The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-05-08
NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY MORNING MAY 8 1870

;. some furniture, and by it's side walks a ma,
: ne Turns back to waste one more linperin
gaze on the burning ruin behind, and With
ef1 tM.n o. intense agony exolaims: "The to
GOD, have deserved this :"
Mr. seward had seen entire rows of his ow
property consumed consumed; sick At heart and tired
Can 1T be possible that this IL q land of free
dom, q land of laws, land Of Christianity
ahey passed by the smouldering ruins an.
Diackened walls of St. MichaeI's Church. ans
the residence of the priest, and still further y,
those OF the schoo1-house Of the Sisters O
Cnarity. Throughout this neighborhood til,
DOORS N%rPi oss.l in large letters
A%ericsns;" and other such titles. The Eng
ism. Germans, ETC., are busy in running out the
, uhl.ea states Tag from their windows: those
ana red muslin, forming tricolored Banners
Mnlcn they suspend before their houses to
snow Tip, their , a 14 pretensions.
! lime ana the tide of events roll op~~Tbe
northern districts are left by the~mob in the
undisputed possession of t6e[militnry. The
mop isseif disperses only,~to meet within the
hood of St elsy 1t GonyeTges in the
ueep-mutteFed threats are made to fra the
anclenteditce. The authorities, as we'll as the
lI opuiace' now become truly alarmed for the
eale'y o! the city property. The banks are
not safe; nor the wealth concentrated in
private houses. The mayor arrived in front
or the church with large body of police He
harangues The mob for an hour in strains the
most touching, the most eloquent and most
appropriate. But it is of no avail. The mob
demands a the keys of the church: At this mo-
Inc troop, after parading a short time. retires
towards the northern district then The ,,ob
rus rush at the police, drive them back and pelt
being lifted over the raIin~s The wo 10y, noys
Into the building by tho brcka1 Windows and
while one with q nasch sets Dire so the Gu r,ains
sncre osl . cuts the gas pipe In an instant the
WIN forkad tougue wind their deyious way
sliding stealthily along the aisles entwi,,in@
o themselves ms among the pews, peeping in and
ouc Oh each crevice, creeping up the winding
stairs weaving themselves through and |
through the banisters aad carved ,uunIdinos |
a they press their onward way with almost |
IShtning speed. The cross! the cross ! the
sacred symbol of redemption! Oh, how it
9nivers In the raging element! It CLOVIS with
tl!uiu hre 1T seems again to bleed to bleed
amid the living fire, monument of uuwaver.
ing faith-it t"tters; the crowd shouts loud
nuzza IL heaves-again the iendish shout of
,cean and ~ o a,s"Ppears enxeoped in the fiery
ontcry OF triumph burst from the brazen
.hroats OF the Infatuated crew. Then "The
aatS rraun the o Gathedral' is the cry and the
u the ocean. Alas, st. Helen is thy beautiful
ans also doomed to the devonring element3 ,
Sr. seward had seen more than enough. He {
n RI
past his house, which stood within a faw | =
blocks of the cathedral SO he and Eugene !
assed on with rapid strides to reach home ! i
efo ore inc hydra, headed monster had blocked c
p tne square,. 1t was past midnight, and "a a
% aPproached the hall the bayonets of the i
i'litary were seen glistening in the distance. L
no the deep-throated engines of death were
otnted in every direction. Gordon had how ! ,
,r1ned cutting off all communication with the | a
lace now threatened. "Who goes there =" G
no ~ the bayonets of the guard were pointed to a
10
under military escort to reocl tLn
oor of his own house. | i
NO further disturbance occurred dnripg that | n
,gns d;s Inc military were two numerous, too
ell disposed, and too determined to render II | h
ne Tor the mob to make any further demon |
Tations, and, sneaking off through lanes and h
ro s o %it the the stesshiness OF the slmy
ore reigned over the blood-stained city 81
CHAPTER XIII "
The following day awoke in ominons o,oon, i
ION the excited city. An unusual calm had II
lIoweo tne storm of yesterday, the result. | hi
;mt OF oyerwrought exertion, rather than
obstruction. Pauline (whom her father had ali
solved to send away for safety to his conntrv- y.
-, called Eglenton cottsge) had taken an Ia
the hall door awaiting the movements of the r,
svelers Mr.. Seward, fearful lest the dis in
Eeance should be renewed, FASTENED the de- af
~ Inc nttie band OF exiles was seated I'M
Tie Marie, Betty, Jane the maid, and She re- nr
aDaro. sam. The baggage was to follow in nj
when shall we expect you, dear pap tn
know not, my love, but not until perfact no
ee shall have been restored to the city.v
Adleu, adieu" is affectionately exc6auped fa,
ween father and daughter and friends, and tn,
70 wave of the hand, and not altogether wo
nous moistened eyes the travellers com | ha,
nee their journey. i.
3 they drive slowly from the city they turn ser
take one more lingering look at the old of
mar spot. The hum of business had re- 7
imenced. The peaceably disposed, seem am
~ unconcerned that such outrayes had VIII
n perpetrated the night before, were busv tim
bheir accustomed occupations. Idlers and ref,
abonds were winding along the different exc
nues towards the scene of the recent CON int,
ration. Its locality is but too easily mark NC
Huge columns of black smoke rise from puv,
smouldering ruins-a monument of the tior
nefal sacrilege perpetrated under the name | nri.
ellgIon But the city is being left far be- mo
!. Objects one by one disappear. At last for
ave gone except tho tall dark pillar of said
shat indicates its shame. But now even dee,
mas sunk beneath the horizon, and the the
and incessant hum Of Q distracted city In or d
gned Tor the sssn.y hil.s Aaa the bright re