Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-22
AGAIN QUAKTNG.
rHnxE SHOCKS YELr AT CHARLESTON
ASpsuMMgRvILLE.
M General Alarm. but the People ouite
Uncomfortable Wall Of the hedioai
College Down.



There was no misssking the character
AZ tbs +" disturbances that occurred at
a quarter past S o'clock this morning
Itwasa rude sFakeni & for the people
Of this brave old city but they boreis
AZ they have borne all other great
syi.ls through which they have been
called mon 10 psss--with unflioching
for,;,udo and courage. Most OF the
people in the cts @ere asleep ct the
tim.. but the shock was sufficiently
strong 70 awaken them. The features Of
thepbenommon and Of the atmospheric
condi;ioa we're some what peculiar. The
weather en- Sunday aud Monday nights
vas warm and sultry, the temperature
was high, and there vas on both nights
An entire abserce Of wind. After 10
O'Clock at nigh, the Wind seemed to have
died ont entirely. On Monday night
indications Of a change in the weather
we're apparent. Despite the intensely
warm weather, frequent flashes OF sheet
lightning were seen in the North, and
occasional rolls Of distant thunder
were heard. In the opinion OF some
people these we're seismic detonAtlons,
but there seems to be scarcely
room 10 doubt they were rolls OF dis
tant thunder. The sky over Charleston
AL this time was entirely clear, and the
moon sbone brightly. Shortly AFTER
m;dnjrh. the wind set in rather brjskly
from the east, and the clouds began to
gather in the SKY. Some persons state
there was a slight shock about 4 o'clock,
but if there was, it was not suf-
fioient to arouse any one who was
asleep. 1t was fifteen minutes
psst 5 o'clock when the shock arrived.
This was about the severest that has
been felt in Charleston for over two
weeks. Other vibrations that many
people allege they have felt were child's
plav compared with the shock this
morning. Houses wero very percepti-
bly shaken, and in many houses the
mastering was tbrown down. The
Shock is yariou>ly estimated to have
lasted from three to ten seconds.
There seems 10 be some question
whether the shock was accompanied by
The usual rumbling sound. A gentle.
man who was on the second floor Of
large brick building states that the
shaking Of the house, accompanied by
rafting Of sashes, grinding Of joists,
and fall Of plastering, was all that
be heard. A policeman, who was
stationed at the intersection Of Broad
end Meeting streets, states, on the
contrary, that be felta very slight move
ment Of the earth, but distinctly heard
a noise. Anoiher man, who was on the
street on hisway to his place Of busl-
ness, states that the earth moved yio-
lently, and that the sound was like the
explosion of thousand pounds Of dy-
Mantle underground. The worst fea-
ture Of the shock was the additional in
Jury to the Medical College, Of which a
large part Of the wall fell in. tits now
gaping ruin, and apparently must
come down 10 the basement.
A shock to-day is reported also
from Summeryille, Sumter, Blsckyille,
Orangeburg, NeSberry, Augusta, and
Savannah. Within three minutes after
the shock had passed there were good
many people on the streets, although
comparatively few Of them were women
and children.
For the last three or four days
scavenger carts have been 81 work, and
the sidewalks have been so cleared OF
dtJfis that most pedestrians had re-
turned to the habit Of using the pave
ments. 1t was observed this morning,
however, that many persons kept the
middle Of the roadwsys while walking
through the streets.
THE SHOCKS FELT AT COLUMBIA.
COLUMBIA, S. c., September 2l.-
Last night there was a sheet of light
mig in the east. At frequent intervals
during the night subterranean thunder
was heard for several hours, and, at
Sis A. NJ, long rumbliDg sound, ap-
parently proceeding from q direction a
little west Of the south, was followed
by severe shock, lasting about
minute. Houses were perceptbly
shaken and most Of the people awaken
cd. The subteirauean thunder con-
tinued several hours after the shock.
The atmosphere grew very cold just
before the shock. People sleeping un-
covered near open windows found it
necessary to close the windows and use
blankets.
SHOCKS AT OTHER POINTS.
AUGUSTA, September 2l.-At 4:55
A. NJ. a distinct shock Of earthquake
was ielt here.
SAVANNAH, September 2l.-Sayan-
nah experienced another very distinct
earthquake shock at 4:55, local time,
this morning. The vibration lasted
several seconds, causing slate roofs,
window, ETC., to rattle. Hundreds Of
people were awakened and many were
frightened badly, though there was no
general alarm. Nearly everybody
talks philosophically about it aud only
the more nervous are spprehensive Of a
destructive visitation.
THE RELIEF FUND.
NEW YORK, September 2l.-Addi-
tional subscriptions to-day for the
Charleston relief fund of the Chamber
ofCommerce were S ,450, making to-
tai Of s73, 5S3 to date.
Aheepsh0Rd-F Races.
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