The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-07
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hoIeis are engaged fer tonight. Few, If
any OF THESE rooms would be occupied
In case of another shock. and that
may come with the pressure of the tide
al midnight. Very few of. the regular
inhabitants viii return TO their homes
during The week; in fact, it is only the
most Caring of the strangers who yet
venture inside OF the buildings, and
these- 90 so because they have no true
appreciation OF the effect a severe
shock would nave at this time, when
houses hang together bv slender threads
rents from the War Department and
from Wilmington. were mostly put up
IN the park, forcing the battery and
overlooking the confluence of Cooper
and Ashley rivers leading out to The
pay. AS the sun peered through the
scrub oaks and into the tents this
morning, and the inhabitants turned
out TO greet their first Sunday morning
since the disaster a thrilling scene was
presented. Scores of little children were
seen gamboling on the green; mothers
were making the toilets of their
infants; servants wee p-epar-
ing breakfast over oil stoves
and men were in groups like soldiers
after battle discussing the past, pes.
ent and future. Within space of 800
iCCb N1uCs ny OOU III lSUBlD, pIODdDlN
1000 persons were camped. This is one
OF tie arlStocratic portions of the city,
and the campers were of the best fam
ilies a mum Der of births have occurred,
twins in two cases. This has been an
exceedingly warm day in Charleston.
The streets were dusty and hot, but
breeze made the atmosphere tolerable
IN the shade. With the full blush of
morning arose the voices of the negroes
in public places. They got up singing
and shouting. By 1890 O'Clock services
were III progress at dozen points. In
Washington Square hundreds of
splendid voices blended together
in perfect harmony. The sing
ing could heard at distance
of mile. a greater revival was p rob-
ably never witnessed than the one in
Washington Square and the same may
be said of half dozen or more others
All of the sermons treated the calamity
which had visited the city. 1t is now
quite plain there will be no suffering
after day or two, although some in
stances of hunger and want in poor
families are reported. Enough money
will probably be received to meet the
immediate wants. The relief committee
will open a general supply store and
issue rations to the helpless and needy.
CHARLESTON, September Cat
O'Clock this morning the headquarters
of the relief committee, at the city
building here, was crowded By untortu-
nate earthquake sufferers One mem
Der of the committee is kept busy writ
ing passes on railways to transport
sufferers to other points. The commit
tee prefers to give this character OF as
sistance above all others. It gets the
unfortunates away. Orders f)r ratIons
are being issued money is given to no
one. During the rush of applicants for
aid, the large section of the Meeting
Street, front of the court house, oppo-
site the city hall fell out. The report
OF the fall was equal to an earthquake
shock; Immediately the assembled
thousands in and out of the buildings
began to sway and move like the
pillows of the sea, The cooler
heads present mounted chairs and
admonish the people to move
away quietly, and not become excited.
The scene was appalling for a short
time; but quiet finally was restored.
The men at work tearing down the frau
nOrtions of the courthouse were ordered
to stop work. Acting Mayor Huges
says the relief committee are assisting
about One-third of Charleston's entire
pODutaIlOu. MdNOT COURTNEY ID CA
pected to arrive tomorrow, and will
hold sp cial meeting of the city coun-
Gil, when decisive steps will be taken o
afford protection from falling building,
and clear the streets OF some of the
debris which now impedes progress.
Dispatches continue to ponr in offering
aid. About S95. 600 has already reached
here. From indications at hand 1t is
believed that the contributions will
finally aggregate $4,000 and that
$500, 900 will nave arrived by tomorrow
night.
CHARLESTON, September 6 The relief
co nmittee are hard at work. Addi-
tionaI tents have been pitched in the
public squares. and Tor the cOlored peO-
PIE comfortable wooden shelters have
been erected on Marion Square. There
is accommod ton already for 1 800 col
ored refugees and 625 slept In the shell
tiers last night. The subsistence COM
mittee will meet regularly and supply
provisions to all VINO are needy and I'M
able to support themselves. There is
still strong disposition to remove the
women and children from the CT y to
spare them further danger and anxiety.
South Carolina, Savannah & Charles
ton and Richmond & Danville Railroads
are giving free transportation. and
about 500 passes were issued to white
and colored people yesterday.