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KST \RLTSHKI) 1850. |
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ahother shock.
The Entire Belt Feels
Its Effect.
CRASHES AT CHAELESTCN.
Several Additional Build
ings Fall.
A WALL KILLS A WOMAN.
Additions to the List of
Dead and Injured.
SUICIDES AT AUGUSTA.
Panic - Stricken Mortals End
Their Suspense.
charleston, An?. 3.— The situation
Of affairs here this morning is still de
plorable. Rudely improvised tents, con
structed principally of bed clothing, are
to be seen everywhere. Few persons
have as yet slept indoors, and houses are
deserted as if plague-stricken. Thou
sands have slept with nothing but the
canopy of heaven above them. After the
parks and public squares were
filled last night the inhabi
tants suspended overcoats, bed quilts,
etc., from fences over the sidewalks, and
thus passed the night. Many enjoyed re
pose under open umbrellas, the handles
ot which were stuck in the ground. The
more aristocratic people camped in their
own yards. The colored people say they
will not return to their homes until at
least another night has passed, and they
maybe seen taking their coffee and eat
ing their dry bread beside the places
where they slept. On the whole, how
ever, it may be said that confidence is re
turning, and should there not be a revisi
tation of the earthquake, Charleston will
be in her usual bustle of business within
the next twenty-four hours, although in
convenience and delay will be experi
enced for months to come.
READY FOR BUSINESS.
This morning’s Ne *vs and Courier an
nounces, in double-leaded head lines, that
‘•Charleston is ready for business despite
the earthquake audits ravages.” That
‘•the warehouses give ample accommoda
tions, the wharves are in excellent con
dition, the compresses are fully up to
their work, and merchants and factors,
undaunted by tne misfortune, have girded
up their loins anew lor the battle of com
tnercial life.” Continuing, it says:
''Charleston, we sav, is as weli able as
ever to transact any business that can be
obtained, and is as ready asever to give to
customers from every part of the country
the commercial facilities tbey require
and the attention and good faith they have
a right to expect. Let it not be imagined
h r a moment that Charleston is sitting in
her asiios bewailing the loss of millions.
The lull consciousness of the loss is here.
year's earnings lost in a minute.
"it is understood iully that iar more
limn the earnings of a twelve-month were
swept away In less than a minute, hut
l" r ad th s, and because of this, Charies
b"t is only the more determined to main
tain the commercial position it has won,
ami is fortunately so situated as to he
hW. ,as weli as ready, to deal success,
billy with every department of trade and
every brunch of business.” Au appeal is
iiiad- to ihe City Council for monetary as
■ s anee in the form of an appropriation;
hut the News and Courier admonishes
those who extend aid to contiue them
6(d'esinso doing to people in circutn
sianet hor conditions rendering them un
s e now to help themselves. Y’ery little
has been accomplished up to thi* writing
to relieve the city of its appearance ot
desolation.
A BIRD’S EYE VIEW.
A“ the eye takes in the lencrih of the
streets it is met by heaps ot debris of
f'ery possible description—bricks, stone,
Plastering, shingles, lumber and
ui'imehold and oflico furniture, and all
Kinds of building material In mass,
nine fronts or sides ot buildings have
out, leaving furnishings in some in.
use h mtnet. A two-story brick build-
Jr.- "" 'late street, between Broad and
wnainiers, presents an Interesting ap
pearat ce ot this description. Toe lower
if * us' and lor merchandise and the uo
t,o, "'" l ’ l * s H residence. The Whole front
’ out, leaving the interior exposed to
’ w - i'ldures and mirrors are on the
1 1,1,1 chairs remain as they wore
tnii.gL* lbe family. Beds are un
'' tied, the- gas turned on, and the view
storeroom is as it was when the
shock came. Evidently the owner
,‘ s not Rained the courage to warranthts
tetuin.
buildings insecure.
nif>l, y alarming nature of the pres-
Pllll 1 '°, ll( lt,on °f affairs rests in the shaken
tin. i' .‘°i U 01 buildines. Nine-tenths of
‘ ck structures are cracked through
ui i lt,r °u*h, and threaten to tuinhie.
lljHt hl * Te not actually fallen
i. u.. rV 7 I,nred ,or ODd would tail if
tour .If IK reporter, who has madt a
o.ir, „ i a . l P ,,rt,o| t Of the city most din
in-.! , ly dum “Kod, stales that the struo
\ot am “ xed aro mo lly fifty Tears old.
„ a * ,n - | o substantial building was
the .i. k and l t* d suffered materially Irom
L, Until some time s uni have
fun.- , Hnd oonddenoa shull have been
l In*. *'*[ ltore < , ini<Ist 1 st of the shattered build-
I n °f be re-entered, ns a shook at
his time would be more disastrous than
all of those already felt, and buildings
could easily be shaken to atoms.
ALL TIIK STRUCTURES FRAIL.
An examination of the material from
the wrecked structures shows them to
have all been frail. The Charleston and
one or tw-o of the other leading hotels
have begun io receive guests, although
but a small portion of the houses are in a
condition to be occupied, inquiries con
tinue to pour in Iroin all over the country
concerning the loss of life. The search
for the dead is progressing, but it is be
lieved that all have been found. This
morning the employes of the Southern
Telegraph Company returned to their
commodious main office on Broad street,
cleared up their delayed work, and re
sumed the service.
