The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-09-07

litical usurpation by unprineiplsd
scslawsgs from the North who had
nothing in common with the older
citizens, no sympathy and no purpose,
but to rob and Cypress.
1t was trying time, and it took the
courage Of mythical heroes to rebuild
their fortunes. They went brayely to
work, however, and in six or eight
years after tho war were again on the
high road TO prosperity. Atlanta dis.
played marvellous energy and enter
prise. To-day it is the South's Queen
City. Columbia rose again from Its
ashes, and Charleston has for years
been fighting desperately TO regain It's
old place. 1t has within the year or
two past exhibited much of its
iormor vitality and was just TO-
ginning to congratulate Itself that 1t
was ready to eojoy once more the
trade and prestige OF twenty-five
years ago, reinforced by new blood
aud energy and methods, when the
most destructive calamity that il
had ever experienced befell 1t the cy-
clone of q few days since.
Tho first accounts OF tho destructive
ness and fury of the storm foil 'ai
short OF the actual facts. At first the
loss OF property was placed ut 100000
or 100000. Later 1t was estimated at
81 100000, and now 1t is affirmed tina,
$4,000 will hardly cover the losses,
all told.
A lossby cyclone of S2,O0O,00O to such
a city ~ Charleston, with but 10000 or
$4,000 inhabitants, distributed and
scattered through the city, "a only a
cyclone can distribute its blows, IL Il
matter OF the.utmost concern. The peo-
ple Of tho city say that the assaults OF
the war did no more destructive work
Tho Federal fleets and tho "SWanp
Angels" We're weak assailants in COM
parlson with the rush and fury of the
tornado. Tho force of this latter agent
Of destruction was expended, too,
upon the wharvos and warehouses and
that portion of tho city where Charles
toms chief dependence stood. IL was
stricken, In word, ia its most vital
polut, aud for moment the city was
paralyaed.
Such blow falling upon people
just beginning to ioel FREQ and pros.
porous again, people whose energies
were well-nigh exhausted by repeated
reparaslons OF disaster, is calculated to
discourage and stop effort, 1t has not
been so with Charleston. Even Ito
most hopeful view is taken of tho
disaster, and tho citlzons are already
bravely ut work to set their city in
perfect order again. Scarcely had the
skies cleared before the forces wero be-
Ing set In motion to rebuild upon Il
larger scale than ever. The News and
Courier says:
"rho cltlzen1 arc SO farifrom being
cast down and discouraged by their
lossos that they have only boon
aroused 10 now life and melted To
greater efforts. Tho lashing of the
winds Will servo most, We sincerely
believe, to impeI tho business interests
OF tho city 10 put forth fresh energies
IN the struggle that Is before tncm.
Much that was old and useless has
boon broken down or blown away In
tho material part OF the city, and new
or Gnu stronger structures will take
the place OF those that are gone. Yhe
storm revealed tho weak places, and
the people havo gone to work, per.
force, to repair and strengthen the
breaches that 1t made"
Instances, such M these, exhibit tho
recuporative power of the Southern
psople and the renewed spirit Of hope
within them. Having conquered the
disasters Of the war, they feel THAI
nothing Is impossible -that human
pluck and onorgy arc equal 60 any
emergency. The trials through which
lhoys have passed have strengthened
and emboldened them. Tho old days
Of whining and crying over mislor.
tunes have passed. Calamitios, OBJ.
staclcs, rovorsos, nro not welcomed,
but they arc TO longer "cast down ,"and
the New South Ia co nquering its way
to wealth and power by its own in
domitable, Inherent and splendidly
enOrgy.