Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-03


statement is made to correct an erroneous
impression that the city's commercial
facilities are impaired.
ADDITIONAL DEATHS.
The following additional deaths are re-
ported:
John Cook, colored, fisherman.
Zera b., daughter Of 1. Sawyer, colored.
A colored baby. child of Mrs. Barnwell.
Mrs. David, of 6S Nassau street, died in
three-quarters of an hour from nervous
shock.
Last night the old scenes of fright and
fear were enacted in the public squares
and park. Frail women, some Of them
almost dead, and infants in arms, were
driven to the necessity OF spend
ing the night in the squares,
with only such covering as could
be improvised by the use OF blankets,
shawls and sheets. In many OF the
squares, notably at Washington Park,
the fright and annoyance TO these people
were Increased by the excruciating re-
ligious performances of the colored people
who crowded the parks. In Washington
Park these were led by two negro
men with stentorian voices, who shout
ed and yelled and shrieked until
long after l O'Clock In the morning.
REFUSED TO DEsIsT.
They were asked to desist, or at least TO
conduct the services in a less boisterous
manner, but refused to do so. Remon-
STRANGE on the part OF some gentlemen
produced very ins0lent replies on the part
of a number of negroes who shared in the
conduct OF the meeting, and who loudly
and bOisterously protested that they
would make az much noise as they
pleased, and that no interruption would
be allowed. The night wore on slowly
and painfully.
EXPLOSIONS PREoEDE A SHOCK.
At 1l:50 O'Clock a heavy earthquake
passed through the city. Its coming
was presaged by quite number Of ex-
plosions dim and distant, which COM
menced to be heard fully five minutes be-
fore the vibration was felt. The wave
was somewhat more pronounced than the
two which had preceded 1t, the one at
$40 O'Clock in the morning and the other
at 5:l5 O'Clock In the evening,
and as it passed by to the
northwest there followed sounds
which indicated falling walls or build
ings. This was the last vibration last
night. Soon alter it had passed a man
appeared and advised the people to go to
their houses, stating that he was the only
scientific man in the city, and that he was
authority for the statement that there
would be no more shocks. This advice
was unheeded, very few people leaving
| the grounds.
At daybreak there was a movement,
and as the sun rose and as there had been
no additional vibrations, many Of the
people pulled up their tents and departed
to their shattered homes M the earnest
hope that they had participated In their
last encampment in the park.
VOLCANIC REGION.
! In st. Andre w's parishio ten miles on
l. IL - n~t.1 l. 4
| the country is cut up by small assures
and mud holes of from lan 1tncn to two
feet In diameter. These holes have emitted
blue mud and gray sandr inllarge Quanti-
ties, and the whole euriacelUf this area
is covered with littIemoundspo
People living In the parish say that the
mud and watep boiledJup frouhflee t8ten
feet in nheight, and they all seetnfto be in
the most demoralized condition.
THE CITY sEEN FROM THE PARISH.
One old negro woman said that the
view of the city was Il most appalling
sight. After the shocks were felt, the
cries from the city could be distinctly
heard, and almost Immediately the light
from the fires lit up the heavens over the
city. The colored residents OF the parish
thought that judgment day had come and
commenced crying and praying for
mercy. At Williams iarm, near
the three-mile post, which
is planted by John Brannor, the
surface OF the ground was disturbed by
vent holes, which threw out during the
night seven different kinds of sands, va
ryIng In color and shade.
THE SITUATION AT sUMMERvILLE.
AT Summerville yesterday the scenes
were such as 1t is impossible TO adequately
describe. All the stores were closed, and
the few people who were on the streets
wandered about In an aimless way, not
knowing what next to expect. All the
Inhabitants had abandoned their houses
after the shock on Tuesday night, and but
few of them b ad the bravery TO return. The
shock 10 said to nave been much more vIo-
lent than Ia Charleston, but the general
characteristics were Of course the same,
HORROR UPON HORROR.
In SummervIlle, however, the people
rushed affrighted into the black darkness.
In the general gloom and despair the
wailing OF women, the shrieks Of children
and the frightened voices OF the men
made up scene and sounds that were
equally as distressing and appalling as
in Charleston. All through the night
there was nothing but sickness and sor-
row and suffering and constant dread of
final dissolution and utter annihilati0n.
When morning dawned ruin and deyasta-
tiOn were found TO be complete. There
was not home that had not been made
desolate in greater OF less degree. All
chimneys had disappeared, walls we're rent
in twain, ceilings fell, and In numerous
cases houses that rested on wooden blocks
or masonry were leveled TO the ground.
HOUSES SPLIT FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.
Otner houses were split from top TO bot
tom and left with yawning chasms In the
buildings. Among those which were
hurled from their foundation were those
OF Gen. John e. Mlnott, Mrs. b. r. Tighe,
l.. Detreville, K. J. Llmehouse, Percy
Gurard, Benjamin Perry, the Nettles
house and that OF Mr.. Ed. Fishbarnes.
The old family mansion OF the Pringes
on King street, in Charleston, rendered
familiar TO readers IN all parts
of the Union by descriptions
and illustrations In the Century about
two years ago, stood the shock we'll. APP
psrently the walls we're not cracked and
but little plastering fell, although some OF
the valuable China relics fell and were
broken.
UPHEAvAL OF THE WELL.
In the yard, strange to say, the water
from the we'll came up like water
spout and overflowed the yard and de-
posted six inches OF sand for distance
of twenty steps around the well. In the
yard or the promises OF Lieut.. G0uldin,
OF the police force, is an uphaaval about
eight feet square, showing the yellow
clay. The soil OF the yard
ia black anrth DurinQ the