ADDRESS OF THE EXCHANGES.
At a joint meeting of the Charleston
Exchange and Merchants’ Exchange to
day tbo following was unanimously
adopted:
To all Exchanyt* cud Commercial Itodiee:
Our banks, warehouses, cotton presses,
wharves, railroads aufl rioe mills and every
thing e.sa necessary for handling business,
though damaged, are In working order. Wo
fear no further disturbances. The destruc
tion of property will cause great distress and
suffering, but will not Interfere with the dis
patch of business. A. W. Taft,
President Charleston Exchange.
a. Boli-mann.
President Merchants’ Exchange.
The joint meeting also adopted resolu
tions to apply to the President and Con
gress for a national loan to aid the citi
zens of Charleston in rebuilding the city.
THE COUNCIL’S ACTION.
The City Council to-day adopted the
following:
That in response to numerous
offers of assistance and sympathy from our
sister cities and from citizens of thla and
otner Stales, the Mayor is authorized to state
that great distress exists among our citizens
tu consequence Of the earthquake, and that
we gratefully accept the aid thus tendered.
Several Catholic churches have been
seriously injured. The Cathedral ohapel
will not bo used for services Sunday. A
temporary structure will be erected on
the Cathedral grounds, where the congre
gation will attend mass. Repairs will be
made as soon as the condition of affairs
will admit.
SCHOOLS DAMAGED.
The Catholic schools have all been in
jured. The Academv of Our Lady of
Mercy on Meeting street, the Central
school on George street, St. Mary’s school
on Society street, and St. Peter’s school
have sustained suen damage as will not
permit of studies being resumed,
as announced. The convent of
the Sisters on Queen’s street was
also damaged. The Sisters and children
have all been camping out. The St. Fran
cis Xavier Infirmary on Calhoun street
was badly damaged aud there were sev
eral providential escapes.
THE RESIDENCE UNINHABITABLE.
The episcopal residence on Broad
street is rendered uninhabitable. The
clergy who were in the building during
the shock had a miraculous escape and
have since been the guests of the Brothers
of the Sacred Heait, and have camped
with a large portion of their congregation
on the Cathedral grounds. The Catholic
Male Orphan Asylum also suffered,
but in no instance did
loss of life result. The churches
and schools, as well as the episcopal resi
dence, need immediate repairs to render
them habitable and to allow of the con
duct ot religious services ancl educational
exercises.
A KEEN MISFORTUNE.
This mu%rtune is more keen for the
reason that on account of the general loss
throughout the community it will be al
most impossible at this time to obtain
funds for the reparation so imperatively
required. Any further information on tbe
subject will be given by
Rev. P. L. Duffy, Vicar General of
Charleston. Father Dufl'y himself was
slightly injured at tne time of the shock,
but is able to attend to his duties.
Roper Hospital is wrecked and will
probably bo condemned, and tne building
of the Training School for Nurses is seri
ously damaged.
The hospital patients were removed to
tbe Agricultural Hall. The injury to the
county jail is well nigh irreparable.
Thirty-six prisoners escaped, six of whom
have returned.
EXPLAINING THE EARTHQUAKE.
The News and Courier will publish to
morrow the following explanation of the
recent earthquake:
There can be no doubt that the various
earthquake shocks had their origin in the
islands of the Mediterranean, and in
Greece and Italy. On Aug. 29 wao re
ported tho occurrence of a destructive
earthquake throughout Greece and Italy;
that there had been two eruptions ot Ves
uvius, and tnat the volcano was still vei y
ac’ive. These eruptions gave vein
to internal commotions, which had pro
duced a quaking of the earth in that vi
cinity. By the shocks being communi
cated to the earth they have traveled in
various directions, in some with more
violence tua.ii in others, as they were feit
the same day throughout Egypt, but
doing little damage.
MORE SEVERE WESTWARD.
The shocks seem to have extended west
ward with m >ro rapidity and violence
than in any other direction a, vibration
of tiie particles of tho earth's surface
being transmitted under the sea at the
rate of about 109 miles an hour,
occupying about seventy-two hours
in traveling a distance of 6,500
miles before reaching the western
shores of theAtlautic traveling, as it did,
almost due west, one oi the first points
on the shore line which it could reach
was the ooastof South Carolina. But wo
see that it was felt along the en
tire coast as far nortu as Bos
ton, and spread across the continent with
diminishing force as various more solid
and rocky portions of the surface cruet,
retarded the vibrations, until it seems to
have been almost entirely stopped bv fric
tion in the extreme Northwestern States.
THE VIOLENCE AT CHARLESTON.
Tne reason why the shocks were made
more violent in the vioiuitv of Chai leaton
and Summerville is that there is more ot
a soft, yielding nature in tbe superficial
upper strata, which conducted tbo vibra
tions and forward movements ot toe earth.
The waves meeting witn less resistance
than iron] tho hard substance farther in
the iulenor thev were more rapid and
jerky, and shook the suriaoo witn more
violence. Tho presence of innumerable
fissures observable in the oity aud in tne
country as tar as ffuinmervilleand beyond
is accounted for by this same soil mate
rial yielding readily to the pressure ol the
earth waves, which pushed up tbe thin
crust and squeezed out, as it were, the
water and sand subject t pressure.
NOT FROM THE DEPTHS.
