Charleston, the place and the people, by St Julien Ravenel With illustrations by Vernon Howe Bailey . t. Laurences gridiron to havethe pleasure of spending the evening with Mrs. Holland. This charming lady died leaving no family. The story of the events of these years has been post-poned in order not to interrupt the sketch of that societywhich was so soon to pass away. The events were notmany, and at the time few perceived their political sig-nificance, but the burning of old St. Philips went to everyheart. It has already been told how it had once been savedfrom the flames by a sailor climbin
Charleston, the place and the people, by St Julien Ravenel With illustrations by Vernon Howe Bailey . t. Laurences gridiron to havethe pleasure of spending the evening with Mrs. Holland. This charming lady died leaving no family. The story of the events of these years has been post-poned in order not to interrupt the sketch of that societywhich was so soon to pass away. The events were notmany, and at the time few perceived their political sig-nificance, but the burning of old St. Philips went to everyheart. It has already been told how it had once been savedfrom the flames by a sailor climbing to the steeple. It ishard to believe that this example could be forgotten, butthe extract of a contemporaneous letter shows that itwas so. But St. Philips! the least exertion would have savedit, one good head might have saved that noble was done, however, they stood and saw it burnto ashes. The steeple caught first, one wet blanket couldhave extinguished it, but though there were hundreds ofsailors in port nobody thought of sending a few up to the SOCIAL TOPICS. MEXICAN WAR 483. The South Portal and Gates, St. Philips Church roof to smother the one spot of flame. That one spotspread, wreathed slowly round, and finally burnt thechurch to the ground without one single effort having 484 CHARLESTON been made to save it. It seems to have been the directwill of Heaven that it should have perished by the stupe-faction of everybody who looked on. Poor Mr. Gads-den (the Rector, afterward Bishop) fainted when hesaw it; but on the former occasion Mr. Frost (thenRector) offered a great reward, and it was saved. . .Subscriptions are flying about for rebuilding. The paper on the following day gives much the sameaccount. Only one of the monuments was saved — astatue of Grief ! A mural tablet to Colonel Daniel, of thefirst attack on St. Augustine, after being lost for sixtyyears, has lately been discovered used as a well-curb, andhas been placed on the wall of the present,
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