Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-07-07
SANTA TERESA AS A HEALER
Story of the Extraordinary Power OF
the Beautiful and Guileless
Sonora Virgin.
WRITTEN EXPRESSLY FOR new MEXICAN
Marvellous influence of the Young Girl
on An Illinois Paralytic Who Re-
Gently Went from Santa Fe to
FL Paso to Consult Her.

In the spring of 1890 the report spread
like wildire through the state of Sonora
Mexico, that one of the lovely daughters
of Don Tomas Urea, a landed proprieto
in the neighborhood of Cabora, of tina
state, was gifted with the extraordinar,
power of healing the evils flesh is heir tt
by the simple laying on of her hands. Th'
family of the Urreas is one of the mos
illustrious and Oldest and has taken {
prominent part in the public affairs o
Sonora in former and better times
Crowds focked from everywhere to SEE
the beautiful virgin, endowed with such s
grand power. The poor Indian aban
doned his palm thatched hutln the NOM
tain fastness, the rich and powerful thci
splendid mansions, and procession afte
procession entered the lands of Dol
Tomas.
A hospitable board was spread for all
the cattle and sheep of the estate were
slaughtered to provide subsistence fo1
the many unfortunates, who, poor and
sick, implored the pity and help o.
"Saneta Teresa" saint Theresa). Nont
were turned away hungry or disconsolate
from her presence.
Many and miraculous we're the cures
this innocent girl performed, but, instead
of becoming proud and overbearing, she
remained the same pure and simple child
abe had always been.
Famous medical experts, commission
appointed by tine Mexican government
came to see and investigate the cures eff
fscted by her. To these gentlemen, the
same as to the poor Indians, she said: 81
do not claim to have superior power
neither to cure sickness. God, it seems
has conferred upon me gift, the Sub
stance of which ignore, to alleviate il
some cases the sufferings of humanity
and I consider it my sacred duty to make
use of this faculty whenever called upon
do not profess to be either saint or 6
prophecies, but only poor girl, who
does all IN her power towards helping her
brothers and sisters"
The excitement increased to such an
extent that even political events were in-
huenced by it, and Don Tomas Urrea
with his sixteen children, among them
Teresa, removed to Nogales, A. T., after
ward to Solomonville and from there q
short while ago to Ell Paso, Texas, where
the family at present occupy the adobe
building on San Antonio street, formerly
used as the US. custom house.
Mr.. Plummer,a resident of Bradford
ILL.,, since five years a paralytic and fo
some time visitor here in Santa Fe, lef
at the beginning of last week for Ell Pasc
to consult the famed young lady.
The morning of his arrival he was in
troduced to her. The Senorita Urea ii
of medium height, about "a years old, but
much younger looking, of very gentee
bearing, fair face and beautiful blac /
eyes and hair. She is not what Is called
a society beauty, one of those womel
hewn out OF cold marble with heart ant
soul of stone, but that embodiment of in
describable grace, refinement and lowell
ness for which all the ladies of Sonore
are famed everywhere. After
1NouIR1Na INTO MIR. PLUMMER's CASE
Miss Urea asked him if he had ever triel
to move his left arm or foot (the para
lyzed side) for she said that many people
have no sufficient faith in themselves ani
do not try. The gentleman assured hel
that he had attem pied it often during the
five years but had found it impossible to
make any movement.
"Well, will you give me your hand
and she took this crippled drawn -togeth
er member from the sling. Moving slow
ly finger after finger she unbended them
and for the first time in five years that
hand remained extended. Then she rest
ed it upon her own, telling Mr.. Plummel
to fix his sight steadily upon her eyes.
"Do yoa feel anything in your hani
through the contact with minef"
"Yes, it seems to me as If my fingers
and palm were resting on red-hot shee
of iron"
snow, do not take off your gaze from
mine," and with these words she slowl.
began to move her hand downward unit
it was more than two feet away, leaving
his in the air without support, asking
him during this experiment repeatedly i
he felt her hand, and he always resi- sponded
"Yes, like a red-hot IRON" Then sh
placed his now extended hand on hi
breast.
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s~ereI, sW.,, -, 49,, ::
Meli' iee us Wy, anu s.AnainE
ron. oi nun, p!acine ner oe,lca'e' li.vl w.
''anus on oo." SaueS a VI MS h1"A poiow VI
ears ,n s,,e salu Now' Mr. -. u.'nsr, =, ~
us waik' anu she Ro'ng oaeAwaru' wiz
ms Eyes n1eo on heIs' no "aue the ,oun
OF 1ne room withou1 any oruecn, nelP .
support whatsoever oh'y gu'aeo py ="
hanas OF MISS urea
Aver ne was again seated MISS ofre
auuresseu n,n: cn!nk you m,eh' lhos
your hano," ana sulting the action 10 III
wofc' sne oegah moving her own "tu
and llnheeiate'y Mf. fiummer a,o 'l