The blue sand and yellow sand thus
ejected are found in the upper si rata, and
mat it came Irorn the surface is proven
by tbe fact that no marl is lound in it,
and t4i.t begins at from 65 to 90 leet below
tbe surface and extends to nearly 1,100
feet deop.
To show still morp eoncluslyplr that
SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1886.
tue wave motions were oonfiiied to n very
limited depth of the surface, It Is only
necessary to state that none ot the shal
low or 400-feet artesian wells wore at all
effected, nor is there any change noticeable
in the flow or quality of the water from
the two deep artesian wells, as would
have been the case if the cause of the
earthquake had been local or deep seated.
Ibis statement of the communication of
land waves to enormous diet a noet is fully
verified by observations of previous earth
quakes since aud even belore th Chris
tian era. The absenoe ot a tidal
wave proves conclusively that tha
cause ol the disturbance was
oonlined to the laud, and the jerky
motions communicated to vessels, as re
ported by their officers, was caused by
vertical vibrations intermediate between
rapid forward transmission and slower
backward jerks.
BKVOND DESCRIPTION.
It would be simply impossible to exag
gerate or to depiot In sufficiently descrip
tive language the efl'ect of the visitation
of Tuesday night on the colored people of
Charleston. A great deal has been writ
ten about these people and their notions
under strong feelings of sorrow ordespalr,
but there never was until within the past
tew days an opportunity of noticing
a public exhibition of superstitious
fear to the degree that has existed
among all classes of colored
people since the shock of Tuesday night.
Only a few minutes after the warning
voice of the earthquake had passed away
the ert'ect on the mind and imagination ot
every colored man, woman and child in
the oity was complete. They fled from
their houses they knew not where, and
as they ran hither and thither through
the blinding cloud of mortar which was
shaken from the houses and arose again
from the streets they tilled the air with
dismal groans of despair and lamentations
of terrifying distress.
PANIC-STRICKEN PRAYERS.
As usual with them in their formal
prayer, the name of Jesus was most fre
quently used, and as if supplicating God
lace to (ace, they uttered such speoches
as “Do, mv Master Jesus, nave mercy on
me;” ‘-Oh! sweet Jesus, save me, save
me;” “Let me live through this night,
dear God, my Saviour;” “Hold me up
once more, thou blessed Christ, my mas
ter,” and other tearful supplications,
which intensified the horror oi the situa
tion and went far toward demoralizing
the white people, who were also
rushing blindly and blinded higher and
thither in the fitful glare ol the flickering
lights, almost eclipsed by the shower of
descending and ascending dust.
TURNING TO THE WHITES.
As usual, the face of the white man or
white woman in time of danger was a
sight of sudden joy in the gloom
to the poor wandering colored girls,
who endeavored to stop their white
friends as they ran by in confusion to sup
plicate that they would rernaiu with them
unti. the judgment was done. In many
instances trembling colored girls sank
down on their knees and, adzed with
frantic energy, grasped the folds of some
white lady’s dress, aud failing
to express their terror in words
with scarcely moving lips
betoken that they wanted only the moral
support of a friend in the hour or distress
and agony. But the white faces were
blanched a pater hue. There could be no
stop or stay in the mad race away from
the tottering housetops and toppling par
apets. The trembling suppliants were
hastily thrust aside by those whom events
have proved, were powerless to Bave
themselves. There was death in the air;
nay, more, it was below and arouud, aud
was expected, none kuew where, only the
feeling was ever present that everybody
stood taco to lace with menaoing.instan t
death.
Everett Lively, of Richmond, Va., re
ported wounded, is now going about.
SOME OF THE INJURED.
The following additional casualties are
reported:
Mrs. Lucy Elliott, ankle fractured.
William Fidds, kuee dislocated.
J. Calhoun, seriously injured in tne face
and jaw.
George Webb, skull fractured.
Fred Simpson, colored, of Mew York, a
double fracture of the left leg.
Maggie Sanders, white, one foot ampu
tated.
H. B. Bulwinkle, head bruised.
Harry Aarons and Lillie Aarons, white
children, cut and bruised.
Moses Brown, colored, janitor of the
government building, leg amputated.
Lucy Jones Gadsden,colored, fractured
skull.
Samuel Walker, colored, arm and leg
fractured.
Charles Rivers, colored, leg amputated.
Eliza Flowers, colored, compound frac
ture of the leg.
Mary Delaney, colored, leg amputated.
Alary Williams, colored, face badly
bruised.
Josopn Campbell, colored, scalp wound.
ADDITIONAL DEATHS.
The following additional deaths are re
ported:
Florence Rector
Sarah Glover.
Mary Lee.
The total loss at Summerville is esti
mated at $300,000.
Two slight shocks were reported to-day
In Charleston, but they were not leit by
many persons.
THE SHOCK BY NIGHT.
At 11:07 o’clock to-night another
sovere shock of earthquake visited
the city, creating the greatest con
sternation. The shock was not as
severe as the initiative one, but was very
bard and toppled about a dozen build
ings.
A white woman, whose name is un
known, was killed by u tailing wall this
evening.
AUGUSTA GETS THE NIGHT VISITATION.
Augusta, Ga., Aug. 3, 10:45 p. M.--A
distinct shook has just been lelt here.
