The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-18

graph Hand-ln-hand AmaigamatlOn, Ine
River Craft Union, and the Mapping In
stitute for the Pr lection of Seafaring Men.
that each and all Of these would at twelve
O'Clock, midnight, on the second of Novem-
Der, strive without making any previous
notification of their resolution to their
employers. At the time appointed TINS
fearful conception was carried into effect
1t was the intention of the working men,
or rather small por ion of their leaders,
carried away by the eloqupnce ana per-
suasion of one man, to aim forcibly by tiis
means at their employers, and at the same
time to place before the general pubiie IN. a
most powerful way the importance OF the
working man. The result was that from
midnight last night until this hour OF writ
ing, two p m, London has been almost
wholly deprived of artificial light. OF the
means of communication with any otner
portions of the empire or the continent,
and of all internal vehicular locomotion.
1t is but just to the working men to say
that, Notwithstanding their awful RESPONSE
bility IN producing such terrible situation,
they have in no way added to the confusion
arising from their criminal rashnesS But
no sooner did the state of things become
generally known last night, than RapiEe
awoke aud shook itself, and stalked forth
in the dark deserted ways and did such
deeds as will make the readers OF later gen
erations shudder. Howlss and shrieks and
wells and cnrsing and piteous prayers broke
lhe quiet hours. Men and women thought
the Day of Judgment was at hand. and the
wrath of Heaven had been let loose; then
they fell upon their knees in PRAYER. Later
on discovering it was only the vices of man
that had been:unshackled, they abandoned
their prayers, rose from their knees, and
gave up all thought of finding mercy, and
surrendered themselver to despair.
Elsewhere We give catalogue OF some OF
the awful deeds hidden beneath the dark
ness of last night and revealed BY the light
of to-day. For considerable time to come
we must expect additional disclosures; but
many of the Deeds many of the foulest and
most undreamable, will never be made pub
lie. They have been swallowed up in the
Maelstrom of that nights saturnalia OF
crime.
1t was, we understand, the intention of
the men who struck to hold out for a week.
but already they stand appa led and hum
bed under the shadow of tneir awful deed.
We have it upon excellent authority that
at four clock this afternoon all the men
will once more ret .rn to work and relieve
the city from its enforced separation from
the rest of civilization, and deliver it from
the tyranny OF the prodigious monster
made absolute king Of London when the
Light went out
In later edition the "Standard" pub
fishes this under date p. M:
All the men have returned to work. The
wires are once more busy. The siege ol
London from within is at an end. The
blockade is raised. No such ''Te Deum'
ever arose to Heaven as will ascend from
this city tonight when it kneels to pray in
the white-curtained nurseries Of its unpol
luted homes.
"Who is thatT'
'1t is /, Michael"
"Is that Jane Ilfordw
Eyes. am come to take you home
Michael. The doctor says you are stron!
enough to go now, and have cab wait
ing for you"
"How are Helen, and-our daughter?'
"Well. They are both getting OF
nicely. Helen was sitting up as l cam
for you"
"Take my hand and lead me. Yol
know you must lead me now"
She takes her brother-in-law bv tn
hand, draws his arm wi hin hers, lead
him down the passage between the beds
down the stairs, and out through the hal
to the open air. A cab stands waitin
for them at the hospital door. 1t is til
afternoon of Saturday, the tenth OF No
vember.
They drive quietly through the bus.
streets to Shakespeare Road. Althougi
he is discharged from the hospital, he i
| he is still very feeble, The injuries h
received on the bridge, the terrible shoe
sustained by him when he was fun
over, and his long immersion before h
was picked up by the passing coal-barge
all have shattered and weakened him
He wears no spectacles now.
At last they arrive, and he is led by hi
sister-in-law into the room where hi
wife lies. She is propped up to receiv
him. Across her lap rests their child,
week old.
Tue wife puts her arms around he
husbands neck and kisses him, an
smiles, and says after little pause:
"Won't you kiss our daughterr'
He raises him elf and says:
place her in my arms"
"T.ke her." The mother lifts up tn
infant.
"Place her in my arms, Helen. Me
ill-used me on the bridge that night, an
now this one has gone too"-he touche
his left eve with his hand.
"She was born, sir, IN the middle of tn
Great Dark" says the nurse, laying tn
sleeping infant across the blind father
arms.
He stoops and kisses the child, the
hands the child back to the mother say
ing, sadly:
"She was born in the middle of tn
Great Dark I made thinking brighte
light would come out of the darkness fc
those | loved. She was born in the be
ginning of this Great Dark that ws
made for me when the lights were ou
Almighty Maker of the darkness and tn
light, forgive me, and let me have ligl
| +o con bar o,d all of tboSa in tho TT orr