The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-18
GREAT SALVATION RALLY.
TIE SUM GIRLS, IN M TER STREET
hats, CIfEERED IN Music HALL.
Fashiouabie People Look On from the
Boxes and AppiaudDeath OF Listener
In the Bnlcony-A Woman Robbed.

In the Rn1cony-A Woman Robbed.
Commander Baliington Booth. Mrs. Booth.
and crowd OF Majors. Brlgaders. staff Cap
tains and soldiers OF the Salvation Army made
the Music Hall echo last night. From the
boxes large number of fashionable people
looked on. and seemed TO enjoy the novelty.
The Salvation Army officers have been gath
ering for several days from oil over tho East
ern States and from all the larger posts this
side OF the Rocky Mountains. They propose
to hold grand council to-day and tomorrow.
At 5:15 last evening 700 Of them sat down to a
banquet Of cold meat and water and bread In
the barracks in Seventy-second street. between
Third and Lexington avenues. and they ate
these things with songs and shouts OF praise.
and marched to Music Hall afterward with
bands playing and tambourines beating and
flags flying.
Every seat and corner and outside aisle OF
the hall was filled. the red shirts Of Salvation
lists dottinG the crowd thickly. The stage was
built up with tiers and rows OF seats. and Com
mander Booth had his faithful lieutenahts.
male and female. his bands OF drums and
brass instruments. and his flags and scrolls
and banners UP there in an imposing mass
=, He and his wife were the central figures;
when she is in good health. and it loses none
of its attractivcness in the simple bonnet she
with interest. as they have had her often in
their houses leading drawing. room prayer
4uently and i to recpsnizs many friends
4. Briggs and his wife. Mrs Eiehard i,yin. br.
Mrs. james i. Rugg giles.
leanness Of figure and length and honeliness
of face. He has dark hair pastered in rolls
.s" @ p Seny o S:srs n sS S Ss
was heard in all parts of.the. house. and when
eve. he called for 4 chorus OF nmens there was
with the roll Of the drums and tho blasts Of the
horns.
something" and then he would swing both
isonG arms high is the mir = above IN his head.
would swing them downward and UP on the
other side. drawing great roar Of music after
His sneech was made up for the most part
OF statistics about the slum work and ohser-
it, s,ns hs
ns, snrf the e1shGs Wh@
know Why it is. but " heneSs1 good man.
turns and does something. or revc4 some
thing. there are n,ways people ready to say
Then he gave some statistics about the |
Army's work. and the slum girls. dressed in
their r1ngh garments syn. and aprons. and the
tenements. STOOD up. and were cheered again |
and again.
Mrs. Tooth also spoke few minutes. but
her voice soon gave out.
They took W q collection. Mr.. Booth calling |
for "cuuaries first. by which he meant slips |
Of paper promising la,Ce amounts. The cana-
res sang pretty cheerful songs. although Mr.. |
Booth was evidently some what disappointed.
He did not get quite $1,000. The general colec-
ton brought in about 5000.
William E King. q Garnet dealer Of % West
l23d street. living at 22S East Thirty-frst
street. went to the meeting with his partner.
had scarcely settletinto tbeir-seats- when Mr-
King. stout. middle-aged man. had an attack
of apoplexy. He was carried into an ante
room and died there before doctor could be
that he had d ed. The body was removed to
his residence about 10 o'clock.
A wel-dressed woman was robbed Of her
gold watch and chain. which was fastened on
Them she was passing through the crowd
IN tho sidewalk. Another woman lost her
thieves escaped through the. crowd.
To-day there will be councils. and tonight
meeting is called Three Hours ut the Cross"