Ten minutes have hardly passed away
yet. The streets are tilled with thousands
of people from every quarter, and once
more temporary abodes in the middle ot
the streets and on the public thorough
lares sre being ereoied Of dry goods boxes,
tarpaulins, etc. The weather is oo!h and
quilts are being hauled out fortbe night’s
encampment. I’eople here think the
shock that has just passed over must bave
worked great damage to Charleston, aud
to add to' tne confusion and consterna
tion here loud prayers are heard for Char
leston. Women half clad, and men now
almost maddened, are rushing arouud tbe
streets excitedly. Tne primers, on the
Augusta Chronicle bave sworn to leave
the office if another shock occurs. This
Is the first shook felt to-day and has un
nerved every man, woman and child in
Augusta.
SUICIDES FOLLOW FRIGHT.
Lamentable occurrences growing out
of tbe earthquake shocks come to light
to-day. Maggie Steele, a factory opera
tor’s daughter, has lost her mind, and is
hopelessly insane, roaming about the
bouse and crying aloud tor help. She
seems to experience shock alter shock.
J. G. Oakman, a collector of this city, is
cr*rit s'l't roams the atrepts in a Wild
way, speaking of the wickedness of the
earth and the terrible warning sent by
tbe Almighty. His friends are caring lor
him.
C. H. Murphy, of N. W. Murphy & Cos.,
wholesale and’ retail shoe dealers, was
terribly frightened by -the Tuesday shook
and hat since been prostrated. To day
he sat on the floor of his room, coolly
loaded a 38-callbre pistol and deliberately
blew out his brains. His mother was
the only person In the house at the time,
and this shock, together with the earth
quake scare, will end her life in all proba
bility.
Hearing of this suicide a n*g ro, whose
name is unknown, went to his nouse aud
told his wifo that be too would end his
annulsh by deaih, ana then looking him
self in his room made attempts to hang
himself, but a police officer burst into the
room and pulled him down. H, how
ever, will hardly live during the night.
Ac excited stranger rushed into the
Chroniole office to-night and hurriedly
told of a family of three negroes, man,
wife and daughter, having bound them
selves together on Horse creek and
jumped iff the creek—all three drowning.
This stranger’s name Is uuknown and he
is believed to be a crank.
A special from Beaufort says near the
Coosaw mines there is a crack in the
earth two hundred feet long and six
inches wide at tbe top. On St. Helena
island, off the Beaufort coast, several
large openings were made and piles ot
mud and sand were forced up.
REPEATED SHOCKS AT RIDGKLAND.
Ridgkland, 8. C., Sept. 8. —Rldgeland
‘felt a very severe shock at 12i20 o’clock
this afternoon. It seemed to eorne di
rectly from the east. At 5:26 o’olock this
afternoon another shock was lelt. It came
with a terrible rumbling sound. The
shock was very slight, and only a very
few people lelt It, At 7:30 o’clook to-night
anotbor slight shock was felt. Ths writer
has oarefully watched and listened, and
sometimes there is a shook without
a rumbling noise, and sometimes a noise
without a shock. Tbe oolored people
have not beootne quiet yet and are not
linely to for some days. Several ladles in
Grahamville are in a critical condition on
account of the shocks. The intelligent
people ol this place have no fear of a rep
etition and are going to work as usual,
feeling assured that bright days will
again come.
HALCYONDALK SHAKEN.
Haloyondale, Ga.. Sept. 3.—An
earthquake was lelt heroat 10:01 o'clock
to-uigtn. The shock was of about twenty
seconds duration. The air seems heavy
and has been oloudy nearly all day. VV hat
sun shone was exceedingly strong.
JACKSONVILLE’S VIBRATION.
J ACKSON VILLE, Fla,, Sept. 3.—At 10:02
o’clock to-night a shock of earthquake
was teit here, lusting five seconds. It
caused great excitement.
MACON FEELS IT.
Macon, Ga., Sept. 3. —Another shock
was lelt pars at 10:03 o'clock to-night. It
was distinct and oaused some consterna
tion, but no damage was done. Tbo shook
was heavy in the upper part of tbe city.
ANOTHER SHOCK AT DARIEN.
Darien, Ga., Sept. 3. —Another slight
shock of earthquake occurred here about
10 o’clook, standard time, to-night.
ralhkgh’s oscillation.
Raleigh, N. 0., Sept. 3.—At 11:02
o’clock to-night a well defined shock ol
earthquake was felt here. It was pre
ceded by a light rumbling noise. The
oscillation of buildings was marked on
the upper floors.
THE SHOCK AT WILMINGTON.
Wilmington, N. C., Sept. 3.—Another
distinct but not severe earthquake shock
was lelt here at 11 o’clock to-night.
Much alarm was oreated and mauy peo
ple rushed from their houses into tbe
streets.
NOISELESS AT RICHMOND.
Richmond, Sept. 3.—At 10:03 o’olock
to night a shock of eartnquake was felt
here. In some places in the upper part
of the city it was as severe as that of
Tuesday night, people in some cases leav
ing tbelr beds and rushing into the streets.
Tbe oscillation is said to have been very
perceptible from the southeast to the
northwest. Mo noise accompanied the
shock.
SHOCKS IN CALIFORNIA.
Grass Valley. Cal., Sept. 3.—A sharp
earthquake shock was felt here at 10:10
o’clock last night.
Mercedes, Cal., Bept. 3.—A slight
earthquake shock was experienced here
laat night.
NEVADA SHAKEN.
Reno, Nkv., ept. 3.—At 9:so'o’olock
this morning a slight earthquake passing
from south to nortn was lelt here. Twen
ty seconds later u second and almost lib
perceptible shook occurred.
