Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-03
Many Avn DRsYroN, colore1

J SUSAN MIDDLETON and several ~,
Known colored women were killed
Will. SoRlfLG aud JAMEs DoRN were
Three News and Courier comnos,tors
were wounded by bricks while nseins
from tue composing rooms,
MARTIN TERNRY was Injured IN tho
mead and hips by falling bricks.
son Of Lieut.. Head. of the nollca
ieeped from the third-story window ~ q
mouse aud was instantly killed.
ANNIE HARRIS, colored, was killed
While lying in bed.
brick " iaii'us
Ll1lIE BRADLEY and son, colored.
seriously hurt by falling brick.
SARAH FowLKR, colored, and ANNE
WILKINS, wounded by falling timbers.
| oAVID PALMER, cOlored, had hls right
reg fractured. There are many minor
casualties In addition to the damage
previously reported.
Inc south Carolina railroad Offices on
Jonn street are cracked, but stand
Wm' blrd 4 Co.'s Wholesale paint store
W. Il. Holmes & Co, next door arc Ia
a similar condition.
were destroyed. The principal streets
are Uttered with bricks and rubbish. The
city hall escaped damage, but the steeples
OF st. Michael's and st. Phillips churches
Will have to come down. The massive
portlco OF st. Michael's was wrenched
from the body of the church ard cracks
IN the main building extend to the fouu-
uatlon. All the porticos OF Bishop North
rop's residence were swept away. The
academy OF music appears uninjured.
Inc charleston hotel loses its ceiling and
part OF the kitchen. The German artillery
nall is somewhat Injured. The water
works building and reservoir are un.
injured. Several buildings on HAYNES
street are Quilted. The injury to St.
Pnllllp's church previously mentioned is
almost indescribable. Several arches of
the spire about the clock tower are torn
down and thrown out. Among the resi-
dences seriously damaged are those of
Capt. Dawson of the News and Courier,
Gen. Sciegling, the late st. Julian Rave
mel, S. g. Trenholm, c. o. WHITE, George
Gibbon, j. L. Tobias, f. Bulwinkie,
Pressler Smith and Alderman Murray.
On Sullivan's island the shock was Sc
we're, but comparatively little injury was
done and no lives were lost. Many of
the summer visitors came up TO the city
this morning.
On James island the earth cracked in
many places, and from the fssur issued
large bodies Of cold water, mixed with
sand and blue mud, The clocks every
where stopped about $40.
at Mount Pleasant there was general
! shaking up, but no loss Of life. There are
many assures and cavities, from
which fresh water and mud
have come. Fine mud or sand has
also come to the surface In charleston,
and it is commended that there was twist
or turn in the motion Of the earthquake,
. aud IL had not simply an undulatlng mo-
ton. Articles Of furniture and lamps
have been found which are turned partly
round 10 addition to the visible effects of
simple wave motion.
NO MEssAGEs CAN BE DELIVERED.
/ NEW York, Sept. 2.--The Western IN
; ion officials state that no messages sent
to Charleston last nighticould be deliy-
cred, on account Of the general confu-
! sion. The hotels are empty and the peO-
| pie have deserted their dwellings and arc
! encampad in open lots, and so cannot he
found. The main Office Of the Western
| Union Telegraph company in Charleston
| was badly injured; the batteries were de.
stroyed and all tine Instruments were
ruined By falling brick and plaster. Az
3 Office has been opened mile and hail
from the old one and two wires have been
placed in working omer. None of the
employees were seriously injured. AT
{ O'Clock this morning all the operators
t were compelled to quit and seek rest
The excitement has been SO great for TIT
past forty -eight hours that they had OBJ
: tanned no sleep,
+ The Western Union company desire tC
c announce through the Associated Press
!. that they viii gladly forward TO Charles
/ ton any contributions of money for the
Cl sufferers and any messages pertaining
thereto free Of charge. AT l O'Clock thi.
morning there was another slight shoci
a of earthquake felt, but il did no damage
$ The company hope to get all their wire!
il in working order to-day
e AID FOR THE SUFFERERS.
v BALTIMORE, MD, Sept. 2.-The Ameri
can opened subscription for the relic
of the sufferers by the Charleston dlsas
: ter ana headed IL with 5000 A Telegram
IL was sent to the mayor Of that city assur
d ing him that substantial sympathy woulI
% be forthcoming Manager Ford Of TIM
Grand opcra-house has begun prepare
tons Tor ManmOtu DSuNhb IpE INc s-lh'
g cause.
! AID FOR THE STRICKEN CITY.
n WARRINGTON, Sept Application
was received at the treasury depsrtmen
this morning from the mayor Of Whining
If ton for transportation Of reli1f commit
n tee from Wilmington TO Charleston. tn
"a revenue cutter, Coifax, was immediatel
q placed at the disposal If the committee
Gen. Drum, acting secretary OF war
directed that tents be sent TO Charleet3l
/. to shelter the homeless people, aud \
" railroad communication is interrupted
4 the revenue cutter viii transport tn
h tents 10 the distressed city.
BEsoM or OBSTRUCTION.
d CHARLESTON, S. G Sept, 2.-The las
" earthquake shock was experienced her
atIl:55 last night, since which time thor
~ have been no vibrations People are JUS
- beginning TO pick up courage TO CON
out Efforts are being made to clel
, paths through the streets for the passsg
= 81 vehicles and pedestrians, and the eli
{, once more begins 10 show some signs 3
~ llie For two long days aud nights q