Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-29
NEW YORK.

Tanner -Ssarprised-He Loses Two Pounds in Dny-But stin Hopeful and Confi- dent.
 NEW YORK, July 2s.-A most peculiar and decided change has taken place in Dr. Tan ner's condition, but still it is his opinion as well as of the doctors that he will be able to hold out for the forty days. On Tuesday he gained quarter of pound over his weight of Monday, and there were hopes that he would keep on increasing his weight, but at o'clock this afternoon, when he was being weighed, perplexing result was obtained. The scales showed that he only weighed 128 pounds, decrease of two pounds since Tues day evening. The scales were examined care- fully to make sure that there was no mistake. Tanner was astounded at the falling off, and said there must be something wrong either with the scales or himself. He stated that he felt strong and hearty and could in no way account for the wonderful decrease. Medical gentlemen said it looked serious, and if he went down at this rate there was no telling what would occur. At p. m. the doctors pulse was II, respiration 16, temperature 9S 2-5, strength 85 and 90. Tanner took his usual drive in Central Park at o'clock this morning, but drank no water during his
 
 sleep. At $40 he awoke and read the morn ing mail. At 9:15 he made twenty-five laps around the hall, walking quick and firmly. He went to sleep again at 1O:30.
 The doctor evinced great desire for min eral water during the evening" and at 5:3O he took eight ounces of s'Resslerusian" water. He went to bed and slept an hour and half, after which he made spin around the hall, making fifteen laps in eleven minutes. He took another drink of mineral water and he again went to bed. At 8:30 he awoke complaining of the dryness of his skin and asked for an alcohol bath to produce precipitation. At that time he was suffering from eruption of gases from the stomach. Owing to the absence of Dr. Gum, Tanner postponed the bath. At 9 o'clock Tanner was sleeping soundly, and at 9:2O he arose and walked firmly up stairs and retired for the night. At midnight he was sleeping soundly.
 The Flannel DIsaster-NIueh Hard Work
 Before the Bodies Can be Recovered.
 NEW YORK, July 28.-The condition of affairs at the Hudson River tunnel to-day is practically the same as yesterday. The two pile drivers are at work putting in the two walls of the coffer dam Considerable diff eulty has been experienced in driving the piles. Four or five years ago, five hundred barrels of cement spoiled on the Tunnel com pany's hands, and they were buried in the ground around the mouth of the tunnel. The piles encounter these in their downward progress and the drivers find it no easy job to go through the hardened strata. At II o'clock to-day the south wall of sheath piles had been driven to distance of about twelve feet riverward. On the north side of the sunken tunnel but few piles had been driven. MT. Gift, who is experimenting the pile driving says that the south wall may be completed by tonight and the north wall sometime tomorrow to clear the excavation of water. It will take thirty-two hours after the water has been thrown out to dig out the forty by forty-six feet cavity. fifteen feet deep, that must be made with spade and shovel before the silt and soft mud in which the bodies are entombed can be reached. MT Gift does not share the hopes of his over sanguine fellow workers, who predicted that by Saturday the bodies will be recovered. He thinks it may be Monday or even later before they can be recovered.