Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-10

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come out. Efforts are being made
to clear paths through the streets
for the passage Of vehicles and re-
destrians. and the city once more
begins to show some signs OF HE.
/ For two long days and nights OF
horror women and children have
been camped ont in the parks and
squares. 1t is impossible to give
any correct estimate of the loss OF
life and property. For two days
aud nights people have done moth
ing but huddle on the squares
Small detached relief parties are
going on.
TO DIG OUT THE DEAD
from the debris or succor the wound
ed. The first systematized effort to
get at the facts is now making. The
list ofdead recognized and reported
this morning at this time (1l a. m.)
foots uD to sixteen, and the search
has only commenced. The list OF
wounded will go into the hundreds.
HOPES THAT THE SHOCKS ARE
OVER.
The waves from $3.50 Tuesday
night have been coming about once
every five or six hours. There has
been none now for twelve hours,
and hopes are entertained that the
horror is about over.
POOR PEOPLE THE CHIEF SUFFER.
ERS.
AS the details of the calamity i'll
this city are gathered It's effects be-
come moro and more alarming, 1t
is learned that much distress will
prevail, as by far the larger part of
those whose property has been
wrecked or seriously damaged be-
long to the poorer classes. People
are as cheerful as possible under
the terrible circumstances, and are
trying to restore order out of chaos.
The aggregate loss is expected to
reach three million. The wharves,
warehouses and business facilities
of the city are generally unaffected
by the catastrophe, and Charleston
is as ready as ever for the transac-
tion of business.
SOME OF THE DAMAGED BUILD
INGs.
Very few of the larger buildings
in the city escaped injury of
some kind. The building of the
chamber OF commerce is badly
damaged, a portion of the south
and west walls having been
thrown down, and the buildings OF
Walker, Evans q Bogswell have
also suffered, while the heavy
granite slabs which formed the
parapet of the Nc'cs and Courier
building lie upon the sidewalk,
leaving the slate roof and portion
OF the attic floor exposed. Almost
| the entire front Of the building Oc-
cupied by Myers cigar store and
Smiths stencil establishment is
torn out, leaving the upper floors
exposed. The police station is al
most a complete wreck. The city
| hall is cracked on the east wall,
and the court house building is
badly damaged, the walls being
cracked in several places, and
portions OF the roof and gables,
being thrown down. The worst
wreck in the locality is st. MichaePs
church. The steeple seems to be
intact, but it is out Of plumb and
is in momentary danger of falling.
The massive porch has been wrench
ed from the body of the church,
and the building has been cracked
in -four places.
GREAT CRACKS IN THE EARTH's
SURFACE.
All over the city the injury is OF
the same character. a special
} from Mount Pleasant, opposite
Charleston, says that a sink near
the German church, which on
: Tuesday was perfectly dry sand, is
now full of fresh water. Near
; Shell street a cabin occupied by a
T colored man, IS completely sur
rounded by chasms, extending
through the earth's surface for ten
! feet and over. All around this
3 there are sinks of fresh water and
l masses of mud, with queer looking
!. soft substances that have never
9 been seen before. Just after the
D first great shock on Tuesday night
= there was distinct smell OF sui
D phuric acid gas over the entire
t village. The smell lasted through
8 out the night, and was distinct IL
b those localities where the lcavltie'
v in the earth we're most numerous
d Some say that portions of the mu'
J. thrown up by the water spouts arr
d strongly impregnated with sui
y phur, and that small portions o
y sulphur can be found in the mud
# Not far from Charleston, OH tn
o road to Summerville, extensive
d mounds of clay were thrown up
o and hillocks of sand, in most case
10 in the shape of inverted cones, tn
d hollow part of which had evident
1t ly been formed by the action of tn
g. water returning into the depth
e" from which it had been raised. Il
many cases the erupted matter ha
n streamed away from the breaks j
III the surface of the earth to a dis
ly tance from 90 to 30 feet. In 0the
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