The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-06
IT IS ALMOST FINISHED.
DIR. TANNER ENTERS UPON BIS LAST
DAY AT NEON.
He Has a Pretty Interesting Tussle with
HIS Stomach Yesterday, Bat NJ
Last Accounts Was Resting
Easy-Sonc OF the Hu.
mors ofthe Case.
He Has Pretl

New YoRx, August 5.-The most notice.
able trait in Dr.. Tanners condition to-day
Is his extreme. .irritsbility. All converse.
ton with visitors is prohibited, and the
latter are requested to make as little noise
as possible. He complains Of weakness at
intervals, but is buoyed up by the knowl'
edge that his task is nearly ended. During
the early part Of the morning he suffered
from nausea, and was very restless. He
slept fromImidnight until 2 A. NJ, when he
had a fit Of retChing, followed by the
election OF a small quantity OF mucus.
He dozed of again, but was awakened
shortly by the odor Of cigarette, which
caused nausea, his stomach requiring Wig.
orous rubbing by DR.. Gum to it.
He rested quietly until $40 when he
again awoke, feeling much better alter
sleeping two hours quietly. He drank
three ounces OF spring water, but i'm.
medately after vomited portion tinged
with mucus. Vigorous rubbing by the
physicians frightened him up and &C.
celebrated the action OF the heart. At
o'clock he was given mustard foot bath
and his body sponged with mustard
water and rubbed In till thoroughly dry.
At noon the 3Sth day was entered. A few,
minutes latter he had another attack OF
nausea and vomiting. About ! o'clock he
was resting quietly. In the morning mail
the Doctor received marriage proposal
from widow OF Hamilton, Mo-, who
signed herself Mrs. Carrie Huntington,
and who slso enclosed her picture.
NIGHT REPoRT.-At 2 p. N. to-day DR..
Tanner appeared to be exhausted. At
$3.50 the Doctor drank an ounce OF water,
which his stomach rejected. He conversed
with DR.. Gum for some time between six
and seven o'clock, but soon fell asleep and
did not wake for nearly an hour, when,
after some retching, he vomited a quantity
OF mucus. Soon after he descended 10
the lo~er floor where were number OF
visitors, and after briskly walking about
for few minutes, was applauded by the
audience. He Immediately again retired
10 the gallery where he rested
until $50 o'clock, when he was CIV
en- mustard foot bath and an attendant
rubbedIhis chest, abdomen and back. This
made him drowsy and he slept for half an
hour when he awoke and relieved his
stomach OF considerable wind. He had
wet towel placed on his head and dranktwo
ounces Of ice water. His head was
sponged with hot water, and he com.
planned Of the oppressive heat. He rested
quietly from then till II :45, when he was
given about 40 ounces OF hot water and
then went to sleep. Nothing further Of
interest occurred.
DR.. Hober, one OF the watchers. to-day
received from DR.. w. A. Hammond COM
munication, in answer to the one that he
had sent, requesting that physicians opin-
ion OF the fast. DR.. Hammond gave 1t
as his opinion that the watch had been
honorably conducted. and that DR.. Tanner
had faithfully abstained from food and
water and had succeeded better than he
thought he would, but his fast has shown
the'inability OF the human system TO abb
stain from water. In conclusion he re.
peated his former doubt, II DR.. Tanner
would after he recuperated go for thirty
days without food or water. a