National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-12
LULU HURST IN GOTHAM.
The Georgia Wonder Fnis the Unisn
Club Men with Amazoment.

Ncp Yok journal.
When the lights were turned on full at
$3.50 o'clock last evening in Wallack's
theater the house was packed with people
eager to witness an exhibition of the
wonderful power of Miss Lulu Hurst
"The Georgia Wonder" A large number
of fashionably dressed ladies were among
those present.
Suddenly stylish young man came
on the stage, followed by 'the Wonder"
In costume of maroon velvet. A dozen
chairs had been arranged at the back of
the stage, and she took one Of them. The
young man, who proved to lie Miss Lulu's
manager, Mr.. Atkinson, came to tho front
of tho stage. and briefly stated tho main
features of the exhibition. lie closed by
inviting q dozen gentlemen from the
audience to take seats on the stage, and
the invitation was promptly accepted.
Among the dozen seated on tho stage
wero Maj. j. Il. Tolfree, of the United
States navy, q large, powerful man of
splendid physique: George DeForrest
Grant, ono of the best-trlined athletes
among the young society mon Of the city;
Howard Lapsley, Elliott Smith, and
Reginald Francklyn, the bosom friend of
Fred Gebhard and man of great
muscular development.
These gentlemen are all members of the
Union club, and had come to the theater
in party, accompanied by ladies' for tho
express purpose Of testing the powers of
tho Wonder" and furnishing their
friends with their impressions of the
soance.
After several umbrellas had collapsed
m nIar hn min IF har tou oil al ToIf,ao
was given n stout walking stick with
instructions TO grasp 1t firmly with both
hands, hold it from him and remain
quiet. Miss Hurst simply rested the
palm of her hand against the stick, put
the other hand behind her, looked up at
her stalwart adversary with n shy glance.
gave Il little. almost inaudible, gigglo,
and thcn the gallant major began his war
dance. Ho tried valiantly to obey orders
aud keep quiet. Mr.. Grant tried to help
him, but only made matters worse, and
tho two became inextricably mixed up
in their gyrations around the stage.
Then Mr.. Francklyn attempted to re.
main stationary with q billiard cue in his
terrible grip. He braced himself and said
he felt as immovable as the eternal hills.
The major sung out to him to Lock out
J for her whom she laughed" as he spoke
tho girl laid her open hand gently ON the
billiard cue and broke out into q hearty
laugh.
Look out, Regi," came from Elliott
Smith, but Regi could pay little attention
to his friend, for he was busy dancing
around the stage with Miss Lulu for a
partner. As he gave up and took seat
exhausted he said by Jove, that's the
most wonderful thing ever saw, you
know, by Jovew
Then Mr.. Grant and Mr.. Lapsley, two
of the strongest men in the Union club,
decided to make the attempt to force the
end of the billiard cue to the floor while
"the Wonder" exerted her hidd power
to prevent them. They failed, and then
came the chair test.
A fat man was selected and asked to
take q seat in chair placed near the foot.
lights. He did SO, saying his weight was
2e5 pounds. Miss Lulu moved the cbail
SO that one of her hands was in full Wow
of the audience. 1t rested open against
the side of the chair and did not grasp it
A journal reporter watched tho Other
hand, and its position was the same
Miss Lulu bent over, laughed CHEEKY
laugh in the fat mans car, and the chair
rose from the floor with no apparent exer
tion on her part. This was repeated with
half dozen heavy weights, and in no on,
instance did "the Wonder":fail
As o closing test the five Union club
men proposed that they should all try t,
force chair to the floor, holding /
: between them with their united strength
giving 'the Wonder" Just room to res
one hand on the seat aud the othe
against the back. When all was read,
the grand effort began slowly and labori
ously, the chair descended, and tn
athletes puffed and blowed and straine,
every nerve. From the bunch of head
came forth Mas Lulu's merry laugh, an,
she raised ono hand over her head. TIL
chair neared the floor inch by inch. whel
} suddenly "the Wonder" withdrew he
power, and the discounted giants col
lapsed in heap on the floor.
Miss Lulu said she felt no fatigue what
ever, and could keep it up all night. Sh
said it was impossible for her to carry o.
umbrella or parasol, for she never coul
: tell when her strange faculty woul
develop ITSELF nor in what manner. Sh
had no control over it Whatever. Some
times it repealed things from her an
sometimes attracted them.