The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-02
CHARLESTON In RUINS.
Continued From FIRST Page.

Lynch Whb desperately Durt III IrOub
Of bis sons store on Meeting street;
A stone Of great weight fell on him
and broke n OF his legs il not both.
He Mas taken 10 a 6lace OF safety in
what was thought TO be q dying 0
di ion. Walter Duffy was with him.
DR.. Chase informed a reporter that
he had been called away to attend TO
the persons who bad been injured at
the house OF Mrs. Lszarus, at No. 81
Hazel street. No particulars could be
had. A colored woman in an uncon-
sclous condition wss found in front OF
The market in Meeting street, while q
policeman Paid he had seen two dead
bodies In King street, south OF Bfoad.
DR.. Bulstinformed a reporter that there
were in the city park, at the corner
OF Wentworth and Meeting streets, no
less than twelve wounded pereoDs,
who had already received professional
attention. Among them was a young
girl, whose leg was broken. A col
0red ran, named Chss, Rivers, living
at 80 King street, was struck BY a fall
ing wall, nesr the corner OF King
street and Battery, and his left leg was
broken below the kaee. His wife,
Sarah Rivers, was afro badly wounded
at the same time. Noee Brown, col
red, WIS b4dly wounded on King
street by falling bricks. One OF the
sors OF Mrs. J.. N. Robineon, on
Co ming street. near Cannon, ia re-
ported TO hsve been badly hurt by the
falling OF a piazza.
VERY San CASE
was that OF Mr.. r Alexander, a young
chemist, who wss crushed to death OF
q boarding house on Meeting street,
He had just bought a small steam
pleasure yacht, and took his first end
last "Trip in it last evening. Mr.. Ham
mond, q brother of Mr.. Isaac Ham,
mond is thought to be fatally wound
ed, both his hips and legs being brok-
en-, and also his left srm. He said to
Mr.. Poulnot, that he did not
kpow whether he jumped from the
| three story widow on Broad street o.
was thrown. He crawled from the side
| wslk to the middle of the road, and On
beirg removed ute red the most heart
| rending shrieks. A colored woman
on Beausin street was killed. Isabella
Howard, of Ravena Coutt, was serious
ly injured. Mr.. He DIT, OF Chalmers
street, 70 seriously injured. 1t is re-
ported that one of the factory girls
| hviog at the boarding house at the
corner Of America and Blake streets
was killed. A colored woman living
in the'ysrd OF Capt. Smsll's house, IN
Bull street, was instantly killed, and a
colored woman was killed also i. re
It eet. The bosse Of Mrs. Amin
Torck, on Second street, fell in end
wounded Der, it is thought fatally. A
Young girl named lessen was also In
jurod at the same place. Upon beirg
taken home abe commenced bleeding
internally. It 10 thought she will die.
Miss Mamie Palmer, res deuce II John
street, received dangerous internal in
Jules by a falling chimney. MI.
Ainslee Robinson yrs killed by the
falling OF q piszza. Julia Small, q COL
ored infant, was killed. Lavinia
Jacobs, colored,o OF Chalmers street, was
killed. Mr.. j. O. RICHARDSON, living at
~ Friend street, was seriously injured
in the head by his house falling upon
him. His condition is very critical.
His colored servant was dangerously
hurt, several Of her limbs being broken.
| Mr.. Edmund Lively Of Richmond, Va,
who boards at 905 Fifth street In that
city, was walking in front CT the city
ha spital when the side OF q hoase fell
on him and badly injured him. He
crawlsd from under the debris and
raw some men at the etore at the cor
ner OF Mazyck and Queen Streets whom
he supposed to have been killed, as he
left them lying on the sidewalk. He
staggered on as far es the city hall
park and there fell co mpletely over
come.
MeRR SHOCKS.
11:45 P. M.-Repestsd earthquake
shocks Of a mild character have been
heard and fst within the last hour,
passing to the west Of the city, and it
Ia now reported that a eevere shock
ehook down several houses.
LIST OF CASUALTIES.
Owing to the demorslized condition
Of everything here it Is impossible to
give correct facts further than this;
The number Of casualties has not yet
been ascertai ned, probably from thirty
to forty killed and over 100 injured
The loss tn property will probably
reach $8,000,0C0 or $l0,C00,0 900 Three
fourths Of the buildings in the city
will have to be rebuilt. There was
very little shipping in port, and none
Of IL was injured. he dlstuI Dances
have not all affected the water in the
barbor, although 1t is evident that all
the shocks came from q southeas erly
direction and therefore from the sea
There are no signs OF q tidal wave as
yet.
ANOTHER SEVERE SHOCK.
1850 P.M.-Another shock has juet
occurred, rather more severe than
since last night at 9:55, knocking
down several houses.
THE sRARCH FOR THR DEAD.
As the night wore on the search for
the dead and wounded continued,
stretchers were improvised out OF
shutters, boards and loose plauks, and
the dead were conveyed to the open
spaces. Washington Park was speed
lily filed with improvised stretchers,
VA WuiND llo uohu huu WOuuubu W6Ib
placed. Doctors Manning, Simops,
p. q. Deseau asere, McDaw. Rawnel
and others were out and rendered all
the assistancein their power, A large
fire at the corner of Vanderhort and
King streets started after the earth
quake shock Bnd was burning ~iercely
for about two hours when at lrIt
three streams could be directo lagainet
it, but this being found unsvail Dg
another drain wa opened and anothtC
stream put on. AT least ten housCj
were OR fire and all were completely
burned. The FIRE stlll advanced and
1t appeared as II the whole block would
be burned down unless sufficient
water could. he given. Fire Depart
ment Chief 0'Neil pressed into sen
vice every negro that could be found,
either 10 cut wood or to hold the horses
AsRRIous FIRR
broke out on the southeast corner OF
George and st. Phillip streets and two