The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-10-07
Roman Catholic Miracle.

Rev. Father Krautbauer, Chaplain
of the Convent Of Notre Dame, in
Milwaukee, Wis, has given the edi-
tor of the Catholic ViRdicGtor what
he calls "the facts" concerning a
miracle that was performed at the
chapel of the convent on the 18th of
June last, through the interposition
of the Blessed Virgin; in behalf of q
faithful and devoted client, Miss
Maria Rossmann, a native of Hano-
yer, aged at the time over nineteen
wears. He says:
"The particulars regarding the pic
ture before which the ahoye-named
individaal poured fourth her devo-
tions Immediately before her miracu-
lous cure are as follows: Right Rev
Bishop Heuni, when about to return
from the late Vatican Council pur-
chased an exact copy, as regards size,
character of painting, and material,
having been painted on Wood, of the
miraculous picture Of our mother Of
Perpetual Suecor, preserved in The
Church of st. Alphonsus of the
Redemptorist Fathers, in Rome. this
copy having been blessed by the
Holy Father, Plus TX, and touched
to the original miraculous picture
itself. Rt. Rev. Bishop Henni. for the
sake of greater security in the convey
aEce Of the picture to its destination,
caused it to be boxed, labelling both
the box aud the picture itself with
the address ofthe School Sisters of
Notre Bame, Milwaukee, and shipped
in another vessel than that on which
he himself sailed On his return. 1t
arrived safely, and is now located
over the virgins alter in the above
named convent, and before it the mir
acle we are about to relate took
place The following are the par
ticulars in brief form: Maria Ross
mann was taken seriously i'll in Sep
tember, 1878 in the convent above
named, being at the time a candidate.
The best medical attendance the city
could furnish was engaged to treat
her, all declaring her case to be pull
monary consumption. She continued
to decline until all hope of recovery
was abandoned even by her physi-
clans. When her condition was pro-
nounced hopeless, on 2lst of Februa-
ry last, the chaplain administered to
her the last sacraments of holy euchra-
stand extreme unction;she was at the
time so weak as to be unable to leave
her bed and could only be removed
by the hands of others. She linger-
ed. declining, until May 25th, when
the chaplain again administered the
Holy Viaticum, and the benediction
OF the church in articulo nlortis;
then her physicians declared that she
could not survive more than twenty-
four hours. In this condition she
begged of the Sisters to carry her in :
to the chapel, that there she might
pray for little time. After much
urging on her part her supposed dv-
ing request was granted, she was
taken to the chaple and there prayed
before the picture aforementioned for
about one quarter Of an hour; she
then rose, alone, walked through the
convent, presenting herselfbefore the
Sisters and joyf1lly proclaimed her
self cured. Drs. Zelowski and FLYNN,
her previous attendants, were notified
of the change, but declined to credit
the stated cure until they had ocular
proof They called and saw the girl,
when they pronounced the cure a
miracle, aud expressed themselves as
ready to testifyto its miraculous
origin. Lest the cure might prove
transient, or be only apparent and
due to nervous excitement, nothing
was said about the matter The pa
tient was sent into the country, from
which she returned improved, and
has continued to improve, and at
present is enjoying good health aud
is able to perform full share of the
arduous labors of the establishment.
We have seen the subject of the
miricle. and are personally able to
vouch for her apparently fully restor-
ed health, and we are also able to
vouch for the perfect reliability of
the source from which these facts are
derived