The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-09-09
floor exposed, and several building on the
South side of the street have been SINH

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floor exposed, and several building on the
South side of the street have been simi-
larly treated. e
West of Kiog street the most serious
damage is to the episcopal residence.
The gable end has been thrown down,
the wall falling on the roof of the spac.
ious porch and chrushing it in. The
new and handsome residence of Capt. F.
W.. Wagener and that of Arthur Barn.
well, Immediately opposite, do not appear
to have. been seriously damaged. The
second floor of the veranda of Capt.
Wagener's house on the West side has
been crushed in, but beyond this the
building shows no sign of the terrible
shaking of Tuesday night.
| What scene Of desolatiou the fash.
ionable boulevard of Charleston presents
Commencing G at Broad street, one passing
through block of burned, houses. The
FIRE, starting at No. 118, the third build
ing from the corner of Broad street, on
the East side, consumed the entire row
ofbuildings as far North as Tully's old
stand, next to the Quaker grave yard.
The few houses left on that side of the
street are moro or less shattered and gut
ted. @ tai g1.r9s. 10y iis1.
The few houses on the Westside of the
street North of Broad street have not
escaped the general fate, although the
damage is not as greats as in other portions
of the street, The immense vacant lot
on the West side Of the street is occupied
by families who lived in the burned
houses, and who are camped out on the
sward with the few household effects
saved from the flames. ~ = ''.-S ~ !.
From Queen STREET.-THE Horlbeck's alley
almost every house is shattered, tops. of
| the walls near the roof being thrown
down. The large building at the corner
of Clifford and King streets, formerly
Silcox's furniture store, has to all out.
ward appearances, miracuously escaped.
From Horlbeck's alley to Market Street,
the damage is NOT as great as it might
have been. Robb's lot on the East side
of the street is occupied by several hun.
dred people camping out. The Victoria
Hotel appears to have escaped, and the
Academy of Music shows no signs of the
earthquake on the outside at least.
From Market to Hasel streets the
damage does not seem. to be as great as
in other portions of the city. The Wav-
erly House is externally uninjured The
large red brick boarding house, however,
Immediately opposite and next South OF
the corner OF Beaufain streets has suffered
badly, the top Of the wall under the caves
having been stripped of on all sides.
The handsome block of stores from
Beaufain to Wentworth street bave been:
singularly preserved, very few. of the
French plate glass fronts being broken,
although here and there the parapet is
thrown down and bricks displaced from
the walls; tioi yssot ftst
The Masonic Temple seemed to have
escaped, and the damage to the buildings
between this point and Calhoun street
seems not to be so great;as far as outward
appearances co.. saat.i.:,
In, Wentworth street the handsome
ball Of the German Artillery has. been
badly damsged. The Northeast add
Northwest corners Of the building have
both gone. ,zs.s, ~ 5t.isi
Coming down Meeting street from CAL
hopn street signs OF the: earthquake are
very plain. Both the High School and
the Freundschaftsbund are comparatively
,uninjured.
The building of the Charleston water
works in George street is uninjured, and
so, strange to say, is the immense three
million gallon reservoir on the premises,
although the brick house opposite, ,ein
George street, is badly damaged. The
shock on Tuesday night severed the pipe
through which water was forced into the
standpipe, and during the progress of
the fires the pressure was applied direct.
ly to the mains. The pipe was, however,
replaced. and the standpips, which was
uniipiured, was filled with water.
All oyer the city the injury is of the
came character.
There is rather more cheerful feeling
to- night, but no sense of security will
repair the shattered houses and renew
the ruined homes. Offers of assistance
are coming from different. quarters, and
it is, expected. that the City Council will
organize relief committee tomorrow.
Despite the loss by the earthquake,
Charleston is in as good position as,
ever for the transaction of the usual Au-
tumn trade. There is ample warehouse
and wharf room, the congresses are in
trim and merchants and factors are ready
to deal cxpeditiously with all business
that offers. This statement is made to
correct an existing erroneous impression
that the commercial facilities of the port
are impaired. :.
Last night the old scenes of fright and
fear were enacted in the public squares
and parks. FraiI women, some of them
almost dead and infants in arms, were
driven to the necessity of spending the
night on the square with only such cov-
ering as could be improvised by the use
of blankets, shawls and sheets. In
many of the squares, notably at Wash
ington Park, the fright and annoyance
to these people were increased by the
excruciating religious performances of
the colored people who crowded the
parks. In Washington Park these. were
led by two negro men with stentorious
voices, who shouted and yelled and
shrieked until long after O'Clock in the
morning. They were asked to desist, or
at least to conduct their services in a less
boisterous manner, but refused to do so.
Remonstrances on the part of some gen.
tlemen produced very iusolent replies on
the part of number of negro roughs
who shared in the conduct of the meet.
ing, and who loudly and boisterously
protested that they would make as much
noise as they pleased, and that no inter.
ruption would be allowed.
/ The night wore on slowly and pain
fully. At 11.50- p. m. q heavy earthquake
passed through the city. It's coming was
presaged 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
which had preceded-one at S.25 q. m.
and the other at 5.l5 p. m.-and as it
passed by to the Northwest there followed
sounds which indicated falling walls on
buildings. This was the last vibration
last night.
Soon after it had passed man ap.
peared and advised the people to go to
their houses, stating that hewas the only
scientific man in the city and that he
was authority for the statement that there
would be no more shocks. This advice
was UNDECIDED, very few people leaving