The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-20
THAT ERIE MIRACLE.
Tta Metals of the Cure by Payer OF a
Youug Girl who Was Stricken
with Paralysis.

The Erie Dispatch contains a lengthy ac-
count of the marvellous cure Of young lady
from paralysis Her name is Ellen Nc.
Ouinin and is sged 20 years. On Sunday
Che 10Th of January, her friends say she YVES
smitten with paralysis, and was in most
homeless condition. Her natural fair color
at once became very dark, her lips became
mink and closely compressed, her eyes be-
came much larger and more CLASSY and
staring wide open without the least
item of sight in them, and re-
manned immovable. The whole
body became motionlesS and cold as corpse.
Around the wrist OF the left arm was black
circle. and from there to the tips of the fingers
was as black as ink and rs cold as ice, with
ont the least particle of life, The fingers
we're arnly clutched around the thumb, sni
so tightly compressed or squeezed together
that they appeared to be welded together
aud form one solid body, without the least
animation. Several attempts we're made by
Consistent rubbing, bathing, and chatting Nith
OIL but all 70 no purpose, forit was ind ios-
sible to open or separate them, or cause any
circulation whatever in them. They could
not be separated unless they were torn
ssunder, and then it was the epiHion Of every
one who saw them that il they were forced
. they would DO sure to break in pieces like
rotten branches. In this dcplorable condi-
ton lay the PROSTATE form Of this young lady
surrounded by her Family and friends, whose
life was scarcely observable in her frame,
and every one expecting every moment that
death would come 10 her relief. All the dsy
and night and the next day, (Aouday the
17th,) they watched her closely, and NOS the
least ray Of life or hope was visible, and
sometimes they thought that she was dead or
dying, Sceiug,thRy all hopes were gone, the
broken-henrtod parents sent 10 Father
Mallory the Catholic priest, TO prepare her
for death.
He came, and before him upon her bed lay
the cold, CHASTITY, paralzed and withered form
of that young lady, and ut hrst sight he
thought that she was dead, but soon found
that life was still extant. At once he ordered
q lighted CANDLE and opening his book COM
menced to read. lie continued so for about
five minutes, then laying down the book on
the table he went over to the bedside on
which the lifeless body lay. At this moment
every eye IN the house was instantly fexd on
the priest, and he stood within three or four
feet of him. liz gsZed for a moment on that
fearful spectacle before him. Then suddenly,
as if under divine inspiration, The raised his
hands and eyes toward heaven and fervently
implored aud besOught the eternal son Of
the living God snd his blessed mother to
hear his humble prayer. He continued pray
ing in that attitude for about three minutes,
and then, rising his right band, he made the
signofthe cross three times over that PROSTATE
form, and OF that very instant, oh, my God
could we believe the sight of our own eyes,
when she resumed hcr natural color before
u.s. The paralysis totally left her whole
body her eyes and syelids resumed their
natural course, and sight returned TO them (;
her full ana entire senses returned; the
disease altogether Quilted the head and BRAIN
the wi'hefi, dead hand and fingers were
once more restored 70 life, and became rs
sound, rs fresh, and % natural as ever they
were. She extended 10 forth before us and
thnt very iaa.an5 sat mp ia her bed and in
less than two minutes ofterward she walked
into the next room uusided by anyone, mad
then called forsOmetbing TO cat.
The priost himslf, ~ well as the rest of Us,
was so ,hguaars!ruck ut what no saw before
his eyes this moment thet he shook like an
aspen leaf and turned the color ofdesth. Ali
RECOGNIZED the adorable presence and
majesty Of the Great Creator. The majesty
Of tho eternal God was visibly seen and felt
in our midst, aud from every heart and lip
butst forth that moment, "Ol glory and
honor, Rud benediction, and praise be to you
sweet Rsdeemer Of the world" The priest
then az orce tool up his hat and in y very
low manner Mil, "be careful and Say nothing
of this to anyone and left the house.
The above statement is sworn TO by about
thirty persons, male and female, who we're
present in or about tho house at the time,
and who ara said to be entirely req utable and
truthful The priest does not claim to have
performed a miracle, pu, says bis humble
PRAYER OF faith was answered