The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-17
HIS RARE RECOVERY.
OUR LADY OF LOURDES INVOKED IN
BEHALF OF A BOY.
Young Murphy Ii Said tn Have been Cured
by the Holy wster-An Aged Monk the
Agent Through Which He Was Healed.
The Boys Regard For Him.

The Boys Regard For Him.
The friends and relatives of little
James Murphy, Is years old, son of
Jeremiah Murphy, the well known pork
packer of st. Louis, are deeply stirred
over the rapid and phenomenal recov-
cry of the boy from what was believed
by all of than to have been mortal
hurt
The boys mother is confident that
her son has been restored to her through
the miraculous intercession of "Our La
dy of Lourdes " and Rev. Brother Ar
mold, the venerable friend and counsel
or of the boy, is delighted with what
he believes to be the direct Intervention
of the Virgin to save his young friends
life.
A few weeks ago young Murphy, who
is student at the Christian Brothers
college, rode part Of the way home in
one of his fathers wagons. AS he near
ed home he attempted to leap from the
back of the wagon, but at the same
moment the vehicle turned out of the
street car track in which it was run
ming, and young Murphy was thrown
violently to the ground. He alighted
on his head and was carried unconscious
into his home. DIR. Frank A. TENN and
DIR. Robert O'Reilly were hastily sum
moned, and it was found that the lad
was suffering from violent conclusion,
with every indication Of fractured
skull.
The most prompt and heroic measures
known to modern surgery were applied,
but the doctors realized from the start
that the lads chances for recovery were
very problematical and warned the
heartbroken parents of the gravity of
their sons condition. All visitors were
excluded, and the disconsolate family.
fearing the worst, chung to each word
of hope from the doctors and carried out
their instructions to the letter.
The Christian Brothers, at whose col
lege the injured boy had been a stu
dent. called almost daily, but they were
refused admission to the sickroom be-
cause of the orders of the doctors that
no one be permitted to disturb the boy.
Among the many who called daily to
ask for the lad none was more persist
ent than Venerable Brother Arnold. He
has been close friend of the lad, and
every day his bowed form and kindly
face bore messages Of hope and consola-
ton to the Murphy home. But even he
was denied admission to the boys bed
side until finally the devout mother,
fearing that her boy might die without
the consultations Of his religion, acceded
to Brother Arnold's often repeated re-
quest and permitted the old man to see
the boy.
No sooner had he taken the lads al
most pulseless hand and sat beside him
in the dim room than the boy recognize
| ed him by faint pressure of the hand.
Brother Arnold then produced vial OF
the holy water of Lourdes, and after
uttering words of comfort to the pa
tient sprinsled the water upon his head
and recited the prayers invoking the
aid of the Virgin. The boys mother
who stood silently watching the odd
scene, says that the good effect of the
old monks Payers was quickly appar-
ent, and the light of reason and almost
happiness came back into her sons eyes.
After few silent prayers and a word
/ of encouragement to the boy Brother
Arnold left his bedside. The next morn
fling when the doctors called they were
surprised at the marked and sudden i'm.
provement of their patient, but the anx-
ious mother, fearing reprimand, did
not tell them that she had permitted a
visitor to her SON Is sickroom.
Brother Arnold continued to call with
his precious water of Lourdes and with
in a week young Murphy was able to
sit up. The doctors were agrceably sur
prised at their patients sudden rally
and attributed Il 10 natural causes, aid
ed by the scientific and unceasing atten-
ton which they had given the case from
the start.
DIR. TENN was very much surprised
to learn that Brother Arnold had been
visiting his patient, and he very modest.