The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-17
Albany.

ALBANY, August H.
The DiiArites at Aibany-IM Big 500 Isnt-1he
2& april, lSi3-1he Last Day, (lt Wal Street
look out)-Ifemendous Ercitement-G Great Meet
ing Of 1000 Peoplet to hear the Midnight Cry.
On Thursday evening, llth August in the year of
our Lord, 1912, Just eight months, two days and
four hours before the final end of all things, the
streets, lanes, lots and avenues, were thronged with
travellers, all bound to the big tent at the head of
Third street. Some were on foot and some in wa
CONS and cabs; old men tottenng from age and in.
trinity, young men with their intended fair ones
hanging their arms; women with children in their
arms and out of their arms some very respectable
beautiful women, and some not respectable; crowds
of capawers a good many, dock loafers fair
sprlnkling OF blackegs and pckpockets every grade
OF color-the black, the brown, the fair, the ex-
quisiely beautful-all, all vending their way to
hear the Rev. Mr. Fitch expound and demonstrate
that the ZSd April 1873, and not the 4h of April, as
has been set forth by Miller, Is to be the very last
day that the Doctors OF Divinity, the Mormons, the
Fourierites, the Squashes the Wall ST. editors, and
the Wall street brokers, shall have existence.
From and after that day, they, together with the
United States Bank Directors, Nick Bidde, and all
the other workers OF nquity, shall be burned up and
utterly consumed. The ground selected is piece
OF flat table land, about mile north of the Capitol,
on land adjoining the country mansion OF the cele
brated Doctor Cooke, late OF this city Ii Is easy of
access and better location could not have been
selected. The glorious prospect for miles around,
reminds one forcibly of the ''tempe not made with
hands"
The first object that meets your view is the great
tent or" markee," l40 feet in diameter, covering
area of nearly halt an acre; is supported in the
centre by pole 100 feet high, and round the sides
by stakes or uprighs. 1t is open all round the bot
tom TO let the air circulate freely within, and can
be closed all round SO to make it tight should the
weather be unfavorable; it cost $780, and is said TO
be the best specimen In the tent making line IN the
u States every part of the work about II lsreally
beautiful. The interior is fitted up with rude bench
es or seats without backs. The ground is covered
with straw to protect the feet from damp 1t is SAID
that some 1900 people can be comfortably seated
but that 3 800 Gamble, and have been, accommoda-
ted under its roof. rostrum or pulpit for the
tor. erected at one slde so that all Of the immense
audience can see and hear him. The ladies are
ranged on the one side, and the men the other.
Besides the big tent there are three others Tor the
of the brethren and sisters who oficiate in the
temple, where prayer meetings. bible classes, and
other night meetings are held. They all neatly
and tastefuly arranged.
tn addition to these, there are fifteen booths
where cakes, rum, candies, gin cock tails, ice
cream, mint Juleps and oysters, can be had IN great
abundance, together with other uxuries In great
plenty. All the houses in the immediate vicinity
are turned into shops for the sale of creature com
forts, and all appear to be driving lucrative bust
ness.
The interior of the large tent is dimly lighted up
with canal boat lamps suspended from posts scatter
ed over the building Every seat was filled. Some
young ladies' could not get seats and had to set
the beaux knees. Mr.. Fitch preached nearly two
hours, in an atmosphere of ninety degrees. The
powers OF human endurance put to the severest
test to sustain the heat and efiluva of so many
breaths some favored with tobacco, some with gin,
and some with decayed teeth-stil the orator held
on. He commenced with the birth of our Saviour,
the star in the east the wise men, Jacobs ladder,
Moses in the burushes, Lot and his daughters, David
and Ba,hsheba, Joseph and the wife of Potiphar,
Daniels vision, the seventy weeks, the horrible
nquity that abounds, how the world is lost for
want of the pure gospel how the d. DIS and all other
Reverencesare serving mammon, how our finances
all going the devil how the wings want 10 head
Captain Tyler, La sign the world is drawing to
closet from these strong and irrefrgable shadow
ing forts of the very age and body of the time in
which we live the reverend orator deduced the fact
| in connection with the fall of the great mammon
the United States Bank and all its j2 600 borrowers
that on the 23d OF April, 1913, at II p. NJ the last
moment of recorded time had elapsed, and the new
heavens and the new earth would be established
This mans reading, extensive research, good de-
livery, perfect mastery of his subject, commands
| respect and attention. The services opened and
closed with singing and prayer All was orderly and
decent. No disturbance. No riot. Over 1000, some
say five thousand dispersed, most of them to their
respective places of abode, some of them to stroll
over the neighboring fields, the night being delight
| full and the "moon having hid her face" believe
not one found their way to the watchhouse. Do not
these facts speak volumes for the orderly conduct Of
our well governed city and its peaceable inhabitants!
O. Z. @.