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THE bishops of savannah.
H:% WHO UVK aenvuu
I nil Hil l' A CKVri'HY.
Murk* Ihe Uolden Jubilee of
" hr Dio*-*-*' *■ *•" •* ,he Orttl
of Ita I>m|>l-I* I'lflr
*t HUkPk Oartltad, Brr>',
, rr „i Crnlro. Uroaa and Becker,
HrKnrd— One, Peralco, Reran,.- a
, „rdiual. While Another.Uroaa Mr.
IM , Archblatiop of Ormoa The
.rvrnlh HIHP Be*lb* Mia But*
uitli fhr New Half Oatory,
, . tn* chief Mitaroat In IVxnon
, , r 10-Jay ctnitri in the dodi.
haiuiaome <>*ih*<lr|, which
I. „,n (raiorrd through thrlr effort*
, of their friend*, it ahould not
, Krd that the event al*o mirk*
, ,in Jubilee of (he <lloce*e, Its
, , ninHereary navlng occurred June
on aorount of the Incomplete
• .( of the Cathedral and the ap
i „ crrmony of the dedication. It
, ,i. and to ombin* the two events in
~ fit bra non.
~ r.t alar coincidence that the dlo
a,■ - ii* aeconrt half century wl'n
, ~w . *• -atral and new bishop, the
|j r ovum only received hi* coroeri.
t.at • ihe hands of Cardinal Gibbons n
'v o' ftu-hinond.
TANARUS: •• fifty year* which have pasted glace i
. * •
II KaSI r UFA. BEnjAHIN J. KRIIiBV,
111-hop of the iHnfinr of
i ,■ creation of ttx so# of Savannah have \
r f orded a ena: advance in Ihe history
of > 4ihuli i: m, both tn the mate and tn
country. From a few nattered and thin
ly populated nrea the church has Increased
to seventy-eight sees, with fourteen arch
!■ hops and a cardinal urciudahop at Hal
cmnte, while Us adherents In this coun
try are conservatively estimated as ex
citing Hi.OWUIOO. The growth of the
Cat hoi! ' Church In Georgia ha# been like
that of ihe stale, gradual but secure.
Every advan e nude has been re:alned
snd there have been no backward step#, j
1 hiring the fifty years of Its history tho !
Reman Church In Georgia has had th
food fortune to he server! an leaders by
man of distinguished eminence In their
pious calling The six bishops who have
t'a|*ed Us crozler silica Tot* thus IX
founded Savannah as an "Episcopal See,"
on July 19. tsso, have been singularly gift
ed men without exuptlon. one of whom
afterwards received a car dinars hut at ’
Rome and another of whom rose to th#
pinnacle of priestly power as Archbishop
<t Oregon. Hut It Is not generally known
that the priest who was originally chosen
to govern this diocese, Rev. John 1*
•. Dwyer, O. S. A., a member of the great
Augustlnlan order, never saw Its boun
daries, because, strange to say. Ills mind
dapsed a few days before the lime set
span tor his consecration; and thus, in
stesd of mounting a throne at the Ba
'unnth Cathedral, an Its first Incumbent,
he found a tomb In tho earth of old 8t
Augustine’s Church at Philadelphia,where
•he stone that covers him may yel be
> 'd Such are human hopes, doomed so
frequent to "dust and ashes."
After mis melancholy episode. It became
essary, of course, to appoint another
I nest for the vacancy, and the Pope’s
< notes was made again from the ranks of
Philadelphia’s clergy In the person of
Very Rev. Francis Xavier Gartland.D. P..
psstnr of (n. John's Church, and vicar
g-p.-rsl of that diocese, who was <ne
'feted Htshop of Savannah, al his paeoch
-1 temple, Thirteenth sir#t, near Chest
nut. on Nov. 10, I*so
A nstlve of Philadelphia who had nl
te-tdy named ripe experience in the min
•*try Bishop Gortlatid brought hither all
’ sterling qualities of mind and heart
’hat make a successful missionary. The
Po ■■ had long been conversant with hls
*''*i. for he acted as theologian several
'ttrsi at the councils of Italtlmore, and
•fired especially at the sixth provincial
tonne II of May, I*l9. which * aeparsteel
•esergu from the See of Charleston to
•tilth It belonged from I*2o Asa matter
tf f-iet, the Catholics of Georgia scatter
'd ever a vast territory, for the most part
dsetituts of churches, chapels and schools,
w *e classified as members of the diocese
®f * uih Carolina from IKA when Bishop
■” r England, a native of Ireland, he
*•• firs* prelate of Charleston, until I*so,
”’***' RUhop Francis Garlland. was ln
*"* * 1 at Savannah as Its earliest Wf
*’**wn It may be added, that both these
together with Richmond. % a..
" I ’** Ing. W. Va., Wilmington. N. C . Bt.
A'Sistlne Fla.. and Wilmington. Pel..
’ t-long to the Archleplacopal Province
f f Rah'.more, which once *Vovered the
•lei, country.
"I I* tracing the expansion of Havan
r 1 *s a ee, it may be well to observe
*’ tn the providence of Got. every
•*'* of Georgia, except the two last.
