Telegram-herald., 1886-09-06

ar..s tas. 8ser .I stoves and lle men were
il 4r0las 4- -4l1ler- after battle DIS
--.n- me pass Present and Future N illl
81 lee Ilr-e l4airel ieet Hl1e os aiieen
lall red ID lelgll probably ane fAua.alld
peaa.e aere eaUpel. lll- Is ll ti- @tis-o-
.r4l.. llFual li -lr eitt- all Tie -ala fris
we're 90 lhr ee-t families. A number ui
1iaas aaFe oclarred, tao oi them DeiAs ol
tslus.
I1shss been an exceedingly s4riu dag
I'll. fl aarI--t0n Tie streets sere dusty aud
hlI BIN the breeze made tae atmosphere
to.-r4.le tr lat shate Had % leL been Tor
rl- arrival of tFD excursion trans. bearing
l8 leaale flom Savannah and lnterme-
dial Uo51rs and Lte rel gou- services ln
8r.n air. the lsv wolld have been as quiet
as = funeral lay with tue Tall blush oi
me morning boseVeF arose tie voices OF
TIE Negroes il Tie public places lne5 sol
lp sia4ng 4na lu many places shouting
Bv llyl services we're in progress
81 a luzru points Washington square.
which IS Ferilable tent 81 Negro campers,
suggested d scene about Mount Olye ia
Biblcal history The hundreds Of splendid
voices blended together ln perfect harmony
aud NaIei olI through tne city could be
heard mile distant. number Ol men
and women gave experiences al differ
ent locations Ia the pax there
Vas perfect Gin Ot rejoicing
Here the NEGROES sing with the genuine
African soul. aud nothing viii cnecS their
peut up enthusiasm when once II Is aroused.
4 greater revival was pTOsaDly never VII
messed than the one la Washington square
and what vas true of this one applied as
veil .o a half dozen or more OF others. The
Catholic tne Presbyterian, Methodist and
other denominations held services IN
the open air. All Of the
sermons treated of the calamity
Two or three OF the ministers attributed the
visitation 20 "dlgiue providence aud made
powerful appeals 10 the better siue Of the
human possibilities and nature AT
o'clock there was general mass meeting al
the corner oi BrOad and East Bay st-. near
the pOsl0fice Thousands of people a.
tended and eloquent seamOns were preached
by volunteer ministers. The songs sung
were most beautiful aud the teachings i'm
pressive
The surroundings OF the Meeting were
thrilling. On every hand are three-story
buildings. Tie highest, with very few ex-
ceptions, of any IN Charleston, as there are
only a small number OF tall structures here
All ia the immediate locality. with the ex-
cepuon of the building occupied by the
Carolina Savings Bank, are wrecked more
or less, and some of them frightfully SO
more thau dozen fronts having fallen into
the streets. Several had bulged 50
heavily that the window shutters
swung open and threatened to fall. For
nearly a square in every direction were
perched people Of every color, nationality
and degree Before the sermon began they
gave IA their experiences OF Tuesday night
Some were piuful. Others ludlcrous. and
still others heartrending. a white-haired
cOlOred woman, who spent twO-thirds OF
her life in slavery. told how her only son in
fleeing from his home vas Drained
by falling piazza. An aged white man
his face covered with court plaster. depicted
Co group his narrow escape, and nara eC
The fatality of his best neighbOr. At times
during the early exercises the old pOstotfice
building trembled beneath the l0ughing sea
breezes. and its cracked walls threatened tc
crush everyone within reach \ cOlOreC
father. in a1mOnishing his child against re-
turning 20 the family fig-tree tonight. ex.
claimed IN evident pain.
My chile, De buildings am so wrackified
We mus live in De streets and squars full
many a mont vet