Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-09-02
: EARTHQUAKE.
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,rRgIBLE W. !,
CHARLESTON, s. u |
had and the Destruction
v vs,,S w,,'I.l r.,lmated a. 5000
r"ps.'e "ss.. Great Loss Of I'ie' |
9 O.. Sept. 1 There
SIEsT1su,ss earth uake here last
tsrrioo'e y 10 eo,siock. The principal
al yov sson Of the city was de.
anu Sams,ess. Men we're irantlc, nue.
y nOn' .a beseechins mercy from
I'sttv were and children were 10
lnlss'' lrsa n ain station house, the
! ioe egihsrpian Hall and many
hi' snnsn public buildings, In
! ," s.re ~ n .rreparably damaged.
Nv s,s us,s seriously, II not 10.
p,Tprsd' psp,sd Broad street prssen TED
lu,0 Of the utmost horror Even
h.S .,usd NJ with hatchets, fought
Mno oscne toe imprisoned VIC
Y y.stIus " street. from Broad to
aee,.us rscs' and Is .ined with un.
ss"' TSe nigh. was hideous
.,s'' .as ,,o.Ss aIs oi the dying, the
lno e,,ne voupded and the prayers
n,DTjni1red. Up to l0a. M 70 dsy
au,S aaa beep ten distinct shocks
!, S'J .bock was by far the most SO
u, wnSr Sn of ;he people with their
i. %a nsssed th night in the streets,
y ,vsp this morning were crowded
usaUle vino were afraid TO re-ehter
homes. orripo an
ass sven, over the city, coming,
,bs o'b-r, iiom the southeast ana
/ IN % pnrti. sester.y direction. by
fims msle Of The people who had
~, n,' m N the paol!c park and open
.,Il nirh, had ventured into their
!, ~c,t clothing ami something TO
me approaeh Of the shock was
ia bv II : usual rumbllng sound,
,ea , - @.,suf thunder. Then 1t
lV""s "'s.,,..,a,had the earth quiv-
srd hess+l, and in three secoD us
! IN n,ss,d ts. sound dying out In
p'N''' '
fljy iva birds If the residences In
y. sr.orn,,T1biiab sro able. being wreck =
l,,., NJ ~ ,o,,,i . ~r par;is!iy.
", Satn, s Le frst shock free
.a,,io ty43i.}erent places in the
yu sh,~, Wv houses were des-
l1Iy5,. ,,rce!y one hundred
~ ,ss.t,y are occupied at thlH
| ,bansno.. ,.ilg al! el camped IN
n9s ~ ,i,.-5 All fhs stores are
s,A .r.,ty of food ia feared
,,,m ,,,.,r * pr3visions, but be-
.ttoore "a, Il. gar 10 reaca the
~. ,hl,a
Esa,.,sl',.t waa felt anproachins
ri1a, 1, A. u,4 and hafore peopl,
i,.atz,x,a, the trouble was they
/, A ,sa.n.t ,t-, being thrown around
kms,,nlu.s. t,,,ips down on them
IT, ,s I'm .ersamiur into tn,
- sod il, t-w seconds the ci I,
| r,iuitb hrman beings perfectl,
|, uitb Cr,,ht On All sides vol
1bmr eYc't,natious such AZ an
4 sysn,n uG al naye mercy upoI
|,m.,s "ard neonle could be seeI
| E.Iirg tyarv wher. M eroups off.rip
|pnysrs The hr,t shock was fol
E4d immediately bV another of lee
n. but re9ewing the screams an
LtE. and from The time of the beQir
A, n IA, llgb. shocks we're felt at il
|v.,6t i4f an naur b1t each su,
kllpg one bsipg less di ,,inct,
Fss nss ba e. ~ aar,bou.La ca,
M accn ateIvfs,imated nnt oan h
M nlSeei at Ss 0OO 0Oo
Esceks sonalic as savare ware felt ;
Elgapc4 1t ,rirtv a va miles and hay
E,e iLeslinab.. damage to ra,Iroa
l (ipe,rapb p.operty,
1.-Two .liyht ,her K. of earthnuake ha,
|atlt p,-isv. ora al 4 25 "A. m an
(sa about l 20 n m Neither of the,
IiMy iprlhe, des r,,,tion There W,
|,,ss, ru.b 10 tas- raj road depots
ElsEsy, but no ,rains have besn ab
! BE- f,patrh,a from the citv Tel
kapbi, a 'mmnnicatinn la al.o eut o
bnt he exsepiiop of one wire of d
)onlhgn Telpsranb Comoanv viii,
kGoslrd with anyinna nriyste m,
6;a /, il notsihle IN denict /
a1u ueoo'st4oh taa1 preVAil nel
liz aye a ding s.ore which ia In,
tepltls prescr,ntlons Tor the wour
k,nope,,
BAi.. ye-s constautlv b.ing d
uisrd from the dabris NJ wreck
plss. Oa- nudertslssr vino was
kiriewed stared MAJ he had fnrnisf
! kaht cofios ma "a nnon .r.day Ma
bitte dtAd are ivy unbnrisd nrin
taly ths poorer > a.sa, Of oolored n
be, who will ne hnrtsd no the conn
Ehe,e are no, ba{fa 1a,an tanta in ,
fAy, sud the woman aud chiidran
lspstieuciug p-,at nriva,iora in con
ktence Ast64 nigbt annrcaohao m
Fitte lead, Of ,ba "e.t 't'ss asra se9 tra -
i cSpsyrc, s ., ,. ,ae 'slni'!ss Ell. we're yer s .1s
Ebg o",' aSllaes ana ny otner rAatei
il i; c4icnIa.e iss' : mat 1ao', at l,ast tn,
Eo1ltLs q the city will Lave to be
E'felg rtbui.t II ;te nonass are N be
|laSl'el
Women and Children are runn
|s,i,anI 'ae NJ opeA AR to'nlgat terri
| Il. N", !" NJ. ineFe ara three or four ste'
and nspv an, :, q, nv =, 'lIihR = tae buoy tenu
yldsd VIM ba,. 'L4 = 1ana ottanLs are
tanatsIv tba ~, w.,a,t' a. "a sn'se poaCs. ,
ttsls,isbi M "ea a a. he. .'l. nss eeen goou !,
malt Eave ps s4an a,e hqt ~ 70 se, sewers as ! !
esa, h bsee',i oeen, me sitqation, a
ION c9mmn1'n.tss, on'ns noftiolsi IN o. ons as,
1AeyorId Aut aal eaten AUG win the res
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