Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-02-18
A REMARKABLE CURE.
Said to Have Been Ef-
fected by a Priest.
DOCTORS ARE NONPLUSSED.
Afflicted With An Ailment Which
Was Pronounced Incurable.

NEW YORK. Feb. ls--What is probably
one OF the most remarkable cures on rec
ord has Just been effected by Rev. Father
Tom Adams, IA suspended Catholic priest OF
Brooklyn. The subject of this cure is
Michael B. Mccarthy, proprietor of the
West End Hotel.
For three years Mccarthy had suffered
excruciating torture from peculiar all.
ment that was the result OF n fall from nm
electric car I'm Boston lie was treated and
examined by scores OF leading physicians
in the leading cities OF the United States
without getting relief Is case was pro-
nounced both unprecedented and incura.
BILE While an apparently robust healthy
man. McCarthy's respiration was ut the
rate of i6e minute instead of the normal
rate OF eighteen u minute
This man walked into a local newspaper
office, yesterday, and, with a. countenanco
glowing with delight. declared himself a
cured man. Mccarthy told
How He Had Been Treated
by Father Tom Adams of Brooklyn;
lie told me To kneel down before lit
tie altar and pray, and he prayed alao |
then barred my body. and he rubbed me
with articles which he said were relics OF
when went to him and was sick when |
left, and was feeling badly all the way
hons. About o'clock that evening
sudden change came over me: my rapid
breathing stopped, and 10 my ~ tonish.
ment found myself well MAN o~r'a |
could hardly believe my seusos."
Father Adams gave reporter
A List Of the Relic.
that he used 10 cure Mccarthy. The list
was as follows: Particles OF the fiesh Of
st. Francis Of Assist; particles OF the gar
ments OF St. Julian. the virgia martyr;
earth and coffin wood from the grave of
st. Theresa OF Alvan, Spain; particles from
the coat OF st. Joseph; part Of the coffin
Of st. Margaret Mary OF Alaquoque,
France. the founder of the Order of the
Devotion TO the Sacred Heart Of Jesus:
particles from the urn ol St Aloysus
Gonzagn; particles from the grave of the
Virgin Mary. a small statuette OF St
Theresa, made from the earth OF hergrave;
piece OF stone from the tomb OF Christ;
portion of the crib In which Christ was
placed in the stable az Bethlehem; part of
garments worn 10y st. Alfonso Slgnara.
Proofs of the Authenticity
of these reliqs are held by Father Adams
IN documents yellow with agc, signed by
Roman cardinals, and containing the
papal seal The suspended priest has eff
fected, IL c,rnmon report is true, some
wonderful currS. he has no 0ycd charges,
II Is said, bn; accepts Jlor his services any
offer made 10 him.
Some OF ia. physicisDs 10 Bellevue hos
pital, who had knowlr,.ge ot McCarthy's
case, were astoni-hcd when reporter In
formed them ot the recovery of the hotel
keeper. The doctors were incredulous,
and delegation OF them hurried down
town TO see Mccarthy. The physicians
congratulated Mccarthy on his recovery,
and asked him To appear before the stu.
dents at Bellevue medical college.
Father Adams has a peculiar history.
For fouryoarS he was assistant pastor Of
the Catholic church OF St. Vincent de
Paul. Fifteen years ago Bishop Loughlin
suspended him. Father Adams has TO
mained suspended ever since Just why
Father Adams had his prIestly functions
taken from him by Bishop Loughlin has
never been known.