' '• I it brief Incumbency; thua. tlurlng
' ' *lf eemury of Its existence, half a
pee I alee have been MM *o rule
* dk* •; the majority of whom van
•t*>m earthly scenes Just when the
' "1 l* • y watered with their sweat was
e *r,ee ni- to fructify. The first heloved
l|r Mlsnop Gnrtland, died from the
■ ourge of yellow fever. Bept
afte* a short administration re
!• te with deed* of lov# and mercy, end
one of tnosa strange coincidences In
“* wh ‘-a at umea evoke commeot, a ra
; tired rinhop of Europe, who ho<l cttmm to
[ Osorgl.t • h "mlsatoiuu? idlest f>r the
I **k* of aiding It# tneomhent to *pr. i t it.
I goepel. Ht, Kev. Kdw .1 rtl Hrn>n 1* I
! died from the i*ime mi m# n.im*
1 Period. biml both were nuried a t Savannah
, heal.)* Mch other. A< cording ti.*
| ree** w .ii* vacant Again le* th in vart i
: nfior the tnltn had been t rti upon
BUhop (larlland a brow
Very Rev. John Barrs vicar g* n rsl of
Savannah, became i tmu t tr.iinr after
Htrhop <irl.and's death. and *,* ~p.
liniM auoeeeeor to the decked ir. I;t'
hi IKJ. Dr Hurry wa* th*n n*-a I.
y ear* old. but he yield*d to the ! >p. '
rw|Uft <hat hi” accept th*' harden *>i \ i>>
Episcopate and wan .on .-*, rated •-*-ond
Bithop of Savannah t the Cathedral of
R ill .more on Aug. 2, lk’7
He and. and 4i N’ov Hit* two v nr** iftpr
i hie imuallat mid wa* fo<drd
Hi. Rev. Atigurtlne Veroc l> l wh •
tied been consecrated in HaUlnKiri', April
2*. IW*. a Amt Virnr Apostolic t>f K r
ila wht :i Jurisdiction he al*o tuipvrvli'ed
conjointly with th# Rnvntn h *•## naim.
ttm*- ft#r hi?* appointment an.l Anally I
at hit* own r*fju*f*t returtiefl to Florida,
os it actual ln timt'en: on March 11 17*
wrh#r. h# di*>d iukl#nly at St Augustin*,
dun# 1. !*7v Thin #mtn* nt pr#la# w
: Frenchman—**rhort. stout and unpol
•.•hed*' sh he used to §ty.e hiiru*lf fa #- I
ttouaiy, though in renhty. few theologtsna
i too land * oil Id with him m
l*olfit of erudition, and he vm> wtthal a
man of gaol'll perronallty. Before g*ln
:ng hla mitre, h# hal been a college pr
feasnr tn Howard ouidv Maryland, nod
“*w a<tive mUaloemry priest In the
Arcndiorese of H.immor* After hta vol
untary transfsrni hack to Flortdn Ri
R#v Ignattua Persko. D D f F>tg*.
AHd. B C. t diores# of Charlc"nn. was
preconlsed hls successor, and aaeumed
control of the Georgia see in 1870,
Pr. Peralco differed from all hla pre
de essors In the fact that, ut the time
of hls appointment. ho had uir.-u.iy been
h bishop for nuny yesrs. having been
onaeefated Bishop of Bombay. India, m
Ihe 'HO t, which lie resign."! owing to Im
t*aired health and Ihe climate of
(iusl country. He connertod him
self with the see of <Tiarlcs
ton. as missionary at Edgefield.
In I*B7. end for acveral years was a value!
auxiliary to the late Bishop Lynch; who
like all the prelates of the South after
*ne Civil War, which raged so fiercely
fiom St lo had much "up-hill work
to <lo In rebuilding hls fallen temples anti
ruined Institutions, around the stonas of
which time had wrapped the moss and Ivy
with manifest compunction Bishop Per
s;co was an Italian of commanding pres
ence, who made hls mark as Bishop of
Savannah and who son ihe respect and
affection of all with whom he came In
contact. The greatest work of hls Incum
bency was no doubt the commencement
of a cathedral, which rank"<l for many
years am*tig the noblest fanes, but which
like numerous fabrics reared by mortal
arms, was destined to fade away In fire
and smoke, leaving no vestige of Its love
liness behind except dismantled walls and
columns.
Peslrlng lo return once more to the
scenes of hls childhood and spend hie de
clining years In lialv. Bishop Peralco re
signed hls diocese In 1*77. and was suc
ceeded by Rev. William Henry Gross. C,
38. R.. a member of the Hedemptorlst
Order, then stationed at Boeion. Mass,
but by birth a Baltimorean. On April 27.
1*75. this celebrated churchman was con
secrated at the Gathedral of Baltimore,
nnd It Is a noteworthy fact thai one of
hls "assistant ronsecrotors" was the lat-
Bishop Becker, then Ihe Incumbent of
Wilmington. Pel . who was transferred io
Havannah thirteen years afterward
For thirteen years. Bishop Grosa' name
was household word among the Catho
lics of Georgia as their beloved prelate;
during which he moved lime and again
among them; opening rhurvhes. a-hool*
and Instllutlona at Savannah, Atlanta.
