Witnesses /

members of the Almeida Garrett family

Group

Relatives of the Coimbra astronomy professor Gonçalo Xavier de Almeida Garrett, including his son José Maria, present at the Cova on 13 October 1917.

From Castelo BrancoTravelled from afarAttitude beforehand: Believer2 passages · 13 October 1917
13 OctSecond-handSaw itLetterTravelled from afarCloud / smoke column
As told by Gonçalo de Almeida Garrett
English

It is the manifestation of the column [1v] of smoke, similar to that of incense, at the place, in Fatima, moments before the Apparitions of the Virgin to the children, at all six apparitions, on the days and at the hours previously fixed.

At the October apparition there were many witnesses of the manifestation of smoke.

In my family 4 witnesses or more.

Português (original)

É a manifestação da columna [1v] de fumo, similhante à do insenso, no local, em Fatima, momentos antes das Apparições da Virgem ás creanças, em todas as seis aparições, nos dias e horas previamente marcados.

Na aparição de outubro houve muitas testemunhas da manifestação de fumo.

Em minha familia 4 testemunhas ou mais.

DCF III-2, Doc. 378 · letter · 24 Aug 1918 (11 months later)View scans (2)Link
13 OctSecond-handSaw itLetterTravelled from afarCloud / smoke column
As told by Gonçalo de Almeida Garrett
English

I explained how the fact of the smoke occurred, moments [1v] before the predicted apparitions, especially at the last one, which my family and other people attended, who saw the manifestation of the smoke 3 times before that extraordinary apparition of 13 October.

Português (original)

Expliquei como se deu o facto, do fumo, momentos [1v] antes das aparições predittas, principalmente na ultima, a que assistiu minha familia e mais pessoas, que viram a manifestação do fumo por 3 vezes, antes d’essa aparição extraordinaria de 13 de outubro.

DCF III-2, Doc. 379 · letter · 26 Aug 1918 (11 months later)View scans (2)Link