the sLom'
;, ach. He threw up a.much larger quaint
9 iy OF mucous than usual, and the doc
l. tors were of the opinion that his condi-
tion was growing more serious, but the
little man went off into another sleep
He awoke at 7 o'clock and astonishet
+ the watchers by shouting out in lustN
It tones: "Have the carriage ordered:
; will take ride to-day"
a He appeared to be quite lively anC
dressed himself without assistance. He
a returned from his drive at 9:l5 and con.
: fessed that he felt very weak, and that
# his stomach was in bad condition. Wis
o itors continued to pass in and out of the
q hall during the day and several handsome
d bouquets were presented to him by some
/. ladies. de was sick again at 10 a. m. aftel
Il which he seemed to grow better. Ht
n sat up In an armchair and called fol
v soft cushion for his head. AT noon hi
q said he felt perfectly confident that he
v could hold out through the forty day;
+ and longer if necessary. On next Sat
3 urday there will be FIVE roast turkeys
! untold quantities of watermelons, soft
shell crabs by the thousands, roast beef
!, by the ton in Clarendon Hall for the
q Doctor to gorge himself on, provided
r there is any reliance 20 be placed in the
a letters of his. .incogni:o contributors.
r At 1:50 yesterday an examination o
q the Doctor was made, and the spygmo
a graphic traciugs were good. The pulls
a. was "a, respiration, 15; temperature, 99
strength as indicated by the dynamome
ter, 81. His sensation was perfect b.
thr aesthesiometer. He passed tn
hours of the afternoon in sleeping o
10 reading the papers or his mail. I'll
e talked but very little to any visitors
l, One man annoyed him very much, an
e insisted on walking close up to where h
+. was resting.
y "Oh, guess he's all right; no fear c
that old chap" remarked the stranger.
W At 5 o'clock he started out on hi
: usual evening drive, accompanied b
N the physicians in attendance and tn
d inevitable demijohn, which he ha
W filed at the we'll named after him. ii
Il returned at 7, and was very cross an
,r peevish. He rested on his cot, an
n seemingly slept soundly for some hour
At 10 he arose, and undressing retire
for the night, but did not rest qutetl.
bis stomach being out of order.
III ,,r-Dn r1nn1E q AMTTET TNnyN n