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THROUGH THE DEEP WATERS. Men of Augusta, touch elbows now. Each in his place do his part and lend a helping hand to others. This visitation of Providence is but a test of our courage, through which to make this Queen City of the Savannah Valley still more worthy of the name. It is adversity that tries men's souls; the same applies to cities. In the hour of severe trial the weak man yields to despondency; the man cast in heroic mould will rise above it, and just so with cities. The city with a brave people will not yield to despair when a heavy afflic tive visitation of Providence falls upon it. On the contrary, it wil rise, with renewed confidence in itself, in its people and in its natural resources, greater than it was before. Augusta has literally passed through the deep waters. As a municipality it has just been visited by the greatest calamity which has ever befallen it. Fire, pestilence, earthquake, storm and flood have fallen to Augusta’s experience, but this great freshet has been the severest stroke of all. The big freshet of Septeml>er, 1888, inflict ed heavy loss, but the freshet of August, It>oß was more severe. It passed all previous high water marks. The scenes that the receding waters revealed in places beggar description. The loss that the city sustained can now only l>e roughly estimated. It may reach two mil lions—for there is scarcely anybody in the city that has not sustained some loss, and very many have practically lost all they had. But after two days and two nights of apprehension and terror, with destruction raging in every street of the older part of the city, w-hat an inspiring sight did the gray morning reveal ! The night had been one of darkness, the people confined in their homes, with the muddy water racing through the streets in foaming torrents; but the break of day found the waters gone. As quickly as the flood had come it receded. And in every store and in every shop the people were at work repairing the damage done by the water. Broad street, ou. main business street, the street which in the admiration of every visitor, never presented a busier aspect. Out of the stores the damaged goods were being removed, the thick sedi ment of river mud was being washed out. In a very few days not a trace of the water’s mad revel will be noticable. And so with all other places. It will require longer time to re pair the damage done in other places, but all will be repaired Tn al most every place the work has already begun. Not even a scar of this wound will be visible in a short time. Beautiful as ever and with greater devotion to and stronger faith of our people in the dear old city that they love so well, will Augusta rise, not as a phoenix from her ashes, but as the city that has passed through the deep waters, to the great future that awaits her. I,et there be none that is faint hearted. There are those among the poor whose losses relatively were the greatest though in the aggregate not the heaviest sustained. To these some aid must and will be extended. The council meeting this afternoon and the public meeting later this evening will consider what is best to be done. And the l>est course will be followed. So then, shoulder to shoulder let all our jieople stand from the highest to the lowest, to give the country an object lesson in how quickly a brave, self-conli dent people can recover from a visitation of providence that would appall weaker hearts. SUICIDE'S BODY SENT TO ELEAVILLE Bank Cashier Who Killed Himself at Americas is Taken Back to El laville. AMERICAS. Oa.—At daylight this morning the remains of Cashier Alonso Walters, of the Bank of Ella vllle, who ended his life here by sui cide Monday afternoon, were carried to that town for Interment. The fun eral occurred this afternoon In the presence of hundreds of sorrow in* friends, ns the deceased stood highly In the business and social life of Ellavllle There nnve been no further de velopments today regarding the al leged discrepancies In the books of his bank. thorough examination will be mad,, tomorrow, but no fur ther disclosures beyond those given already are anticipated. The Ella vllle bank is a branch of the Bank of the Southwestern Oeorgia of Americas, and officials of the latter Institution, among the strongest id th,. state, assert that the alleged dis crepancy will not exceed $4,000, even though It reaches that amount. SON SHOOTS FATHEr7~ LOVED STEPMOTHER JACKSONvn,f,f; - Fla.—\ farmer named Turner, residing about 10 miles from the city, was shot and killed at a late hour last night by his son. Bad blood had existed for some time, the younger Turner being deep ly In love with his stepmother, a young girl, whom his father married a short time ago. Young Turner was arrested and lodged In jail In this city. , <OElc||PJa|el> THE AUGUSTA HERALD Water Enough For Ten Days, Mayor Dunbar Makes the Following Statement: In regard to the water supply, there is now enough in the basin to last for eight to ten days, but that it can not be turned into the mains yet on account of some breaks that have not yet been 1 ocated- It is thought that the breaks are in the main, attached to the broken bridge. Will find out definitely when all of the water goes down. , He advises the people to use the water that they no w have, after it has been boiled. The canal banks are badly broken, but arrangements have been made to build dam across the canal above Rae’s Creek. The creek wate will be used by means of the mains of the pumping star don. In addition to this, I propose ito install six inch pumps attached to main, pumping directly from the rive into the mains as an additional help. This will give ample supply of water and the public need not fear. Augusta Accepts Atlanta’s Offer of Aid Mayor Dunbar received this morning from Acting Mayor Chas. M. Roberts, of Atlanta, the following telegram: W. M. Dunbar, Mayor. Atlanta extends sympathy, but knows that Augusta is too great a city to be disheartened by disaster. Our papers quoted Councilman L. W. Kent of Augusta as saying that relief from outsidp worid would be appreciated. If you desire assistance wire me what you need and we will send it to you tonight. • CHAS. M. ROBERTS, Acting Mayor. In response, he wired as follows: Chas. M. Roberts, Acting Mayor, Atlanta, Ga. Telegram received this morning - Appreciated most pro foundly your expressions of sympathy and offer of assistance. Augusta is so badly hurt that I feel constrained to accept assist ance where offered. I think cash would be preferable as we can purchase here everything needed, without waiting for transporta tion. W. M. DUNBAR, Mayor. Observer Fisher stated Friday morning that the highest point that the river reaceed, was 38.8 feet at a. m. Thursday morning, but it has fell to 33.0 Friday, at 8 o’clock. The river is ex pected to fall to 23 feet by morning. September 11th., 1888, the river went to 38.7 feet. \ The weather is cloudy but no rain is ex pected. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED Knieker—What do you thing wquld be the best campaign phonograph record 7 Bocker—Factory whistles.—New York Sun. PUT HER OUT. “Why Jo you take your wife to ev try band concert at the purk, does she Use band music?" “No, I believe not.” “I should think not! Band music Is too loud." “That's the beauty of It, it mikes more noise than she does."—Houston Post. The special numbers of The Heraldfare being issu> ed in the Phoenix Printing Office. Just a little dis= figured, but still in the ring, and will be ready for busi ness tomorrow Saturday morn ing. Qouley Shoe Co 1036 Broad St.