Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-13
Mr.. Tyndall Gives an Example
Of His Powers.
He Drives from the Theater to the
Westminster Hotel.
The Thought Reader Successfully Per.
forms Very Difficult Test-He
Ends the Performance With
Cataie optic Fit.

pertinent Oh yesterday was a success,
complete and entirely satisfactory to
the committee in charge. The sex
pertinent took place from the Los An
geles theater, where Mr.. Tyndsll will
appear on tomorrow ev. ming. At IL
O'Clock in the morning a number of
gentlemen, who had asked Mr.. Tyndall
if he would give an experimental test,
met him at the theater. The gentlemen
selected committee, the engagement If
the theater nor Mr.. Tyndall having
nothing directly nor indirectly to do
with the selection. The committee
selected was Mr.. Frank Baker, MIR. S. III.
Butterfield, Mr.. Otto Vogel, editor Sud
Californier, Mr.. ]. T. Goytino, editor LIE
Progress, and member of the HERALD's
reportorial staff. The committee selected
Mr.. Frank Baker as the subject.
Mr.. Tyndall then stated that he felt
confident of successfully performing any
experimental test in thought reading
that the committee might subject him
to, for, said the professor, 81 feel all
right this morning." He then sug-
gested that if the committee saw proper,
they could 60 to hotel less than one
mile distant from the theater, select a
name on the register and that he would
undertake to select the name.
The committee retired for few mo-
ments into the reception room of the
theater and decided upon an expert
mental test. An object was hidden in
the theater by one of the committee
while the others bandaged Mr.. Tyn-
dalPs eyes with white handkerchief,
and over this black silk handkerchief
The subject, Mr.. Baker, was requested
by Tyndall to keep his mind concen-
trsted upon the object concealed, Tyn-
dali holding the hand of the subject to
his own forehead. In a moment the
article was traced.
Being convinced of his powers of
thought reading, the committee decided
to secrete an article in some hotel. Mr..
Iyndall was satisfied, and the commit
tee again retired to consult. The test
being decided upon, three of the COM
mittee entered carriage in waiting at
the door of the theater and requested
the driver to drive down South Spring
street to Seventh, down Seventh to
Main, and thence to the Hotel West
minister.
The committeeman stated their object
to the manager of the Hotel Westmin.
ster, and Mr.. Baker, the subject, se-
creted in an inner drawer, or pigeon
hole, of a desk a silver whistle. He
then closed the drawer and the desk
| door.
The committeeman were then driven
| back to the theater over the same route.
| In the meantime the other committee
men had double bandaged the ewes of
Tyndall as before. He was then led to
the carriage, and took the drivers seat.
Four of the committee were seated in
the carriage, with Mr.. Baker, the sub
ject, on the drivers seat by the side of
Mr.. Tyndall. The hand of the subject
was held against Tyndall's forehead,
and the subject was requested to con-
centrate his mind strongly upon the OBJ
ject, upon the route that had been trav-
eled, "and above all" said Tyndall, "if
we should meet any teams, direct me
through your mind only which course
to take"
Mr.. Tyndall took the reins and the
team dashed down South Spring street
at very lively rate. One of the thought
full committeeman, who was not in a
very great hurry, took the drivers whip
80 that the mind reader in his over-ex-
cited state. might not lash the horses to
their utmost speed, for in experiments
OF this nature the greatest speed possible
is generally resorted to.
A crowd of several hundred people had
met in front of the theater and crowds
lined the streets. AS the mind reader,
Dareheaded, and his eyes bandaged with
a black handkerchief, drove rapidly
through the streets vehicles readily gave
passage way to this apparition- like team,
and many of the drivers followed the
carriage after their surprise was over
On reaching Seventh street, the pro-
fessor turned the horses to the left,
drove to Main, and had pro-
ceeded about half block beyond,
toward Los Angeles street, when he
quickly turned the carriage, and drove
back to Main, turned to the right and
drove very rapidly to the Hotel West
minister. Then he suddenly checked
the horses and began to climb down
from the drivers seat. Reaching the
pavement, he almost ran into one OF the
doors of the Hotel Westminster, and,
with hands extended as if feeling his
way, walked rapidly back to the desk in
the rear of the private business Office of
the hotel. He placed his hand upon the
desk, then opened it; opened the lower
pigeon hole, then the second, then the
top one; his hand then moved trem-
blingly to the others, his body shaking
and trembling violently the while.
Again his hand sought the upper pigeon
hole, the professor muttering to himself,
'I'll find it," The trembling hand
next sought the third pigeon hole; he
seized the object violently, held it up,
and said: "Here."
The committee remained mute until
after Mr.. Tyndall had designated the
object, and then gave him round of
applause, in which the large crowd of
spectators in the hotel Joined.
His eyes were unbandaged, and the
committee were about to congratulate
the mind-reader upon his successful
test, when he was seen to swoon and fall
backward in a cataleptic fit. As he was
falling he was caught before he reached
the floor, and the committeeman bore
him to the hotel office and placed him
upon a sofa.
His manager, who had been notified,
had arrived, and stated that Mr. Tyndall
frequently had these attacks, especially
after haroNtests, and that they ran their
natural course and passed away Dur
ing the hour he had several convulsione,
and it was difficult to hold him upon the
sofa.
After he was somewhat calm ne was
placed in closed carriage and taken to
his hotel.
About half an hour after the professor
had been taken to his hotel he recovered