The New York herald., 1878-02-06


a few hours, your correspondent called at the
report had been madc we'll 10 obtain
bis lordsbp's vows upon the matter IL was
thero stated that Father Heinen, In company
with the pastor OF the English speaking congregation
Of Maucn Chunk had called and made his report
Alter hearing all the circumstances preceding and I'm
medately connected with the singular exhibition OF
last Saturday the Archbishop pronounced tho matter
IN his judgment. delusion. he counsellod thom to
SO instruct their people, and to do all that in
their power to correct tho bad impression that this
affair may have created.
AMONG THE .'MIaAcLE" WORKERS OF MAUca
CnUNK-THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PRIESTS
ARGUMENT AND A DOCTORS oPINIoN-MIss
GRETH's MIDDLE FINGER.
MAUcM CHUNK, Pa, Feb. g, 1875.
MISS Grctb out to-day and TOOK quite long
walk up and down tho Steep hiliy streets of East
Mauch Chunk. She certainly seems 10 retain excellent
health since the .miraculous cure" OF Saturday last
and she still says that her body better In
her life.
DID SIZE HAVE CoNsUMPrIoNP
Presuming this question OF her present apparently
sound physical condition to be settled IL becomes In.
terestng to know what testimony be produced in
addition to her own statement to show that she was
really Ill OF consum pton up to the tmo Of the miracle
In relation 10 this Father Henen says:-'T saw her
many times have hcmorrhages during tho nine weeks
Of her sickness She spat blood sometimes avo times
day and sometimes only once am sure II would
be fair statement and within the truth say shat
averaged two or three times day. She grew worse
and weaker and was If dying. think her lungs
wera all gonc."
"Why did she not have pby ysician?"
"Wnat was the use Of that whom the spirit told hor
that she was 10 be cured by miracle? No earthly
physician would havo made her healthy"
"Dld she take no medicine while she was IN your
housc"
"No, Of course not"
"For tho same rsason-bccause 1t would have dono
no goodf
'For tho same reason
"Are you suro, Father. that she ate no more food
than sho has said-one or two small roasted apples
day and little milk and watcrP" =
~ am sure that she had moro while she was IN
my house."
Your correspondent had been told by Father Bren.
nan, the secretary 10 the hbshop, that IL her
esy, according the Catholic Church, to assert that
death was not the condition whom tho soul left the
body and that II Father Heinen said to the contrary
he WIS liable TO accommodation. With TINS Ia
mind, asked tho priest bad understood him cor
ecs.ssyT the soul had left the body, but tho animal
life was still IN II. "Ycs," he answered and pro.
ceeded TO repeat what was said IN yesterday's
''.is this theory compatible with tho doctrines Of
your cnurcns" -1s. .t,
soul Taey DO not belong to the body have moth.
ing 90 with IT.. Tho body 10 merely the dwelling
place OF the soul which rs the spiritual essence ana
the soul leave the body and leavo the animal lie
behind It,"
told him what had been Informed as to the het.
crodoxy OF such doctrine and the Father then cor
rec,sd himself, saying:-
''Oh, yes; when the soul leaves the body that Is
death except IN he case OF ,a miracle m miracle 10
but not contrary TO It. God may do many wonderful
things and yet they will all DO reconc,abIe with the
laws Of philosophy But he docs not do things con-
trary: to reason. Nothing, tor Instance, would
make two and two Ave."
rmE TESTIMONY OF HER ATTENDANTS.
Taking up again the question OF Miss Greths illness
found Ihat Annie CIasser, Father Heinen's house,
keeper and Katherine Heinen. the priess sister, had
been tho woman'g attendants day aud night The
housekeeper spoke broken English. but Miss Hcinen
understood only her Datvc German. The house,
keeper declared that MISS Greth expcctoraet blood
sometimes four or five times day, but admitted that
II was never very much ut time. There was
never rush of blood. II was only sptting.
her chest and side she groaned great DEAL and did
not sleep much at night, and expected watching all
the time Tho housekecper cou,d not describe her
symptoms moro closely, and sure she omitted
Miss ida Lingel girl Of about Aftocn years Of age
tho niece oi Miss Greth resides in Reading and
not with her aunt during nor Illness In Mauch
Chunk. But she helped TO nurse her In Reading
She the blood flowing from her aunts
mouth but she had seen her spit great deal. What
did she consider great dealt Well, there would DO
sometimes almost cup fun OF spi,tIe and blood
up somo days.
FATHER BUNcE CAUTIOUS
Father Buuce, me pastor OF the English speaking
Catholic Chu ch al Mauch CHUNK did not have much
to say beyond expressing his belief In tho woman and
that u miracle had been peror med. Ho had caiiod 10
ler
..Did you eyer see her have u hemorrhase?"
swell, hIve seen her throw up mucus aud blood"
'Was there much OF itr'
mo; can Z say there was very much"
"How much blood did you ever know OF her spit
"woI, thsro uso to be a saucer by tho side OF tho
bed and have soon that standing nearly iuii; yes
that's tho greatest qusnttty ever saw"
The result Of tins investgagtion was that no one
In attendance on her testified 10 having ever seen
what, iu case OF consumption, would be considered
HOW SCIENCE ACCOUNTS FOR IT ALL.
next visited one Of the lending citizens of Mauch
Chunk 10 learn how the medical profession regarded
the '.mracIe." B Snyder Erwin, M. d., tho soutle-
msn called upon, kindly wrote out opinion as FOL.
lows, with view OF condensing II as much as pos
sblc:-
mo physician of Mauch Chunk or ueighborhood
has examined Miss Greth either before, during
or alter tho p,rormaNce Of the supposed
miracle No ono invited TO see her
rs II medical practitioner, and tho only way IN which
she might have been seen was with tue crowds who
were permitted to pass through her room and around
the bod l havo Investigated the case we'll us
could under the circumstances amt my opinion is that
here recognl y clear OF nervous hystericai
pa thvphobia; and without The use Of largo
cloak OF charity l am FREQ TO say that
neither Father Heinen nor Miss Grcth Is guilty
OF Intentional deception or fraud. The phenomena
which each ono OF Tue parties saw anu experienced
are In tho eyes Of medical science. strictly subjective
aud mraculousiy objective, rs the parties claim
aud honestly believe These opinions are ventursd
upon what has been heard from the lips oi those pres
ont during the 0poration.n
Dr. Leonard, Or. Do oung and Or. Bunting, other
ysicians n tho town, are also understood 10
Inis scientific view OF the case.
PHYSICIANS NExD APPLY.
Father Heinon Will not allow physicians to examine
Miss Greth scientifically. He will not even permit
any one to listen with tho stehoscope tho
aiono applied 10 the chest 70 the wornan's breathing
VINO FATHER HEIxES
Father Hencn 10 tnirty years Of ago; hc has
German lace, With earnest gray eyes;
he rather tnin ana spare and looks iuli nervous