Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-02
THE EXTRAORDINARY POWERS
Ascribed to Montgomery, the West
Virginia Healer.
He Kept open House" at the Hotel
Ruffner, Charleston, Saturday,
and Attracted Wide Attention.
Some of His Wonderful Cures De-
tailed-Many Visitors From Other
States.
Sneclal to the Register.


Charleston, W. Va. December ii. c.
Montgomery, of the town of Montgom-
cry, the wonderful man who has created
such a furore in this part of the State
and elsewhere, because of his Supposed
extraordinary powers in healing diseases,
has Just returned from a visit to Column
bus. Ohio, where he went to perform some
cures. He kept open house" at his quar-
ters in Hotel Ruf1er yesterday and treated
all who came TO him, and there were a
great many who sought 10 be cured of
some one or other of the many ills that
flesh is heir to. People are docking to
him from the little towns IN The hau&Wha
Valley. and many come from The adJoln-
ing states. considerable NUMBER came
from Maryland last week to see him, but
as he was in Ohio they had to return
home.
WITHOUT BEING HEALED.
Public opinion is divided as TO his power
TO heal or as to the wonderful things That
are claimed for his friends When ne uIsI
adv eruSed himself as a healer ana IN
Nlied the afflicted TO come 10 MN, the
physicians of this city. or several OF them,
We're IN favor of prosecuting him Tor prac-
Using without a physicians license, out
az q consultation Of the doctors IL was
decided not TO disturb him for the pres
emit nut 10 await developments. ne PA! %
siclanS, or few of them, are disposed 10
regard him as an impOstor. and only at
tempting TO delude the public, while olheIs
have faith in him. The Register repIes5
sentative saw DR.. J. Il. Cotton ana asked
has opinion of Montgomery as hedleI.
Dr. Cotton was present recently When ne
administered a treatment TO young man
who suffered from partial paralysis, ms
arm and reg were partially paralyZed anu
drawn out of shape lie
MADE \ FEW PASSES
at the afflicted arm and legand they at
once became supple and assumed tnelI
natural shape. Montgomery then asked
DR.. Cotton 10 examine the young man
pulse, and having done so the DOCTOR
found the pulse 10 Doe normal The healer
then made "a few passes with his hands
over the young man and his pulse dropped
to- 56 beats 10 the minute. tie made an
other pass and the pulse arose 70 lVN per
minute Since the treatment, which was
about week ago, the paralysis mas ie-
turned. hut II IS not as bad as IL was
before treatment. The young man eApecls
90 take other treatment and hopes TO
John G. Hermann was suffering from
rheumatism and had been hObbllng ABOUT
on cane FOR six months. Governor VII
SON. learning of Montgomery power,
took him 10 Hermann and proposed
As AN EXPERIMENT.
Hermann was skepucaL but submitted;
The healer passed his HANDS UP anu
down each leg and arm ana before me
face. and Hermann says he was instantly
cured He laid aside his cane and mas
not felt rheumatism since Montgomery
tried other subjects. tut failed TO cure
them. Some of them say they were bene-
fitted, but not cured
Montgomery undoubtedly possesses eX-
traordmary power of some kind, but
whether IL is hypnotism, animal mag
uedsm, or something else no one seems
10 know, not even Montgomery himself.
He says he possesses hypnotic power but
he also possesses a power beyond thaI
which he does not understand
Some of the physicians say he works
upon the imagination of his patients and
cures only those who have no real disease,
but who only think they have, while other
physicians are convinced mat he pos
sesses extraordinary powers OF some Klna.
IL is impossible 10 measure his power IN
the case of diseases at this time, but ne
has an
EXTRAORDINARY INFLUENCE
over disease, and only the future will re-
veal to what extent that power extends.
Montgomery is large, well-built man.
Weighing something over 20 pounds ana
possesses herculean strength. Montgomery
is noted for his kindness of heart There IS
noted for his kindness of heart There Is
probably not man who ever Knew MN
well who has not cause to love hlh'