Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-09-09
CHARLESTON'S CALAMITY.
Relief Pours Into the City and the
People are actively ut Work.
Citizens Living i'm Tcnts.-No Grea,
Suffering Apprehended.
liglous Revival.

CHARLESTON, Sept 5.-sCharleston is quiet
to-day, and the Sabbath silence is only broken
by the singing of different religious meetings,
which have been held in open air. Hardly a
church in Charleston is considered safe for
occupancy, and ministers of the different de-
nominations have for this reason held their
services in the different public parks and in
grounds adjoining churches.
Sad to say there is no doubt that the estl-
mates of the loss by the earthquake are far
below the mark The City Appraiser, rho
has gone over the whole city and is familiar
with the value of property, estimates that 1t
will cost at least five million dollars to put
Charleston in position as good as that which
1t occupied week ago. There was another
shock at IL 05 tonight. 1t was not very
severe. Its duration was about two seconds.
The prevailing belief'here tonight is that
the worst is over and that the Inhabitants are
reasonably secure from any further yisitations
of the earthquake. The belief is based main
ly upon the assurances of scientists, who say
there is only the slightest probability Of re
currence Of the more powerful shocks after the
lapse of so much time. With feeling of com
parative security thus engendered citizens who
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have begun to return in small numbers, and
visitors and sight seers are putting in an APP
pearance. Four times as many people were
registered for dinner at the hotels to-day than
at any time since the visitation Of the earth
quake, and all the available rooms Of the vari-
GUS hotels are engaged for tonight. Few,
II any, OF these rooms would be occupied
in case of another shock, and that may
come with the pressure of the tide at mid
night
Very few of the regular inhabitants will re-
turn to their houses during this week; in fact
its only the most daring of the strangers who
yet venture inside of buildings, and these do
so because they have no true appreciation Of
the effect that severe shock would have at
this time when the houses only hang together
by slender threads.
The tents from the war de partment and from
Wilmington were mostly put in the park fac.
ing the battery and over looking the confluence
of Cooper and Ashley rivers leading out to the
bay As the inhabitants turned out this morn
ing to greet their first Sunday morning
since the disaster. Scores of little chill
dren were seen on the square, mothers were
making the toilets of their infants, servants
were preparing breakfast over oil stoves and
men were in groups like soldiers after a battle
discussing the past, present and future
Within space of 800 feet wide by 1900 in
length probably 1000 persons were camped.
This is one of the aristocratic portions Of the
city and the campers were of the best families.
number of births have occurred, twins in
two cases.
This has been an exceedingly warm day in
Charleston. The streets were dusty and hot,
but the breeze made the air tolerable in the
shade. With the full blush of morning arose
the voices of the negroes in the public places,
They got up singing and shouting BY 1880
o'clock services were in progress at a dozen
points. In Washington Square hundreds Of
splendid voices blended together in perfec,
harmony. The singing could be heard at the
distance of a mile. A greater revival was pro
badly never witnessed than the one in Wash
ington Square, and the same may be said Of
half dozen or more Others All Of the ser
mons treated of the calamity which has visited
Charleston. ........ ..-.-----....-.
1t is now quite plain that there will be no
suffering after a day or two although some
instances of hunger and want in poor families
are reported. Enough money will probably be
received to meet immediate wants. The re-
lief committee will open general supply store
and issue rations to the helpless and needy.