Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-18
LULU HURsT's POWER
Crazes an Atlanta Lady and Who Caus
a Seana

Scene.
The Constitution Of Tuesday gives the
following account of an exciting scene
which took place during Miss Lulu Hurst's
performance in Atlanta Monday night:
Suddenly a beautiful young lady. petite
in figure and tastefully dressed in black,
arose from her seat in the centre of the
parquette and, waving her hat above her
head, shouted at the top of her voice:
''Glory to God Glory to God! Woman
rules the wOrld!"
Rev. Z. B. Graves sat next to her. and,
rising in his seat, he caught hold of the
lady and said:
"slt down, my sister, sit down! sit
"Glory to GodI the Great Jehovahf III
go to Lulu Hurst"
The audience at first thought that some
splrltuallst had become OverwrOught, and
at nrst there was considerable laughter.
.'Glory GlOry!' shouted the lady.
MT. graves endeaYOred to quiet her,
but without avail, and as he appeared
about to speak the audience Kissed down
the disorder, and he said:
Ladies and gentlemen, this is my poor
sister. Give her your sympathy and not
your laughter. Think of her unfortu-
nate condition."
By that time the house was in a fever
OF excitement. The ladies were shaking
with fright and the nerves of the men
were at a tension, for the lady sprang in
to the aisle and exclaiming:
''Pll come to you, Lulu! I'll 90 to Lulu
Hurst! God bless you, Lulu! God bless
yOuw
By that time a number of gentlemen
were around her, among them Mr.. Pat
Calhoun, Mr.: ollie Fuller, Mr. W. A. Os-
born, Mr.. j. t. White, Mr.. Burton Smith
and DR.. Love.
She passed through the crowd with the
frenzy OF a maniac and started for the
door leading to the stage. She was fran
TIC, and thinking it best to let her 90 on
the stage, the door was opened, but she
refused to enter. Springing away from
those who held her, pale as death and
trembling with emotion, she ran across
the aisle in front of the stage, but Miss
Hurst had been taken away, seeing which
the lady turned, and, humming a tune,
began to
DANCE ALONG THE FRONT AISLE
and then up the centre aisle to her seat.
AS she approached her brother she threw
her arms about his neck and said:
''kiss me, brother, kiss me on my lips
Oh. God bless Lula Hurst, she has set
woman freep
''She is my sister. l cannot use force
with ner;" said Mrs. Graves.
"WiH you give me your seat ?" asked
the lady Of another lady.
The seat was rendered and the young
lady was seated.
''Sister, let's go home" said her brother.
'Pll go with you if you'll take your
hands off me-" she said.
Left to herself, she again got into the
aisle, and started out, followed by an ell
derby lady and her brother and several
other gentlemen. DR.. Love had sent for
whisky and had made hyperdermic in
lection of morphine. The lady grew
quieter, but soon began calling:
Nv alter. water. waterp'
BY that time the whisky arrived, and
with it glass of water, which some one
handed her.
LET my mother give me water" she
exclaimed. Cpl trust no human being
on earth but my motherl'
The water was handed her by the elder
ly lady. She took the glass and with a
shaking hand pressed it to her trembling
lips, drank two or three swallows, hand
ed 1t back, took two or three swallows of
the whisky, then little more water and
was then calm. She was taken out
placed in a carriage and driven home.
Mr.. Graves then assembled platform
IN 'front.' OF the stage and stated to the au-
dlence that the lady was his sister. At
last she had publicly demonstrated the
weak SIdLe OF nef nerves and his worst
Tears were realized. He asked for the
sympathy and prayers Of the audience in
the sad trial and the severe afiliction.
The lady is Miss Graves, sister of Rev.
Il. b. Graves. She is a music teacher,
and has been boarding with Mr.. w. A
Cochran at 1859 Jackson street. She is a
most estimab!e lady, and the unfortunate
state of her health is most deplorable.
1t was easy to see that she had a frail
constitution.