St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-04

name 'Jesus" was most frequently used,
and as if supplicating God face to face.
they shouted out in the very helplessness
of despair: ''DO, ray Master, Jesus, have
mercy on me-" 'Oh, sweet Jesus save,
save me-" LET me live through this night,
my God, my Savior"
BLESSED CHRIST MY MASTER
hold me up once more" and such eXclama-
tions as intensified the horror of the situa-
ton and went far to demoraliZe the white
people, who were also rushing blindly
hither and thither. AS usual the faces of
the white man and white woman in the
time OF danger was sight of sudden joy
i'll the gloom OF many poor wandering
colored boy or girl, who endeavored to stop
their white friends as they ran by in the
confusion to supplicate that they would re-
main with them until the Judgment was
done" In many instances trembling girls
sank down on their knees and seized with
frantic energy the folds of some white
lady's dress, and falling to express their
terror in words with scarcely moving lips,
betokened that they wanted only the moral
support of a friend in the hour of distress
and agony.
After the hand of Providence had been
apparently removed the negroes began to
d
confused way, Of Bibles and Bible history.
''Its the night of Sodom and Gomorrah"
shouted one, in frenzy of apparent de-
light. THE city of St. Michael is down to
the groundw yelled another. Il told you
So" cried a third. ''Aha, how about my
wife's dream now?" said fourth. Look
for the rock of Horeb to split" said an
other. pray, my white people. why
don't you pray?" said another. Fully five
minutes in the fearful excitement the col
ored people never ceased to utter what they
considered
A TORRENT OF PROPHECY
and unintelligible prayers. 1t seemed as if
all Charleston was already on the squares.
Women hurried along dragging their little
charges by the hands in all kinds of night
apparel, 1t was only, however, when the
older class of the colored people arrived
that characteristic scene took place.
They ran about in the crowd with cries Of
down on your faces, down on your knees,
miserable sinners, pray to God, my sister,
my brother, pray, pray pray, don't 1 tell
you the night has Gomez" Prayer meetings
We're organized and the singing and scream
ing were kept up till daylight. At that
time the watchword was passed around,
''the battle is over, but the soldiers must
not rest" and this order was carried out on
Wednesday and Thursday nights. On
Thursday night, however, on Marion
square the sights and scenes baffied descrip-
ton. The colored people are unrestrained
and committed all manner of
RIOTOUs AND FRENzIED EXCESS.
A report Of their actions as they took
place would perhaps be considered bias
phemous. The first object and the one
that interested everybody'S attention was
az assembIage of colored boys, about half
dozen in number, who had fallen to the
ground in a paroxism of religious frenzy.
They were grovelling with their faces down
in the grass and were singing hymn in a
loud voice. The hymn was 1.-THE Angels
are Rappin' at the Door," and the refrain
sung rapidly was ''Oh, tell ole Noah to
bill on de ark, to bill on de ark, to bill
On de ark" This song they repeated over
and over again until they were quite tired
and ceased from utter exhaustion. Ina
few minutes they were fast asleep.
ADDITIONAL DEATHS.
Florence Rector, Sarah Glover and Mary
Lee. The total loss at Savannah is estl-
mated at $780, 900, Two slight shocks were
reported to-day in Charleston, but they
were not felt by many persons.