The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-10-24
From the NeU Haycn Herald.
TINES in CHARLESTON. S. {


The following extract of letter from ,
true son of New England, for long time
resident in Charleston, will be read witl
pleasure, and with pain too, by all who car
sympathIse in human suffering, and all who
can appreciate the noblest efforts of human
benevolence. 1t is dated,-
CHARLESTON, Sept. 90, 1888.
have been all alone this week, excep,
my Oldest son, who stays while | 90 to get
something to eat. Yesterday we did no,
think my Clerk would live throughout the
day, but good change has taken place,
'aad strong hopes are now entertained of his
recovery. Yesterday was fast day; went
to the City Temporary Hospital forty five
sick were IN 1t, men and women, the wom-
en- up stairs aud the men down. II is q
shocking sight to see the poor creatures all
stretched on cots M one long room, writh-
ing under the powerful arm Of this fell dis
case.-Some have died in "a hours-some
IN Is; but they usually die the sixth or sew
entli dny.-Among them are Italians, Irish
men, Spaninrds, Frenchmen, Englishmen,
Germans, DC. rs well as Americans. Here
poor fellow from some town in Mnssachu-
setts or Connecticut, lying next to swar-
thy Spanlardj or heavy moulded Dutch
man,-there the late polite and agile French
man or itallan,-receiving support, sympn-
thy, and all that money, science and relg-
Ious consolation can provide from the warm
and noble hearted Carolinians As pa.
Ient convalesces he is taken next door, to
the Medical College, where they have all
the little nice restOratves and attentions
they require. Bishop England (Catholic)
has hospital in which there are good
many. TO realize what death and disease
are, you must visit such a place, where the
blood IS oozing in streams from the mouths
of some, and the sheets and bedding sa,u-
rated with it as it flows from their bodies.
and the dreadful metallic smell of the Gallo
mel, that penctrates your very brain and
the strong and the weak men helpless as
lnfants some calling on their distant friends
whom they never will see more, crying in
their ngony,-this, this is death. This is
n sight enough TO melt the stoutest heart.
am almost proud that nv children were
born in Carolina. There is noble spirit
of humanity here that will ever make them I
proud, and most justly so, of their native
state. do not believe there is n city in .
this known world where there is more prac-
teal religion, or SD much Samaritan like .
conduct, as find here. There are people |
going about all day, hunting up the sick
and destitute, pouring oil into their wounds /
In our very small Summer population (this I
summer,) most of our richest citizens are
absent. Notwithstanding which, near four
thousand dollars have been raised in the
different churches in single Sabbath, out
of white population not near so large as
your own.
When you take into consideration that
scarcely a citizen, but what has suffered
most deeply by The grea; fire, and has also
been taxed and taxed, again and again,
subscribing for the poor sufferngs by the
fire, building churches, &c. and that rents
and living have increased so much--and .
all to transpire within few months land,
besides, ut this season too when no business
is ing)--aud then for them to give near
$4,000 for the poor, sick, and destitute
stranger, is noble in the extreme, besides
private donations of money, food and CLOTH
ing to a large amount. | challenge, most
fearlessly challenge the Universe for an in-
stance of superior bencvolcnce. Among
our HIst ltHits arc H'hhg Hoo'e I'pisCoI'd-
lans and Catholics, Who 90 hand IL hand,
with those of other denominations. While
some poor being is throwing up the black
voniIt, they are calming their wounded spir-
iis and smoothing their dying pillow.
The City Guard, OF, nf eighty men, has
already lost twenty six. The Citadel
,,uard has lost many.--Four or i've English
IaPtaii's have died, aud great many 4.
mrrican seimen, aul officers. These nrin.