Holy Cross Cemetery (Malden, Massachusetts)

[8][9] Due to the large number of visitors, mayor John D. Devir deputized all cemetery employees as special police.

[11] 30,000 people visited on November 16, including Cardinal William Henry O'Connell, who refused to comment on the alleged cures.

[12] A record 200,000 people turned out on Sunday, November 17, including Boston's mayor-elect James Michael Curley and his ill wife.

[13] The following day, boxer Jack Sharkey, who prayed for his partially blind daughter, was one of the 15,000 to 20,000 people who visited the grave the despite rain.

[14][15] A weekday record of 40,000–55,000 pilgrims turned out on November 19, including the widow of Governor Curtis Guild Jr. That day, cemetery officials announced that starting the following week, Holy Cross would only be open between 7 am and 5 pm.