The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-08-27
LETTER FROM MALTA.
An Interesting letter by mr.. WIN. Il.
BRADLEY from AbroRd-Custouss And
uabiss or the Inhabitants OF Malta
A fire.Pr00f CITY.

Habats 81 snc Auu"oss"os" " "s
A Fire.ProOf CITY.
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MALTA must elwsys oe p,see y. .s.na h,s.
the student OF eithel sacreu oE P.on ~.
tory: situated an u ~, in ans m,Sae rc,snis ~,
Meoite. rusu 20 . siS Eor cen
iuries II was the none OF c3n,eno1 ,,pr -, 'nv nv
surrounding nations, oeing neio III tus
almost every nation tnat toucne" wv. ,a,an.
terraneanSea, neg sipninx witn 'nr ,., ha'Is
and ending With tbs EnElsh. VINO nov hu,n
pos.ession. Sn appsosoJh; h,n;rsd oS ,he entirs
west very nne VIEW ~ T,aa ~; 10 s,i.hiiv
west coast Oh me hAna. aIn,,,s' .v.rv crrst
unuuisiing. Oh TUG toP W aino s .S.Sn. dsd,.
one kees tower, or some ancIen. s % ~ a
Gated 10 nea.nen sou, ,t,,, VIII M uess,a,ion
windmill. Ihrres pIas',say , p.,,x ~ = ~ sn,i
0n Do tue Hauu. uSs IL .,san nran.e ard dV
abound. ~. ma. NJ tho
The CITY OF Ma,ta ~ ua az a. harhor n
hiSnest pa,u oi VI. M.I,,,.rrans,n Here
one OF tne oest VI ,,on.S uu hs. Wsditcrranean
Meet ,,. ,o,,, n,o,.r one must
In order 10 nescn .n1 % 49,, o ,Se .,aen
hke ciicuiaunG roSe, S,es ,nn IT. 4. si,na,s,l
ness a OF .uo 1.'hr,,ia ali ,neomipg boats ars
br.eiged witn "1ups s ,uh,cs Sors,,nsr. are
silEs ana lacea-mces wn'Sn , go -, a..
eager 10 onS ON acunn T,,a n,"nt,r. " ,v =, ,bIs
And artistic nn,sn, rug nsnuo.oSS ~, S,u ~ ,,nr
uon OF the iahaStonM aeT eSo,s u,a's. ,s,n,Id
bought here for $50 which I'D tne sta!es Wo11u
ens, Sl0oo SIZE shaw. can oe Sousn I'm A., m
81 90. which In thr Stt' wonia cs' soWi a. :,
OF the most osanuia. nanaS ,hs. aeu esn nsss
Gale deslEns. rev hme.'csns ,'. Iu a. HHass
through Maita Witnout puTcushiug -h"'e'e
lnce. -. ,.,...., o.,
The most promm.neps msn p,aee: ns TSs S Chnesi Of
bones. The Catec9n6s' ~: JOINS IN Snurco' LUG
Arlnory anu 81. faufs Cavea a'o oay. 81,
Entering the Arnory, one uIss sees .nS ,rt.
wnen he took possession OF the is'ands. .and IN 10
the Armory proper ID 10 oe iounu eSe.y xhnu
OF implement OF mediaevai wsrMie. t9gs'hes
with the hall In which tue kn.Sn.s s OF Mrna Ma
sorne OF the most valuable tapestries oi ths
earth, some Of which are three tpousand
yenrs old. l.,
Next comes the chapel OF nones, mn,Sn hi..s -
there are thousands OF skeletopn, alranged
In artistic array upon the wasls ana ceiiine'
bones OF the back ana splnsl coiumn are At
ranged IN the ioIm OF n9wers % nna M aaTrn I'LL, COZ
other group; fnsern and thumbs hung in gay
festoons sno grlnnIng "suts @ maHe 'nc ussn ssa
Of the onlooker creep wlih norr@r. on the
rignt s!anas Sne rne % nn ,Sa % pr s,snas
skolston OF q MALTA woman. Tne enuIe Wsiis
and roof arc tnus covered WIN goasty Wn't
ened bones ano grinnIne skuh. one Ice's
decided lenei on sSppint t Hus oncc moso '"'o
About nve miles rom maIta anG lost sHioss
the island lies 81. rauia bay sn9 CAvr. Esar
the Bay liea tne snau tQwn OF CittA seccuIA.
The beautiful Mediterranean iape gently now
the shore. where the Two hundred. three score
and sixteen souls we're snipvfecked. ana
watts. IN. Wanton p!ou'sScy, IS many coioI-
ed shells upon Inc oeecn wnere once
were hurled. In iempessuous fnry the.
broken timoers of the oantnrion snip. MOI
far from the oeach ID 81. Psurs CsiheoraI,
which vas built, according 10 naive tore, oo
tho very site OF the home OF Puoiius. Inc
church belongs 70 priest wno says mass 10
it eseh day. Upon Tue aitsI OF tnis cnutnn IVA
marble siso. ne,u in k seneaon ,s oy tn
people OF tns issnoi H ,o % s9' M ~ ,.,,,,s
10 tne C4tnoIcs, o.; ssu, nIst ssu tnss , nou ..
tnis ne!oie sho. ino .ue ~ oSoTy .ry W.
OLD, lor ~ ls ninut wSIn Iot two. aue ptes'
approacneen u WIN tn9 S.Satest ssneIa.ou'
and keeps u cove'eu WIN tutee uIheiept cos
eTings. And wss IsoH, tnis mAIoIe. M tne
Catholics, say. fuonus. aitef ne naa oeen con
verted, was ordaiIed oishop OF Malta nS ~
-. Paul. mol Tar rom the cnurcn 10 81. raufs
Cave In wnicn De is Reported 70 nave lived
three montns.
Flueen mi'es IIom Msna snu Sn ,ne Iat'
way. Woich Lues tne ,SpE'n VI ING 's,auu,
tne ouryIuS PaSo P.Us y, W, .a. sa,. ino u .
piece - ~ n .no ~ ,.a.s " Po.su WIN" ."
wsy TVS. essu ,tr y. I'LL o, , .,,,,.. -,
Co..os ~ .e oue 'i h.,s.... ',,,i. =. ..",.p Gna
tne isauu, Io~, uoTus.ts .',s 20 So, ,,S Su a.
OF tne p,,ne'ps p,. ~ , " 'ro 70. .'1 s..n,, !.
Money, tue s's ss,, W a"u n.ds -
putSois ". sno ~. - - " "