The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-05

their places of lodgment in and around the
fort. The victory is the theme Of national Joy.
Congress bestows- Its thanks, and when, on
the 4th of July, President Eutledge visits the
fort, he buckles his own sword to the girdle Of
Jasper as tribute to his bravery. Heroic
Jasper! On the lst of July, 1776, the lady OF
Major Bernard Elliott presented stand of en-
broidered colors to the regiment, and he was
one of those who swore never to allow them
to be dlshonored; and when they were planted
on the British lines at Savannah, and three
officers had been shot down in defending
them, he received his own death wound in full
filing his pledge, and died with the rescued
flags In his hands. It is no detraction from
the historic fame of Jasper, however, to pa
rentheticany add here that during the late
war score of young men in Fort Sumter,
and hundreds of gallant fellows elsewhere,
performed similar deeds of bravery.
THE PRESENT FORT.
And so pass In swift review these and kin
dred events attached to the history Of Sulli-
vans Island. Only yesterday was wandering
among the huge bomb.proofs of Fort Moultrie,
and climbing over the great mounds which
protected men and guns during the late war.
What contrast between the surroundings of
l776 and 1864 -iron-clad ships-rlfled guns
torpedoes-submarine boats, and military ex-
chequer measured by hundreds of millions.
The fort Is now only q mass of ruins guarded
by IA solitary Federal sergeant But. no old
citizen Of Charleston can visit the spot without
feabng invisible fingers sweeping the chords
sof memory and bringing to lifsagain esin
the past that are counted among Its pleasures
and pains.
BEFORE THE WAR; =.i' -
! For years before the war, the '!Island" was
a gay and fashionable resort. People focked
hlther from all portions of the State. BY the
will of General Sullivan, the original owner,
it was set apart for the. erection of summer
homes by those who sought health and COM
fort at the seaside, and many pretty cottages
dotted the island. There was fine hotel un-
der the manage cement of George Mixer, the
elder, sort of summer ,offshoot of the Charles
ton Hotel, there, were bands of music, races
on the beach, promenade parties in the fort;
soirees in scores of private homes; boat clubs,
regattas and excurslons-all of which and
more made the locality attractive Us; 3 water
Ing place, and supplied a public want. The
ravages of war, however, caused changes
which time alone can repair. Shot and shell
did their ugly work on the one hand, while
a careless soldiery showed their irreverence
for the Lares and Penstes on, the other. Un-
occupied premises disappeared in the camp
fires and Notifications, and the summer ofls65
found among all the houses which had graced
the island not more than twenty or thirty that
had escaped the general wreck:
IMPROVEMENTS BEGUN.
!. These were speedily rented or purchased,
put in tenable condition, and occupied. The
citizens of Charleston began. once more to
crave the pleasures of the beach, and DR.. j..
B. Patrick, the well known dentist, of the city,
and the present intendant of Moultrleville,.
became their pioneer. In 1866 he purchased
and reHtted house, for temporary use, about
midway on the island, and, meanwhile, pro-
ceeded to repair his present place of residence
one of the most elegant now there. Other
gentlemen speedily followed. Lots were Sc
cured at prices varying from sixteen to three
hundred dollars each, and at the present mo-
ment there is scarcely an eligible building
spot within mile and three.quarters OF the
ferry which does not belong .to!parties who
propose to erect summer houses during the
next or the year thereafter. Already. the
long waste between Dr.. Patrlck's house and
the fort, which was unbroken In 1866 by more
han one or two cottages, has been nearly filed
up, sand the probability is that, within five
years, the island wlll:possess summer popu-
lation of Ave or eight thousand people.
Before the war, the 'sMoultrieville HOTEL"
already referred to, was considered the extreme
limit of the closely settled portion. Now the
central and upper sections Of the island bid
fair to become the most favored spot upon It..
This will be due chiefly to the Improvements
made in that locality-the construction OF
commodious hotel, the handsomer style of the
dwellings, and the facilities to be afforded to
the inhabitants in going to and from the ferry.
Some idea Of
THE RAPID GROWTH
of the island, and the public spirit OF the ln-
tendant and wardens, may be had from the
following facts: A mile and half of shell
walk has been constructed: q number of the
streets are Sheaded up" with shell, to prevent
the encroachment of the tide; the streets have
also been Strengthened and 'widened by re-
cent survey. Several hundred dollars have
been expended in draining the ''Myrtles," the
stagnant water of which was supposed to
generate malaria; and the average value of
property has increased from one to two thous-
and per cent. Four acres are Bet apart for the
construction of a hotel, and it is confidently
believed that it will be commenced during the
ensuing winter, in order that 1t may be open
ed to the public next season. Dr.. Patrick, the
intendant, .is also in correspondence with par
ties in England on The subject Of road
steamer, which will dispense with omnibusses
and carriages for the transportation of passeen-
gers, run any where on the sand at the rate OF
six miles an hour, and on the smooth beach,
at the rate of twelve or fourteen miles an
hour. This. or narrow gauge railway, is ar
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