Augusta and various other points, hesklea
preaching on numerous occasiotta at mis
sions, confirmation services snd similar
festivities Hls merits as a self-sacrificing
pastor gained recognition at Borne, and
when the Metropolitan See of Portland.
Ore., became vacant In 18*5, Pope l.eo XIII
appointed him ,t archhl hop As such h
died two years ago while visiting Balti
more. hls native city; where he sleeps
among hls rellgioue brethren HI- Imme
diate predecessor. Perslco. hsd died af
Home ss a cardinal In l*£f>
Th# fame of the prelate, whom Rome
declared Bishop Oro' successor March
J*. IMIS, had long been known to the
priests of Georgia, as w- II a to many of
the catholic laity Th' R i
ware from tx** until 1*8*; Bight R**v
Thomas A Becker deservedly took rank
among Ihe greatest members of the Amer
ican hierarchy. A native of Pittsburg.
Pa., horn In 1*33. end formerly a Presby
terian. he had embraced the doctrines of
Catholicity in early life during a visit to
Home where he afterward entered the
Propaganda College as a sacerdotal stu
dent Ordained priest In it- shadow, he
returned home In I*-V. and then until
hls appointment to govern th See of
Wilmington ten years later, ha labored
In the ministry at Winchester, Vx.
Richmond end Baltimore Both himself
and the present Cardinal were consecrat
ed bishops together on Aug I*. I*B*. at th
Baltimore Cathedral-lhe Utter as titular
Bishop of North Carolina.
Bishop Becker’s busy life as priest and
prelate thus extended over forty eventful
'•ears When Pop* I wo. appreciating hls
'worth and excellence, removed him from
Delaware to Georgia In the spring of l**i
■he bond of friendship which had hound
himself and hls vicar general at W liming
u together for a down /ears, waa by no
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. OCTOBER 28. lIKXI
m* ui.h sundered, for Wr> Rev. Benjamin]
J D D
B’ 1 '* r hth* r .inl w>* mmiii af’erwar*! ap- (
p u led \ *r gei rrol o( Savannah, a P<*- j
•IRon whirl ut •v * i Is b • nied
so und onl> to Uhi( f t * in* umhent him*
I’ntll hi* . \ r wi m dimmed In death.
Bmhop Becker's relations with Vb ar tlan-
ra, Kelley were of the most UmW and
* •*'dial character, nor was It strange that
wher. thi.- gi> .i Hi h< j. parsed awav la*i
summer Dr Keilej was hi on* • dsclsred
ilminii*#iMur of the vu. iii #•*• b> the
other prelates of the Baltimore province.
Aj suc h he ru. *1 iht dbx ewt of Savan
nah wtse|> from Julv 79 l*f*
un i\ hi- aii*>tnifni nt as Bishop ihe fol
lowing epring and his subsequent ovr.se
oral on such in the t uth*-Iral at Hi h
tr.i'tid, dmti.g Jun* last Ih aj|sdnim* ni
of Bish .* Kelley was haailils and unan
iniouHly deslie \ l*> th* c atlvoll h vl h.
vamuih and ihe sat. and Its announc*-
nient gave i Jy und satl-f i tl'>i
Ills i* dish and rWlnetnent of mannet. hi.-
uibanlty atsl courtesy to all. as well as
his piety and barn.tig. have earmd him
the fnen.Mihlp of all with whom he has
| come m contact, both within and without
his fold, and his administration *>f th*- dlo
< *ms adnlni**trat>r and as IBshop has
neen accompanied t*y the most satlsfa
tory results The work of rebuilding th*
Vathe trai. begun by Ms prwlaoea.air. was
arm l forward by him wiih untiring seal
and it is largely due to hla efforts that
the magnlArent odlttea to be dadicattd to
day. is in every way so thoroughly cr and
liable to the Catholics of Savannah an i
the state
THE OufcATHEDRAL.
Continue! From Fag* Ten.
Father C P. <l*b >ury, preoldcnt Flo
N'ono College. Macon.
Father F J. Ilvbnimin. Plo Nono Col
lg. llli l
Father Mllledgevlllc
Father Bchlcnka. Ilnm-wlck
Father IV J (Julgl-v of I'tiarlceion
Kev. Father %V. Quilt lane, Maoon.
Kev J. Beytagh. Macon.
Kev J Colbert. Dalton
Kev At|hnne Frederick, Baltimore.
Father John Hertarl of Kavannah.
Father H. J McNally, Savannah.
Father J A Kelly, Savannah.
Father C. F. Tanquerey, Savannah.
Faitwr K kert. Savannah.
Father Miller. Savannah
The dedicatory ceramonle* were lm|x>a
ing, the dlgtiHarle- appear n* In their
canonical ro*w>* The ..rore*lon of rleray
leaving the old cathedral, now tha Cath
olic library A.-ike lalion omldii.g. luaiciie!
IO the new ciithedral The so.eiun I’olUl-l
•u| ma*a wua celebrated by Rt Kev
iiiahcp Verot of St Augu.etlne. a**l*ted
by Very Rev I' Dufau. vicar general of
St Augtiatme. dea on of the nut**, Father
S|. T. Itetlly of Ailunta. rub-deacon. Ilev
Jame* O’Hrien of Washington. Wilkes
county.
