Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-11
wAsHINGToN's SYMPATHY.
Depth of the Feeling at the Capltai
for the South Carolina Sufferers.

Depth of the Feeling at the CapltaI
for the South Carolina Sufferers.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-EVeryoody
walking along F. street these muggy
days stop moment at the window OF
drug store on the corner or Ihlrteenth
street TO look at two sad looking llttle
bolls labeled ''cotton from South caro-
lima" Many of those who stop have seen
eotton in a thousand fields, and most OF
them have seen the cotton plants In Tue
Botanical Garden here. They DO not stop
because 1t is cotton, but because III IL
stcotton from South Carolina" 1t Is an EVIL
Hence ofthe sympathetic interest IN south
Carolina which Charleston's calamity
has reused in even the most sluggish
mind. The earthquake was taken rather
humorously here on the night OF It's nrst
aupearance 1t shook up crowded thea
ire rather roughly, but this only gave
point to a Joke which the comedlan
worked into the next act. 1t swayeo
manv of the other buildings in town, woke
up the sleeping and disturbed the SICK.
But great many people did not 1eel IL al
all, and many Of those who did ala not
understand what it was. People VINO
were down town laughed over 1T,
especially when they heard the
story of the shake up in
the theatre and the joking that followed
1t. The morning newspapers next daY
had nothing but the vaguest reports about
the trouble at Charleston, and people
went on Joking and laughing about the
wild Washington variety Of earthquakes
until the bulletins began the sad story OF
Charleston's misfortune. We have all
been sad enough over it since. The sym
patty of Washington flowed all the
quicker because it had been laughing
but a few hours before. IL was
interesting to observe how every
body thought Of some friend, either in
Charleston or in Washington, who would
be directly or indirectly affected by the
calamity. l heard, l should think, as
many as fifty people say that dav: How
sorry l am for Col. Trenholm" and 1t was
as touching to see the expressions OF sym
patty rendered that gentleman by his
friend in and out of the Treasury Depart
ment as it was to see his distress ana
anxiety before he received definite infor-
nation about his family and friends.
need not tell you that the sympathy
OF Washington did not 60
out in words solely. In proportion
to its means, it has given literally. The
officers and clerks in the different de-
partments have been particularly gener-
Gus In their contributions. You know 1t
is against the rules of all the departments
to permit beggars in either rags, or bags,
or velvet gowns to solicit contributions
to anything, however meritorious. BY
sort OF unanimous consent these rules
were simultaneously suspended, and
everybody in every bureau was al liberty
TO beg or to give for the Charleston suf-
ferers. In the Post Office Department a
Iady, employed as a clerk, was detailed
by the Postmaster General TO visit
every room in the building
and solicit subscriptions from
every officer and clerk. No one refused
her contribution. 1t was just so in
every department. The merchants, too,
did we'll. considering that this is the very
dullest time in the w ashington year and
that money is very. scarce.