Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-07
MOVED AT THE ALTAR.
A Paralytic From Nashville Gets Up
and Walks After Praying.
TREATED BY FATHER MoLLINGER.
The Priest Says His Health Is Failing and
He Is Going to Europe.
UGLY ULCER FROM A RAzOR'S SCRATCH

The stream of people going to and coming
from Father Mollinger's religious hospital
continues to be as large as ever. The peo-
pie hail from all parts of the country, and
are suffering from all sorts of diseases and
ailments.
Michael Hughes, an engineer from Nash
| vile, returned home last evening after a
short stay on Troy Hill. He said he had
been feeling badly, and SO far had noticed
no improvement in his health. He told
remarkable story about Hugh Hagan, of
Nashville, man who had been paralyzed for
16 years. He said that yesterday morning
Hagan was praying at the altar when his
body commenced to move all over. A hand
which had been drawn out of shape was
Strengthened out, and he could move the
fingers, something which he had not done
for years.
Can Now Walk without Crutch.
The cripple got up and was able to walk
few steps without his crutch. He thinks
he will be able to throw away the stick in
few days. Hagan had taken some medi-
cine, and he attributes the improvement to
its action.
Father Mollinger announced to his pa
tients yesterday that his health was giving
way under the strain, and he would start for
Europe June Is, to stay for three months.
One of the patients at the st. James Hotel
last evening said that the old priest was
very irritable, and when the crowd pressed
him too hard he threatened to leave them
unless they waited their turn. He added
that the priest had the quickest temper of
any man he had ever met.
One of the most peculiar cases noticed in
the long list is the affection of gentleman
from Carbondale. He refuses to allow his
name to be used. About ten years ago a
barber trimmed his hair and in shaving him
near the ear made slight scratch on the
skin. The wound never healed up,
and he applied all sorts of salves
to no avail Within the last
four months the ugly sore has
increased in size, and it is now as large as a
dollar 1t looks like a small scalloped
saucer, and has the same shape. 1t can't be
cancer, for in that length Of time, without
medical attention, the disease would proba-
bly, have eaten into the brain.
Father Mollinger Enecting Cure.
Father Mollinger examined the sore and
said he could cure it. He gave the man
some I1eulclne WHICH lie Is tdhlISs OluCe
then the sore has bled freely, and the drug
acts as if it was driving the impurities out
of the ulcer. The gentleman said he had
tried various things to heal the sore spot,
and finally hearing of the priest he came
here to see if he could not help him.
One druggist in Allegheny is reaping
nice harvest from the people who come
from all over the country to visit Father
Mollinger. Prescriptions are left with him
and the patients take. the number when
they leave the city. Then they can send
for bottle of medicine at any time. Thus
the druggist gets orders from all over the
country. His express business is larger
than any other retail man In Allegheny.
Father Mollinger rules his congregation
on Troy Hill like King. The veneration
and fear in which his people hold him is
illustrated in story told by Chief
Murphy, of Allegheny. He was in
the church one day when a man in
passing out put on his hat little too early.
Father MoHinger at once caught sight of it,
and, with sweep of his arm, sent it flying
half way across the church. The man
grumbled and looked up, but when he saw
it was the venerable priest had struck the
blow, he broke for the door without ever
waiting to find his hat or offer an an apol-
ogy for living