Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-03

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deep sympathy to the people Of Charles
ton at the crushing calamity which has
so suddenly overtaken their noble city.
lSignecl FITzHuoH LEE.
RICHMOND MEDICAL AND SURGICAL
SOCIETY OFFERS HELP.
AT called meeting Of the Richmond
Medical and Surgical Society held yes
t,rday the following telegram was au-
ttorized to be sent
TO Dr.. p. Peyre Porcher or Captain
r. ". Darson, Editor Ners and
Courier, Charleston, s. c.:
The Richmond Medical and Surgical
Society tenders sympathy and profess
sional services. If any doctors are
needed, telegraph us how many. We
will bear all expenses.
JOHN G. SHELTON, NJ. D.,
President.
j. F. Vim, m. D., Secretary pro
TEN.
ACTION OF THE ACADEMY OF MEDI
CINE.
The following telegram was sent day
before yesterday and the reply came
yesterday
RICHMOND, September l, 1886.
To DR.. Francis L. Parker, Charleston,
sc:
The Richmond Academy Of Medicine
will send you volunteer surgeons if
their services are needed.
GEORGE BEN. JOHNSTON, NJ. D.,
President.
CHARLESTON, September 2, 1886.
DR.. George y. Johnston :
Thanks. Surgeons not necessary.
Hope the worst is over.
F. L. PARKER, NJ. d.
TBEDEaAR SENDS $500.
The follosiDg telegram was sent
from this city yesterday:
To the Mayor Of Charleston, S. c.:
Please draw on the Tredegar Compa.
nv for $500 FOR the benefit Of your
needy.
ISignedl JOS. R. ANDERSON,
q President.
The vibration In Virginia.
ITS AMUSING ASPECT IN JAMES
CITY.
Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch
ToANo, VA, September 2, 1886.
The terrible shock of Tuesday night
remains the all-absorbing theme. The
continuous rains, the short crops, fod-
der.pulliDg, the big peanut crop, hard
times-all have been laid by for a sea-
son, and whether or not you are will
ing listener the shock will DO thrust
into your ears. Each man, and espe-
cially each woman, thinks his or her
experience the worst. But sitting
things closely, we find that lamps were
shaken off tables, doors swung to aud
fro, crockery ratified, and fowls were
startled into quacking and cacklIng.
One mother called to her son to know
what was the matter. He replied
sit is nothing but little Trip scratch.
ing himself" A brother walked his
sister and a ked that the lamp be
LIGHTED, as a lunatic or ghost was
around. The colored people were
generally much excited, thinking most
Of the last day. Some who had in
days past prayed for the Lord to come
quickly were now asking for a post
ponement. PENINSULA.
HE EARTHQUAKE AS OBSERVED
AND DESCRIBED BY DIR. NAL
LET.
Correspondence Of the Richmond 'spatchl
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Sep. 2, 1856.
The time at which the earthquake
shock Of August 3lst occurred was
very favorable to a close observance CT
the phenomena which attended it. ~
the Leander Mccormick Observatory
DR.. Mallet was observing double star,
which he was following with the aid Of
The driving clock attached to the great
2G-inch repeater, when at about eight
minutes before % the telescope began
to yibrate as if Ivy wind, aud soon
after & low rumbling sound was heard
and the observing chair began to shake.
The whole shock lasted about three
minutes. The vibration at first was
slight, but gradually increased, and
then ceased rather suddenly. When
the disturbance was greatest it was no.
need that the vibration was vertical,
with but little horizontal motion, and
through what was estimated to be
about 5" Of arc, corresponding at the
eye.end of the telescope to less than
FIVE thousandths of an inch.
DR.. Mallet describes the visitation
very accurately. There was" he
said, 81 Low rumbling sound, like that
caused by very heavy vehicle-such
as a very heavy gun-carriase-moving
at moderate raie, as Of horses at the
trot, with distinctly-felt rocking motion
Of the walls and floors Of the house !
occupy; this lasting for probably
fifteen or twenty seconds. On go
ing to the front door to listen
for any train upon tie railways, or any
vehicles upon the roads in the neigh
borhoOd, there was no sound Of such
origin and the air was quite still-no
wind blowing, but the pendant gas fix
ture in the hall was vibrating to such
an extent that the glass bell hanging by
a small chain over the flame was
striking the metallic part of the fixture
Nth a sharp, resonant sound. The Vi
bration was IN a plane extending from
about IS north of east to 80 south of
west, but this was probably in part de-
termined by the varying freedom Of at
tacbment of the fixture in different di-
Iections in azimuth." QUIP.
THE SHOCK IN HALIFAX.
Correspondence Of the Rich mond Dispatch
SOUTH BosD0S, Sept. ,, 1886.
The earthquake Tuesday night last
was severely felt throughout Halifax
county. In many places chinneys were
thrown down. but no serious damage
to property was done and no loss Of
life. Many Of our people were badly
frightened, the occurrence was so sud
den and so unusual. The colOred peo-
pie especially were greatly scared,
many of than believing the last day