The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-05
LIKEMOLLYFANCHER
STRANGE THINGS TOLD ABOUT AN
OREGON GIRL. ~

She was Seriously III aud Apparently
Died-Rs~ived and Declares She Has
Been to Heaven-Is Totally Blind, but
Can DO Some Very Wonderful Things.
Ethel Gillian, a young girl living
with her parents some ten miles east of
Palouse, Or, is at present the subject
Of close attention on the part Of docton
and others as the result Of remarkable
powers developed since her equally az
remarkable resuscitation from supposed
death.
Ethel's parents arc poor but highly
respected people, who shun anything
like notoriety. and to this is due the
fact that the matter has been kept 30
quiet. Both parents are active members
Of the Methodist Episcopal church and
have inculcated their religious feelings
in the young girl.
Late last fall Ethel was taken serious
ly i'll. At that time she was an appar-
emily strong, robust, healthy girl, with
every faculty alert. After long illness
she died, SO it was thought. The body
was cold aud clammy and soon became
rigid. She was mourned as dead, and
arrangements Were made to bury he1
ON the third day. The little body was
placed i'll casket, and all arrangements
were made to consign the remains to
the earth.
A glass case was over the face Of the
oh ok Iof he
services, while the heartbroken mother
was taking her last look at the dear
face, she saw the eyes open as if from
deep sleep. The cover was only laid OH
the casket. The mother removed it. and
the child at once sat up, and in pain
ed voice said: "Oh, mamma, / wish
you had not recalled me. But why is
everything so black? Why do you not
light the lamp?"
An examination then showed that the
child was totally blind, though every
other faculty was perfect Although
blind, she seemed endowed with o Won
derful power, that enabled her to read
and see by the sense Of touch saone. She
told her parents that she had been in
gels and many friends who had gone be-
fore.
Although blind, this girl can read by
passing her fingers over the printed or
written page and can describe persons
whose pictures were handed to her. The
latter power was first discovered by j.
B. Cawthorn, photographer, whose
vDotIar 1,voc ~, Wo11o Wa11o Ha told
the marvellous story to a Sunday school
in Palouse City, and Mr.. Gray and
wife hearing it drove opt to the home
of the girl to see for themselves. Mr..
Gray first handed the sick girl his
watch, and she told him that it was
gold watch and the time of day by pass
ing her fingers over the glass.
To make sure that her power was
genuine q paper was held between her
face and photograph that Mr.. Gray
handed to her, and she described the
picture perfectly as that Of an old gen.
tleman with gray whiskers, wearing
dark suit and cravat. She read from
books and papers handed to her by the
use of her fingers. Mr.. and Mrs. Gray
tell many wonderful things in relation
to this child. She has now been i'll 100
days and has not been able to digest
any food.
As references for the truth of the
story Mr.. Gray gave the names Of the
Rev. A. Y. Skee, pastor Of the South
Methodist Episcopal church of Palouse;
the Rev. j. G. Kerrick, La Grande, Or;
H. A. Gray, Thomas Cox and J. B.
Cawthorn of Palouse San Francisco
Chronicle.