Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-02
am Apparltion of the VIRGIN mayx.

great saDsal0G hiss baoa caused aalaug The
Ronsn Catholics ID W2st Philaaelnhia by the
alleged appearance Of The Virgin Mary, first to
Msry Agnes Dana, q girl IS years of age, who
has been l!:ad for tHe!vo years. then to the
Riri's family, sad fiYaliy 10 crowd Of vissurs
osry stoI.: 3, IljS M.sket ercct. HIS daughter
los her sligo. tinm SCARLET lever wDrI sl,qul SIX
| years Of tge aod four or tvo ydsrs ago ruptur
| cd the ball oi ouaty. by striking ii 9 ,inst The
edge OF char; notwithstanding whicu khe DOW
| so.S Ordinsry otia4is dimIy, and claims to sss
tho appaIitluo ui lne V.rKiu dis Ec!Y, as mi Gh!
o. Supposed. Sho is Gvttr ih;cEete, th.uyn
sho has been able 10 30 oil k.EJs uf ha1ScWe,k k.
Five WHnSs uYu eho :saa s"Z d H!lE u seYer6
attsck ut d,paih:rIa, followed ny Is cetrhro sDi
nal meningitis. aud sfter several oouvuIsions,
| lay Tor uin7u than work 10 'rsuce hIlu slupar
| from Wncl ahe T:.s rai4,d with difficulty tu
t,ks u ttlo liquid food. rha only Indication
| she gave OF uousclnasncss duiing ,his period css
| on onn cccasi9n Hhcn the family physician, Dr.
Hughes, w-s present, Whhn she sang long
h5mo. Sinno that tmn tho gid has neen in u
very weak ,uGitiuu. Three Sundays ago shc
told her psreuts that sho expected 10 aro ih3
Virgin Msry ihat cVenlDg, sud ar0Hd Gt sym.
pathl2lnE CAthUu nGighbGfs visited tho house
to SEQ II her expectation Wouli bo roslizs,i. As
midnight approached, Mary began 30 pray for.
ventlY ard presently, 50 hor father says, halo
OF light apGanrad On tho WhitoWSohcd wall OF
her room, and soon ufterwarl womans
figure, about foot nigh, clothed in Rhito gar
monts and attended by two kuocling angels, wss
clearly portrayed. 4 oEoHa, gIteriog With gol
1sn rays, Was On The head Of the figure, and
suspended sb0vo it WAS q cruciiiX. This was
not ths first time the pifl claimed 70 have Saeu
tho VISION, hut it wss tho fleet time it wss sron
by other. A number OF witnesses declared
they saw Ii. Snos THAT night Mary and tho
family hava seen similar visions throo Or four
times. but by :hu d0oio.'a orders, visitors haGo
been excluded. iho kirl was iouul Sunday
night lying Oh bc3 il small WhithwsShed
| room, GlriiNunlcs!ing ny 4 door with smother
| room, in which stood all %ltaT, while several
religious pictures buoR on Tho wall. Ii is in
tho latter room that tho vision appeared.
Mary has { pal, but otherwise prolly face. with
rounded anu dialpeI checks and soft brown
I hair. Sho vas allowed !o say but very little,
Tut nssCrlcd Err firm b,l;ti 10 the genunenets
OF tho appGrtiou.
bl'rs. eIoCl,rghin, Mrs, MeCloskoy, Mrs
Buck W aui suyoral ao!Shbors of the family sl
claim to- havo saen tho vision. and all describe
it very & esTly alike; but DR.. Hughes disctedits
them enh. .vey. sad says the girl is 10 complete
state OF hy tceia aud is lisblo to imagine any.
thing. A s'rcng n,'onbeam or ray from tho
lamp falling On the lin ot whltcwash 10 tho
wall, cod psuty of innel. 'atlon, may account
tor the vision. II kroW tho .'amliy 10 be per.
ttc:Iy reputable continued tho L ''ctor; but
do not think it possible that the girl could re-
cover hes sight. for ono cyo is totally dc. 'troyed'
! and the Cthor haa no rupil, uhio tho il.'s Is
badly doformod. y Fashor OMIT the eirl =
pastor. Was tl5' visited, but declined to expreas
an Opinion.