The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-29

the stocks mentioned In thtS table N NE oeRinnme
ne face q ths.s baskrupting teadsseiss thsy were
sttn on Tie eve Of more ruinous ena
change would occur change aid OCCUR. but II was
change for the worse Holders could NO longer hold
s they must ana sell they dS Loans %sss ma ~ ::
sold. The bankers became alarmed ana weuia NOS
me Board was the only place as which the sales
could b NADIA In the month Of Nay, 1884 the
erash commenced The daily sales were heavy
sInued until about tho middle Of August. Prices
we're then 90 low that they became st.nOnary AZ
r. ne : eSsS and &c q 'S o
june, 1894 Il worth 81, sI1 The great majority o.
parsons had lost everything. Brokers had made time
bankrupt before these oontracss matured. 30 the
brokers had 70 share the fss Of their pncipals SEATS
pessd urss rtbn me BosSd usred The sanding
Tho avalanche had descended Those whom II do
not bury beneath It's ruins merely escaped in state OF
rrecoveabls torpdiy The shock extended far beyond
the limited confines Of the Immediate Of the catas
Of fortune. and who had retired from business the
pursuits Of pleasure and travel relying upon supposed
Juaclous nyessmsn ana certain a,vaeoas were .ss
gram Of dreadful nots arrestng their progress and
announcing their bankruptcy. SO ended the general
lesson
Upon the elimination Of these ulated Disasters
"To be- or not 70 b" became serious question "The
native hue Of resolution" in tho victims "sicklied
DER with the pale castof thought" The remembrance
OF the past and the awful certainty the present.
brooded over with amentng regret and the future con-
tempated with gloomy and m0urnful comparisons.
Each had In for reconstruction and 10 "acceps
the situation ~ best he could. :. .
The butcher resumed his ceaver and Keen knfo,
with which OF late he had but boaten the ntrenchent
air." and gave bloody welcome 70 the work Of renewed
slaughter
The man Of drugs with saddensd and subdued coun.
tenancs, mosened with sympathetic tear the bruised
herbs and aromatic gums he prayed with his pese No
his mortar for others uses"
The tonsor, with his towel smiled in bitterness Of
spirit while his sopornc fingers traced the outlines OF
the belathered 'face dvine.n
The OF figures again told and toed over the gains
Of new employers at reduced salary.
The man Of law found comfort and rejoiced 10 new
field OF litigation growing out OF what had ruined others
The man OF medicine smiled more blandy, and looked
and spoke with sympathy in the sick chamber and
his bills smaller his visits frequent
congregation with greater sadness and sateness and
urged upon his flock to look not to the goods OF this
earth with mental retrospect TO certain uscry min
ing ground), but 70 60 in for an indestructibe IN
vestment where burglary was unknown, and In
herent decay impossible and assessments uncolle0able
And II. whom he prayed his voice trembled when he
asked not 10 be led 'no temptation, It may have boon
In 's0rrow than In anger that his own detection
in that direction had not been moro 1uccessfu and
when he down to the charities he charged his au-
dience with memorable emphasis TO negotiate oil their
loans indefinitely TO the Lord
Tho man Of leather the last wept lost profits
and ingeringly and amsntingly returned to his anvil
The men Of fruit and vegetables, with mechanic
and uncean hands," like Ephram, returned to their
idols F"
The waves OF ssea Of troubles had broken the
shattered fortunes Of those who had venured beyond
their depths and disspaed their hopes and their aspra-
tons among the vapors that foated above its hsavng
bosom
Some went mad, some committed spicde some emil
grated some became dissolute In habits, ana others
invoked the charitable clemency OF the law, which,
with "a sweet oblivous andote wiped out their debts
forever.