, 1880-07-16
The Man Who is Attempting a Fast
of Forty Days.
The Scene Of the Performance How
the Doctor Looks and Acts.
Loose Watching In Tho Early Stages Of Tho Under.
:. taking, bu. 0rcaler Vigilance Now.
Tanner lilo Host l|dfopterrt1 Person in The lIal-1lt
SaJs Tho Wortof Ells Talk IL 0ter.

1tSl, tlnt tho Western hoy In iufnE we'll y; thou,
turning, ,,t,enEIly -tl hIH tns, III, n1slctt "Ive
,nnty wartn friends in Chicago. vho will Il" ulad
to know Tint Tn,ner'A. pluck l,nsn't Kireh oiit-
Yes, Sir, shall ru,at hrty daya, n.l proyc I'm no
frnt,ti."
-. e. Ct4AnEAtN,x HALL.
the scene Ut Dr. Turner's lHiIg rnst l. locntcl o,t
Thirteenth street. betwten Third md Fourth
nvcrucH. near Union s4unrc. 1t Is h commons
plHee uncomfortable sort Of building, used for
miscellaneous ts.tthorlngs, sccoiid-rate thcerts.
uni c,icup hpps. Its large RUINS are upeGlntly
suited for pttl,llc demonstrations. a snnro
,nnsnltnble ,'lucc for a scientific tnvcstt.
gltion tol,hl not te found III tho
city. Tic entrance. to tho tHll ~ ut tho
top nf flight Of steps, Over ttl1s door thcrr Ia
wl'tc lc'ft,e or I..rnpet, cxnctty on esci with
thu stnirHsb or hallway windtr OH tho EccDud
iioor. Tho usual resting p1ace ut tho Professor
VI stnryntion is In this hallway window. lie
lles III II narruw cot, which Ia placed with tho
llcas1 nut of thu window, And tho feet resting
VI. tho win,iow-Kllt on the Inside. Dr. Turner's
head und shoulders fn ttl,ls be seen cnsy jrnul
tho street below. projecting. ~ thoy io. beyond
tho pa.7slmt. III this cievatsal pul son,ewhnt
expose'l position fla, Of cniIrac. gets whntoycr
mir there II stirring, AMI, ns thd t,irezcs tflay
freely over hill scantlly.covcrcd hoty, lie drinks
III
/ 1A,lor QUANTITIES or OK rUEN. =
When yutir correspondent visited l,lin to-tlty
the Docti'r WIS lying un hs col, Within tho
atlcEzal ltrloslstr oil Tho Uur Of the hull. lie
hn,l hces, Just previously lying I'll trout nr uno
nf tho wintl0w9 midway In tho gallery, wherU!le
is uhle IT, enjoy complete frecdnnl fr,lii lnir1l-
sivu visitors. At npon to+lny 1lr. Innner fln-
tshcl 1ture t,an oicfnlrti, or his self-tElpt>sc,l
tass, having lust e,terctt upon his twelfth day
ar fnstng. Nc Is in spel,flltl condition physIcni-
y, shows 40 kigHs Of in!,ta weakness, aud. bH-
ytHn! ninrketI krItADilty nf temper, tcrt' IN
rcully nuthiuE specially noticeable In tho 1nnr,.
IL ns iosa nearly. es,ss!, 1'n,,"ts Of iesh <nee
nc et1I.i1tcnGt'i ni the .@'h ot June, hut hc docs
Opinions iirer jarxclyas tn the .nerits ur tho
affair, tn!t tho trncrnly.exrtesscI oi'InIun ur
tile ined'tni men. eanrh.tr Mf the reViIur
Rch'pl, Ia, that tho cxperhrnt vii, lnrk ut Ir7le
ticut Importance fr'til selinsiiEa punt nf view.
THE Inas. WATCHING
ssiliity 81 rsacns stiS'. & tic ,is, Tho liz III
s.'itnhle lneatton, nnu tbs !u!Avurni,le trvHna-
stnnsts attaching 70 y,Ihlic exhibition, ail are
cir,fe observations bunK tI,:sd... Thu wnteItinK
hitherto hRs lnrksd s,ftlor. discipline, nIld thur
eareriy E Sa'r ts % ameSssss ~ t s,cs Ss
they wc1v ,eullt:1 MlMn 10 dlse!,nrsa. Thu
wntchng In tho l.st nus lMrn fnrce. pr. 7aiI-
ut tha 1s e s;s"ss u III f%ss . nj sss s
fns!rd It bas ta'rtainy lacn rol,tntaisly.-f,r,
may hasc takcl, ali ie fotsl he wniatei. ila ln.s
nt nc! M y fT ,na; pr ~. r;n,h snat ,ne
has H'n ro!ltlucttSi In EiicsI IN M,,s,snlciuuH
!nnnner, a,'tl wIth Hnch perfect filth III, tho
putsttlt. 1ts 10 -:
Ho1s THE EXPERIMENT or Att. scIrsTir,o tit
,t;'~~' 'T,~~' '''5 .TEIllasr:s -
IT, insure n strrrt wut,l tho c,o,n.,t ,,r .,,o.
iirtsn, n,s,st ~. n,,tyn r. liz ,nt,,s VI . sus
sltst c.nI, sm,sitiou tank" the ~ ,trau,
int ti'a 1tra",s. ,n,'xt hn,S tth - r. ~ H.
~ ut1,rnt,s nt,s,,r."fit, ~ tssnIr III ~
raMi'S, m ~ Fvciv naw',si.;,, IN r 1S ~ vSs
MN whnt ~, ~, r,r, s q, ,,,,,,
r,rn ~ tnsn. +, atHrns .iii IT. ,ts m"'en9s
On .,nt t,rtmson. I,r. nhune,. 'wn,,,..d ), so,,n.
thinH+ fry,u, biz, ,vntlsn: III. itiey; d wntencr.
nrrSi1nu,iictl Dr Turner to tho tx xtrcic .p,lI ii
the hall, ami .tootl l'y III the most col,rt.rilc,l
manner, locking uret u puI,cr Itl his hnn while
Dr. Turner r1it1snckcu h1s ,vnlIsp,, fnt,ntl tho
'.aosnethlng" ae wltaed. then walked oycr to
his tlllr. wlcrp hn tnaan tul,{,1ttg wifi rome
puors, Ind i,iu,udIatUly after caiirti for water
IL rItso Ills t.hu.h. Agi,il1, DURING Dr. Wr1xht'e
watch, nr. Tunnnr was loft Alnnn fur ut Irllxt
three jrjut1teY III tho NUtC- ru where .t1, WIS
s.,puxtti IL 10 slerul,1K Tic writer WIS tI,titIK
III tes Inrxu hull, wlth the other Watcher, With
| Furti1Ur lIln,ly or ttle watchers bayu curious
| nottOita 1T INV tu watch. The other HKhf u
venerable. whtte.hnirtsl Hb0rt-eIobir1 Itr1fc4-
st,r sui comfortably in csulr, wifi hs bnek to
ilr, Tatiiur'a feet md cct.asiut,ulIy bs wn,,It
,lrs., t,rnnfv C,,ilv nsa,rfnf rf lila nnijnnttv