Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-09-29
A REMARKABLE INPosToR.
His Passion for Undergoing Hospital
TREATMENT

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Delannoy has deceived the greatest
French doctors, DR.. Charcot and others,
and his miraculous cure" at Lourdes
is on record as one Of the most irrefu-
table proofs of the supernatural virtues
OF the shrine. 1t bafiled the critical
mind even of Nj. lola, who mentions
this, to him, inexplicable case, in his
books on Lourdes, Delannoy was from
1877 to 1881 a waTder in the Paris hos
pitfalls His experience Of hospital life
led him to the conclusion expressed in
Little Dorrit," that the ideal state Of
happiness in this world is that of a pa
tient in hospital. He had become ac-
quainted with the symptoms Of many
diseases, and he determined to sham
some infrmity. After some considera-
ton he selected paralsis. He was adj
mitted to the Salpetriere hospital,
made famous all the world over by DR..
Charcot, and he played his part so well
that DR.. Charcot himself diagnosed
without hesitation a case of incipient
locOmotor ajax. In January, 1884, he
entered DR.. Callard's ward at the Hotel
Dieu. In 1886 we find him at the Neck
er hospital, where Dr. Rigal gave him
blisters with red hot rods on both sides
of the backbone In 1886 he became
DR.. Balls patient at the same hospital.
This physicians course of treatment,
draughts of belladonna and soothing
injections Of morphine, was so delight
full to the patient that he remained in
this ward for a whole year. He LETT
the hospital cured, and returned in
1887 to the Necker hospital, where he
found his old acquaintance, Dr. Rigal
and his terrible blisters. The false par
alytic did not relish such rough treat
ment, and he soon left this inhospita-
bic establishment, and tried the Hotel
Dieu, where he was with Dr. Empis. in
January, 1888, Delannoy returned to
the Necker Hospital, remaining one
month the patient of the uncongenial
DIR. Rigal, who confirmed the former
and continued to ply him
with red hot tongs. On March 20 he
tried Beaujon, in July the Charlie, in
October. Laribolsiere, and paid another
flying visit to the Hotel Dieu, where he |
was looked after by Dr. Bucquoy, Prof. |
German See and DR.. Duran Fardel. |
After this Delaney became the pa
tent of Prof DupardinBeaumetz, at |
the Cochin Hospital. The false para
lytic underwent rather unwilhngly the |
drastic treatment by hanging the pa
tent by the collar so that only the tips
of the toes touch the ground. This, !
when carefully done, lengthens with
out breaking the shrunken spinal mar
row. In the space of two months Del
annoy was hung up fifty-eight times.
At length the tormented patient fed.
He seemed to have been disguised with
doctors. so he bethought himself OF a
new profession, that Of the sick man
healed by a miracle. On August -,
1889. at 9 a. m, wide lola op. cit), he
arrived at Lourdes in the most pitiable
condition. He was carried 10 the Nir-
gin Marys Grotto, kissed the ground
and remained a long time PROSTATE be-
fore the Holy Sacrament displayed at
the altar. Suddenly, as he related
few hours later, to the beaming fathers
of the Grotto, he had an extraordinary
feeling of an inner force that impelled
him, almost in spite OF himself, 10
stand. walk, and drop the crutch with
which he was hardly able to crawl. The
pilgrims accompanied him, singing
HYMNS of praise In the evening one
of those stirring sights, a torchlight
procession, of pilgrims, was treadlng
its way up the zlgzag paths OF Massa-
belle in rejoicing for the miracle. Del
annoy was placed in the foremost rank.
The day followed he was medically eX-
amined in the presence of Mgr. Berchl-
ALA. archbishop Of Caliari and prlmate
of Sardinia. and by the bishop OF He
bron. The symptoms described by the
healed man were found TO be those OF
locomotor ataXia, and 1t was found that
they had disappeared. The annals OF
Notre Dame de LOurdes duly recorded
this miracle, to which NJ. Zola has at
tached permanent celebrity, Delannoy
returned to Paris as an hOnored guest
of the national pilgrimage. The chap
lain of the Charlie Hospital IN PARIS
telegraphed a few days later to the
fathers OF the Loudres GrOtto: Doc
tors here staggered by the cure OF Del
annoy. Have seen him four times this
week. Walks like a country post
man" In 1890 the Fathers of the Grot-
to appointed DelannOy oYerseer OF a
home for inyalids awaiting miraculous
cures at Loudres. The reputation Of
his miraculous cure had spread over
Europe, Asia, Africa, America and Au-
stralia. From all these parts of the
world Delannoy received rich presents,
with prayers that he would intercede
with the Virgin Che being persona
grata) for the recovery Of the donors.
Alas, in August, 1891, Delannoy de-
camped with 400 francs robbed from
the fathers. He returned to Paris, was
admitted to st. Anne's Asylum as sur-
fering rom persecution mania. Six
months he paid another few months
visit a doctors certificate OF mental de-
bility and left the hospital, having sto-
len a sum of ] 800 francs from the hos
initial pharmacy. At length IN May,
1894, the police arrested him. DEAN
nov was examined by two doctors. lie
endeayored to play the parts in which
he had so distinguished himself OF par
alvtic and mailman, but it was too late
for shamming. The doctors reported
him TO be a maligner Of astounding
skill. Delaney is tifty-two years OF gae,
asnd his face had that mixed expression
so common among French peasants OF
candor and cunning; he might be a gar
dener. He was sentenced to four years
Imprisonment by the judges before
whom he was tried, and to ten years
police surveillance.
THEY ALL MEAN THE SAME
THING.
A North Side matr0n was doing her
mornings marketing. With her was
the stranger. Standing by while she