The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-03

as they went on their way. Word

had gone forth that they were start
ing, and everywhere they were greet
ed with waving handkerchiefs, from
upper windows. This seemed to be
a beautiful sight, till the thought
flashed that these were signals of
distress. Some were wanting food,
and some were wanting fuel. Some
had escaped from their cottages
leaving the doors unlocked, and some
ajar, and these persons besought the
relief corps to protect their homes
against everything except the flood.
And right royalty was the protection
given. All suspicious characters
found within the flooded districts,
either day or night, were given their
choice, to leave Immediately or go to
Jail.
So far as can learn, not dollars
worth of property was lost or des-
troyed, except by the flood. heard
no intimation that any needy person
went unproyided for on account OF
either poverty or want of rank. And
/ repeat with pride that, though dan
gers were thick and escapes narrow,
there was not solitary loss of life.
1t is a matter of doubt whether such
record as this, under the circum-
stances, has ever been duplicated.
1t is scarcely to be supposed that,
in this age and country, company
of one hundred picked men, like
Charleston's late police relief corps,
could be found without having in it's
ranks the characteristic MAN from
Boston" Mr.. S. 5. White, of Bos-
ton, prince of good fellows, and a
member of great publishing house
being in Charleston, was invited, by
his friends, to join the police reliet
corps as representative of THE
Hub" He donned his fisherman's
suit, took charge Of boat, and for
two days and two nights he never
undressed, and he scarcely took time
to either eat or sleep. Mr.. White is
a Dartmouth college man. While in
school he was member of the Dart
mouth College Boat Grew, and he
handles oars as skillfully as glad
iator handles a sword.
An interesting feature Of the
Charleston food was the good ma
ture with which everybody bore dis
comforts and even hardships. AS
soon as it was certain that all could
be housed and fed, and that no lives
would be lost, people set themselves
about to enjoy the sight of city nn-
der water. In one sense it looked
like veritable Venice.
The water, on many of the streets,
was not-too deep TO travel on horse
back or in carriages. And on these
streets could be seen, from morning
till night, all manner of vehicles,
from the finest family carriage to
the Irishman' s one-horse-dray. Some
were driving for pleasure, others
were carrying passengers for pelf.
The water On the street in front Of
the Capital was too deep to admit Of
travel ON horseback or in carriages,
and it was singular sight to see
Senators and Delegates, in boats,
passing along the streets ON their
way to and from the Halls of Legis-
lation.
The newspapers did well their
part. The fires in all their furnaces
were quenched, and they succeeded,
each day in issuing sufficient hand
edition to supply the people of the
city with information concerning the
flood.
l have not sufficient space to sing
the praises of individual persons who
contributed to the sufferers, or serv-
ed in many of the departments of
the relief corps. leave that to the
historian.
On the evening of the third day,
the waters began to abate. And on
the morning of the fourth day peo-
pie went cheerfully to work to repair
the waste places.
May l say word in conclusion?
This entire management is Chris
tian. Whether all concerned in the
management be professed Christians
or not, they are the product of chris
tan civilization. They have taught
lesson in true theology.-Bible
theology. 1t is the coup of cold
water" theology that needs no trans
lation to foreigner.
Morgantown, West Va.
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