Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-08-14
Tu1UMPm OF DIR. TANNER.

Fast-A Large Cfo%u aHu Ihuon LA
ci,e,eentLTlie Faster Loudly Cheer
pd-He Eats a Peach, Drinks Glass
of Milk aud then Attacks a Georgia
q Watermelon, dc.
DIR. II. S. Tanner, successfully con-
Melted his fast Of forty days in Claren-
don Hall, New York, at noon Saturday
last, August I. All through the morn
ING great public interest was manifested
in the completion of his task, and the
hall was filled with crowd o. visitors,
among whom were number of ladies.
Atl03O o'clock Friday night, when
DIS Goodman and Osborne, of the regu,
lar faculty, relieved DIR. Hocber as
watchers, DIR. Tanner was quietly sleep
ing. AT ll45 the fasting man awoKe
and asked for wet sponge, with wh'cn
he moistened his head He then drank
some water but vomited 1T almost III
mediately, with some difficulty: TOT
the next ten minutes he lay WIN hi'
head overhanging the edge OF his co.,
and remarked that sit was-ioollSh ior
his stomach TO act so disagreeably
wben he was going to treat it so nicely
.aI not !, 81 much in short time.
AT a half an hour past midnight Dr.
Tanner was resting quietly, but appar-
emily not sleeping. lie awoke at !
o'clock and asked the watchers to make
as little noise as possible, soon after
which he fell into doza. AT ) o'clock
he said that he felt chilly, and asked for
more covering. An hour later ne was
sleeping more quietly, but at half past 4
he was restless. He awoke at 4.45 aud
remained awake until $50, but then did
not seem restless. DR.. Tanner arose
soon after 6 o'clock, and took hot mus
tard foot bath. AT halfpast 6 o'clock
he received a visit from his brother-in-
law, Mr.. Monroe NJ. Gardner, of Litch-
field, Medina county, Mimi. DIR. Tan
ner was surprised and pleased TO see his
relative, and both seemed much affected.
They talked for short time, when Mr..
Gardner was advised TO leave by one OF
the watchers, whoteared that the fasting
man would become too much tatigued
and excited. DR.. Tanner then sat in his
arm chair, at the east end OF the south
gallery, and at G.55 drank two ounces OF
sprin. water. He seemed to be very
nervous in consequence OF the excite
meni caused by his brother ln-law 3 visit,
and he complained that the feeling OF
'gouencss" in his stomach had increased.
At 7 o'clock he bclcheG up wind aud
vomitcd.
lie returned TO his cot at about halt
pist :, without undressing. At o'clock
he was still resting on his cot, but was
not asleep. Soon afterwards Mr.. Gard
rcr called again, and talked so long with
DIR. Tanner, who showing much excite
uent, that DR.. Badham persuaded him
TO leave. Dr. Tanner commissioned
his brother in-law TO send dispatch to
his father saying that he was all right.
DIR. Tanner seemed in good spirits and
talked with every ore who addressed
him. lie also shook hands with aEum-
Der Of his visitors. ut quarter past
10 o'clock he vomited abont half an
ounce of fluid. Then he descended to
the main floor OF the hall and walked
ouce around, amid applause from the
MANY spectators. After this he took
seat within the incloSure III the centre
of the hail. DR.. Tanner was tantalized
10y little girl who was eating an apple,
and who offered him "a bite, and also
bv Il visitor vino gave him peach. The
fasting man heroically held the peach
in his hand for some time, resisting all
desire TO convey it to his mouth.
Six large watermelons were received
at the hall from as many different per-
sons, and at Dr. Tanners request were
ranged upon table near his chair III
the centre of the hall Halt a dozen
bottles of kumys, an imitation OF Hus-
s!an mares milk, was also displayed on
the table, together with a cake of I'M
leaver,d bread, sent by some sympa-
,hizing Hebrew. One of the waternel-
ons was a present from the Georgia
horticultural Society. Alter resting
short time on his cot, DR.. Tanner, at
1915 suddenly arose and walked into
the ante room overlooking Thirteenth
street. He declared he could not en-
dure the magnetic influence of the
crowd any longer, and ordered all per
sons except his watchers to be kept out
OF the room. lie manifested annoyance
also when the visitors blocked up the
doorway in their efforts 10 get look at
him. The excitement of the morning
had been followed by reaction, and he
seemed very weak. while his good splr-
its had been succeeded by nervous II
ritability.
His obstinate self-wiil was shown as
plainly as ever, and he resented DR..
Badham's conduct in inducing Mr.. Gard
ner to leave. When Dr. Badham re
marked to him that he OR. Tanner did
not realize how weak he was, DIR. Tan
ner replied, oil show You how weak !
am at noon, when put pint OF milk
inside of me-" \ number of singers
called to give a concert for the fasting
mans amusement, but DR.. Tanner had
them retired to an an;eroom and would
not come out to hear them. At twenty
minutes of twelve DIR. Wilson, one OF
the eclectic watchers, asked all the spec
tators to be seated, so far as they were
able 10 get chairs. and announced that
DIR. Tanner would soon be ont. AT this
time there was a dense crowd OF men
and women assembled around the IN
closure, and DR.. Tanners temperance
was waited with much excitement.
The tables within the Enclosure bore,
besides the huge watermelons, several