Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-07-15
EASTERN DISPATCH rs
n,. ranuer,s Starving Match,

CHICAGO, July - An Inter Ocean
New York special says: "How soon will
the end conner" is a question which asi.
tatss the physicians who watch Dr.. Tan
nsr. The opinion is nearly unanimous
tina. hs has almost reached the limit OF
his endurance. wonderful as 1t Is. Up
to Saturday there were many who pro-
nouncsd him in good condition and
spoke With. some confidence Of his abil'
ity to accomplish his task. but his sud.
den variations in temperature. from
burning heat to 10y chills. his increased
fssblsnsss and preference for lying half
torpid. drowsing on his cot, his irrati.
bility and whimsicsliiy, somstimss ap.
proschinR .incohsrency whom be is dis.
turbsd, all these signs point in one
direction. After the first week OF bis
fast many eclectic physicians expressed
some confidence in his ability to accom-
plish his task. It has been noticeable.
however, during the last two days,
especially yesterday. that the eclectics
we're giving up their opinion, admitting
that the Doctor would o o fail. 81
think he 10 failing rapidly" said DR.:
Reilly" Eyes, and I think he would
rather die than take food" answered
DR.. Ford; "hs has been more slugRish
TO-DAY. and doesn't seem to know his
own mind" Another bad symptom has
appeared. The Doctors hands and feet
looked purple and appeared congestsd.
This shows o feeble and retarded circu'
lation. His absence from water IL con.
sidered even more remarkable than his
abstinence from food. A man living ON
ordinary diet consumes from fifteen to
twenty-five ounces OF water daily in his
food, and from sixty to seventy ounces
besides. Plenty Of water as well as salt
ID necessary for the maintenance Of the
vital functions, but DR.. Tanner receives
water only from rinsing his mouth. from
his baths, and from wet towels and
sponRss with which he washes his face
and hands. In gargling his throat he
retains on an average nearly o drachm Of
water, which has been calculated to
amount to two ounces during the day.
The amount absorbed from his baths
and sponges IL roughly estimated as un.
der eight ounces, although an accurate
calculation IL impossible. Thus the
whole normal daily amount OF water il
from seventy.Avo to ninety. Ave ounces.
| DR.. Tanner exists On ten. Today, how.
ever, he abandoned this policy and took
water In considerable quantities. His
fast has now reached o point where
methods OF resuscitation are daily dis.
cusssd among the physicians OF tho hall.
At midnight DR.. Tanner has tasted
fifteen and q halt days. In the afternoon
he was driven to Central Park and was
gone about two hours. He was very
quiet during the drive. During the day
hs frequently munched broken ice. He
appears weaker and Is evidently falling.
When he retired for the night at $50
his pulse was 80, temperature 80, and
respiration 10.
NEw York. July 15.-Dr. Tanner was
more cheerful and not quite 30 weak
yesterday. His pulse 10 95. tempera'
ture 9sLi, and respiration IA. At noon
he wal weighed, registering l32 pounds
"a loss Of twenty-five and ons.hali
pounds since commencing his fast. He
drank water frequently during the
morning.