The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-09

ana AZ Rquhrter aIter tWelVe no went Iou
the hall and was driven 10 DR.. Gunn'
house, where he spent the rest OF the day
eating watermelon, peaches, and drinking
wine and milk. At ten o'clock he wa
doing well, but was deyouring every thinl
that came In reach, and was evidently lay
ing the foundation for lively attack o
cholera morbus.
After Tanner had laid in DR.. GunnI
house q spell in the afternoon he arose
and demanded more watermelon, which
Professor Wark, vho was now nonpluBsed
at the capabilities OF the Doctors stomach
gave him without murmnr. This was all
he ate until three o'clock. He insisted on
absolute security from intrusion. The fol.
lowing facts were gathered from the reports
OF DR.. Reilley and Professor Wark:
Atthree o'clock DR.. Tanner sat bolt up.
right in bed, and exclaimed: "By Georgel
must have some more watermelon" DR..
Reilley gave him two pieces, one after the
other, each as big as bis fist, taken out OF
the heart OF the melon. DR.. Tanner ate 1t
all. AT ten minutes past three he asked
for an ounce OF red Hungarian wine OF
fine favor, rich and strengthening, the
price OF which is $50 dozen pints. Il
was present to him. He said 1t would
stimulate his stomach TO healthy action.
It was given to him. He read the after
noon papers until 4:0+ o'clock, and he
then arose and went into the adjoining
room, where the Georgia watermelon was,
and ate two large pieces. While he stood
beside II DR.. Reilly asked him II his
stomach did not distress him. ~ wouldn't
have stomach" i" he said, THAT would dis
tress me-"
About 4 :19 o'clock he astonished his at
tendants by calling for half pound OF
beelsteak. It was prepared for him, and
as he chewed the strength out OF It and
elected the residue from his mouth, he re-
marked that he was enjoying tbs alter
noon more than any afternoon that he
could recollect for good many years, and
that II the people down at Clarendon
Hall knew how much pleasure he was
having, most OF them would be willing to
fast for forty days. At 1850 o'clock he
finished his beefsteak.
At five O'Clock Mr.. Gardiner, his broth
er-in-law, called, and they had conyer-
sation in private. At $40 o'clock he call
ed for more wine. DR.. Reilly gave him
an ounce. At 5:27 he called for more wa.
termelon, and DR.. Reilly gave him piece
as large as his fist. "Don't be so stingy
with It, he said; 80 DR.. Reilly gave him
another piece. At 5:34 he finished the
second piece Of melon. All OF the melon
that he ate after leaving Clarendon Hall
he ate fiber and all. At $50 he
said he wished he had an apple.
DR.. Reilly would not give him one, but
when Professor Wark arrived at the house
soon atterward he ordered that an apple
should be given to him. When DR.. Tan.
ner had eaten the apple he said he wanted
two more: Professor Cameron went down
to the kitchen, where some OF the occu-
pants Of the house protested that two more
apples would kill him. "His stomach,
said the Professor in reply, "would digest
cobble stones"
The two apples were obtained, and DR..
Tanner ate them. Then he drank some
more wine, saying that 1t would do him
good. In describing his sensations DR..
Tanner said: "My whole body feels like a
hive oi bees, all the parts are so busy ab'
sorbing food from my stomach. Notwith-
standing all am eating my stomach cries,
more, morel
At seven O'Clock, after a long rest, he
another half.pound oil beeisteak.
1t was prepared for him and he ate 1t,
swallowing all he took into his mouth, At
eight o'clock he insisted on taking another
ounce OF wine. "0n Monday" said he,
IT shall be- able to get out and attend to
any kind Of business"
NEW YoRK, August S.-Dr. Tanner spen
very quiet day to-day, and saw very few
visitors. His physicians say he Is i'm
proving as well as can be expected alter
such long fast. During the early part
OF the morning he thewed half
pound OF heefsteak only retain'
ing the ,iuice, and partook some
milk toast and wine. Shortly before noon
he ate half pound Of beef steak and
some potatoes, which had been stewea in
milk, he was then weighed and turned
the scales at 1875 pounds.
About every hour he partook OF some
food and drink, which includ-
ed watermelon, milk, potatoes stewed in
milk, ale, beef tea, bread and wine. About
8 o'clock his weight was again taken, and
was found to be 1870 pounds.
He was quite lively to-day and frisked
about his room like school boy. His
physicians say that his rapid recovery
from his long fast Is something remark
able.