The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-24
MOAN IF TOUCHED
snrFEREES BEFORE THE DENVER
MESSIAH EXHIBIT FEELING.

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oae woman when schlatter Lays Hi
Hands on Her Paints Away but is Sup
portsd and Under His Influence Speed
fly Receivers and Says She Feels Greatly
Relisved-Crowds Besiege the Healer
Before tho Sun Comes Up and Walt
Patiently fer Him to Como Out and
Real Them.
Denver, Colo, Sept. 23.-The healing
power of the New Mexican Messiah is
increasing. The statement is corrob-
GRATED by Schlatter himself and by a
number of persons who have kept tab
on him since his advent in this city.
81 feel that the power is growing, re-
marked Schlatter yesterday to a repre-
sentative Of The News, land do not
know where. it will end" 1t is notice
able that the Messiah uses the simplest
words and speaks in short sentences.
In language as in many other respects,
the strange being may almost be class
ed as phenomenon.
Before daylight yesterday morning
the crowd began TO assemble and the
Messiah was awakened at o'clock by
the sound of voices. Looking out Of the
window Of the little cottage, he was
greeted by the sight of hundreds of peo-
pie who stood in the street and in
long row extending around the corner
of the block. So great was the press
that when Schlatter retired from
nfs self-imposed task at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon many people who gained a
place in the line early in the day had
been unable to feel the grasp Of the
hand People were present from New
Mexico, Wyoming and Utah, and not a
few who had travelled long distances
were obliged to retire without receiv-
ing the blessing of the calm-fdced man
who stood all day bare-headed in the
open air, extending aid to suffering hui
mainly.
BEGAN BEFORE DAYLIGHT.
The throng was in motion toward the
scene of interest long before the cable
cars started over the viaduct. Car
riages, buggies, wagons and every i'm
aginable kind of vehicles were utilized.
Inavlids in chairs and cripples tenderly
guided by friends We're in the assem-
bly, that patiently waited until the lat
ter day healer should appear.
The healer appeared at 3 o'clock sharp
and continued steadily at work until
the sun was low in the west. 1t was evil
dent that he had changed his plan of
operations in several particulars. He
gave more time to patients yesterday,
and il is understood that hereafter he
will not attempt to treat so many diff
ferent persons daily rs here tofore. In
some cases yesterday he held the hands
Of patients for five minutes or more.
His method generally is to grasp the
hand Of the patient in his right hand
and to take the proffered handkerchief
in the other. If a patient appeared
greatly affected by the contact, he took
both hands in his broad palm and held
them firmly. The effect was so great in
number Of instances that the patient
groaned aloud and wept, trembling vio-
1ently. Late in the afternoon a power
full built woman of perhaps 40 years
gave evidence Of fainting fit when she
felt the touch Of the healer. Her coun-
tenance turned death1y pale, her frame
trembled violently and she would have
fallen to the ground had not the healer
supported her. Soon after she began
to moan 50 loud that she could be heard
a block away. The trembling gradually
ceased and after she became calm her
hands were released. The woman stood
for several minutes with eyes closed
and rapidly moving her hands back and
forth In front Of her face, as if driving
away an imaginary swarm of bees. She
left the ground without saying a word
concerning her peculiar experience.
LARGER THAN BEFORE.
The scenes OF yesterday were a re-
pitition of those that have been wit
messed every day since Schlatter began
his work in this city. The crowd was
larger and the number of persons dis
appointed on account of not meeting the
There is every indication that the at
tendance today will be the largest of
the week The increasing number of
Inquiries from passengers arriving at
the Union depot, shows that the inter-
est is spreading outside of Denver and
II half that is reported concerning the
cures effected are true, the roads will
be running special trains to Denver in
order to meet the demand of the affect
ted to meet the man who cures without
cost. Among those looking on yester-
day were seen President c. NJ Hobbs
Of the state Y. NJ. c. A, DR.. Perkins.
president OF the state medical associa-
ton, DR.. Lemen. ex-city physician, and
not few ministers of the Gospel took
advantage Of the opportunity to look
upon man who has Grated so much
comment Hundreds and perhaps thous
ands visited the spot of curiosity, and
after looking at the orderly assemblage
and observing the unpretentious man
ner or the strange being whose lips
ever seemed to move in prayer. they
slowly moved away. To a majority.
the Messiah is an insoluble enigma. To
some, he is a fake of the most trans
parent class and TO others he is a mes
senger Of God whose mission is only in
its incipiency.
Students Of human nature cannot fail
TO find the most interesting material in
the neighborhood of the Messiah's
abode. As the week progresses, all the
religious phases of belief are exempli-
hed in the street along the front of the
FOX residence. Men with Bibles in their
hands could be seen yesterday expound-
ing the scriptures to small circles of
listeners. The leading speaker was fire.
quently interrupted by questions and
animated debates occupied the atten-
ZION of the little groups The point at
issue was generally the status Of the
healer and the light in which his work
should be regarded. At the time OF the
evening breakup the disputants were
apparently farther apart than when
they began In the meantime the heal
er went straight ahead with his work
looking neither to the right nor the left.
Lemonade boys cried their ice cool
beverages and the sandwich man did
9 thriving business during the day. The
sporting element was represented a.
different times. Bat Masterson was OBJ
Ferved in one of the parties that took
In the scene during the forenoon.
Mr.. Fox has been approached by
many persons with the object of secur-
Ing private sittinss TO all he saws
that private sittings are impossible.
The letters are arriving at an amazing
rate and yesterday fully 1000 unopened
Letters were piled upon a table in the
sitting reaen. Schlatter is especially
solicitous mat writers should no; fiji