, 1880-07-17
NEW YORK.
chitohat About the Champion
Faster Of The World.
rslltltal Hatters-Demmrsllt DhharmSny IN 'lf'
g|nia and KtW York State.
Art Gossip-The Heated Term-sights at
>, Ooney Island,

the nvcr0Hp Now Yorker who chH't desert lnc
ranks Of tho stny-at-homo brigade. The faAt"
ing Doctor, tho bcncfactor Of tho ncwS-Rrasp'n8
fraternity l,as carved his niche, 80 10 speak. IN
modern historic nevspnperiom; and aa each day
tnoroosee bis cavity and decreases h(s WcRht, h0
deserves more surely bis tito OF tho frlignl Tan
nnr OF tho Nineteenth Century, His holownees
IA now daily foaturc Of tho nows OF the Asso-
ciated Pross to every part Of tho land.-dctnon-
strat!ng how beautifully an inspired idiot can
occupy tho public attention. 1'clnF, novcftho-
lea, a part Of tho daity record of tho ttmos. !
vjsicd him again this afternoon to oeeuro Inc
readers Of TIE TRIBUNE that he Is rcnliy lsV1n8
on air, with famine 6ovctnl laps behthtl.
he has Just entered upon tho third week OF
his uuoxAmplcd feat, and still bears up hfaFo'y'
Relays Of physlcians nro constantly ~ at.enu.
anco IN him. Mt Clarendon Hull: and 1t wo1d 10
4 greater task now than tho ono he has unucr.
taken for him to obtain tho smallest morsel OF
food without detection. The feeling Of skep-
tiofsm and ,inbcIcf that wa8 entertained ny
some Of the members OF tho medical prnicsaoh
In the earlier stages Of this tcrr'be test OF Hhns
powers Of endurance, hRs mainly given why to
ono of deep interest; and n goot-azcd library
al volumes on tho subject may DO ono OF tho
rn,,nh.to.bc- ieplorcd results Of tho Doctors
fast, Tint there nre doubling ThomAscs OF tho
medical profession still around Clarendon ilall.
Ia indtspttabIc; but, rs every facility Is given
them for tho detection Of frnud, 1t inuae DO ac-
knowlodgcd that Or. Tanner, In claiming tho
bolt OF -......-..
r1tx CHAMPION rAsTEn or THE woHIir,
shows every dlsposltion to not fairly in tho INIT
ter, 4 drondful runor had boon Bot Ailont tn
tho hall this morning, to tho effect thnt tho New
York faculty III general. besides delegation
from a Philadelphia medical university. wollla
cali on tho champion ant-lunch fcnd during tho
day. Buah raid by a countless legion OF tho
young, raw Sawboncs trtbo was to be resisted nt
all hazards, and thcre wRs somo tallk by the Doc
tor'A backcrs OF tclcgruphlnx Gov. COrnoll Mt
Albany to allow tho Seventh ltegftncnt-tho
crack crowd OF Now York's 'plcnio eosdlosy-to
be called out to defend tho npnroochcs OF tho
hall and "give tho old innn chance" llnpptIy
tho rumor was contradIctcd. and cclcot1cs and
regulars bccnmo rcassurcd Tho Doctor looks
to-day aa II his bout with fAn,!no waR species
Of recreation. His oyo Is brighter thAn at tho
time Of my visit last week, and hss movements
around tho lmlt show no loss Of actiyity. This
vitality, aftor two wccks without food, Is what
puzzles sawbonosin Eouoral. Tint II man without
should DO Mble. 70 trot around like district
mcssongor-boy looking. for the WRONG number,
9hfPse0 p"ps ind ns'nE lalty f' tho 'u' medical
Il . .aG.s t6n Msn @a te iron sissS. and ohsr IT,
srary celebrities ot the paAt and present tlny,
present % i looks a. Il hs intended 10 mako i, Or
xxiro IN lin uhnst in tim ntterlnt lie tcuis. ty
wnv ~ Sivers;IM, wnik III Union En,1nru f1liI
rf.stnn nr wns flrm Hnt,lrnng 10 tho hNIl. thorU
Wat 9nnI coior In hia face, Ills qnJ,tlltlon wna
taat.a viii ftn uauni fnstrtnct,a. tho tompcr1l.
,ro tnav wSs M IL taken If, tho nxilIuj: nIlSo
~ and rnryinr to p8: respiration ID to tia min
,,tc. Ia mi, At trenrth uni sctac Of feeling
nnrnnni Ecsinrtfny ii, returning fr1,1u hiB
wmik' h wefahcil IA ,,s,ial. tinpuE the scala at
1Mnr tnss s,f sif nnitt,ds sif1co Iie pcx,n fust.
inv: to-day lis weight was lEt pounds Il totnl
it,ss of siT pouutis,Ehis original weight 1T tho
siopt bnrinr brnn 1b7iG, Slich 4 dr,'ju Oh tho
srstcn Il a9ood nrt,t,f nf the honesty f tho tc1t;
snI n. II viii rnnfintie with s{,Ine ellNht IN.
crrn.n tho Doctor ns est!,nntcd by hia friends
WiIi. al thn end Df his trial, Ind himself
' r,nt,~vn nv rv.n,v p,n1,rr rnfrns
l'"nA1" III rAn.. a...,L "" III no..s.. noN.''
V!festGrdhy !nyelcsnn l.uhl nnstuH' 9 Wnn
olainGd ~ pave iAsteu LMenl!.nho 3y nnys. Cnticu "
10 nno hlmt pnt WAa tlos nlfMtteu. ~ tnen ,ts ~
pressed tho beIei 1h9L ~. !nhnEr WIS HI1s!si M !, :
ing on pellets CONTAINING ntitflsi,ent. ana nicre
n wngar colia!lofaoio sum tnat nc ctaila wv! Ins
last Tor forty dnys tihtlef nrnpeF wntoninR. nis
chatter produced % 1mltSsst2t,. hnwevGr, on
tho ornHd: tor ucspt9 ~ G!apciGi VI an'ptTss. ,.
thefns no aonpt OF ite tFn9 lMlr sanW. ,'., Ine
ltfmtoIcycs nlso ~ en.neG t - ,' ~ IL
SELF, % ~ AlFlc!t, n NV NuilH .uEt Us n''.!
An Irish taininc-haa felas OF WMteneEs nil
hana Wnos ~ tncf ~ To @ -, ~ .ss'g W. '., ~,
every SNOW ~ tne GUY. ~ XII pkss.saa H. a ,nr ~ Y.
Dnotort- hamuin8 MIN cFofFta'n6 he requires III