Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-04
MATTERS At CHARLESTON.
ANOTHER TERRIFIC SHOCK LAST
NIGHT.
Beginning to Repair Damages
Some Strange Manifesto
tions-Reiief Measures.

Beginning to Repair Damages
Some Strange Manifesto
tions-Reiief Measures.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD uNIoN.l
CHARLEsroY, September 3d,-The Ne,os
and Courier has an article declaring that the
city Will begin bravely to repair her for
tunes. It says; Let it not be imagined
for moment that Charleston is sitting in
her ashes bewailing the loss of millions.
Full consciousness of her loss is here. 1t
is understood fully that far more than the
earnings of twelve months were swept
away in less than q minute. But for all
this, and because Of that, Charleston is
only the more determined to maintain the
commercial position it has won, and is for
tunately so situated as to be able, as well as
ready, to deal successfully with every de-
partment of trade and every branch of
business. An appeal is made to the City
Council for monetary assistance in the
| form of an appropriation, but the NeWS
aid to confine themselves in so doing to
people in circumstances rendering them
unable now TO help themselves. Very
| little has been accomplished up to this
writing to relieve the city of its appear
ance of desolation. The eye, as it takes in
| the length of street, is met by heaps of
debris of every possible description bricks,
| stone plastering, lath, shingles, lumber
and household and Office furniture and all
kinds of building material in mass.
| Whole fronts and sides of buildings have
! fallen out, leaving the furnishings in some
| instances intact. A two-story brick build
ing on State street presents an interesting
appearance the lower floor is used for mer-
chandise and the upper floor is a residence.
| The whole front fell out, leaving the in
terror exposed to view. Pictures and
mirrors are on the walls, and the chairs
| remain as they were left by the fleeing
| family. Evidently the owner has not
| gained courage to warrant his return. The
| most alarming feature of the present con-
dition of affairs is in the shaky condition
of the buildings Nine-tenths of the brick
| structures are cracked through and through,
| and threaten to tumble. Chimneys that
have not actually fallen are badly careened,
| and would fall if touched
STRANGE MANIFESTATIONS.
| SUMMERvILLE September 3d.-The hor-
| ror of the situation in Summerville on
| Wednesday was greatly intensified by GER
tain manifestations that were not observed
in Charleston to any great extent. All dur
| ing the day there was constant series of
| detonations-now east, now west, and from
all possible directions. They resembled
the discharge of heavy guns at intervals of
about ten minutes, and were like the
| 10 of hpr ,bar rifr or lie
tance. All of these explosions were not
accompanied by tremors of the earth, as it
was only occasionally that the earth would
quake from the subterranean discharges
| \ remarkable fact was noted in Summer
vile in respect to the bulging of water from
| the interior of the earth. Nearly all of the
wells had been at low water. There was a
sudden rise in all of these, and the addi-
| tional water was pure. Looking down into
one of these wells the observer could, Just
before any of the loud detonations, see the
water rise up the walls of the wells and
after the shock again subsIde.
| CLEARING UP THE RUBBISH.
CHARLESTON, September 3d.-No one at
I the Mills House was injured. All the
guests and the other occupants are safe,
but it is difficult to find them, they being
camped somewhere in the streets. The
OFF their fear, and have gone to work clear
| ing up the debris and removing the danger
Gus walls. The city s-ows a scene of great
| activity.
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY FROM QUEEN
VICTORIA.
WASHINGTON, September 3d-The fol-
lowing dispatch was received by cable to-
day from Queen Victoria
RAJ Al Centember 1886
To the President Of The United States: desire to
express my profound sympathy with the suffer
ers by the late earthquakes, and await with
anxiety full intelligence, which | hope may
show the effects to have been less disastrous
than reported. THE QUEEN.
ASSISTANCE FOR CHARLESTON.
New YORK, September 3d.-New York
ers are already taking measures to relieve
the suffering in Charleston. All the ex-
changes have appointed committees to So
licit subscriptions. Several newspapers lave
opened lists, and Mayor Grace has offered
to issue general call for assistance.
CHICAGO September 50. - Associated
Press dispatches from various parts of the
country show subscriptions of money
for the Charleston sufferers aggregating
I about $4,000 so far. From Washington it
is announced that Chief Clerk Youmans of
the Treasury Department, by permission of
acting Secretary Fairchilds, has issued
circular letter to-day, informing the en-
ployes that the rule prohibiting the circu-
lation of subscription papers in the De-
partment would be suspended in the case
of the Charleston relief, and heads of
Bureaus would be designated to receive
subscriptions.
Special performances will be given in all
the Washington theaters and places of
amusement for the benefit of the sufferers.
ANOTHER SHOCK ON THE ATLANTIC COAST.
WASHINGTON, September 3d.-At about
II o'clock to- night another shock of earth
quake was felt along the Atlantic coast 1t
was not attended By any damage, so far as
can be learned, but 1t was strong enough 70
cause stampede from their instruments of
telegraph operators in Charleston, Augusta
and Columbus, and perhaps other places.
They soon returned, however and resumed
business The shock was tell from Jack
sonville to Washington. 1t was plainly
perceptible in Washington, but not so
strongly as on Tuesday night.
CHARLESTON, September Sd. At one
minute to IL O'Clock tonight another terrific
shock passed over this city. CONSERVATION
again prevails, and the people, camping in
the public squares, are singing and praying.
ADDITIONAL CASUALTIES AND DEATHS.
CHARLESTON, September 3d.-The follow
ing additional casualties are reported Miss
Elliott, ankle fractured; VIM. Fidds, knee
dislocated; James Callahan, seriously in
jured in the face and jaw; George Webb,
skull fractured; Fred. Simpson (colored),
of New York, double fracture of the left
leg Maggie Sanders (white), amputated
foot; II. Bulwinkle, head bruised and hip
injured Harry Darons and Lille White,
children, bruised; Moses Brown, colored
janitor OF the Yost building, leg amputated
Lucy James Gadsten (colored), fractured
skull; Sam Watkins (colored), arm and
leg fractured; Charles Rivers (colored),
amputated Leg Eliza Flowers (colored), |
compound fracture of leg; Mary Delany
(colored), amputated leg; Mary Williams
(colored), face and head badly bruised |
Josephine Campbell (colored), scalp wound.
Additional deaths: Florence Rector,
Sarah Glover and Mary Lee.
DESPAIR OF THE coLoRED PEOPLE.
CHARLESTON, September 3d.-It would
be simply impossible to exaggerate in de-
scriptive language the effect of the vista
a., nf !