Klshofi Lynch of Charleaton delivered
the dedicatory sermon The bull ling
malted incomplete tin'll live >ear* ego
when the twin epirea were bull! at a coat,
of lift O'®.
Blrhop Groa* was at tha head of the dlu
ceso until I*M, when he wraa made Atch
|tl*h": of ttr.y..n and waa ti •••• el by
the present bishop. Kt. It* v. Thomas A
Becker.
The Kpesco(ssl residence a.!J.kn ng the
Cathedral was built seven twn ago al t
cost of W.fU). and Ih one of the flneat
cierleal residences In the South
The Convent of St Vim ent de Paid,
which e*cap*sl Ihe lire Is norm of the
Cathedral The building* toiisl-t of the
convent clolstera and chape, and school
rooms, coveting the entire Itl'tck fronting
Liberty street, between Aberrorn and Lin
coin streets Tha convent w..e founded In
IMJ tty Kev J F O'Neill, th* [locaeg
prieat of Georgia It Is Ihe mother h >uae
of th.- SlsterbaKd of Mercy In the diocese
The convent possesses a number ol inter
esting work* ol art. In the chapel is a
representation tn wood carving snf the
"Dead Chrlet" supported by the \l gb
Mary. The work la a copy of *be f*m ua
group executed foe the Bishop of Minster
k an' i— '■Kill*—ll "■ mm,m
Organ Lofl Over the West Entrance. The Mein Alele. Hanctanrr nnd High iltnr.
in Westphalia, and !u the garden la a i#r
r.t cotta Mattie of 81 Benedict
The entire block between Liberty end
Harris snd Abercom and Lincoln a’reel*
l occupied by the Cathedral. Ihe Btehops
residence and by the convent and ehpel
Continued From Page Ten.
Stales he stands a much better chance of
promotion than tny of the other prelates
including I'rs. Corrigan. New York, and
Ireland. St Paul—whoes nanus hsve been
mentioned so often by their personal ad
mire re In fact, there Is hut one other
prelate In the Union whose claim to the
position approaches hie own—Archbishop
Chapelle of New Orleans, now* Apostolic
Delegate to the Philippines who visits
Home next month on ofibial huslnese.
-Joseph Arch, the Isbor member of
Parliament, who Is to retire, began hls
career by frightening birds off the crops
t fourpence a day. "In 1*79." says Ihe
King. "Mr Arch founded Ih# National
Agricultural Laborers’ Union, on lbs hack
of which, thirteen years later, he rode
Into Parliament. He was always a fa
miliar snd friendly figure there. Every
body like*! Joseph Arch who had west
hls way from the bottom to the top with
out hurting anybody's feellngx or doing
anything mean. It Is one of the curi
osities of politics that an agricultural
laborer should represent hie future King
In Parliament, and It Is equally curios,
perhaps tha Ihe bov. whose mother was
a servant at Warwick Castle, should have
hla 'Life - edited and prefaced by the
Countess of Warwick Mr Arch will be
missed In politics, but he will be happy
as he sits In hls cottage In remembering
that thousands of lives are happier to
day because of hls early struggles."
-French hstred of Orest Britain h
taken a strange metbol of manifesting i<-
i4 j|f Ftrli. wbr tom# of t h# mor*
rabid bmiterardtcr* ar#* cuttftvatlvm h * MrA *
i jf ftrugar u a oonpJflMftt to U* Boaw.
THE CATHEDRAL IN RUINS. \
NOT 111 Mi MIT Till'. Will** WON I
hit or the oi.ii i Hint k.
l*Miiii of the Noninn i mliullr IMt*-
rrr of im In
ii Hour—lhe Fire klnrleU In Ihe
Organ |,%(t—Tlr Firemen Power- |
leoo f< < hrrk 110 lielenlleeo
Werp—The llih|>'* llrolilenee
and % Inrntl Fo
• iiped—The !.••• W llli
\lioni pui.iHMi Inournnee.
(Urprlntttd from the Morning News of
Feb. 7. IhW )
The Cathedral of S J.*hn the Rapt let.
> eftorday out* of trie mM ningulA* nit
.*n*t imposing atruoturew of BaviuuMh, up
>n whb h yea* a of toil a *1 thuuanlf> of
• iollara have (Men apeut, la am f
rulnr, and tuubing rematna but Ita ( Jr
a. ilia and the ltide*truvtlble part* of lta
two tall hpireo
The * onflagration that swept It away
before the hour of midnight wm* frightful
n Ita grandeur and pitiable In ftta mag
uiA <*nce. It teemed to bkt out in a nio-
Mu nt the w'ork of yean*
Tha moat pitiable feature waa the help
ifosneM of those who eto**l atound to
mike one effort even to pave the at rue
ture Two or three miserable little
lureamt of water that would ecarce g>
•icroM a iwnty-foc*t rtrr#. were all to be
had. The entire department waa then
at work on the River atrewt tire and rv
• ry available engine waa there attached
to a Are-|dug < ndeavorlng to qm-noh that
iuAagratlon. In the meantime one of
SnvaiuiMti’g nn*rt valuable gtructuraa wan
going rapidly.
