The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
CURED BY FAITH.

Mr. William Lochridge is Cured in,
Few Hours by Faith Cure.
Yesterday mornings Statesman con-
tanned the information that Mr.. Will
Lochridge was very low at his father
in-law's home in this city and his .condi-
ton was considered critical. Such was
the ease up to yesterday morning, and
then, strange to say, mysterious power
came to his aid and he was reported
Yesterday as comparatively well man.
1t seems that Sunday afternoon, IN de,
spair at the apparently inevitable end
of Mr.. Lochrdge. the family wired to
a faith healer in Peoria, Ill., named Mrs.
| Hill to get her to assist them, 1t pos
sible, i'll bringing MIR. Lochridge back to
| life and Kidding him Of the deadly stroke
of paralysis that was rapidly sappng his
life away. At 10 o'clock SUNDAY even
| ing Mr.. Lochridge who up to that time
| had taken little notice of anything
around him, raised his hand and mo-
toned that he wanted q pencil and paper
as he could not speak. twas given him
and he wrote that he was feeling some
better. This was certainly glad news
for his relatives and friends. About 10
o'clock Il telegram was received from
Mrs. Hill in Illinois, saying that she had
begun to treat Mr.. Lochridge at
o'clock Sunday evening and would treat
him until Z o'clock Monday morning,
when he would be well. At 6 O'Clock
exactly Sunday evening Mr.. L0chridgc
began to feel better. Yesterday morn
ing at 7 o'clock he talked and said that
he was entirely well and wanted to get
up. During the night he had recovered
his speech and improved in every par
ticular so rapidly as to excite wonder
mcnt He wanted to get up yesterday
morning. but his wife insisted on hl5
staying in bed until he had recOycrc'&
some of his strength.
Sunday morning Mr.. Lochridge was 50
| low that no one was permitted to enter
his room and it was thought at best that
| he could not live through the night. The
cure is certainly the most remarkable on
| record.
Mr.. I.ochridge has been sick for nearly
three months now. being a victim of
paralysis all that time. The stroke took
effect in his feet and worked ON UP until
it had progressed above his waist. The
disease spread rapidly from that time
until Friday. when Mr.. Iochridge lost
| the power of speech. Sunday at noon
he called for a piece of paper and a pen
I'll and wrote a message. telling those
around him to send telegram to Mrs.
Hill in Illinois and ask her to treat
him and wire back the hours at which
she would treat him. Her message
stated above and with the desired Of
feet. Mr.. Lochridge was due to take
some medicine yesterday morning at 4
o'clock, but declined to do so, and also.
at I he declined to take any medicine.
At few minutes past I he was talking
and all pain had left his body and he
could move in the bed as well as though
he had never been afflicted with paraly
sis. 1t is needless to say that Mr..
Lochridge's relatives and friends are
wild with joy at the sudden turn of af-
fairs. Mr. LOchridge was reported last
afternoon as being practically well
man and it will only be q few days now
until he is able to be out
1t is the most wonderful cure ever
effected in this city. This is the second
time that Mrs. Hill has effected q won
derfn cure for member of the Jones
family. Yesterday dozens of Mr Loeb
ridges friends called to congratulate him
and he was certainly in the mood to re-
ceive congratulations. He says that he
is the happiest man in Austin today