The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-16
FhTHEB, MOLLINGER DEAD.
Tho Priest who Wrought Astonishing
Cures In Pittsburgh.

The Rev. Father Mollinger died in his resi-
dence on Troy ill in Pittsburgh. beside his
new St Anthony Chapel. at 80 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. For nearly a quarter OF q
century his manic and fame. with that OF his
patron saint. st Anthony, have made OF Mount
Troy and the sa cred shrine there erected the
Mecca of an increasing pilgrimage People
were carried in on stretchors. or hobblcd in on
crutches. and left rejoicing in new-found
health. Repeat eddy such have thrown away
their crutches nd arisen from their cots and
walked. This year Father Mollinger disap-
pointed the pilgrims. He became i'll on St
Anthony's Day from the excessive heat. and
did not rally
Father Mollinger acquired wide notoriety
several years ago. last year his fame was
highest in conn ection with the reported mira
Gle cure ut tho Church OF the Holy Name on
Troy Hill in Pittsburgh. On June II. 1881. 1t
was estimated that there were mt least 5000
persons massed in and around his church
waiting to be cured Their ailments rep
resented aImo,t all the Ills that he sl,r Is
hoping to reghin their sight. thousands Of
lame erutsh"s who wanted their limbs made nS
women who hoped for cure: Parents carried
their mali ed little ones in, their arms for the
priest to look u2on and restore to health n With
from many arts OF Pennsylvania and New
York. There wore hundreds too. from Con-
necticut and other States; some had even
journeyed from far Western States in hope OF
RECEIVING relinf from bodily ills
Father Mollin ger was kept busy snrinkling
holy water upoit the suffering and giving them
his blessing. He was excited by the report
that his attcnttunts had been brihed to admit
certain we'll to- do corners through windows to
get to him moro quickly lie denounced tho
practice in an address at the end OF the mass;
and told tho thio ngs that the blessing of God
was without PRICE and could not be bought.
To try to buy'sucha blessing would only trans
scriptions after the mass on June II. The pa,
ticnts believed that these prescriptions would
be made poten to cure by miraculous means.
Some Prote stants who came to be healed as
cribed the pr tests power t. heal largely to his
knowledge Of medicine. It was reported on
City merchant Of acute rheumatism' anu hau
Nearly 1000 were present at tho evening
mass on st. Ant hnny,s day, June y. 4 Grip
away her crutGhes and CRYING aloud. can
walk can walk" She took one step and fell
to the ground. Father Mollnger said to an
inquirer later: -,
thoroughly. BIT think Il blessing has
great deal to dc with its effect"
The crowds u gan to leave on June 10. me
priest charged nothing for his prescriptions.
Those who wi ri red were allowed to give an Of
fcrng to the ch urAl instead OF a Zee. me pre-
was reputed to pay q, commission to the church
treasury. The local street car railway alone
carried 10000 passengers to Father Mollin-
gers church d, ring the three days that the
pilgrimage last I'D. On the fourth day great
disappointment was expressed because the
sick were not Il 'aled. Crowds Of cripple thon
remained in Pit tsburgh penniless and suiler-
ing.