Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-25
A HUMAN DYNAMO.
A Kentucky Youth Who is Possessed
of Remark able Powers.
Fr5,o ne NasAriHe American.

Fr5,o tbe Nashri1Ie American.
GAINESVILLE, TENN, Sept. 22.-Your
reporter has been able to gain some
amusing information concerning the won
derful young man, Mr.. Eugene Tyler
near Adairyille, KY, who is gifted with
some extraordinary power which is not
explained to the full satisfaction of the
writer; that is, no one can tell what kind
OF machine he is not what
he is likely to develop, but
sure it is. he possesses some remarkable
gift which would make him terror to
timid people, but for the high charac-
ter the young gentleman maintains
in the community. His conduct in rear
ing from boy mod up has made him gen.
eral favorte. and his association is sought
in all circles, and bis friends delight in
the pleasant sensation experienced from
his touch. One person describing one OF
his performances says he is new kind OF
spiritual medium; another thought it re-
markedly developed mesmeric influence;
another said he is living, walking bat
terry, lightning generator; another said,
call him what you will, he's got fire
enough in him TO run locomotive, and
still another OF superstitiOus turn OF
mind thinks he is that same willapus
wallapus spirit that frightened the ma
tives OF Taylor's Hill some time ago. Mr..
Tyler is about n years of age, and from
highly connected families on both sides.
He is a son of William Tyler, deceased,
grandson of William Tyler, ST., OF Todd
county, KY, closely related to the Smiths
and Terrys of that county on his mothers
side; grandson of Wiley Tyler, man
honOred for his many noble qualities of
heart, and widely known as the success
full race horse breeder of Todd county.
One OF his favorite tricks is making peo.
pie do silly things against their will, just
10 show the force of his genius. This
he does by rubbing his hands
touching the shoulders of the SUBJ
ject to be operated on. The touch of his
hands is like fire, and that instant the
subject is under his control to do his bid
ding, and can't resist the force of his in
fuence. For instance, If there is per
son in the company who deties his power
that person may be carried out blind
folded, and while absent he Will state to
the witnesses every little silly act he pur-
poses having performed, and on return
of the subject he rubs his hands together,
and so soon as sparks begin to flash he
lays his hands on the subjects shoulder,
who instantly becomes charged like an
electric battery and proceeds to perform
every act promised.
The most interesting feature of his won
derful git Is tue power to tell fortunes.
He can take strangers under his influence
and tell them everything they ever did in
their lives, every motion of the heart and
what has been their successes and failures,
the causes, ETC., and then divine the
future. This talent m axes him exceeding
~ popular with the ladies. Those who
have uuruly husbands 90 to him to bave
the kinks taken out of their liege lords.
and those who have no husbands go to
find out who Is to be the lucky fellow, and
he becomes the cOnfdante of all. and
knows more secrets than postmistress
who hands out the postal cards. Two
girls, discussing his genius. one said she
was afraid of him. Why? inquired the
other. Why, good gracious, suppose he
should want girl and just get his hand
on her, she would be his; and then sup
pose after marriage she should accident
ally cross him. don't you see he would
strike her with lightning. Well. oh
served the other, that don't make any diff
ference with me; am not afraid of light
ming; rather like the subtitle agency; it's
perfectly lovely. 1 guess he can get the
girl he wants. and if she makes him
a sweet wiie-say, Sallie, how
do my bangs become me? Eugene
says they are real bewitching. At this
point wise matron put IN. "Girls, there
Is fortune in that boy. Why, If was
free and young again could sell him TO a
Thousand towns In six months for 1000
each, for an electric machine TO light the
streets. There is a cool million in him, 1
tell you. | have pulled out nearly all OF
my Old mans hair trying to draw electric
sparks, but there was not particle of
electricity in him, Notwithstanding he
yelled like iunatic in hades all the while
l was trying to raise the sparKsv