THE PRESIDENT JttEA KS THE NEtyfl.
Baran*o> Inn, a. V.. Bept. 3.{-After
an absence of lour days President Cleve
land and party returned here to-day. They
had a most enjoyable time on tbe upper
lakes. To-night tbe President listened
witn astonishment and sincere regret to
the accounts of the ruin and suffering at
Charleston which were read to him.
AN ERUPTION IN ILLINOIS.
Oakland, 111., Sept. 3.—Yesterday
the citizens of Bowdrie township, north
of this city, were startled by a noise like
the explosion of a steam boiler. On ex
amination it was found to have been
caused by an eruption on the farm
of Cbristiau Lunkenbach. That gentle
man said to-day that when the noise
occurred a cloud of smoke and dust wao
thrown sixty feot in the air, in which
were bits of dirt, stumps and roots. A
deep hole was ielt in the earth, which has
not yet been explored.
AN EDITOR NOT HEARD FROM.
Jacksonville, Fla., ept. 3.—An ac
tive canvass has been made here to-day
for funds to aid the Charleston sufferers.
Up to 6 o’clock $1,980 have been raised.
Tne fund will exceed $2,0u0. The greater
portion ot tbo money has been forwarded.
The Northern mails came to-day for the
first time eineo Tuesday.
Much anxiety is felt here by friends lor
tho safety aud whereabouts of M. U. Bow
don, city editor of the Times-Union, who
was in or near Charleston during the
night of the earthquake, lie was, how
ever, seen tho nextday twenty miles this
side of Charleston walking along tbe rail
way track. He refused to ride, fearing
that the train would be wrecked. Ilis
paper here bas heard nothing from him,
and it is feared that he is lost in the
swamp.
now THE NIGHT PANBED.
Negroes Take Posaessiou of a Square
Bat Are Finally Suppressed.
Charleston, Sept. 3.— There is abso
lutely no improvement in tbe situation
here. Hopes had been entertained that
the disturbance was over, but nows re
ceived from Summerville, 20 miles north,
where tbe first shock was felt on Friday,
states that the disturbances continued
there all Thursday night. Thla afternoon
at 1:I6 o’r-lort- ■vietaar war® swot over
the city. It was uot as heavy as that of
Tuesday night, but was sufficient to shake
the ruined houses and cause a stampede.
As Thursday woro on without any ro
newal ot the shocks the people began to
gain a little confidence. Many ventured
into their ruined homes to get a change of
raiment and to obtaiu from the wreck
some needed utensils to cook with.
SIGNS OF ACTIVITY.
The streets, which bave for two dars
been deserted,began to show signs of life,
and a large truck was Actually seen
wending its way down Meeting street
with two long sticks of timber out of
wkioh to construct shears. These were
intended to prop up tho City Hall. As
the day wore on groups of ineu gathered
on the corners and discussed the situa
tion. There was a pressing need of la
borers, a fact which nobody appreciated
more than the laborers themselves. Very
lew, however, went to work. Some were
employed clearing away the bricks, mor
tar and stone Iroin the sidewalks. They
were paid 250. an hour.
OIL CLOTH ROOFS.
In one or two instances houses which
were unroofed were covered with oil doth
and tarpaulins, wbioh had done duty af
ter the cyclone In August last and which
had been thoughtfully preserved by the
owners. Very little was attempted in ihe
way of permitueut repairs. The price of
all kinds of labor went up to enormous
figures. Carpenters aud bnoklayers who
were waked it they desired work demanded
from $6 to $lO per day, but It was after
wards stated that $6 per day had been
fixed as the regular standard.
Oolored men who were lounglug
around the streets wanted 50 cents an
uour for their services at odd jobs.
GKOCKRISS OPENING.
One or two grocery stores were opened
in various portions of the oity, and the
stock ot tin provisions in the oity was
very materially redwood. A peoullnr fea
ture of the earthquake waa of course its
work on the uhimueya. If the weather
should turn oold muoh would be added to
the suffering of the people, as there are
few houses in the e ty in whloh a fire
could be built. Over two-thirds ot tbe
population dined a! freico and on canned
provlaiona. As night approached there
was a very general movement In the di
reotionof the squarea. The day had been
utilized by those who were compelled to
sleep out, and a city of improvised tents
soon oovered each vacant square.
HOUSES OF CLOTH.
Tbe houses wero of all shapes and sizes,
constructed of quilts, awning*, comforts,
blankets, and whatever olse in tho way of
oloth could be had, petticoats und other
articles of wearing apparel being used as
doors and windows. At the Artesian
Park two of the fire engines wero sta
tioned, tbe moil being provided with quar
ters under a sheet stretched out like a fly.
The park was packed. Soveral ice wag
ons, express wazons, etc., wero auohored
in the park and afforded shelter to as
many faroilea.
THE WHEELS TIED DOWN.
Ttte whoels wore tied down to stakes
ana the vehicles were thus prevented from
lurching during a quake. Around them
were hundreds of raake-ehift tents.
In Washington square almost cverv
available spot of the lawn was staked off
with claims except that portion near the
Oity Hall. Whites and blacks were mixed
up indiscriminately and tbe afternoon
was well advanced before the work of
building the ephetneria! city was finished.
