The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-09-08

besieged with anxious inquiries from rela'
tives and friends, but no favorable response
could be obtained, as the wires continued
down until about y o'clock. when the hrst
message was received by gentleman stating
in general terms the fearful destruction caus'
ed by the earthquake In that city. AS the
news spread 1t seemed TO obliterate all
thoughts Of our own condition, and the crowds
about tho telegraph and newspaper offices
monsntarly increased until the sidewalks
in the neighborhood were blocked with peo-
pie, making eager inquiry Of any one who
was thought to be able to afford any informa'
ton.
AS soon as the wires were In working order
they were laid under contribution by the
Register and the kilograms received, and the
additional details Of the earthquake In the
city were sent out in an extra at about
o'clock. Such was the anxiety to secure cop.
les that the office was besieged, and q large
edition taken as fast as they could be thrown
from the press. Shocks continued to be felt
throughout the entire day, several of them OF
considerable force, but the back Of the terror
seems to be broken, and the Intensity OF lear
inspired by It's first assault has largely given
place to q calmer consideration OF Its effects
here and elsewhere.
A Reotster reporter visited every section OF
the city and found the people gathered In
groups here and there discussing the terrors
OF that nights experiences; very fttle WORK I,F.
sticking close TO their firesides. In many In
stances they could not be prevailed upon TO
go to work, but stayed at home trembling
with apprehensions of another shock. Al
some Of the houses prayers and various relig.
ious exercises were held. The comments va
ried from the appreciative to the ridiculous.
Some insisted that the world was coming 10
an end, while others said 1t was timely
warming from the Great Master. The whites
discussed earthquakes and their cause and
history, and related the grotes4ue and humor'
Gus incidents Of the quake.
The reporter visited Elmwood Cemetery,
but found the monuments intact. The Keep.
er sold the shock was very severe and that
the whole heights oscillatea violently, and
that his family rushed into the street.
Several hats and canes were found at the
Court House, but few owners have applied for
their lost property. The plastering in the
Court House was Insured and fell In small
pieces. A breech in one Of the walls was
widened so that man can nearly put his nm;
gers into 1t. The Northeast corner suffered
more than any part of the building:
the Carolina Bank building on Richardson
street and the Cantwell building at the corner
of Richardson and Washington streets. The
front and rear walls are both oauly sprung IN
in the latter. The Cantwell building belongs
TO n. X. Perry and he has ordered the build
ing to be girded with iron anchors.
A rather serious night was experienced at
the I,unatic Asylum. The large buildings are
situated on one of the highest points In the
city and the shock was startling. The attend
ants and patients alike were thrown into, a
panic. There are about 600 lunatics In the
building, aud most OF them were thrown into
a wild state of alarm. Some prayed TO DC re-
leased from their confinement, and numDcr
of the most terrOr-stricken were allowed 10
20 into the corridors. Several got into the
yard. and one woman sea led the wall ana es,
capped. She was missed about II o'clock, anu
next morning search was instituted for her.
She was captured four miles from the city on
the Camden road. Shortly after the SHOCKS
admirabiv In Guieting the alarmed patients.
Some of them, however INDUCED in loud
ras ln III 70 The occmrrnnce That she
antert,Inod herself Inv pInying Lhe piano. Dr.
9;ri itin renorts that. considering the number
IN tha inStitnfion the escane from, accident
was miracnious. one of the patients cut
himsnjf with pjuss trying 10 iumr, from q win
dow The hell at lhe main entrance to the
"ronnds was runp Violently by the successive
,oai.s ""o 'e
Tn nidItIon 70 the damage done to the
bnmses aire,dv mentioned tile following cas-
moities were observed:
T%e residencn of Mr., Andrew Crawford, Ger.
v,is si rrnt' hnd the chimneys thrown of and
t%a winSn,rs nncued MIR. Jyrlwfords family
ia isio ot the snrinrs and the house is closed.
The tons of chimneys were thrown from the
,.or iTannpns of tha fnIISwinT. Mrs f. II. Nav
rant Major +, W. Seibels. II. X. Perry, Dave
t;aISwei2 r 4 I,ynch. r. NJ. Brayton. Mrs. S.
> Raw Louie i,etOnte. w. b. Nash, John F.
IJeere r. ri. baldwin. Mrs K. G. Shiver, II. j.
1;ihsnn nod Mr. burroughs ut the corner of
PICK ems and EImwood Streets
! 6r Ensor.s brick residence, q few miles
North of the city. suffered right severely. 1t
is on n i.rr Iand nnI suffered Il violent shock,
,vhicb shnnl Iown the pia,tering and injured
, :, .a'S,. a ,,.,iie iooN '"'' ''o
ny III miostorino IN tho Custom House or Post
q. ne piS; 5 ,a' ,i, ..s ad IN nearly avery
tnr,, m,nrn ,,,,rtiinrIv in tho NTH or top
'Ioic p',' ,ncon fiJ IN the Irnitnd States
s.oIS. nrse PtJSes ~ Nsnr,, smbstontinI struct0
uu't tha Mill w,, china said he Thought
a. ~ v,ns % oone at enc riIne He rnshcd out into
the Il eisr lawn. '' ~ ' '''
The Diercks building on the corner of Rich
ortIson and Tnvior streets had a chimney top
"ha aiken off and the ceiling cracked.
Mr, sam p. simmons, u salesman at Despor-
tcs d Edmunds, was thrown down and tramp
I'd on i'm the aisle at the Court House and Sc
yercIy bruised up by the stampeding crowd.
He was ont Yesterday, however.
The report that the river side of the Peni, EN-