It wot* fully three-quirterg of an hHjr.
before n engine roukl lx* gnen. Then
two were went from Bay etreep, and
>treame wer- thu* ?* ur*'*l for ihe pro
tection of aMotnmg property. It w*a* lm
|HPthle then to eave any portion *f t/i
iuliding It wap at that rim** almost
the iiMiPP of ruina that it i now. though
burning like n fearful furn.i* e
The wind, fortunately, woe blowing to
the south wept, h ro*e the equare. through
ivhh n much of the valuable surroundlaiif
property kid saved The breeie wap .
Ilghl one. it Ip true, but had it bec-ti In
ttu> other direction, the dtptrucilon trouM
have been largely augmented.
Ah noon up th* roof hs*l burned off the
l*werful draft created by the Intent* 1 *
heat <*arred upward (houiinit* and hun*
; drerla of tlu>up.indn of aparka large and
email, moat of them failing in the ewatern
aUle of the pqunre. I’art of th* time th-*
wind waa eotnewh.it toward the eoutti
and carried thuae aparka onto bulhllnga
Juat n roep (he afreet frtm the (*athelral.
which were prot* *ted wlih difficulty Ttiia
ehower. like magnlffcent dle
|4ay lasted for an hour or more, hul
I -hortly ta fore midnight, when the Ar**
jin the towers \%n+ tlerce-t. the sparka
■ |H>ur-d forth from them with seeming
renewed intensity. Bom* of them were
veritable coni#* of Are, falling here and
there sometimes upon the bat or coat of
a spar tutor who s ond too close.
The Are waa Aral seen about ten minutes
itefore 11 o’clock. It was then Issuing from
the front of the bußdlng. spreading rap
id v. From the description of It then. It
would a*em that nothing short of the Im
mediate presence of two or three engifiea
and several strong stream* of water would
have saved It The discovery l natd to
have ben by n motorman of the City and
tfuburloin Hallway, W'ho was just romln*
itir>>ugh the *|Ur with his car The cry
of Are. of oiurs*. attra-‘ted th* attention
uf others nt once, and *he alarm was
turned in vary quickly from to* No. 27,
;it I*rice and Harrle streets
When the alarm came In there war no
apparatus of any moment at any of the
engine houses to respond Two or three
;s re wagons answered at on* e. and the
hose waa atu hd to th* nsiahborlng
plug** The bare pressure from tt<* pipes,
owing to the heavy use of water else
where. wan ararealy f’lflMent to throw n
stream arrow the street. Foremen hnld
ii.g two of the stream* >n th*
Harris street sidewalk. Just outskla the
fence surrounding tha Cathedral, and
found them barely strong anough to reach
tha first window sill.
At this Urn* the enMre Cathedral w
enveloped In flames. The roof from front
to rear was a mass of rearing, aeeihlng
Are Hotter than a blast furnace seemed
tha Are In tha southern tower, from which
♦iarted hlua flames, a* though of bum.ng
gas. From tlm* to time pieces of tha
roof or parts of walls or small spires
would fail! with a resounding crash, and
hdirr and wh!tr would seem the rising
flomes that followed.
Thousands of people were gathered
around the square ©coupled by the Cathe
dral and adjoining buildings, kept ba k by
poll**emen and ropes on the liberty street
side, and in the squire by ever falling
sparks sueh as would burn a hole through
hat. coat or skin wherever they happened
lo light The policeman had little w*rk to
do on tha south eld* when the shower Of
sparks began to fall.
Words were Inadequate to **prea the
horror and sho*'k to Havannah's rltlsong
over the destruction being wrought ‘And
not an engine here yet,'* was all that
many of them could say when the flra
had been raging for half an hour or more,
and Are engines failed to spjv-ar The
Are on the Hay was. of rour* \ re*non I
Me for this, it taking sm* little time to
get them uncoupled ami ihe teama hitch
ed when they were wanted for tha Cathe
dral.
Atiout 11:00 two engine* reached the
scene. The pressure from the water
works had before that tlmr been In
creased as much as possible by orl*re seif
in by Superintendent and several
excellent stream** were secured Th*
work for the flrrmen was to save
surrounding property; th* destruction of
the wes complet* and th* fir*
had begun to abat* somewhat In fury
The bias* was all confined to the Cathe
dral. Th* iofUacaa hi iho building kepi
other pro|*erty fr**m cat hrg thnugb the
Intensity <f the h*at which was mther
tarried upw r.l l*\ the druught The roof
gone, th** au|q<orttng rafters fell on** by
one. *r two or three at a time as tb*
esse mu;hi b Now and then one of the
mlnurte, * imrts.n of tha ro*f or of a
wall would fill with a rash Hhortly be
fore midnight it b* me apiwirent that ,
one of the a; ibh* • i Is of a wall In the ]
rear o th*- * •. ir 'h on Harris afreet aide
waa going t fall Fnsmen and others
working M *ti w * warmd to k* * i away,
but they still remained, and ► the brick
work i' i*i <1 it i fell from a bight about
itny or seventy five feet above the street,
the st:"t w n up Jum In time for them
to rush t> k uir of the %' y.
