, 1880-08-08
While the Mortified Physicians Loudly
Protest Against His Course.
The Doctor Resting Well and Feeling Com
.. Portable at Last Accounts, ;"



to the amazement Of everybody who
saw him. He then left Claren
don Hall with Dr.. Gum, and proceeded
to that genlenan's residence, where he laic
down for while and slept. At 3 O'Clock he
felt hungry, and ordered half pound o1
bectsteak broiled, which he ate. AtBo'clock
he ate another ha1f.a pound Of broiled beef.
steak, During the afternoon he drank four
ounces Of Hungarian wine, and ate four
good-sized apples. He seems to experience
no i'll effects from his Rorlnandizing and
these gastronomlc problems puzzle the doc
tors even more than his fasting did.
When DR.. Tanner began his fast he
weighed 15S pounds. When to-day he broke
his fast he weighed l2211 pounds, showing a
total loss In weight Of thirty-six pounds, or
about nine -tcnths of a pound day, and med
1cal men here are at their wits ends to know
what to make of him, and the people are
filled with astonfshment. lie has been Wis
tied during the fast by nearly 10000 persons,
some 500 Of whom came there to-day.
Tonight he Is as lively as a person In a
natural condition, and in high Spirits. He
will remain i'll this city some days before re-
| turning home.
| PRESS REPORT.
NEW YORK, Aug. 7.-Dr. Tanner at noon
to-day finished his fast of forty days.. At
high noon his time was up and his task fin
ished. The crowd cheered Tanner enthusi-
| astically. About l,000 persons were in the
| hall, and an immense number of people on
the sidewalk. The Doctor drank glass Of
| milk and called for a Georgia watermelon.
This he tapped, dug his hand into it. and ate
heartily. When demonstrated with, he
asked to be left alone, saying, mo, my
Lord; l am running this now" When
he placed the glass of milk to
his mouth he remarked, "Gentle~
men, you don't believe that's. good"
The signal for the expiration of the fast was
whistle from the factory in the vicinity,
When 1t blew Tanner had peach III his
hand, but before he could put it in his mouth
somebody snatched it away. In response
to the plautits Of the assemblage, Tanner,
who was sitting In. q chair placed on the
table, waved his handkerchief over his head:
At quarter past II Tanner got down from
the table and left the hall in coach in:
charge OF Dr.. Gum, who took him to his
own residence, where he will receive careful
medical treatment DR.. Tanner weighed at
the end Of the fast 12lH pounds,-a loss Of
thlrty-six pounds in the forty days.
ATT O'Clock this morning Dr.. Tanner had
q fit Of vomiting. Re got up and dressed at
down on the cot. BE remained there srt' until i
l0:15, when he. went into the lower hall.
After the walk he laid down and was covered
with blanket. At 1850 the Doctor arose
and walked into the front room Of the hall. /
fruits. bread, etc. At II the Doctor stoDd at |
the window on Thirteenth street looking out |
upon the street. His brother-i1l-law, Mr. |
Gardiner, called. His visit seemed to make
the Doctor nervous, and he complained of a |
"goneness" in his stomach.
just before noon the temperature of the |
Doctor was %; pulse, %; respiration, II. On |
leaving the hall the Doctor walked unas- I
sistea 81 down stairs with slice of. melon In
his hand. lie received all ovation from
croWds ~ the streets, steps, and windows, |
ana exhibited much qualification aths hearty |
reception. He ordered the cover Of the car
mage thrown back, Ind joked and talked with
the crowd that surrounded the vehicle. After
two or three dozen persons had grasped his
hand, the accompanying physician grasped
him BY the arm and held him in his scat to
prevent him from tiring hinself out. On
ner Jay down IN the front parlor and endeaY-
ored to, steep. The milk and watermelon had
not disagreed with him.
az '2::3o Or, Tanner was resting quietly
termclon in small quantities. THEE or Or four
times, without Injurious effect.
;. At $3.50 Dr.. Tanner drank an ounce of
l1glt wine, after WHICH he ate small slice of
Fea qes At o fe was sanT =. With
not swallow the fibre, but only partook Of
the juice Of the meat
I The Doctor saw no visitors during the
a;fte;rn2on, ;f1 and it vas reported was in excel
After i o'clock Dr.. Tanner rested quietly.
al nc asked for an apple, which he ate.
anu tnen asked for and received two more.
A. Az Z ne was given beefstcak weighing haIf.a
NJ Nrfv 1FS 4 L.
one ounce Of wine, and then slept until 10, !
when he aW0ke and cilatted chcerfully DR.. /
Y ork said Dr.. Tanner Was WELL and did not
;hlnk !; any trouble would arise from his un-
9f all the physicians seemingly with bene-
lclal result, and he, expected the Doctor to
work Tomorrow oil his biography. Alta iate
lour tie Doctor was resting Quietly.
RIVAL OF TANNER.
, Mi.uaukcc Vtsconsiu, A1.q. =.
As the public are watching Dr.. Tanners
asst with such anxiety they will be Interested
II II tne facts concerning Dcacon W. Il. By
made III these columns few days since.
Just twenty-five years ago now, Dr.. Kit
redge, of the Madison Water Cure, finding
ne Deacon suffering from chronic dyspepsia !.
nd Inflammation OF the liver. advised his
ordlngly the fast was begun. and lasted l
days. the Deacon all the tima !
II King baths in pure water and drinking as T
iucii wafer as liz LIKED; anu he sometimes |
ked several quarts u day, He never kept (
is bed-tllnngh at last he was obliged to lie {
own treqEent1y-but drove every day, and | a
the tl1irty-second day led the singing in C
Venngg service at the Nater Cure.
OH the thirty-ninth day, at the earnest en-.
:eaty OF his family and friends, Mr. Byron t {
'ok teaspoonful Of toast water, which his t
n gave him without the Doctors knowl-, h
1gee. As this distressed him he took moth 9
Eg put water the next day, and OH the forty-I Z
rst day teaspopnful. Of water In: which e, e
:acker had been soaked. This, too, dis S
essed him greatly, though be never had the
le victim. --.-
He was q good deal more than forty days.
,wever, before he could get back to eating g
gu1arly, and found the getting over the ef. -
cts Of the fast far more troublesome than "
e fast itself. In fact, 1t was nearly three
unths before he could eat "a SQUARE meals 81
food. cooked as the rest of the family ate il
but he was cured Of his dyspepsia and
'er trouble.
:. ...*TELEGRA?HiC NOTES.: ii
NEW YoRK. Aug. Jose Pefttruhita, Of / ii
is city, arrested at Havana and imprisoned. D