It whs a queer and picturesque sight,
and pitiful wlthul. The horrible noises
aDd orgies of the two negrn men who were
preaching excited the colored women to
trenzy,„ , The night before was still fresh
in the of toe affrighted ladies and
eblldiObywbo were powerless to help
themselves.
AT THE MERCY OF ROUGHS.
Many of the oolored people who were
camped were respectable people aud dep
recated the terrible scenes that had been
enacted. Tbe negroes who took part In
these were of ttte lowest (rora Elliott
street and the other eluins. They had the
assuraiice of numbers, an 4 refused to
desist or to conduct their exercises In
moderation. The Chief of Police was ap
pealed to on Wednesday night ineffectu
ally, On Thursday night tbe situation
promised to be worse. Half a hundred
half-grown negroes, men and women,
began to play base ball, and for a time
took complete possession of tbe place,
rushing about over every one and tilling
tne air with shouts and curses.
THE MAYOR INTERFERES.
Fortunately, however, Acting Mayor
Huger happened to pass the park and his
attention was called to tbe matter by sev
eral gentlemen who had families of help,
less women and children on the grounds.
Mayor Huger at once issued the neces
sary orders to have the ball playing
stopped and to forbid the usual religious
orgies conducted alter the Elliott street,
style, aud tbo night was passed lu peace
aud quiet, undisturbed by the shouts of
halt drunken negroes and frenzied negro
women. In doing this tne Mnyorearned
the heartfelt gratitude of the helpless and
homeless women and children who have
no shelter.
THE NIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT.
The night passed at Washington square
without incident. Religious eervices
were held by some of the colored people,
hut Lbey were conducted quietly and in a
way that won the respect and attention
of even those who foil no inclination to
pray. Some poisons aver that they felt a
slight shook about 1 o’clock and again at
5 o’olock this morning, but the general
impression is that these wero paly rum
bling sounds caused by the passage of
vehicles throtign the streets. Thu tem
perature since Thursday morning bas
fallen 15 deg. and the night was rather
oold.
THE POLICE.
The police wb<> were not on duty impro
vised a tent on the southeast corner of
the square. The headquarters are leans,
lerred to tbe main elation stables on
Broad street. Many I ami lies who are un
able to sleep in tbelr houses nave pro
vided themselves wiib temporary outdoor
quarters in the yards and inclosures, in
case* where those are sufficiently large to
avoid danger from tailing wails. Others,
whose lots are too small, have resorted to
tbo nearest vacant lot. In tbo upper
wards iiisuy families are accommodated
In box oars and passenver coaches, which
have been placed at their disposal by the
railroad companies.
THE HARBOR UNMOLPBTED.
Strange to ssy tbe elf-cts of the earth
quake were not visible In tbe harbor,
and every ship In port Is crowded with
women and children, who go there to
sleep. The most pressing want now is
tents, which will give the women and
children shelter. The weather has been
good up to this time. Should a rain set
in the suffering must become intensified
a hundred fold- One of the most singu
lar features of tbe terrible shaking up
that was observed io many parts of the
city was tbe spouting wells In Beaufaln
street. The oovers were torn from the
wells and sent flying in Ihe air. Then
came a hnvo n-vlumn o< -id rood.
which was sent up to the height of fifteen
or twenty feet.
EMPTIED AND REFILLED.
Most of the wells were emptied of their
contents, but were speedily refilled. Af
ter the shock the surface oi the streets in
the vicinity of these wells was covered
Invariably by a yellowish clay deposit,
which may have oom from the bottom of
the wells or irorn a lower stratum of the
earth. Tho wuter was in these cases
forced upward, it is supposed, by tho sub
terranean agencies at work below, and
sent living up Into the air. After tho col
lapse, the theory is that the wells wero
again filled from the water-bearing strata
which underlies Charleston. A singular
Instance occurred in Gibbs street.
A DRY WELL SPOUTS.
In the yard of Hazel Heyward hugo
volumes of water were ejected, it is sup
posed from a dry well in tho lot. Tha
well wus used for sanitary purposes anil
bad no water in it, as far as was known.
Thu entrance was covered by a heavy
granite slab. This was thrown up and the
entire lot inundated by the vast jets oi
water and fine yellow sand that was
ejeoted. it is difficult to say where the
wuter came from. In other portions of the
city vast jets of water were thrown
up from crevices formed by the toree of
the earth’s movements after the snook.
Most of these closed soon afterward,
leaving exposed a kind of mound of sand
of sli eutlrely different character from the
surrounding soil. Curiosity hunters
have oolleoled specimens of these to pre
serve.
THE OFFERS OF AID.
It is a consolation, in our dire distress,
to feel that we have tho tender sympathy
of our fellow men in ail parts of the world,
and that everywhere the noble-hearted
are extending to us a helping hand. First,
of course, comes the generous oilers of our
sister cities, Savannah, Augusta,
Columbia and Wilmington, and from
them the word of sympathy has spread
until dow ample aid bas been offered for
our immediate necessities. The situa
tion continues to be appalling. The re
newal of the shocks at 1:16 o’clock to
day bas terrified the whole city. Hun
dreds are leaving on every outgoing train,
but these are only the rich and well-to-do.
The poor will have to remain, and great
suffering must ensue.
GOVtiItNMBNT All).
Col. Uatchnlder Ordered to Charles
ton to Distribute Tents.
Washington, Sept. 3.—001. It. N.
