Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-02
,grRsL TERROR AND DISMAY.

GlERAL ILhhUh AND D1o~n l.
.,s Faa other Stricken Cities and
Towns.
... ...gR,ar rr>,oday's Ertoo Sc Third
rogsl.
- sg,Np. yA.. september IA spec
... Charleston. :. G., dated p. M,
A, - Il. M. precisely another wave
..., s.rr the city, coming, as the Others
d .oa the >outheaSt, going in 4 north
.-. .5..o,.ou. BY that time the people
,.. .J b,rn out in the public parks
81. ,ru place, all night had
..-~! .u,o their houses 10
a4. yo:auug and something to eat,
n,gg.,h d; the quake was preceded
lie usual sumblins sound, resembling
.,..,. .aaaLyr. then it gradually APP
.4...i the earth
y.UEGEp AND HEANED,
a. u three second, it had passed, the
a.a. ding out in the distance. This is
d. oal, wave trlt since this morning.
l. nH not destructive, all the
ta..g.t.oa having been done at
81 o,,o,a. last night. The
avs complete wreck. st. Michaels
,-i,a aai =, Phillip. church, two OF
IL ao,, historic churches in the city, are
z--.a, q, i, also the Hibernian Hall,
-r Police station and many other public
bindings Fully tMo-thirds OF the resi-
.-.r, al the city are uninhabitable, being
a.-.- .o;4liy or partially wrecked. 1t IS
-gs,.5.rat this time to give 4 correct
s.--;. yi the casualties. 1t is estimated
G,h,v,-n
t.r AND ONE HUNDRED PERSONS
-,t as.u killed and several hundred
'..lLei At the time OF the first shock
@-,h,akr oG, in i've different places in
@:ot,. About twenty houses were de-
&o,I 5y ire. Scarcely one hundred
--s7 the ely are occupied at this time.
172rl'e ,amped in open places. Stores
ar '..,sd AMI a ,,agrity Of food is feared,
L. ION want Of provisions, but because
"-rc1a be got To reach the stores.
The People Sheltered in Tents.
DIAELEsTON, September 1.-The city Is
'aPged IN gloom, and business is entirely
'';ra'rL People generally remain in
-- '..rrl', IN tents. and under improvised
--..r. lal will ra,up out tonight, fear
-, 4a'.1~- shoes The gls works are in-
-.'~ and probably the city will be with
IN, tonight, st. Michaers church
: '-l''r'rd AMI the stceple will come
~'o. likewise the sterple of st. Phillips.
'o'''eeP.r ofthe Unitarian church
HAS FALLEN.
'" y'Ucos Of llibernian Hall and the
--~ '1toa house are demolished. There
-'ea injury 20 mansions on the east and
'.' 'aiieTy. The portico to the Rayenal
--''l Is down. Hardly house in the
& NaNel injury, and many are so shaken
.."Nri that 4 hard blow would bring
.~ I" the ground The shock was
AZ >ammcyyille, and Mt. Pleasant,
N'.''an'S Island, but no loss of life
s"'rL Fi>sures in the earth are no
"on which a fine sand apparently
| ~ d SFra' depth exudes. \ sulphurous
'a'., 5 Very noticeable.
'"~NIi BUILDINGS CONSUMED.
."'se OF four fires started in as many
1'-' With the first shock and the city
N'n illuminated with flames, thu:
.,~l aIt To believe that what was lef'
5. ' sa'ihluarke would be devoured by
=, 'ar lire department was so well di
4. -'A handled that the fires were un
-, ,'D''oI by daylight. Fifteen to twent!
"l''S and stores were consumed.
'aE ENORMOUS LOSS.
'NS by hCe and earthquake canno
~ sI5yo'a'ely estimated. but can be plaeec
A.. y -' H5,OOOOOO. As far rs could b,
~. ''ael during the night fifteen I,
y, F people were killed and a mucl
h humber wounded in all sort
b. -,' The loss of human life vii
as1,,.. y and 1t will take days to get tn
vs,s .y , humber. Shocks equally as Sc
|n7s. 's's ielt at distance of thirty-fiv
o ,.I 1la have done inestimable damag
Ch,,ra,.'o 'oad and telegraph property
b. ,,Soa oS,'', i' now entirely isolated frOr
C4., Two More Shocks.
lgb, ~ ESPoS, S. C., September 1.-Tw
aac. ,aSek' r,. Of earthquake have been fel
a'nE the 6rst at s:25 this morn