Th- saint figure standing In *he arch
of th** n**rth*in t*w.r w.is llghte*! up by
tlie llano- frm the iow-r oppopM* and
wub ilk <U'tr* Ichid band.* livK* l Ilk* n
human t * * * p|x <tling fr aid from the
sea of A.m below - .
For a lino* m *nv ihooght that the tow
.is w til 1 fill, hut it s**‘ms they w*rv
pretty w <ll ii k-r*d and r ootl Arm. The
shaking *f ih r foundation*- wae the only
thing that v* *uld have thrown then* over,
ind ihcse well. The Are scented
Acre#at tn the tow* rs t a |>nlni ih*ut on
a hn*- with th* top of the roof, hut tn
them, the lire did trot g* abnv* that pon\
rho material alov* b cat all tr*"*!' and
► lit* The towers ind four walls are nil
that remain r-t.mding to tell th* story
It ipprare that the An slarte| tn the
rgan iof though j.iet In what manner
Is a ni>si* ry Evening services were con
eluded about * clo. k and the i athe
, 1 1 x| was *>los*l It was about .in hour
und Aftc* mlmit k*tci tlnt the Are
was discovered, nx that time It se* n
*d t• • have made • nd terable heu lwav
I having broken through the exterior of the
j front of the budding
Th** talk of in* end arlsm due to the mm
liplblry *f flies, natui.illy led at Arei t**
M.rn.* such theory tn connection with this
. ne, but on second thought such dkl red
eetn prolaihb*
There r***ms to l*e no doubt that the
hr** cam** from tno organ loft, • that Is
when it was raging when dls-overe.l
Brominent members of ih** congregatbar
were at al* *to a >u..t f rB. but none
of them belie veil that It was of tn*en
diary origin It appear* to hove been very
■ miliar to the t hrlat Church Are of al
,110.1 .1 yrsr 'io. whu-s • s0 **
l.rn st.rie! by ltklß"' , Wh ,K.
•he organ pumper caielessly lft *n th
loft.
MUSIC OF THE DEDICATION.
rvm*tnu*l From
Mkimnot m e 1 ■
Holo l-nrt MIS* lx'
Sslve Rrk.na." *** n
Mr. M M. OBTlsn.
-O Bklul.ru, ’
Mtss faoo
Violin obliduto. Mr WUand; noeompon
isi. Mr J Wl*ond. Jr
Mr Wlnralid wownisiul* Mr. John
Wl.ganA. Jr.
T.ntum Kr.o. irrarnl rhoru*.
Choir.
lUtonln* tbe |uar.
B.HIOT of hr M..rn|nk Th* IC
„ r in your p*P*r **l>*-<1 "CM**." "'* h
rnk.ril to Klkonitliik '•*
with my *nlrs *m>rM*lon. •*>•>
(•. of nearly all of th hOU..l>oMer*
ahiitllnit on th* oqur*-prokls<l **>*>•
arc not ratiwl upon in bonr th* *p*ns*
Wo b.N. r. a. b~i rt-rrt.l* tn 0.,r wonl-rful
|.rr>Kr<-s* and *m*r*i o'H *f th* ••
.Bin* cloth** of ••r < ID** pr.*-nltors, who
! ronstrurhd th* *Pr **>■ not
wun any ides of th* fatisro. bu( boo*'***
(and va cti**p
It waa a .-,*vwr real *tt* ms* to lv.
ih* tmpreaoton of ttia vast *xt*nt of th*
'.By nrtA thua uidu** **lor* to wiual
| where thay oOU<l h*vs th* b*n*flt of
1 Ih*.* large open aia<eit *o hllla, their
aow* anil pr<vnr* ampl# room for their
sportive ro*'a
l Tn*. they war* ravar blonk! out aa
•'lungs” for a miserably small population,
la apparent when a stroll along ths Hay
from Yamsi raw to the Fort. with an un
obstructview of South Carolina, gave
more air than many could r*llah; *tftll.
ns |t has turned out thee* squares art
very useful, provided thev are utilised for
I •he public benefit, and that they have
been so utilised many now living can re
member the artistic pumps which am hel
lish**! mo.( of them Before he Court
House there was not only a pump, buts
irg- sls**J well beneath, where the Cuy
ler monument Is now erectsd. where th*
fir* bug .ole replenlsried their hose when
i redundant supply of wwter wsa re*
qulred for such purposes
Havannah should be no <oy dty like ftt
A usual In# or Hadeabadsn. If we acquire
facilities for trad* |roJects we should
no false, foolish, local pride to III*
tervene or thwsrl us from carrying out
that which must redound to the advan
t ge* and requirements of the city.
The squares should be trtllfsed even if
wa have to displace a monument or two
to do so Not only th* squares, hut all
other points necessary for our commerce,
should he Dlxonxied
fllver street should be straightened out
and every pro)a* Un* obstacle removed
The Bay should have the privilege of re.
cetvtng and distributing railway receipt <
Thai immanse plat of ground injudicious
ly conveyed for military purposes, should
be abrogated by legislative enactment
ami other and le*s valuable acres In lieu
thereof be conceded to them What lm*
men#* returns ould b* achieved by util
ising this property?
