Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-19
MIRACULOUS CURE.
A Blind Girl Restored to Sight, as She
Says, by an Angel from
Heaven,
Who Instructed Her to Say Five sour
Fathers and Five save
Marias.o

MONTREAL, November 1S.-A very strange
case of hallucination, or what is termed gilt
Of sight, has happened at Peterboro, Ont,
which is exciting great deal oil interest
throughout the Dominion. 1t is Vouched
for by respectable residents, which leaves no
doubt of the statement being strictly accu-
rate. young lady named Winnie Tracy,
who came from Barrie to find a situation in
the Oriental Hotel, on the Sth ultimo, shortly
after was attacked by commissions and lock-
jaw, which medical aid could do little for.
In a few days after the first attack che be-
came blind and her hearing was partially
affected. fly blister was put on the back
of her neck, which not only stopped the con-
yulsions, but relaxed the muscles of her
mouth and she was able 10 speak. The
blindness, however, remained. Now comes
the strange gift of sight, as related by DR..
OShea, the medical practitioner, and is COR
roborated by others, which the patient re-
ceived. While conversing with Miss
Tracy she remarked that il was 1850
O'Clock, and the doctor, on looking at the
clock, found that she had told the exact
time. A few minutes afterward she said,
casually, as before, that it was 1874 o'clock,
and the doctor, finding that she had again
told the time correctly, thought it strange
she should do go when there was no time
piece that she could see, even if she were
not blind. He questioned her shortly after
ward as 10 the time, and was answered cor
rectly. The next day she was further tried,
as follows; Her eyes were examined by the
doctor, and found 70 be of their natural ap-
Pearance, but no movement in front had any
effect upon them. However, to make decep-
ton impossible, she allowed herself TO be
blindfolded, and tests of phenomena were
made. The third gentleman who was pres
ent reached his hand to her, and, having
felt it, she said; 81 have not felt this hand
before. This gentleman is a stranger to me,
but he is staying in this house." glove
was then handed to her, and she said: "This
is glove, kid one, and brown and dark in
color" which was an accurate description of
the glove. 1t did not seem strange that she
could tell that the article was kid glove,
but that che could tell the color of it was
certainly remarkable. a piece of colored
paper, red on one side and white ON the other,
was handed to Der, and without making the
least mistake, she said: "This is paper
This side is white" and turning it over,
"This side is red" Other pieces CT
colered paper were placed in her hands, and
she teld the color of them correctly. The
girl had several other trials, which she came
through with equal success as above. Next
comes the climax. In day or two after she |
recovered her eyesight, and she tells the fol- |
lowing story regarding its return: 81 was |
lying in the bed" she said, "when an angel, |
which had been with me all the time, |
touched me on the hand and called me three |
times. sWe are going 10 leave you, WINNIE
said the angel, 'and you will not see Us
again till you are with US in heaven. You |
must now get up and kneel down by the side |
of the bed on which you have suffered SO
much, and say FIVE sour Fathers" and Eve
Gave Marias," and you will then be able TO
see.' 1 sent for Mr.. and Mrs. Mcintyre, and
with them on each side of me, and my
mother, sister, and the nurse, knelt down and
repeated the prayers. When had repeated |
them the fourth time l could see little. and |
on repeating them a fifth time / could see
plainiy and raanfxrsized fls--- besitfe INC and
shook hands with them"
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcintyre confirmed this
statement SO far rs their names were used
in it.
"Was it this angel that told you the col
ors, the time, and other things you told Us
yesterday" she was asked.
Eyes, it was the same angel" she replied.
"When touched color il would tell me
what it was, and it told me the time. When
DIR. O'Shea brought in his cousin l could not |
see him, and never knew him, but the angel
told me who he was" Again was her state
meni confirmed by Mrs. Mcintyre and the
doctor 30 far as they said DR.. O'Shea's cousin |
did eall-to see her. Although his name was |
a cousin of the doctor. On Monday evenin. |
she said, in answer to question: 81 could |
not see any one, and it was then the angels |
first came to me, and they staid with me |
until 1 could see last evening, and then they |
said Goodbye three times, and have not |
returned"
DR.. O'Shea states the girl told him exactly |
what passed between him and DIR. McCrea, |
DR.. Sullivan and others, and that she had |
also told him exactly what he thought of her |
case while he was in his Office alone. Mrs. |
states that the girls mother tainted |
on Friday, and that moment after the girl |
said that one of her family was SICK, and |
also that on Friday a gentleman and lady |
who were total strangers TO all in The house |
came up TO the girls room, and having felt |
their hands, she told them that they were |
man and wife, which they indeed were,
though none of those present knew it at the
time.