The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-09-24
a Milwaukee Miracle.

The age of miracles has not passed
away, if we may credit the reverend Faith
er krautbauer, cha plain OF the convent
of Notre Dame. Milwaukee. who narrates
to the editor Of Catholic publication
the particulars OF miraculous cure. The
source of information seems sufficiently
respectable to authorize thu giving OF the
alleged facts, which briefly. are as TO.
lows: When the bishop Of Milwaukee
attended the Vatican council be f rHari-
ed 90 the sisters OF the convert named an
exact copy OF tie miraculous picture OF
Our Mother of Perpetual "Succor, !"
preserved in the church Of st. Alphnnsus
In Rome. The copy was blessed 10y the
pope and touched to the original picture
The bishop priced this painting highly.
and was extraordinarily careful of its safe
transportation to America He sent ii
In another than the vessel in which he
sailed, and was gratifed to know of its ar
rival in good condition. 1t is now located
above the Virgin alter In the convent
named, and. if the reverend gentleman
speaks sooth, was the medium through
which an invalid almost In orticuto morris
was restored to perfec. health. Miss
Maria Rossman, native OF Hanover.
aged shout twenty years, was IN the con
vent as candidate for the sisterhuod
In Septem Der la it she was suffering from
pulmonary consumption, and though she
was carefully nursed and received the
best medical attention she sank rapidly.
In February last her physicians pronoun-
ceC her case hopeless, aud the last sacra-
ments of the church were duly admins
tered to her, On May % her condition
was such that her physicians declared
that she could not survive twenty four
hours Always devouS client of the
virgin she begged the sisters 10 carry her
into the chapel that she might pray be
fore the So called miraculous picture. Her
attendants were 10th to grant her request,
thinking only Of thespaln it would cause
her, but as she was urgent they com
piled. After she lad remsined in prayer
for about a quarter Of an hour, she arose
from her bed walked through tie con
vent and ioyfully announced to the
annexed sisters her restoration to perfec,
health Drs. Zelowski and Flynn, her
physicians, were notified of the uD-hoped-
for change, and upon examination, do
clared that she was indeed cured. The
change was not apparen: merely. nor
performs her full share of the labors Of
the lnstution, and is enjoying excellent
health. Here. then, are the particulars
of case which. if not fraudulent, is
seemingly supernatural. The easiest
comment upon it is sheer. But shou Id
it receive such treatment Even devout
Catholics have 10 the abstract little faith
in the power of miraculous paintings or
sanity relics, but here is q case worthy,
it would seem, of some Investigation even
by professed sceptic Sneers may ..
least be suppressed until it is shown, she
less material statement being granted, U)
that the grill was not In drticulo morris
(2) that she did not instantly and unac
countably recover her normal health. If,
after investigation. the affirmative must
be conceded, it will then be In order to
inquire how far natural laws or the APP
plica,ion of art vas responsible for her
recovery. If The case is fraudulent its
exposure will bring the parties response
pie into deserved ridicule. If there is in
1t something of the supernatural, sneers
would be far from decorous, to say the
least,