Batchelder, Depot Quartermaster, baa
been ordered to Charleston to issue and
distribute tents to the homeless, and to
render such aid as it may be within the
power of the department to extend. The
Surgeon General ot the Murine Hospital
seryioe has authorized the officers of that
bureau at Charleston to (tenure tents
to replacn temporarily the hospital build
ings rendered uninhabitable by the earth
quake.
The following dispatch was reoelved by
cable to-day from Queen Victoria*
To the President of the United States:
1 desire to express my profound sympa
thy with the autforers by the late earth
quakes and aaalt with anxiety fuller in
telligence, which I hope may show the
etfeota to have been leas disastrous than
reported. Tub Queen.
TUB TKENHOLM FUND.
Comptroller Trenholm has received
about S2OO in subscriptions lor the relief
of the Charleston sufferers.
Chief Clerk Voumans, of the Treasury
Department, by permission of Acting
Secretary Fairchild, issued a circular let
ter to day informing the employes that
the rule prohibiting the circulation of
subscription papers in the department
would be suspended in the case of the
Charleston relief fund, and that the
beads of the bureaus would be
designated to receive subscriptions.
Comptroller Trenholm fears that the ter
rible plight ot tbs people o( Bummerville,
near Charleston, has been overlooked In
contemplation of the greater area of suf
fering In the neighboring city. He bag
received two telegrams from that town to.
day. The first, was lrnm n 10. nl relief
oommtttee composed of .1 u Gadsden,
Chairman; and Messrs. Gary, Hutchin
son, Boyle and i’erry, and reads as fol
lows: “Remember, Summerville's dis
tress Is very great. Prompt relief in
touts and money is needed.”
TENTS WANTED.
The second dispatch was sent by F. B.
Fiehburne and says: “.Send 300 tents di
rect to this place. Shocks still continue,
ami many families are homeless.”
The President of the Board of District
Commissioners has Issued an address to
the public, expressing a desire that ail
shall be done which can he done to mani
fest the sympathy of this community for
the sufferers from the late terrible disas
ter In Charleston, and offering to receive
and properly distribute contributions.
Special performances will bn given In all
the principal theatres and places of
amusement in the city for the benefit of
the Charleston sufferers.
NEW YOKE'S OFFER ACCEPTED.
Nbw York, Sept. 3.—At 2:45 o’clock
this afternoon the following telegram was
received at the New York Cotton F.x
cbangc:
“To Charles D. Milter, President of the
New York Cotton Exchange:
“Your telegram reoelved. Accept
thanks for the offer. The condition of
thing# is beyond desoriptiou, nuu we
can’t tell what our needs are. Do what
you can for ue. A. W. Taft,
"Brest. Cotton Exchange, Charleston.”
The total amount subscribed by tho
Now York Cotton Exchange brokers to
day lor the benefit of tho Charleston auf.
lercrs was $8,375.
The Brooklyn Examiner has re
ceived the Pillowing dispatch from
Vicar General P. L. Duffy for
Bishop Northrop, of Charleston, 8. C.:
“The Catholic churches, orphanages, iu
tirmury, schools and pastoral residences
have been seriously damag'd. MU
raculous wore tbe escapes of the priests,
sisters and orphans, who urn now camp
ing out. lam eroding a temporary ul-
Utron tboCatbedrnl grounds. Our loss
and suffering Is great.”
The Examiner lias sent an appeal to the
clergy and laliv ot the New York and
Brooklyn churches to aid In swelling the
fund for tha relief of tho suffering
congregations of Charleston. Many
of them will respond on Sunday.
BALTIMORE OFFERS AID.
Baltimore, Bept. B.—A meeting was
held at the Mayor’s office to-day when
resolutions of svmpathy with the people
ot Charleston were passed. It was also
determined to notify the Mayor of Charles
ton that the people of Baltimore are ready
to furnish nid.
The counter subscription started by
the American In aid of the sufferers by
the Charleston disaster has amounted to
$1,009, wblcb aue tint has boon forwarded
to the Mayor ot that city, and the fund Is
growing rapidly. Polios are selling
tickets for an afternoon and evning per
formance to be given next Wednesday
at Ford’s Opera House for the benefit of
tho eel ■w*v'r*’ tH"*snd dol-
IPRXCK SIOATBABJ
f 5 UKNI'4 A COPY, j
lars will be r allzed. Mayor Hodges has
appointed a committeeol prornineut citi
zen# to raise a relief fund in case It Is
needed or the citizens oi Charleston call
for aid.
JACKSONVTLLK‘3 CONTRIBUTION.
Jacksonville. Fla., Hept. 3.—Tht
Jacksonville and Atlantic railroad will
give its total gioss receipts next Thurs
day to tue Charleston iund, and this is
expected to add another $ 1,000.
BROTHERLY LOVE.
Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 3.—At a
roosting of leading citizen# in the Com
mon Couuoil liu.ll to-day a committee cf
fifteen ws# appointed to take measures
for collecting funds for tbe relief of tl e
sufferers at Charleston. Subscription# to
the amount or nearly $4,000 wore an.
nounced, headed by George W. Child# and
A. J. Dtvxol for SI,OOO each. The firm ol
Drexel ,t ( o. was selected to act as bank
ers, and a telegram was sent to the Mayor
of Charleston to draw on them for s3,Odd,
APPEALS FOR AID.
