The New York herald., 1878-02-05
RECALLED TO LIFE.
Interview with the Object Of the
Alleged Miracle.
DEAD FOR AN HOUR.
Miss Greth Is Forbidden to Reveal
the Unpierced Secrets.
DEAD FOR AN HOUR.
COMPLETELY CURED
Testimony of Fathers Heinen
and Bunce.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE HERALD

have been restored to lie anu health through a mira
Gle, by the instru mentanty OF Father Hepen, the
Catholic priest OF East Mauch Chunk, is stiil living
with the PASTORS little household. Sho IL
stoop shoudcred, spare woman. OF about 1--WE feet
three, with very plain, thin iace, pale and
bloodess. She has parchment colorcd SKIN, drawn
tightly across, prominent chcekboncs, high narrow
forehead, mouth with rigid thin lips; large, bright
brown eyes. with cold light in them, and she wears
her dark hair smoolhed down with old iashioned
severity and plainness. She looks older than the
thrty.sx years to which shc nowcdges. She speaks
with the Pennsylvania Dutch accent, and has rather
an unpleasant metallic glitter IN her bright eyes. She
wore to-iay plain dark dress, and her only ornament
conspicuous by tho absence OF other adornment. was
large gold cross worn chain about her neck. She
is very commonplace looking Pennsylvania Dutch
country woman, whose counterpart except tho
uray bright eyes, bo in fifty towns in Penn
sylvania. Such was her appearance this afternoon
when called at the very plain and sparssy furnished
residence OF the good priest Father heinen, whose
hard routine Of lle has been interrupted by tho
remarkable evonts OF the past few days.
RESTORED LIFE.
With great courtesy the pastor invited me into tho
second floor front room, whore Miss Grcth sat. Tho
apartment was small with bare walls and hoors and
no furniture save very plain lounge, table, a few
chairs, q stove and bookcase. 1t was the room
In which tho woman lay Saturday when
she. Twas ''restored to lifc." hut tho bed
which had occupied the middle of the loor
replaced by a table. Miss Gren sat Dol. upright
In an uncomfortable looking chair, ana when was
introduced ana took her long and bony hand IN
noticed that it cold and clammy, and that the
middle finger had been removed from the socket
She looked and spoke very unlike one's prcconoeived
idea of a woman whose soul had really been In tho
awful presence OF the Almighty. Her story told
In tho language OF person Of little culture, but with
manner that impressed with n peIef in her great
natural shrewdnoss. She recued her wonaerfu tale
with GLIB confidence and dogmatism that seemed to
imply that all contradiction out Of the question
l give her story In slightly condensed form,
correcting ner "nice arrangement OF epitaphs' but
presenting the first person and her own language In
many instances. Tho first thing that struck was
the fact that she unmistakably aatterod at tho
notoriety she had gained and that tho JUNCTION with
which she spoke OF herself showed It to be pleasant
subject although constant questioning necessary
10 keep her on the track.
HEARING WHEN DRAp.
Another striking point worth mentioning was that,
in describing what took place when she being
brought back lfc she said she heard Father Hcncn
call her three times, and whom asked how
she could hear this II unconscious corrected her.
solf by saying Tint tho guardian spirit told
her she called. third matter which seemed
strange was that when was conversing with the
priest and tho celebrated Of Louisa Latour was
mentioned, Miss Grcth chimed In and seemed per-
focty familiar with tho lasts, not commonly known
to persons In her class OF iiio.
GRKru's EARTHLY LIFE.
III was born, - she said, 'in Penn township, Berks
county, and will be thrty-six years old on Marcn L. |
have lived in Reading ever since remember. l
havo three brothers and two sisters all OF whom live
at Reading except one brother. My widowed mother
and l board with Mrs. Myer, ono OF my sisters,
at No. 227 South Third street. Reading.
have always been devout Catholic and my pastor is
Father Bornomann, OF ST. Paul's Church, but Father
Heinon is my spiritual director. Seven years ago
was first taken with hemorrhages Had them
for five days, ana grew very weak.
was attended by DR.. Paul Purdy and Or. Kuhn,
in Reading DR.. Kuhn told me to put my trus. in
God when askei him II had the consumption; but
l aftorward Understood that had tho consumption.
/ got we'll of the blood splitting at that tine but It
camo back again, and had pains In my chest and
stitches my sides.
GUARDIAN ANGEL
II was about six years ago that FIRST saw my
guardian angel. II appears like child OF about
three years old. 1t has WINGS and dresses In white
Several times II has boen by other persons
| am not allowed to make public the names
OF those persons At present. None Of them
in this CITY, Most Of them now In
distant places, of them In Missouri For the last
two years the spirit has boen with mo constantly.
II leaves II Is here by my right side now but
you can't sec II. Oh, mol with gleeful Iaugh) Al
FIRST 1t never spoke 10 inc about my consumption;
1t only talked 10 me about "my soul sickness -
Nine weeks ago last Thursday came to Mauch
Chunk 10 see Father Heinen, my spiritual dircc.
tor as sometimes did before. had intended gong
TO the Sisters OF Mercy, at the school hore, TO
spend the night, us l had done on previous
occasions, but that evening ielt very bady and the
priests housekeeper told me had better lie Gown a
htile while before gong. dIi SO. and the booi spit.
ting came on, ana got bad could not be moved.
/ bed two weeks and two days, with an average
OF two or three hemorrhages every day
CURED TEMPORARILY.
was worried about my mother, ana wanted to 20
to her, and tho spirit then on Friday, appeared and
told me that Father Heinen could cure long
enough TO get to ReadiDg." IL directed him 10 I'D
his hands over my head and say, "InS the
name Of Jo:u; be healed get ,apl" on the
morning that | was TO 90. So Father Hencn
wrote TO my folks TO have n carriage waiting Tor me
at Reading, and on the morning was to 90 no did
what tue angel had SAID, and was cured right away
got up out or bed aud was abic 10 walk down TO the
tram Father Heinen had told INC would be sick
when reached Reading. and It was so. got SICK as
soon as got home, nnd tic hcmorrhagcs came back
MIRACLE ny LETTER.
was again sick IN bed ior three weeks all but two
days. The angel during this time told that Father
Heinen could cure mo again II wanted TO 10 him,
aud he did make NE well although was at home IN
Reading and no was In Mauch Chunk. Ho wrote a
letter TO me saying that "at haiti past SIX O'Clock, on
such morning, would be cured again In umc 10 iako
the half-past seven train tor Mauch Chunk" and II
took place SO. Tho healing performed Ia
tho Same way as before. BY direction OF the spirit
the father commanded mo 10 get up and walk, and |
did 80. ! was able ID take the back TO
Mauch Chunk Fayher Aenen's sister and Mr.
Scnricberg met mo In . carriage and carried
horc when l got bad again. That was
over Tour weeks ago, and have been
In bod every any since up 10 last Saturday, only
moving to have the bed madc During all that time,
and while was SICK In Rcadng, was able TO eat ana
drink nothing but baked apples, milk and water.
Sometimes | only ato ono apple day. some.
times two, but thcy wero always very small
appica ! do not tnink | needed cycn
that I think God's angel would have kept
me alive without any food. | grew weaker aud
weaker every day. and felt grcnt pans, which always
Increased every afternoon. am satisfied that both
my lungs we're gone. fclt rolling feeling ike my
hcartT rolling up In my throat Maybe IL wasn't thai,
though. (rhc interviewer thought not.) The angel
had talked to me many times about my soul sickness,