Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-07

lieve What is Given Below.
Nauch Chunk, Pa, Cor. (Feb. 2)N. Y. Herald. /
The little village of East Manch Chunk
has been to-day in state of intense excite
ment, growing out of supposed miracle, by
which it is claimed by many devout people
woman was raised to life and strength an
hour after death had occurred. They firmly
believe that the woman's soul actually left
her body and after an hours absence re-
turned to its earthly tenement in fulflment
of a prophecy from supernatural source,
fortelling miracle, just as it to-day oc-
Cured.
sCEPT1CIsM ABROAD.
There are plenty of scptics who disbelieve
the entire story, and denouce it as gross
deception. They also assert that if a physi-
clan had been permitted to examine the SO
called dead woman who was the subject of
the alleged miracle, while in the trance state.
she would have been found alive, Never
theless hundreds of people-not of the most
intelligent class, to be sure, but worthy men
and women and very devout Catholics-im-
plicitly believe that God has performed a
wonderful miracle in calling back to earth
the soul of woman dead of consumption
and endowed her with new body, free from
| disease.
| STORY OF THE PROPHESY.
There is no time now to investigate
thoroughly the facts; but, as the quarter of
the town where the poorer and more igno-
rant people live is wild with excitement, it is
we'll to tell the story as it is recited by the
coolest-headed of those claiming to have
been eye-witnesses. In the first place. it
must be stated that about two months ago
Miss Amelia Greth, a single woman, who had
been living at Reading, removed to East
Mauch Chunk. She was about thirty-six
years old, and was very ill with consumption,
from which she said she had suffered for a
long time. She seemed to be an intelligent
woman, and was certainly a very religious
one. She was devout Catholic, and when
she came here, went directly to the house Of
Father Heinen, the Catholic pastor in charge
of the German congregation, there being two
churches here-one where English is spoken,
and the other for the Pennsylvania Dutch,
OF whom there are many who can scarcely
understand English. Miss Greth made her
home at the PASTORAL residence of Father
Heinen, and was soon taken so i'll with
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| GUARDIAN ANGEL.
She stated that for many years she has
been protected by guardian angel which she
has often seem The angel told her not long
ago that great miracle was to be performed
on her and the promise would soon be full
| filled. She conveyed the message of the angel
to Father Heinen, who announced his be-
lief in the prophesy. So accurate was Miss
Greth in her statements that she announced
few days ago that on the I'd of February
she was to die, or, at least, her soul would
leave her body, and, after she had been in
state OF ecstacy or death, she would be re-
stored to life and consciousness, get up out
of her bed and go to the church, to mass,
we'll woman. AS soon as the public became
acquainted with the facts a general desire
was expressed to see the woman, and since
last Monday crowds of persons have visited
her room daily.
VISITING THE SUBJECT.
She was found lying in the second story
front room of Father Heinen's house on a
low bed propped up with pillows, her hands
| crossed on her breast as if she were dead,
and quite pale and thin. Around her neck
was gold chain to which was suspended a
handsome cruciix of the same metal. Since
Monday she has been unable to speak, but
her attendants say she is conscious of all that
transpires. Another thing which the believ-
ers in this modern miracle regard as very re-
markable is the fact that she partakes of
very little food. For nine weeks her whole
diet has been milk, water and dried apples
in very small quantities. It is averred that
in all this time she has not partaken of
enough food to sustain life.
She was attended by little lady dressed in
black, who informed the callers of all the
facts in very good German. 1t is thought a
thousand people visited her Monday.
NO PHYSICIANS BUT LOTS OF VISIONS.
1t is only proper to state here that Miss
Greth has not had any physicians OF any
other professional medical attendance, and
has gradually grown weaker. The sick wo-
man is declared to have had of late supernat-
ural visions, and the most remarkable stories
have been circulated among the class to
which she belonged as to the wonderful
things she has beheld. It is declared that
the holy angel which guards her is always
visible to Miss Greth, and sometimes to her
friends and attendants. This spirit, it APP
pears, was that of a some time dead friend
who foretold many things, among others
that at half-past eight o'clock this morning
the feast day of the Publication of the
Blessed Virgin, according to the observances
of the Catholic church, the soul of the sick
woman would take it's fight, but that
wonderful miracle would be performed, and
she would be permitted to return to life
after an hours interval, and that she would
be cured of her disease. The news of these
declarations spread like wildfre among the
congregation of the church and intensified
| the general interest and wonder.
WHAT is DEATH?
Early this morning large crowds assembled
about the house to witness the result of
the alleged supernatural prophecy, and the
street was completely blockaded with men
and women. In the sick room the woman
Greth was apparently gradually falling. She
was surrounded by watchers, who completely
filled the room and nearly the whole house.
Father Henien was also present performing
the Offices of the church for the dying Miss
| Greth, it is said, grew weaker and weaker,
and at half past eight lay, indeed, as if dead
soULLEss BUT LIVING BODY.
Father Heinan then announced that the
| soul had quit the body, leaving the animal
| life in it. He said that this was the first
part of the cure about to be performed. He
wanted it distinctly understood that he had
no power in the performance of this work
except that which he received from on high,
| through the name and by the power of Jesus
Christ.
VIEWING THE DEAD (!).
The people in the room were next directed
to make passage from the door of the room
to the bed, and those who were outside the
door and below stairs were directed to enter
the room, pass round the bed and then 20