The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-05-05
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In the Circuit Court, the Chief JUS
tice united at the meeting. In response
to resolutions. regarding the late
calamity, he said: ''Human emotions are
but poorly expressed by words. When
the first vague rumors Of the terrible
event in this city, which has been 80
fatally named the great calamity, went
through the land few days ago, all
or awful personal bereavement. Then
as the tidings move distinctly over the
wires, and the fearful disaster took
space and form in the minds of the
people, it seemed for some time to press
all hearts like night mare, the pulses
of life throbbed heavily and human
utterance failed under tho crushing sense
of sorrow which pervaded the land.
Soon the currents of feeling began to
How and now for many days heartfelt
expressions of coincidence aud substan-
tlal indications Of sympathy have been
flowing towards Richmond like greut
tide, and no right-minded and true
hearted man can help feeling this vast
development of unaffected goodwill so
strikingly devoid of everything like sec
tional or party feeling, rs one of these
CLEANS Of radiance which in Gods good
Providence 80 often brightens the dark
est cloud of human grief. When, two
days since, we took our seats upon this
bench, our eyes and hearts alike missed
familiar faces from the bar. Let us
thank God that those whose voices were
oftenest heard here, yet survive. May
the great Physician comfort their sor-
rowing households and give them speedy
and complete restoration. But there
were other members of the bar who will
again join in honorable contention.
One has gone in the ripened fullness of
honor; another with the distinctions of
his profession clustering thickly upon
him. having already won those heights
of public estimation from which the
ascent to the highest seemed easy and
sure. Another, younger, yet mature,
trying with firm steps the upward path
OF usefulness and honor. How terribly
does such a calamity as this rebuke our
vain expectations; how impressively does
it admonish every one of us to look be-
yond the shadows of time to the realities
OF eternity. It is said that among those
dying. crushed under that mass of ruins,
there were some who could yet exchange
few faint words with their companions
In that fearful place; none of which have
been related by the rescued, have i'm
pressed me so much as that one mangled
and broken sufferer, who still found
strength to exclaim, "Oh! grave, where
Is thy victory? Oh! death, where is thy
stlng?" What a triumph was that. What
testimony to tho incompatible worth
of Christian faith.
This il day of humiliation and
prayer. The churches will be filed with
worshippers. Let us cnrry unto them
not merely the burden OF sorrow, but
also the consultations of faith, ever re-
nembering that oil is of God. If He
but waves His hands, the rains collect,
and the winds blow shrill and loud,
till, with a smile of light on sea aud
land, 10! he looks back from the depart
ing cloud. His will be DONE
Intelligence was received from Mayor
Fox, of Philadelphia, that additional
funds had been raised there for the suf-
ferers.