Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-05-10
A cAL1FoRrIA mrRAcLE.

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Kvent Of the Century--The stismass,
Or the Wesnds Of Our savisr Appear
upsn the Body sfa Young Wemnn- :
She 10 Suddenly Restsred .rrom =
Dying Cenditisn - Connpletc Health.
One Of tho San Francisco Journals Of
the 10th instant sontaiued An ineomplets
account Of an astounding phsnsm emo .,
In which young lady, Miss S. A. Collins,
was the subject Of what IL now scknowl.
edged TO have been supernatural visita-
tion. 1t WAS not the intention Of the
young lady . friends and spiritual sdvia-
ers 10 mako the matter public through
the press, but the publication Of the affair
in crude aud somewhat incorrect form
le.i the Rev. Psndegrast, who has Miss
Collins in charge, to make the following
detailed statement to u reporter of the
San Francisco Chronicle, which was pub
lishsd in that paper on the 17th inst:
Miss Collins wss born In England. md
both her parents are Catholics, and are at
present living in this city. About two
years and a half ago she was a pupil at
the Notre Dame. On her return TO this
city she left her fathers home, and, with
. friend, Miss Kate trmsr, commenced
the practice Of charitable acts--visiting
the sick, clothing the destitute, and ia
straeting little children. Many Of The
charitable persons Of the city cooperate
with Miss Collins, Miss Armer, and an
elderly lady who keeps house for them, in
their good works. The Archbishop ap-
proved Of this semi.religious order, and
hiss paid the house rent OF thsse ladies
since they began this practice.
HRk DANGEROUS ILLNESS.
Miss Collins has always been in deli
cate health, and has frequently received
the last sacrament Of the church, given
to those in = dying condition. She has
had periodical attacks Of the heart dis.
ease, and intense pulmonary congestion.
Soon after Miss Collins and Miss ArDer
entered upon their charitable and self
sacrificing duties, Mics Collins was pres
tratsd by . return Of her complaint. She
recovered, but slowly and imperfeetly,
and on January 2, at the children's fesii.
val, In the base nent Of 81. Mary 9 Cathe.
dral, she Was ssissd with most vi0lcn,
attack. She was taken to her residence,
and two OF three days afterwari was again
seixed with congestion Of tie lungs, fsl-
attending physician, hersslf and ell her
friends were. convinced that there Was no
hope Of her recovery. She took leave Of
those who stood BY her bedside, and made
her 6nal preparations for death.
On Wednesday, January s, she was al
day in convulsioss, her limbs were rigid
and Geld, and . pain in her right eide be.
came 70 acute that she could not be moved
Toward 81 ! o'clock size grew better, and on
the night Of the third day became speeh.
less, asd wss compelled 10 write her wants
and wishes in pencil.
nEK SUDDEN AND CoMpLETE REsroRATIos
To HEALTH.
At twslve o'clock that night Miss Ar
ner and the nurse who watched BY hsl
bedside believed her dying, IL not dead
They recited the prayers for the depart.
III soul, and held the blessed candle b
NJ hand, secording 10 the custom Of th,
the church. Presently Miss Collin
closed her eyes and drew long breath
fhey then believed her dead, but 10 theil
utter ansisment ani b wildsrment sh,
revived, and made signs that abe wisbes
to write. They gays her .hs pencil snt
paper and she wrote - follows 'Pu
three drops OF water fran this font Of oul
Lady Of Lascsllstte in my mouth. and Sal
three Hail Msryf viii me before the cru
cihx.p They complied With the insirus
tions, and perceivsd that she Joined men
tally In he rscis.i Of the prayers.
A. sosA as ended, she reached out be,
hands for the erueifs, and kissed, with Al
| sxprsssson OF great devotion, the fs,
vousds Of the Savior. she fhen intinaf
ed that chs wanted little vafsr. The,
| gave her some, snd she innedistsly roe,
L up and declared. with b<sninf sns
heavenly conbisnsnee, aud in strsns
clear voice, that she vas cured, aud 81,
called On her companions, Miss Arse
snd her nnrs 10 join her 10 saying n,
rosary for the rick she wished 10 rreit,
The principal psrts sf the devotion hsrsslf
but yielding 70 il,e request ef Misc Arner
only n4de he rs,f: \: a : s,ssr su.