The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-02-18
AN AROUSED COMMUNITY.
The COmmoti0n Caused BY Most Re.
markabe Incident-Every Word
OF Which is Found to
be True. :"

A few days since we published one o1
the most wonderful statements that has
ever appeared in print. It was made by
Miss Bertha Shorr, young lady oi
Sidney, Ohio, who has passed through
an experience probably never before
known in history. 1t was 30 unusual, SC
remarkable, that complete investiga.
ton of its truth or falsity became an alb.
solute necessity. That investigation has
been made, and the surprising truths
are given herewith: ~
A representative of this paper made a
personal call upon some OF tile relatives
OF the young lady, and also upon many
prominent professional peoplein Sidney.
What they said is simply remarkable.
DR.. J. G. Geyer said: 1"When L Was
first called to see Miss shorr / saw. at
once that her case was critical one, and
l called in consultation several of our
best physicians. We were unable to
cure her. The pleural sack filed, with
water and forced the lungs up out of
place. Then terrible inflammation set
in and We battled with it long and hard,
but were unable to help her. Nobody
thought she would ever recover, but she
did, and have recently examined her
lungs and found them to be in healthy
condition."
Mr.. G. F. Hickox, a prominent mer.
chant of Sidney, located at the corner of
Ohio and Poplar streets, stated that he
knew the "Shorr" family well, and that
during the time Miss Bertha was so sick,
his wife was frequent caller at their
home. The poor girl was in most pitt.
able condition, and his wife prevailed
upon him at one time to go with her and
take look at the sufferer. "Iwill never
forget the sight," he said, "as long as I
live. l can best describe her appearance
by saying that she reminded me of the
pictures we used to see during the war,
OF our poor, half.starved soldiers, with
that deathly look about. the face, and
with their long, bony fingers. 1t is
simply wonderful that she ever walked
again. l well remember the ride she
took about the Court House Square.
We all thought, as We watched her, that
it was her last ride on this earth, but
she rallied, and came out all right, and
Is as well as ever"
Rev. A. H. Minneman, pastor of the
Western Avenue Lutheran Church, said
ne knew Miss Shorr's family very well,
and that they attended his church. He
we'll remembered the terrible suffering
ng that Miss Bertha endured for manv
months. Her trouble was consumption,
md two OF the best physicians of the
own had told him she was incurable.
de considered her recovery little short |
If miracle, but she has fully recovered, |
md is now in blooming health.
DIR. H. E. Beebe said: eyes, treated |
Mss Bertha Shorr for long time, and |
Ter complete recovery is one of the most |
emarkable things l have seen during |
ny long experience as a physician. She
vas positively nothing but skin and
zones, mere skeleton, and we were
ompelled to carry her in sheets. Her
ungs were completely filed, and was
that she would die. But she
las recovered, as she has told you, and
consider it simply marvellous"
Mr.. G. Steinley, brother.in-law of Miss
horr, said that his sister-in.law had been
onfined to her bed for more than
ighteen months. Recovery was the
ast thing we thought of, and we only
ought to make her last hour as pleasant
9 possible. l have never known any.
ne to be so sick as my sister-in.l law and
ecover. Physicians did not do it, our
aost careful attention did not do it, but