Augusta, G a., Sept. 3.—Charleston a p.
peals for immediate aid for the earthquake
sufferers. Col. M. J. O’lir'on, general
superintendent of tho Southern Express
Company, telegraphs that bis company
will forward contributions tor the relief
of the sufferer# free of charge.
SYMPATHY FROM COLUMBUS.
Columbus, ua„ sept. B.— The citizens
of Columbus at a meetiug<to-dy adopted
resolutions of sympathy for the Charles,
ton sufiurers, mid appointed a coinmllUe
to canvas the city lor relief funds.
From Friday Evenln.j's Extra
Fdition.
Charleston, Sept. 3.—Accounts sent
from this city give but a faint idea of tho
extent of the great calamity. Aside from
the immense damage to property, which
will foot up far into the millions, it will
be years before confidence can be restored.
Many old landmarks which have been tho
pride of the people are damaged to an ex
tent that will necessitate their entire re
moval.
WILL HAVE TO COME DOWN.
St. Michael’s church and St. Phillip'*
church, and hundreds of buildings, will
have to he taken down to their founda
tions. It is a low estimate to say that $20,-
000 will put the well-known Charleston
Hotel in a presentable and business condi
tion. Buildings still standing are bent
Irntn top to bottom, and bad they been
of modern construction the city would to
day be nothing but a mas# of ruins, and
thousands ol It# people would be buried
beneath the debris. The groat fire of 1861
and the bombardment from the Swamp
Angels, and the epidemics which have
afilicted the city in years past
did not do one-tt>au#amUh part of the
injury that tbe one minute’s earthquake
shock of Tuesday night ttiii. The peo
ple are still (earful of another shock, andj
last night the public parks and vacant
lots wore crowded with refined ladies
and their little one#, over whom stood
guard their male protectors. In the same
parks were colored women and men stuy
lug side by side with tho white people.
hosv they were sheltered.
Thousands of shelters made of quilts
and blankets set up on sticks were crowd
ed together In those open spaces. Strange
were the scenes and sounds. In one
place tho mother hushing be*
baby to sieop, which could
just be beard amid the shouting ol
the negroes In the weird songs of suppli
cation. Lights ID the tents and camp fires
scattered here and there lent effect to the
soene. The picture will never be forgot
ten. Lite, such as was to be seen, was oo
the Battery, on Marion square. Artesian
square, and in olher vacant spaces. The
hotels wore as quiet as though it wets
Dio dead hour of ui Hit. The only guests
were u dozen newspaper correspondents,
who bud come in lale on Thursday.
THE DESERTED STREETS.
Except (or gas lights and an occasional
pedestrian, the streets presented the ap
pearance that, they did during the bom
bardment. The police force are quar
tered in the streets, tbe relief sleeping in
the City Hull square, and the tire depart
ment in squads of two or three. En
gines are stationed in vacant lots in dif
ferent parts ol tbe city. Tbe side
walks are filled with bricks
and tangled telegraph wires,
making tno roadways and many streets
Impassable. However, this morning
much ol this is being cleared away, and
probably all that will remain in a f w
days snowing tbe disaster will be the gap
ing walls and totteriug parapets udU
steeples. A commission of experts will
probably be appointed at onee to devise
means to ruiuovo dangerous structures.
The two old churches will probably have
to be blown down with dynamite, or
their towers and porticos battered
down by artillery, as H is not sale to at
tempt to take them down tbe ordinary
way. They now endanger tbe surround
ing houses. There will be a meeting ol
Counoil to-day to consider wbat is best to
be done, and to lake action in regard to
tbe assistance proffered the city by other
cities. Twenty thousand people are vir
tually houseless, anil win nave to live in
tentsuntil their late dwellings are made
scuure, or until new nouses are erected.
A REGULAR ENCAMPMENT.
Tent# have been ordered and a regular
encamp men’ will be laid out. The earth
quake's outward signs are visible lor s
circuit of twenty-live miles. The erup
tions have damaged every railroad lead
ing into tbe city. Thousands of geysers,
discharging vvuter and sand, appeared all
over tbe surface, and in some places, im
mediately when they disappeared,
a bole similar to tbe lime
sinks of Florida remained to mark
the spot under tbe tracks. The tracks on
some of the roads suuklu many places,lor
a distance of 1,000 leet. Bridges as well
as tracks are thrown, not inches but feot,
out of lin-. As late ss Thursday after
noon tracks I hut find been repaired were
again displaced, showing that up to that
time the movements ol the earth still con
tinued.
AN APPEAL TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
The Secretary of W ar has been appealed
to for engineers to examine and report
upon the condition of damaged buildings.
The principal damage, as nas already neon
stated, is in the city below George street,
snd west of King. Theupperpart, where
the buildings are nearly all of wood, is
not damaged except in the loss of chim
neys. Wooden buildings are in rieuiAtid.
Reports from Summerville stats
that tbe shocks continue in tbsi
vicinity. It is probable, however,
that the worst Is over. Among other well
known buildings badly injured besides
those mentioned are the New# and Cou
rier and Walker. Evan# A Cogswell.
NO SAFE BRICK BUILDINGS.
If there should he a heavy wind or rain
there would tie great danger ol loss ol lile
In the street# from falling walls, bricks
and stones.
This morning drays are busily engaged
in moving goods from badly shattered
buildings. 1 don’t think there Is au abso
lutftv *fo brtok hitHcPng In the oliv.