Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-18
NO MORE MIRACLES.
Father Mollinger Will Go to the East
for Two Months Vacation.
PILGRIMS LEAVING FOR HOME.
The Famous Faith Healer Completely Pros.
trated Yesterday.
ONE PATIENT REFUSES TO GO AWAY

| For two months to come there will be no
more miracles performed upon Troy Hill by
Father Mollinger. Yesterday morning the
famous faith healer was so completely pros
| trated by his recent exertions as to be utter
| ly unable to leave his bed, and was conse-
quently prevented from carrying out his in
tentfon of blessing the people, who had as
sembled in almost undiminished numbers in
the now celebrated churchyard upon Mount
Troy. In his absence Father Smith pro-
nounced the healing blessing, but did not
supply anyone with either medicines or pre-
scriptions Throughout the morning the
scenes inside the building were mere
ly repetition of those of the past two weeks
with the notable exception of the absence of
the central figure. 1t was indeed q case
of Hamlet" with the title role
unrepresented. For, although the pilgrims
were more than anxious to receive the bless
ing from Father Smith, they could not but
feel that their highest expectations were un-
fatisf1ed unless they were treated by Father
Mollinger himself.
Upon being told that Father Mollinger
would not bless any more patients until
after his return from a brief vacation, the
great majority of the people reluctantly left
the hill. Some more patient and more hope
full than the others remained behind, and
vainly made renewed efforts during the
afternoon to obtain audience with the
Father.
Troy Hill Again Grows Natural.
Troy Hill yesterday afternoon had once
more resumed its ordinary air of quiet SUBJ
urban calm. Even the conductors of the
electric cars abandoned their erstwhile an
nouncement that the car had arrived at
Father Mollinger's place." and substituted
the dry and uninteresting. commonplace
that Clark street was at hand.
In place of the sweltering crowds of
MANNED and infirm humanity who have been
wont to cram the churchyard the greater
portion of that space was yesterday evening
taken, up with an unromantic washing
stretched upon maze of clothes lines. Scat
tered all over the yard were evidences of the
struggles of the past fortnight At the door
the ground bore somewhat marked traces of
the scrimmages which had taken place.
Bound to See Father Mollinger. .
At the corner of Clark street. one young
man who arrived on Tuesday, was engaged
in discussing with two companions his prob
able chances of success in seeing Father
Mollinger. He said that although he had
been informed that the reverend gentleman
would not see any more patients he WAS de-
termined to have another try tomorrow
and would stop over night. 1t had cost him
over $25 to get to Troy Hill, and he did not
which might present itself, now he was
there.
Across the street, one old gentleman, from
the Western boundary of the State, was
nOlulnR Iortn On HIS Experiences AT Troy
Hill. He had been much benefited by the
treatment he had received from Father Mol
linger.
At the conclusion of the service in the
chapel Father Smith was interviewed by a
DISPATCH reporter, when he said that Father
Mollinger was too much broken down to see
see anyone, and intended to leave Troy Hill
as soon as he was sufficiently restored to
health and could make arrangements for his
departure. He was not actually sick, but
was suffering from the effects of his tremen-
dous cxertions during the past fortnight. He
would spend the next two months in the
East before returning to resume his duties at
Mount Troy.