The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-06

grounds. The Sisters of Mercy and the chill
| dren in their charge are camping out, as
their convent has been badly damaged. The
| Episcopal residence ON Broad street is not
safe for habitation. The clergy had
narrow escape, and are camping
in the cathedral grounds as the guests of the
Brothers of the Sacred Heart. The Catholic
Male Orphan asylum and the st. Francis
| Xavier infirnary are also untenantable The
Roper hospital and the Training School for
Nurses are badly damaged, as is also the
county jail, from which thirty-six prisoners
| escaped, six of whom subsequently returned.
There was no loss of life in any of these
buildings.
A large proportion of the business houses
have either closed their doors or are conduct
ing transactions on a very limited basis.
Acting Mayor W Z. Huger has received be
tween 200 and 800 kilograms from every por
ton of the country extending assistance, and
is engaged in telegraphing to those desiring
to contribute, that the citizens thankfully ac-
| cept proffered aid and will place it where it
| viii do good. Where drafts are not sent in
the name of the acting mayor, that official is
drawing upon the donors for the amounts
contributed The money is distributed
through city offices, commercial organizations
and church and other societies In reply to a
telegram from Gen. NJ. L. Bowman, grand
dictator, knights of Honor, Abbeville, S c.,
Offering aid, Mr. Simmons, Sd. d. G., has
sent the following telegram:
'sDo not think a single knight has escaped
| without serious loss. ANY money aid will be
thankfully received. | would advise your
telegraphing to the supreme director to at
once enlist the brethren in our behalf Mr..
i Simons belieues that the publication of this
telegram through the United Press will be
sufficient to elicit hearty response from the
Knights of Honor in all parts of the world"
People here are so fearful that they will be
visited by more shocks that they start with
trernor at every rumbling sound. There are
about two dozen guests now in the Charleston
hotel They sit about in the corridors near
the front entrance ready to rush out when
the laundering is heard and are very fire.
quently given violent exercise.
The rumbling of an omnibus or rather
heavy wagon at times cause them to spring
to their feet and run. On the opposite
side of the street are four-story
business buildings, and as the Charleston is
even taller, the most dangerous place in the
event OF crash would be the street, as the
fronts of buildings would first topple out
wards, meet in the middle of the streets and
crush everything beneath. Notwithstanding
this the guests run into the streets at every
alarm To run when a shock comes is ire
sistable A half dozen newspaper correspon-
dents from New York and Washington are
quartered at the Charleston and up to II
o'clock Friday night have chilled the inhabi-
tants by their cold-blooded demeanor toward
} the earthquake They insisted upon occupy
ing their rooms in tbs. hotel Friday night, not
withstanding the admonitions Of citizens to
the contrary. When the shock came, how
ever, they fed pell mel with the crowd and
spent the night in the streets. They are very
well satisfied to remain out OF doors now.
Eight distinct shocks were felt at Somer-
} vile Friday night, and Saturday morning
three Of them, at Ii, 4, and 7 o'clock, wery
very strong
An unknown white lady returned to hel
) home on George street, late Friday night tc
get some bed clothing The wall of her houst
fell in and she was instantly killed. Robber
les are frequently reported, and the polio'
fear that the criminals who escaped from TIN
city prison on Tuesday night, have organ
, lied TO systematically pilfer all the available
places. Since the shock bare at Z o'clocl