Morning journal and courier., 1880-07-09
NEW YORK.

The Starvation Feat-Charges of Fra ! A Row Among the Physicfans-Tan- ner Said to Have Taken Food.
 NEW YORK, July 8.-There is row over the fasting doctor. War has broken out at his cotside, and all the doctors are into it. Allopaths, homeopathic, eclectics, neurolo- gists and army surgeons are in arms Dr. E.. Bradley pronounces Dr. Tanner fraud and unworthy the notice of honorable scientists. Dr. Bradley claims that he detected Dr. Tan ner in receiving something from one of his watchers shortly after twelve o'clock last night, which under the circumstances war ranted him in believing that that something was food. H. J. Swift claims also to have
 seen the same as Dr. Bradley. The circum-
 stances are as follows It was ten minutes
 after twelve and most of the physicians were
 in a room adjoining the hallway, where Dr
 Tanner slept on a cot. They were intently
 examining an instrument for testing tactile
 sensibility and were so interested that the
 faster was temporarily forgotten Among
 the watchers for the night was MT. Scott
 Johnson, said to be Q physician and artist
 He, it is averred, lowered about Dr.
 Tanners cot, making himself use-
 full in procuring water, etc. Several times Dr. Bradley, who had been
 experimenting with the instrument men toned was attracted by MT. Johnson's ac-
 tions, and without appearing to do so began
 to watch his movements. Dr. Bradley, him
 self unnoticed, scanned closely every move
 ment of Mr. Johnson and was convinced that
 something was wrong. Very soon he saw
 him wetting towel and sponge at the wash
 bowl. These articles he handed to Dr. Tan
 ner with his left hand, while with his right
 he hastily passed something else to him. It
 was white, but Bradley could not tell what it
 was. Turning around in disgust his eyes en-
 countered those of Mir. Swift, which told
 plainly that that gentleman had also observed
 the maneuvre. Both remarked simultane-
 ously 'That settles it'' It was at this juno
 ture they left the hall, calling Dr. Harwood
 to accompany them. A stormy scene ensued
 among them. One feature of this is the
 open bitterness with which the two schools regard each other. The neurological men claim that the fast is an eclectic one, and therefore on it's face fiat humbug. The ec- lectic physicians hold that the old school
 practitioners are jealous of them, fearing that Dr. Tanner will be successful, and thus stultify them, because they have asserted that can fast as Tanner claims he can. Consequently the old school prac ti- tioners who were present were surprised at Dr. Bradley's statement, while the new. school doctors opposed him, Dr. Tanner was acquainted with the matter, and he said he had received nothing but a sponge saturated with water from MT. Johnson. This sponge was secured and subjected to several tests. It emitted about three ounces of water. Dr. Tanner became excited and offered to take any emetic to show that he had not received any nourishment. The eclectic men were ready to give 1t to him, bRt Dr. Bradley said that three-q quarters of an hour had elapsed, and if he had taken anything the discharge consequent upon the administering of an emetic would probably not show it. No emetic was therefore given.
 Dr. Gum and other physicians of the ec- lectic college say that the thing put up job and that Dr. Hammond is at the bottom of it.. Dr. Bradley says that he has not seen Hammond for several days. He said that he was convinced that it was food that was hand ed Dr. Tanner, but could not state what it consisted of; neither could he nor did he say it was eaten. The eclectic men, he said
 wanted him to remain silent about the mat ter and let the fast go on. Dr. Tanners ex-
 citement was great at one o'clock. He broke
 down and began to cry bitterly for half an
 hour, then grew calmer. At noon, when his
 eleventh day began, Dr. Miller was at his cot
 side and felt his pulse, which was so. His
 temperature was 98.4, respiration II, weight
 141 pounds.