The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-17
MESMERIC MEASURES
TO CURE THE ILLS OF THE FLESH.
The Miracles til. Seventh Son ora Seventh Son I.
Alleged to Have AeeOmplIshed-Th Remark.
able RsstOratlOns Of Ills Magic Touch.
The SeOreu Pat TO Flight.

Troy, January l6.-An item appeared a
few days ago relating to some remarkable
cures effected in Troy and the vicinity by
Andrew Coran, the seventh son Of
seventh son, who is employed as a laborer
at ten shillings per day in the. spike fac
tory at the Albany and Rensselaer, iron
and steel works. One Of the city papers
here also alluded to Coran's cures, and
since that time facts have come to light
which prove that Coran is very remark
able man. Henry b. Thomas is a wealthy
manufacturer and conducts large factory
in connection with the Benden Iron Com
pany. He suffered terribly for years from
rheumatism, and he considered himself
very fortunate ifhe passed Il whole month
without being confined 10 his bed for a few
days. Innumerable remedies to relieve
him were resorted to, but with i'll success.
This was several years ago. Thomas was
finally induced to submit to Coran's treat
menti but he had no faith in the latter's
ability to cure him. Coran saw him but
once when he rubbed him gently with his
bare hands. When leaving C0ran said:
"Mr. Thomas, you will feel better to-mor.
row; you will be still better the next day;
on the third day you will be we'll" Coran's
predictions were fully verified aud from
that day 10 this Mr.. Thomas has not suffer-
ed in the least from rheumatism.
Ial3 A DrsoBgDIEST PATIENT.
But still more remarkable case is that
Of Mrs. Mary Fogatry, whose husband is
employed in the Bessemer Steel Works.
She was a terrible sufferer, and often was
compelled to keep her bed for weeks at
time. Coran cured her in one. visit, but
told her that il she ever visited certain
place which he named the disease would
surely return. Mrs. Fogatry,promised obe-
dience: but a lady friend to whom she had
related the story Of her recovery, and who
scoled at Coran and his cures, attempted
in many ways to induce Mrs. F0gatry
to visit the forbidden spot. For
long time the friend WIS unsuccessful, but
finally Mrs Fogarty accompanied the lady
TO the place without knowing 1t, and three
days later she was in bed again and una
bic to move. Coran was again called to
see her, and she emphatically denied the
truth OF Coran's charge that she had been
TO the place he forbade her to visit. ode.
nial is useless, said Coran. ."You have
contracted return OF your ailment in. no
other way" Mrs. Fogarty then admitted
that she had spoken falsely. She was
again cured and has not been troubled
since. .'l
Joseph w. Smart, awealthy paper man.
uiac.urer and very intelligent man, has
great faith in Coran, because he claims to
have personal knowledge OF many cures
effected by Coran. Mr.. Smart has friend
in New York city, whose name he will not
make public, who has suffered terribly
from rheumatism for years. For long
time Mr. Smart has sought to induce Coran
to accompany him to New York, offering
him as high as $1,000 in case OF his effect
ing cure. But Coran refuses to leave the
city or take money for any services TO the
sick. Mr.. Smart said to-day that he pro.
poses, as soon as his friend In New Yorkis
able to be moved, to have him brought TO
Troy for Treatment rtt all. -.
Many other remarkable cures by Coran
could Be cited. The fact that he persis.
emily refuses pay for services causes many
to believe in him who would otherwise be
inCredulous. ,'y