The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-26
PICTURES OF THE RUINS.
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS OVER
run CHRIST CHURCH.

The Congregation to Hold Ascension
Day Services Observation-Disclosures
ance Mems Consolation in Fires.
GeOrgia's New Political Boss Here,
But Not Talking POlftics-Elks'
Trip to WaycrOss and other Town
Gossip.
Amateur photographers were busy yes
terday taking views of the ruins of Christ
church, and some of them have some
glimpses of the interior of the church
which they will keep for long time to
come, to show how the historic old sane
tuary looked in one of the most desolate
periods Of its history.
The insurance agents here have notified
their companies of the burning of the
church and the adjustors will be expected
to arrive in the city within the next few
days for a settlement of the loss. The
members of the congregation will hold
their first services since the destruction
of the church in the lecture room of the
Independent Presbyterian church to-mor-
row, having accepted the offer of the lat
ter named church to take possession of
the lecture room for their use until their
own place of worship has been restored.
Tomorrow will be Ascension day, and the
services will be particularly interesting
and solemn.
There is one consolation to the insur-
ance agent who sees his company losing
thousands OF dollars by fire." remarked
Mr.. w. Trenholm Hopkins yesterday, land
that is, it means more insurance 1t is
always an easy task for the insurance
agents of a city to solicit insurance while
fire is burning, and for several days af-
forwards, for the danger to property is
never so forcibly brought to their consid-
GRAFTON as when they stand by and see an
other mans property burning away. This
is natural. The old adage that we never
miss the water till the well runs dry holds
good in this instance A man never real
ICES the great advantage of having his
property insured until he witnesses a con-
fiagration, and knows that the same ca
lamity may befall him any minute"
Maj. J. F. Hanson, about whom so
much interest has hung of late in the re-
publican ranks, and in whom the hopes
of many seekers after tangible recogni-
ton of their political services have rested,
came down yesterday from Macon. Maj.
Hanson had little to say about politics,
however. He was here on other business.
able trip to Waycross, where we went to
institute a new lodge of the Benevolent
Order of ElkS," remarked Air. l.. J. Max
well last night. The delegation from the
Savannah lodge of Elks returned yester,
day from Waycross, where they went the
day before to install the officers of the
new lodge of the order, and they were
all delighted at the outlook for the new
local chapter of their brotherhood I'VE
fbtO1x nal will bax q milo 4
lodge" continued Mr.. Maxwell There
are thirty or forty members to start with,
and they are all good men, too. Left in
their hands. we feel assured that the lodge
in Waycross will continue to grow ana
flourish"
There was a meeting of the Savannah
Elks last night, at which the delega ton
to Waycross made its report of the trip.
1t was a very satisfactory showing, and
the members of the Savannah lodge we're
all gratifed to learn that the trip had
| proved so successful.
A clever story is told by railroad man.
which illustrates how the various techni-
| cal terms engaged in professions and
trades is usurping the ground of pure Eng
| fish. In the railroad business they have
more slang, or technical terms, than in
any other line of work, perhaps, unless it
| be in the nautical world and when a
great, stout colored fiagman was called
on the witness stand in the court room to
| give testimony in a damage suit he found
ii difficult to make himself understood to
| the court. He kept on using his own pc
| culiar lingo, which perplexed the court
Finally the railroad lawyer, who under
| stood the terms, asked him to proceed
with his testimony in his own style of
speech and he would translate it himself
| to the jury. The darky sighed with re-
/ lief 1s xxyha
| shorthand by the court reporters:
wal, jedge, l wuz standin back dar
| on de dinky, when l heard a mighty lum-
BERN aroun' de curve. 1 saw smoke
scatterin' up close behind us an l knowed
dar Wuz gwine ter be trouble. / looked
| up in de cab an give Mr.. Mclaughlin de
red rag three times. 1 seed him touch de
leather string, an I heard her yelp Den
| L seed Mr.. Mclaughlin come down on de
| calt-tail, an / knowed it won't no use.
so jined de bird gang"
IL took the railroad lawyer some time
| 10 explain that the red rag was the danger
| signal, the leather string was the whistle
the calf tail was the throttle and Ginning
dc bird gang meant leaping from the
doomed train.
Mr.. Robert Foreman and wife and Mr.
| G. r. Cramer and Miss Howell. of At
lanta, formed a party for New York yes
terday on the Kansas City. Mr.. Foreman
is manager of the Mutual Insurance Com
| pany of New York at Atlanta, and Mr.
| Cramer Is one of the editors of the At
lanta Constitution. Miss Howell is a
daughter of Capt. Evan p. Howell
Capt.McKeen, aboard his picturesque
little schooner, Adele Thackera. left Sa-
vannah yesterday for New York having
had many unpleasant transactions while
in the city. He is the father of Mrs
Robert d. Douglas whose marriage a
month ago resulted in assuit against her
husband on charge of wife beating as
well as separation. The fathers disap-
pointment was keen and hard to hear
being compelled to take his daughter back
to a home which she left a month ago
when 1t was the gay and happy scene of
her nuptials. Capt. McKeen has been