The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-01
DIR. TANNER,s RESOLvE.
The Faster Determined Ia complete
his Task at All Hazards.
IN GOOD NOTWITHSTANDING THE WATCH.
Frs BY INSISTING oS OPEN DOORS AND WIN.
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| .DOMH.
New York, July 31.-CoDfrary to the ex
pectatiops OF many, DR.. Tanners extraor
binary powers OF fasting still beld out yes
terday. While apparently growing weaker
he was sufficiently strong TO express his
| indignation at report which bad been
pretty extensively circulated that be might
| be obliged 10 succumb to the demands OF an
oyeriaxed nature. He sought bis cot In the
south gallery OF Clarendon Hall at twenty
minutes 10 10 O'Clock on Thursday night
aud slept soundly for an hour and
five minutes with his face turned to-
ward the moon. Although resting under
two doubled blankets he asked for more
clothing, and the rubber piano-cOver, 80
| freqaently used on former occasions, was
thrown over him. After tossing about
resilessly for nearly quarter OF an hour
and complaining OF the want OF air he
shifted bis quarters at five minutes after |
O'Clock and went TO sleep on the cot down
in the hall, which is generally used In the
daytime. lie then dropped INTO feeble
slumber, and did not awake until Ten min
utes to O'Clock yesterday morning.
HIS FAvoRITE BEVERAGE.
! Shortly before 5 O'Clock it turned unusti-
ally cold, much TO the discomfort OF the
watchers, and DR.. Kunze, proceeding In a
furtive-like manner TO close the windows at
the side OF the ball, was startled out OF his
wits and OF his frigidity by the fasting man
suddenly asking him what he was doing.
81 thought il too cold for YOU" adroily
explained the shivering Dr. KunZe. "Oh.
it's not too cold for me; Pm not cold,'
rejoined the stole, and up went the win
| IL, - ha n Il
hammock and the attendants gathered
round him. "Well, boys" said the tough
old man, in the course OF some badinage,
81 feel better this morning than have for
some days past" The fevershness about
the face which was noticeable on Thursday
was absent, but the lack -lustre eye made his
condition unmistakable. 1t was not till
twenty-five minutes past 6 that he rose
and mounted 10 his seventh heaven in the
south gallery, where, having completed his
toilet, he sucked little ice, after which he
once again got under the blankets, grum-
| bling al the same time because he had DC
more carbOnic acid wafer. About O'Clock
| DIR. futile and Mr.. Marsh, druggist, came
| i'm 10 relieve Drs. Osborne and Goodman
and some time after entered Dr. POlliZer
who, going 10 the opposite gallery, played q
selection OF music, with the intention
probably, OF lGllins the patient to sleep, but
! The execution was too good TO suffer
! Tanner 10 Weld to the drOWsy god
were he so inclined. At half-past
eight DR.. Badham procured some Of the
morning papers, and few visitor:
dropping in, the HerdH watch read TIE
Journals TO a select audience, the Minncapo-
| lis absiainer sitting up in the hammock and
taking great interest in the daily story OF
his achievement. When the reader came tC
| the place where the reporter stated that one
OF the medical gentlemen had on the pre-
yious day. when seized with fiji OF appre
bensiou concerning his patient, sent fol
some beef tea and brandy for emergencies
the DocO or became quite indignant. "Lo0b
bcre,v he wratbfully cried, "thoSe doctors
Just don't know anything at all. | think
we had better have the supply OF beef ant
brandy for the doctors"
THREE PROPOSALS OF MARRIAGE.
Toward 8 he arose and seated himself il
his arm.c chair, with a blanket wrapped
around his lower eXtremities. Soon after
the mail brought few letters, no less thar
three OF which "popped the question:
Another letter from Mr.. G.. Kelley, Palace
Hotel. San Francisco, contained the Offer
OF $4,000 and expenses II DR.. Tanner
would deliver ten lectures on the Pacific
coast during the months Of September and
October. The phenomenon from Min
neapois said he would take the invitation
under consideration. At sixteen minute
Of 10 o'clock he descended to the ball fol
pedestrian exercise, having preyi0usly
ordered another bottle OF mineral water
and when he had made twenty-five lap
in nineteen minutes, he sat down Il
the table and treated himself 10 M
ounce OF the liquid. DR.. Price, Of The
limited States College, and Mr.. Egan nov
relieved the second medical morning watch
and DR.. Haywood, coming In about TIT
same time, tested the patients strength b!
means OF the dynamometer, the result beins
90 i'm the right, % in the left. DR.. Dixon
editor OF The SCdlpel, was among the yisi
tors. and in a conversation with him th'
fasting man said he took great interest IL
DIR. DIxon's works. Again, at twenty-five
minutes to eleven, did Tanner imbibe OF hi
fayorite beverage, and Or. Wilson nov
making his appearance, that particular tip
Dle became the discourse between the littl
doctor who was fasting and the big docto
who was not fasting. Mr.. Reporter,
said DR.. Tanner, "please note that DIR. vii
son did not induce me to take mineral o
any other waters. Yesterdays statemen
was erroneous. There has been no com
pusion at all about the matter"
NEW YORK, July 3l.-Dr. Tanner j
somewhat weaker and less lively than yes
terdav. He passed restless night, sleep
ing but little. Twice before daylight b
was given small draughts of minera
water, and about 3 o'clock had an attaci
OF nausea. and vOmited mucus. The efior
Frustrated him for The time, but he af;er
wards expressed himself as relieved. lie re
ceiyed miniature coffin by mail iron
Philadelphia, and remarked that he had n
use for such an article just yet. Atn0on h
entered upon the lhirty-sixth day OF hi
fast confident and hopeful.