Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-07
CLOUDS AT CHARLESTON.
RAIN TO ADD TO THE DISCOM-
FORT OF THE PEOPLE.

.,,ut+ Shocks Felt at Regular Intervals
Tbroughout the DsS-MOre Cheering
Novs from the Scieutists-38 the Total
ofthn Deaths Caused by the Distur-
bauce-The Shocks Most Severe Along
.ha Sea Coast-WOrk of the Relief
Committs. Damage of the Churches.
CHARLESTON, s. C., Sept. 6.--The sew
arfb day since the first shock dawned
very gloomily in Charleston. Just before
DAYLIGHT it began TO rain, and consterna-
t,on reigned among the $4,000 people who
we're camping out exposed to the weather.
fortunately the showers, although fire.
onent, were not heavy, and much suffer-
Ing was spared. Sunday night passed
without incident in the various camps.
the shock at IL :15 O'Clock last night Gre
sted very little commOtiOn among the
women and children, for the reason that
comparatively few people felt it. The
writer was standing IN the porch OF the
CHARLESTON Hotel, and at the time OF the
mock walked with companion as far as
the corner of Meeting and Hazel streets.
UNNoTICED BY THE WRITER.
Arriving at the corner, they saw
number OF men standing out in the street
talking of the shock which they said had
lust PASSED. 1t must have occurred,
therefore, during the time that they were
walking from the Charleston Hotel to the
Garner of Hazel street. Neither the
writer nor mis- companion felt 1T. Others,
who were III the open, state that the
shock was severe. some state that there
were two distinct shocks, the second fol-
lowing the first in seven minutes.
Towards O'Clock IN the morning
clouds began to overcast The heavens,
and light shower ofrain set in, and the
situation then really became appalling,
with 90, 600 people exposed to the weather
having no shelter save that offered by
streets and blankets. A heavy rainfall
meant sickness. disease and death. The
people were aroused, and anxious fathers
began to look around for means OF shell
tering their wives and children. and very
little could be done in this direction,
however. The colored people, at day
break, began to hunt through the streets,
and speedily took possession of all the
pieces Of old tin they could find.
SCATTERED TIN.
In some of the vacant lots there were
sections of tin blown from the roofs by
the cyclone in August, 1885, and which
had been left lying on the ground. In
houses which had been unrooied by the
earthquake. These were speedily taken
possession OF and utilized for covering the
trail tents that had been erected. Old
boards from the debris around the streeIs
we're also used tOr the same purpose. The
occupants of W Washington square made
raid upOn the ruins of Hibernian Hall,
and were carrying OFF all the old tin,
plants, etc., when police officer came
,I,s 70 han huf M
not allow them to remove the things with
out first obtaining permission to do so,
and the crowd very readily acquiesced In
this order, and replaced the material
which they had started to carry of. 1t
was a well-behaved, orderly crowd, and
showed no disposition to violate the law.
As soon as they were told
o desist thoy left every thing untouched.
THE DEATHS OF THE WEEK.
The usual weekly bill of mortality
shows a total Of ninety-eight deaths in the
city for the week ending Sept. 4. OF these
twenty-five were white and sixty-eight
cOlOred. The deaths caused by the earth
quake were thirty-eight up to Sept. 4,
eleven CT these being white people and
twenty. seven colored. Since then there
have been several additional deaths
caused by the earthquake. On Sept. 5,
Julia Riley colOred) died at No. 2 Weems
court, aged years and 8 months. The
cause of her death was marasmus and
exposure.
Mrs. Mary Buchanan (white), aged 80
years, died at No. 26 New street. Mrs.
Buchanan had been an invalid for years
and was suffering from rheumatism. She
was taken out of her building after the
shock on Tuesday night, and died from
exposure and the shock.
On Sept. ito-day) a death occurred
on Washington square, the victim being
LIZZIE Grant (colored) aged - years. She
was living on the island and came to the
city on Wednesday. The immediate cause
Of her death was heart disease, brought
on by fright and exposure.
AT THE POINT OF DEATH.
Adeline Barney, who resides in Lee
street. Is at the point of death. She is
colored woman, aged about go years, and
broke her leg while trying to escape from
her building on Tuesday night. She is
not expected to live through the night.
Only three births have been recorded at
tue Office Of the Health Department since
Tuesday last, one white child ana two
colOred children. 1t is probable, how
ever, that more children have been born,
as comparatively few persons take the
trouble 10 report births TO the public
officials.
a bureau was established at the City
Hall to-day for the Issuing Of railroad
passes to those who desired to leave the
city. The city authorities were author
zed by the South Carolina, Charleston
ana savannah, and Richmond and Dan
vile railways, to issue free passes to all
persons desiring to leave the city. Dur
lng the day about 800 passes were issued
4 ~ Wulle and colored persons. The OBJ
tctlVe points were Columbia, Augusta,
1Ieenvllle, Charlotte, Atlanta, Orange
Ourg and Spartanburg.
quite number OF persons went to At
.a1ta and quite number also to Balti-
more. Many OF the passes were issued
VT FAMILIES Of four or five.
STORY OF A TRAMP STEAMSHIP.
Tie British steamship Amethyst came
.p 10 this city Saturday and is now
noored at the Commercial wharf. The
Aluethyst is huge iron steamship of the
DlSss known as "Ocean Tramps," and is
sue hrst Of the feet which usually come
neIe every fall for cotton. The Amethyst
tShe mere from Boston via Newport News.
q leporter interviewed the first officer,
~ W. warner, yesterday. Mr.. War
n'I referred to his log, from which 1t APP
ppSIeu that on Tuesday night at 10 o'clock
tue amethyst was north Of Cape Hatteras,
Nius maze the lightship at midnight.
~, was felt on board and there were
INDICATIONS of an earthquake. The
Tntuelhyst arrived of Charleston bar on
~ suaY morning, when she was boarded
e DlIOt, who gave the first news OF the