The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-31

~tiSo poiSuaSeO ground Tor q second
Christ Church. The rector, Rev. Clere-
land Hall, is taking the people of Roa-
noke by storm. He is eloquent and
magnetic. Christ Church has over 81
hundred members and is scarcely 8
month old. DR.. Meade is rector of old
st. Johns and muck beloved by bis
congregation. The Methodists are, as
everywhere, enthused and are now
worshiping in large brick church Just
completed. Green Memorial Church
IS very handsome, with fine stained
glass memorial windows, elegant pews
and splendid choir; the membership is
eight hundred. Another Methodist
church at West End is just flushed.
and still another chapel begun. The
Presbytecians have a fine church. and
the Baptists also.
DR.. Flippo, an eloquent Baptist d.
vine, preached in the Methodist church
Sunday night, exchanging pulpits with
Dr.. Hamer. Surely it is pleasant to
see such fraternal feeling among the
brethren.
A solemn and impressive service was
held in st. Jahn's Episcopal church to-
day over the remains of young man
who died suddenly at the depot juseS
after purchasing his ticket for Bedford
Springs. The floral tributes were mag
nifcent and borne by his comrades into
the church; the Roanoke Light 1nfan-
'fy III luI UNIFORM. NJ. A. E..
ROANOKE, Va, August 23.-Roan-
oke has been visited by a dreadful dis
aster. Jupiter Pluvfus hurled his
thunderbolts upon this Magic City last
night and desolation marks his path
on every side. Early in the evening
the sultry stiffness of nature reminded
US OF the memorable August earth
quake night six years ago. Shroud-like
mlsts hid the mountains from sight
and ominous lines of red lit up the
horizon as the thunder pealed above
the Otter peaks, and clouds began to
gather and center over the city.
Suddenly the cloud-burst came in all
its fury upon the gem of the valley, and
the surging waters rose high and higher
like maddened sea. In such a vol
ume came the down-pour of rain that
not a foot ahead could be seen. YaWn-s
ing chasms filed the avenues with
death-traps.
The unWisdom Of man in building
the business portion of their city over
mountain creek-'"Trout Run"-with-
out adequate means of sewerage and
wider streets, is now painfully eyi-
dent.
Is is impossible to describe the scene
OF terror last night. The screams for
help mingled with the calls of the fire.
mems shrill trumpet, aud the piteos
cry OF a drowning man, who was swept
by the mighty current into an open
sewer nine feet deep-and lost.
Cellars and lakes of muddy water
are invaded by the fremen, who are
neck deep in water, fishing for carpets,
flne furniture, shoes, groceries, etc.
The gas works are useless; che electric
cars stand amid the debris on the
streets; the market wagons are here
and there, their square being under
water; the Ponce De Leon, the finest
hotel in the city, is submerged on first
floor and sample room damaged and
wines and liquors ruined. The total Of
losses by the unfortunate people is esti-s
mated at 100000, but Of course the ac-
tual loss cannot yet be ascertained.
Business is entirely suspended in order
to clear up and dry the goods.
A number of sight-seers are here
from Salem, Vinton and points ada
cent, to look at the misfortunes and
the destruction which have fallen upon
this gem-of the Allegheny Valley,
whose magic prosperity and wonderaet.
growth from a mere station to an ele.
CANT city of homes has been theme
OF pride outside Of its physical bounda-
ries, and many hearts will sympathize
with her citizens in this sad proYiden-
tial visitation. M. A. E.