Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-16
SCHLATTER SURELY COMING
Thousands ThrOng to See the Healer
in Northern Santa Fe County
Sunday at Santa Cruz.
SCENES ATTENDING THE MESSIAH'S VISIT
Hundreds of People Shake His Hand
at Santa Cruz-The Strange Man
Approaching Santa Eek
pected Here Tonight.

Great anxiety is felt here over the
probable coming of Francis Schlatter,
the healer. Yesterday it was arranged to
have delegation 60 out on the Santa
Cruz road as far as Pojoaque to meet
him and invite him to make stop in the
city of the Holy Faith, but telegraphic
inquiry brought the announcement from
Espanola at 6 O'Clock last night that
Schlatter would go down the Rio Grande
via San Ildefonso, ignoring Santa Fe as
he did Pueblo, Colo. Walsenburg, Trini-
nidad and all the larger settlements in the
region through which he mas recently
travelled. Accordingly the expedition to
welcome him was for the time being
abandoned.
THE HEALER AT SANTA CRUZ.
The healer spent Saturday night, yes
terday and last night at Santa Cruz,
thirty miles north of Santa Fe, and across
the river east of Espanola. From the
latter point the New MExIoAN's CORES
pendent wires as follows at 1890 to-day:
''Schlatter held grand levee at Santa
Cruz all day yesterday. It is estimated
that nearly 1900 people visited him while
there.
she told your correspondent that he
intended to start down the river at 8
O'Clock this Monday morning but he
did not start until nearly 10 o'clock this
morning and instead of going south he
started east up the Santa Cruz river. 1t
is rumored he will stop at Chimayo, SO
he may conclude to go through Santa Fe
after all.
cat least fifty wagons and large num-
Der of horsemen crossed the Rio Grande
here this morning bound for Santa Cruz
and that is what delayed his departure"
HIS PROBABLE ROUTE.
The settlements of Nambe and Tesuque
now lie directly in Schlatter's path to-
ward Santa Fe. Chimayo is twenty-six
miles north of this city and six miles up
from Santa Cruz toward the east As his
course lies southwark he may to morrow,
perhaps, cross over the Nambe, thence
take the trail leading south to Tesuque,
approaching Santa Fe by the main high
way from Espanola valley. Still, if he
hasn't Santa Fe con his list" and adheres
to his disposition to avoid the larger CEN
tiers of population, he may turn bach
down Santa Cruz creek and 60 south via
San Iidefonso, and strike the Tacoma road
to Cienega, in which case his route would
run about eleven miles west of Santa Fe.
The people, however, hope and many of
them believe, especially those who consult
ed him at Lamy, that he will follow the road
directly south from Chimayo to this city,
arriving here possibly tomorrow night
or the day following.
LITTLE FROM EMBUDo.
Under date of Thursday last, Mr.. Al
bino Lopez, of Embudo, writes the editor
of the New MEXICAN:
Yesterday about 1870 p. MI had the
honor to shake hands with Francis
Schlatter, the healer. He slept at my
house over night.
something of his movements I write to
inform you that he is en- route south,
going either to Santa Fe or Albuquerque,
I can not say which. He repeatedly re-
fnsed to state where he was going.
"He is we'll equipped for travel. He
has good horse and saddle; carries a
pair of blankets, pillow, a small Ratchet
and little tent. He eats very little and
is prepared to cam wherever night over
takes him.
~ announce this to you so that if the
people of Santa Fe desire to appreciate
a faithful man they can send delegation
out to meet him."
COMING THIS WAY.
Lateral 2 p. m. Nicholas Martinez
arrived here and reported that he had
passed Schlatter and great crowd of
followers coming this way near Cuya-
mungue twelve miles north. If this is
correct the healer may reach Santa Fe
before night.