The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-21
MRS. wUoHTER STILL FAs rs.
Since March, 1890, the Unfortunate
Woman Has Been Unable to Eat.

Since March, 1890, the Unfortunate
Woman Has Been Unable to Eat,
ALLENTOWN, Pa. Sept. 11.-Mrs. Adam
Wuehteg of Whitehall, who was known for
23S days as tho fasting woman, was called
upon by correspondent to-day. She was
found in bed on the second floor Of the
house, which she says she has not left for
over q year and a half, On March 3, 1899,
she took to her bed being then in an ex-
hausted condition, having existed for sew
eral months previously on very little food,
taken mostly in liquid form.
She grow worse from day to day, until
her Left side became paraly zed and she al
most completely lost her right. Fearful
commissions racked her frame, and fifteen
minutes at time was the longest period of
sleep she was able to obtain. Blood flowed
from her eyes and mouth, and the pain in
her head and stomach was almost unbear-
able. Whenever food or even water was
brought near her IL would make her very
sick, and a CONFUSION would inevitably
follow.
Leading physicians from all over the
country visited the woman, most of whom
declared the case one of fraud, and said she
was shamming Her family physician, DIR.
Sieger. of Siegfrids Bridge, said the fast
was genuine. Offering TO stake his repnta-
privilege to any person or number OF per-
ms to watch the bedside, day and night.
and see whether Mrs. Wuchter partook Of
any food. No one ncceoted the proposition,
and 50 the case gradually became lost to the
public.
Judging from the appearance of Mrs.
Wuchter to-day, she is very little better
than when it was reported that she had be-
gun to take food, Dec. Is, last. She has a
terrible cough. and though she had no con-
vulsioEs while the reporter was present, the
attendants say she has them every day
from one to a half dozen times. Her left
side is still paralyzed, and the twitching of
the arm and the sinews of the face have
never ceased since they began.
AT first she objected seriously to being in
terviewed, saying that she had suffered
enough already through the newspapers,
aud wished the relief fiom the gossip of
months past to be left unbroken. She
speaks little above a whisper, and what food
she takes consists of small pieces of toast
| and soda biscuit. She cannot drink. Most
| of the liquid which is put into her mouth
runs out again, and very few drops enter
the stomach. She declares positivel that
she cannot swallow, and any attempt to do
30 gives her much pail. She says she hes
not lost faith in her God for moment, ami
though she has been ;errible sufferer, she
believes it is for the best.
Her husband remained with her almost
| day and night for more than year, bat
now manages TO do an occasional days
| wo.k. He vas not at home to-day, the
| mother being in the care of daughter
now l6 years OF age Dr. Sieger visits the
woman regularly and says the case is as
mysterious to-day as it was year and more
ago. He has given positive instructions
that no one shall be allowed to sos her,
ana whenever the husband leaves the
house his orders are US positive as the
DOCTORS, that no one shall bs admitted.
How long the woman may live is merely
a matter Of conjecture. It may be a year
or only few weeks. She may live until
every particle OF strength is gone, or she
may die during q convulsiol.