The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-08-13

Erallying place for all veterans of our
country's armies, and special provi-
sion has been made for their comfort
Lin the vast building. The Lady Abb
bessesn will preside. one selected from
the w oman's Relief Corps of the G. A.
| r., and one from the Daughters of the
| Confederacy. The Sons of the Revo-
| luton and the Mexican veterans will
| NIL have special representatives. In
| fact, no effort will be spared to have
the old soldier LOOK to the Battle
Abbey for protection and comfort.
GALVESTON FLOOD"
I TIE electric nutorama of the &c al
weston Flood, is contained in q beau
siful building $50 fest wide by 300 feet
deep, and represents the catastrophe,
the most appalling in modern times,
which overwhelmed city of 10000
and Ecaused the loss of some 5000
souls. The first scene depicted shows
| Galveston as it appeared before the
storua, and from d. point opposite the
entrance to the channel, looking south
west. With the ocean all aglow, the
sun sinks into the sea behind bank
OF crimson clouds, which dissipates as
| the daylight slowly fades. The lights
+ in the city appear; the lighthouse
displays it's beacon; the steamers
and shipping are Illuminated; trains,
brightly Ii up, cross the bridge and
enter the city; a brilliant moon APP
pears in the sky, throwing its silvery
ripples on the waters of the gulf; over
head the stars @re twinkling.
| Gradually the lights in the city are
extinguished and Galveston sleeps.
Heavy clouds gather in the sky and .
terrific gale OF wind blows from the
north and cas-. The fury Of the wind
increases every minute and is accom-
Ipanied by tremendous doWnpour of
rain. Meanwhile, the water, which
has been peacefully tapping the beach,
gradually encroaehes and lashes itself
into fury. Thunder and lightning
add their terrors to the scene, the
wind shrieks, and the fierce waves
rush madly into and over the doomed
city. The terrific doWnpour adds to
the pandemonfuna OF the elements,
and tho city is blotted out. Nothing
is seen but the sngry ocean SIS. it
sweeps realistically over its victim,
rejoicing in its might.
Soon the storm snbsides, the moon
breaks through the clouds. There is
nothing &c be seen but the long heay-
iEg o1panss % water. The flood re-
cedes, ana here and tksre various
buildings and points OF land are grad
ually revealed as the water leaves
them. Then more OF these islands APP
pear, till presently most Of the city
energies from the food, broken by the
long lanes of water phich sill follow
every breaking wave.
The waters slowly gecede and under
the pale light of the silver moon,
which slowly fades from our sight, we
see o vision of Galveston as it is to
| appear when the projected break
waters, which will remove the last pos
sibility of recurrence of tbs disaster
of 1900, are completed.
THEREAFTER
| In a building representing externally
the sombre gate Of Hades, is housed
the concession known as Hereafter
AS you saunter down the Pike, deep
voiced spieler bids You "Go to H-!''
and should you grant his request and
pass through the great stone arched
corridor, remarka able metamorpho-
sis Of your mind AID body will occur.
4 greWsome atmosphere you have
suddenly stumbled into: none else but
the cabinet OF the dead, and in order
to visit the spiritual world, you have
got to die. A grave and solemn
monk appears and warns yon to
Abandon all hope and follow on. !"
Powerless to do other than obey this
awful command, you follow into a
| snbterranean elevator and rapidly
descend to the realms of darkness,
the first circle of the nine in He'll,
through all of which you must pass
before again seeing the light of
earthly day. You keep close at the
heels of your guide, crossing Acheron,
the river of woe, in Charon's boat,
to the second circle; visiting The court
of Minos, the internal judge, who
dispenses justice to the endless line
OF wicked spirits; beholding the beauti-
full visions of the unhappy Faust
under Mephisto's influence: witness
Ing the continual grind Of torture
| mills in the frozeM third circle; cross
ing stygian Lake into the city of
Dis, or Eteznal Fire; viewing all
about you various punishments of
abandoned souls; ever and anon
startled by the inaxplainable appear
ance and disappearance of some
frightened spirit in your midst, and
finally arriving at the very center of
| Hades, the throne room and awful
presence Of his satanic majesty.
| Mingling with his courtiers. skeletons
and subordinate devils, chilly sensa-
ton creeps oser.you. simultaneously