Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-09-03
potent. The train had aotaall.

potent. The train had actually
passed over one OF those
serpentine curves already described
1t Is simple truth to state that every
soul on board was saved solely through
the interposition Of Divine Providence.
The horror Of the situation in Summer.
vile on Wednesday was much intensi-
fed by certain manifestations that were
not observed in Charleston to any great
extent. All during the day there was a
constant series Of detonstious, now east,
now west, and from all possible direc.
tions. 1t resembled the discharge OF
heavy guns at intervals Of about ten
minutes, like the sound of lombard
ment at ut great distance, all OF
these explosions were not accompanied
by tremors of the earth, as it was only
occasionally that the earth would quake
from subterranean discharge. A re.
markable fact was noted in Summerville
in respect to the bulging of the water
from the interior of the earth. Nearly
all Of the wells have been at low water.
There was sudden rise in all OF these
and the water was pure. Looking down
into one of these wells an observer
could, on the eve Of any Of the land de-
tonstions, zee rivers rise up the walls oi
the wells, and after the shock again sub
side.
There is rather q more cheer
full feeling tonight, but nc
sense of security will repair
the shattered houses and renew the
ruined homes Offsrs of assistance are
coming from different quarters, and 1t ia
expected that the City Council will or
ganize relief committee tomorrow to
decide the lossos by the earthquake.
Charleston is il as coed position az
ever for the transaction of the usual
autumn trade. There is ample ware
house and wharf room, the compressor
are in trim, and merchants and factories
are ready 10 deal expeditiously with all
business that offers This statement ia
made to correct an existing erroneous
impresston that the commercial facilities
Of tho port are impaired.
The following additional deaths are
reported: John Cook, colored, fisher
m An; Zsra, 13-year-old daughter OF
I.aao Sawyer, colored barber; colored
baby, child Of Mrs. Barnegat.
Last night the old scenes Of fright and
fear were enacted in the public squares
and parks. The wall of women. some
Of then almost dead. and wi b infants
in arms, driven 10 the necessity Of spend
ing the night in the squares with such
covering ~ could be iUiprovised by the
use Of blankets and shaws. were heard,
and the night wore painfully on. At
IL: 80 r. n. q heavy earthquake passed
through the city Its coming was pre-
ceded by quite number of explosions,
dim and distant. which commenced TO
be heard fully five minutes before the
vibration was felt. The wave was some
what more pronounced than the two
winch had preceded. one at S:25 A. NJ.
and the other at 5:l9 P. NJ. and az It
passed by to the northwest there fol-
lowed sounds which indicated falling
walls Of buildings. This was the last
vibration last night. At daybreak there
was . movement. Many of the people
pile up their tents and departed
TO their shattered homes. In St. An
drews Parish, fourteen miles on the 9TH
er side of the Ashley river bridge, the
country is cut up by small assures and
mud holes Of from an inch TO two feet
in diameter. These holes have emitted
blue mud and gray sand in large quanti-
ties, and the whole surface OF this area
is covered with little mounds. The peo-
pie living in the parish ssy that mud
and water boiled up from five to ten
feet in height.