The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-06
DOANE'S VISION OF HEAVEN
STRANGE MANIFESTATION CAVE
THE NIGHT BEFORE MS DEATH.
Newark MonsiEnor seemed TO 10 in a
beautiful Place Where All Was Light
and Enhancing Music Talked to n
Hoy Friend Who Was Buried That Day.


hoy Friend Who Was Buried That Day.
Dreams and visions do not often find
much oredence with practical folk. but
many hard headed Newark citizen is to-
day bordering over the story Of a strange
manifestation which the late Mgr, George
| II. Doane. in conversation with parish
ioner four hours before he died, said had
! come 10 him the previous night,
A little over week before his death
there came an urgent call to the rectory of
ST. Patrick's Cathedral for priest to min
lister to a young son of Philip Heaoy of 40
Warren street. II was II o'clock at night;
1t was cold and the snow was falling.
Mgr. Doane answered the telephone and
said that all of his priests were out on va
rious business but that he would come him
self Those about him besought him not
to go, because OF his ago and infrInities.
but he would not listen He went to the
Healey home did his duty as priest and
late at night returned homo.
The child did not die for over week.
1t was buried on Jan, 10 ana the next day
Mgr Doane died, just after finishing his
dinner. On the afternoon Of that day he
called on the Healeys and after time drew
Mr.. Healey aside and told him with great
earnestness and with not little emotion.
Of an experience he had had the previous
night
Il had eithera dream or vision, in which
I appeared to be in heaven ano was talking
to your SON don't know which II was,
as am not sure whether l was asleep or
awake. so far % l can tell, it came few
minutes after l retired | seemed to be in
rbar oil Hght md rntigip I
cannot describe the scene Although l
could see no one and could not tell whence
the sound came. heard sweet sounds, the
most enhancing music | ever listened to.
There was singing for which | have no
words to tell you about. Never have l
heard singing so beautiful.
Above the strains of music came the
voice OF your son Willie saying 10 me: Oh.
Monsignor, are you with Us 80 soon? This
is beautiful place and we are all so happy.
for there is nothing TO do but to sing and
listen to the sweetest music. How are
nv papa and mamma? | hope they are
well. You must stay with us, Monsgnor.
We want you here, for we are all 80
happy
The Monsignor said that he answered
that both Mr.. and Mrs. Healey we're well
and added that he could not stay. despite
the fact that it was so happy there. The
boy besought him again 10 stay.
Then Mgr. Doane continued, -he led
me through the glorious place and to the
throne Of God. l cannot tell you what
it was like, Philip, for | have no words in
which to picture such grandeur.
Both the Monsignor and Mr. Healey
were much overcome at the end Of the
narration and the latter says that the whole
thing was very startling 10 him. -Four
hours later Mr., Healey heard that the Mon
signor was dead
Mr.. Healey ia one Of the proprietors Of
the Essex Stables on Summit street, New
ark and when seen Saturday night was
extremely reluctant to have anything said
In the newspapers about tho vision. A
visit to the cathedral rectory revealed the
fact that all the priests there had heard
of the vision.