H**c what we have lost by not appro
: printing th old cemetery for butktlng
| purpose* through rldiculoua sentlmenrall*
I ty- wnere was I>lxon? Ixtnk at our t*ank
clearings, our enormous cotton recipts.
J our great naval store record, our large
I lumber interests, and shall w* allow any
puny prejudice#, emanating from a few
bloated house hold*-re to check th* mer
antlle invasion of uhitmlt*-*! capital and
j energetic action? Haul Pry.
M a street fair In Wichita this fall
one of the chief features will he an arch
forty feat high constructed antirely of
apples.
Hogan’s.
The completeness of the four departments mentioned
below compels ua, without any degree of egotism, to say
that their equal is not to lie found in Savannah, us to
Style, Perfection of Finish, or as to Low Prices. An
inspection will convince you that this is no idle boast.
Blankets and
Comforts.
A large shipment just re
ceived. Have too many and
wish to unload. Come and
secure them at your own
price.
A few more fine soiled
Blankets at a sacrifice.
Portieres and
Table Covers
in Tapestry and Chenille.
Exquisite in design and qual
ity. A look at these will in
sure a sale. Our $1.75 and
$2.75 Portieres are creating
something of a stir. Call
and examine them.
Don’t Forget the fact that we are still on top in our
Dress Goods and House Furnishing Department,
We extend a cordial invitation to lookers.
Courteous treatment to all.
DANIEL HOGAN.
The corner Broughton and Barnard Sts.
1 IS Bill HE
>, s jih
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!<>n, c i §1:
4'i
KNIQHTS PHARMACY,
Cor. Oglethorpe Avc. ad Draylon St.
Will sell you Smith’s Chill
and Fever Tonic, and if it
does not cure they will
gladly refvnd the amount
you paid for it. Look for
the Ked Triangle on each
package.
What g Prominent Orooor Sayg:
Office of
J. H Blienrouse A Bro .
No. MO William Hi reel. Savannah, On.
Havannah. Ga.. Oct. 12, 1900.
Columbia Drug t 0., Mavannah, Ga.:
Gentlemen- I am glad to inform you
that after months rtf suffering with chills
and faver, having tried many •walled
chill and faver tonics, t waa persuaded
to try your Smith's Chill and Fevar
Tonic and ooe single I will* of your tonic
cured ma
I feel II my Auty to Inform you of the
wonderful cure made on me and. through
you, all those suffering with chills and
fever. No remedy ever tried has done
me any gaol except your Hmlth'e Tonic.
Respectfully yours,
J. It bhearopse.
THE DEDICATORY SERMON.
OnnllmiMl From Pax# Ten
Doteh itwv.rnnnent. In the seventeenth
century.
Father I'arfiow .om* of a<*holarly Mock,
hi. father b.lntt a rreAuale of Btonyhnr.t
• VtHoge, the ureal Jwult roll.ir. of K*n*-
tan<t. an<l ht. molher an tVßrlrn of the
areal henkmit fnmtty of New York, wett
known not only for .uceea. In bu.lnee*.
t.ul aim for their prominence In lllrrary
snd phllanthroplr: work.
KIM.KO MY a FLY* MITE.
Child finffer. Great A|ar —nd E
plrrs la a London Ho.pllal.
From Ihe Pall Mall Oaxette.
At t Bartholomew’* hoeptie! the other
.lay Arthur C lamitham, deputy coroner,
held an Inquest relative to the death of
Lydia Maria Chamberlain. oe(l * years,
the daughter of a riding Instructor, lately
ttvtntt with her uncle at M Chelmsford
roa.l. Walthamstow,
Alfred Lewis rtiamherteln deposed that
the deceased hls niece teas playing at the
window on Friday with Ms own lltlla
girl. When she euddeuly complained of
having been bitten by a fly. Not much
notke waa taken at the time, but In the
morning tho spot on the noe where she
had been bitten became on much inflamed
■nd swollen that tt was thought advls
,,l,l. io rail tn a doctor Afterward she
became very dehriouo, and eventually
lapsed into unconsciousness By this time
her nose snd eye had swollen to an ab
normal .Me. and It was thought advlsahle
lo have her removed to the hoepltal
r>eet>lta every effort which was made hy
th** whole of the staff of the hospital the
child gradually sank and died It wan a
• a.e of such rarity that It was watched
with mtenw* Interests by all the doctor#
"You ars sure It was a fly that bit her*"
asked Mr Lanxham.
"What She raid wa Oh. I have Juat
been bt'ten hy a fly and tt le painful.’ "
Dr Nixon, house surgeon deporwt that
when he admitted the child she was un
conscious. Having i,sard too history of
Jackets,
Capes and Furs.
The highest possible nov
elties in this department.
Our Furs are the pick of the
market, ranging in price
from $1.50 to $20.00. It will
pay you to look at this before
buying.
Carpets,
Mattings
and Rugs.
We arc the acknowledged
leaders in this line. Our
Art Squares and Smyrna
Rugs are beauties, at prices
that suit the times.
8„ T. J l Of I R’f IlflO C. * 8 rr
MISHA* II HIIULUC.
For Isle of Hope, Thunderbolt Montgom
ery, Cattle Park and West Eng.
