New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-10
MISS LULU HURSTS POWER
SHE ATTRIBUTES IT TO PSYCHIC FORCE.
A TALK WITH HER AND PRIVATE EXHlBllloN-
SCENTS ON wAILACKs STAGE.


Jnterest in Miss Lulu Hursts performance at
Uaiiark's Theatre was frcshcned yesterday when
il became known that on tuesday nlght one Oh !hc
spectators jumped upon the stage anu, bimssf
The affair as a fraud, claimed that he could hlhs'H
40 all The marvellous things done by her he pro-
ceedings were trihe uproarlons, ana CAIN Ms WSs
onlv restored by turning down the gas lhen
harmony regued uslde the deserted theatre bnt OUT
side The fun continued The young man whO cIalined
that muscular power was me ohly Ii, w.
argued the point with believer In MISS lurs5 as
The posseSsor Of some occult power. they uleneA-
periments with the believers cane, when ehdeu Ia
The believer whacking the scepuc on the top o. n's
lcaj with his stick. This was such a convincing
argument that the discussion dropped. 20 ulu 'he
sceptic. , =, = rp,p
UNT reporter. She aud her parents were STUDY lhe
the geography of New-lOrk house-tops nou 'I;o
fourfh story window of their boarding mouse ia
West twenty. fourth-st. Miss Hurst laughed the
gigee peculiarly her own as she sconeu Az
idea OF the force beng muscular ~ q pa pa ~
force-that's what il Is said her father anu ltS
hiS 70 suprose it'- muscular. What she does
in public is only small part OF what she pas uone'
ana are preparing IA NV SCI Vi
which We Will show shortly;
Miss Hurst then took up the tale:
81 frs. became aware that was possessed Of ms
been eIhsitins it in pablo the last four months
How did II FIRST make Itself knownt Nh, ,s ~ my
heard sort of popping noise l"e onu' a,y
fingers seemed to pop TheB one day an unorea pes"
10 move about IN my hands and since that gay nave
hGs Then S'T suppose you g when rains
Eyes knew enough to DO that don lninu j" NV"
ever for hate to carry an umbrella anyhow
Does an exhibition fatigue your - ....ua
NO indeed | nud mat the power increases toWa h
the end OF the show / choose the tests which exhibit
in public because they are the ony ones dm sur "" nt
ern DO many surprising things, but cannot count
on doing them
For instance g -, A., -, .- q,
well have moved table with the tips o. nv m1
gers and ted, aud other heavy artic's but depends
ON the conditions very much r., -.
Yes chimcd in her father, she mas 10 leel JUST
so or she can't do anything
Miss Hurst then went through a series OF tests
with the reporter and his companion. Apparently
H. hot nt nTNN
stick from being forced to the floor when graSped oy
the reporter with both hands. Miss hurst merely
put the palm Of her hand against the stick without
Crasping 1t at all. strong upward pressure. now
ever was undenIably eXerted. She also raised a
chair with the reporters companion sitting III IT,
by merely pressing the palms Of her hahds 10 NC
sides There was no erasping or clutching, the
thumbs and all the fingers being extended. MISS
Hurst was iiling To submit TO any Other le'ts
than those exhibited in puOhc. .
Every seat in Wallacks Theatre was filled last
night when the curtain rose and the Young man
from Georgia whose name Is raGi H'N cbsiT;
was instantly hlled when he extended
his invitation to the spectators TO
come upon the stage. The majority OF those VINO
thus presented themselves either strlpllngs or
graybeaTds. The first part OF the programme was
then gone through, with the usual results the UNI
bIela beng turned inside out aud the billiard QUO
snapped IN two pieces during the tests. When the
second part began, after the man at the
s"2 P @S Ma .y'a among t& S@S'G who pp
M and the stage creaked as be walked across IT, ne
gTasped the chair firmly with both hands while
Hiss Hurst placed her hands over his, and looking
upward in the direction of his handsome face
smiled swoctly Then Major Pond waltLed about
the stage and Miss Hursts smile grew
sweeter aud sweeter When he was asked to
inform the people 20 what degree of pressure she
had excrted. he SAID: - felt a slight delicate
pressure Of the lady's hand As he emphasized
The word delicate" he bushcd, and the spectators
howled with delight. The tests were then pro-
Ceeded with As on the other occasions the fun OF
the show consisted not 50 much IN the
marvellous the humorous. As stout men,
lean men. young and aged men made uncouth
contortionS or tumbcd fiat on their backs, mighty
laugh rose from the on-lookers. Some of those on
the stage were well known to many present and the
"chah was abundant. Every one was asked for
n speech and hoved at when he refused 30 comply
with the request. one Young man, whose " IIesu-
ness was painfully apparent. exhibited two pieces
OF rubber tubing which he had concealed IN the
palms of his hands as e. prevent the passage OF
electrictv A. he had been several times dep0s tea
on the fiat of ms back lie came to the conclusion
that If electricity We're present Boyton SUIT was
about the only thing that woulu have wa1dea 1t on
Miss Hurst was loudly applauded at the close OF
each test and 1t was apparent that whatever inc
reason ng powers of those present suggested, Their
sympatheS we're largely and vocalIy with the
(,porp1 Wonder