Hubjvcl to change without nottoa.
ISLE OF HOPE AND TENTH STREET.
Lt 'i* for I of II of Hap*.
* t.< am from I’enth | 91& am for T^ar
10 1* am from Tenth 10 II am for Tenth
11 (Slant from Tenth 11 i :im for Tanth
1* pm front Tenth 100 pm for TenMt
IIID pm front Tenth j -' Opm for Tenth
2 .10 pm from Tenth 2 h’ten for Tenth
2i*ipni front Tenth 200 pm for TeeHli
2SO pm front Tenth 3SO pm for Tenth
t *>i pm from Tensti j 4no pm for Tenth
30 pm from Tenth 4SO pm for Tenth
Ust pm front Tenth | 6< pm for Tenth
SSO prn from Tenth | SM pm l<* Tenth
Sts* pm from Tenth s (a. pn> for Tenth
**o pm from Tenth 8 Si* pm for Tenth
7i pm from Tenth I 7on pm for Tenth
7So pm from Tenth | *tn pm for Tenth
*SO pm from Tenth oo pm for Tenl
9*o pm from Tenth 10 Of pm for Tenth
10 20 pm from Tenth 'll uO pm for Tenth
IBI.E OF HOPE AND BOLTON UT..
VIA THUNDERBOLT.
I.v clly for I of H |T.v I of H for 6 al
vta Thun * C Park via Thun 4 C. Park
sue am from Bolton i *OO am far Holton -
ISO pm from Bolton 3So tun for Holloa
220 pm from Bolton 420 pm for Bolton
430 ptn from Itolton | *2O pm for Bolton
110 pm from Bolton |**o pm for He*ton
820 pm from Bolton ! 720 pm for Boltaa
720 pm from Bolton ! *lO pm for Bolton
MONTGOMERY
Lv city for Montg ry Lv Montgomery.
Ift I*, am from Tenth , 9 3.', am for Tenth
10 pm from Tenth 112 I* pm for Tenth
100 pm from Tenth ! 3*l pm for Tenth
*2O pm from Tenth , *4S pm for Tnth
THUNDERBOLT AND 18LE OF HOP*.
Commencing at 20* p m car leaves
Thunderbolt every hour for tale of Hope
unlit 900 p m.
Common' Ing at 930 p m car leaves
Isle of Ho|o> every hour for Thunder
bolt until I*o p. m.
THUNTtRRnoI.T HCHKDTtT.B *~
Commencing at 700 a. m car leaves
Bolton street Jun'tPm every 20 minutes
until 2On p. m., after which Urns car
leaves evary to minutes
Commencing at 720 a. m. car leaves
Thunderbolt for Bolton street Junction
every 30 minutes tin'll 18 p. m . after
Which time ear leaves evary 10 mintses.
The 10-minute aehedttle I* maintained as
long as travel warrants It.
WEHT END*
The first ear leaves for Weal End at
7:20 a m and every 40 minutes thereafter
until 11:00 a. m , after whtrh a car runs
tn earh direction evary E minutes unit!
midnight.
H M I/IFTON. Gan Mgr.
Seed Oats! Seed Rye!
Teiae Rust Proof OaU. Coast-raised
Rye, Cow Pood. Hay. Oroln. Bran and
Peede of all kinds for etock and poultry.
T. J. DAVIS,
Telephone 223. XU Bay atroal, waat
.. -i j- 1 "m jub. —i. i.a.Baagaa
tha raaa. he newer la ft her until aha ihi
Tha fac wee no swollen that ha waa urv
ohla to aay at Aral whara tha bits wna
Ha ha<l since made a poet mortem at
amlnatlni) and found Inalde tha tower ltd
of tha tilth t ay aan ulnar. Thla ulnar had
aat up tnftnmeiton. arhirh had penatradad
Into tha akin and Into tha cellular flaaoaa
of tha orbit. Ho treat tnu tha inlUmna
ilon that tha pupil of tha aya ora* forced
out from between tha Ida, tha pwtn twtng
no doubt, moat terrlhle On rin mining
the lunar ha found Infaotlon. showing tha ■
a Wood atrajm bad run from tha head
and carried tha pnlaonoua mlorobaa car or
tha body
"Hava you avar haard of sucb a eaaa
before?" Mr. lamgbam asked,
"Taa. W# hava taoorda of ana or taro
cases of tha kind, but they ara extremely
rare '*
"Tha ht'a of tha meant eauwad tha mtrro
organieme. than?"
"I tan fa no other causa, from tha
hletorv of tha raaa." Continuing, wi'naat
raid that daath waa due to general Mood
polanning. art up by tha microbes
The Jury rrturnad a vrrillot of daath
from Mood pntaonlng. aat up by the Mte
of an Insert. tha death being oauaad by
mlnodven'ure.
I’rof Wllll.m Carpenter the head
of tha deportment of German In Colum
bia Cnlveretty, was raoantly alectad n
member of the Society of Dutch l-ettara
of l.eyden, Holland, in recognition of his
service* to ihe Teutonic tongueo In gen
eral The honor la a noteworthy on*, at
only live other Americana hava boon sleet
ed to tha aodety.
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