Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-16
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| ueaponuency. ThOfr VIA no shock after
b.20 p. m. yesiorily Tuesday mglt.
howeyor, was very gloomy. A heavy
shower of rain Ind ftllni, and many
people, for no reason except the horror
created by the terrible ordeal through
which they had passed, were expecting
another visitation. The rain ceased how.
ever, and M tho night wore on without a
repetition of tho terrible shock OF tlint
fatal Tuesday night the city sank into
quiet rest and the camps were soon silent.
In tho morning everybody seemed to take
a more cheerful view OF the situation.
especially as the forenoon pissed without
"A shock. But at 2 p. IN. another heavy
shower came down and brought with il
moro dismal forebodings. These again
disappeared when m hour later, tho rain
ceased and the sun came ont. Much was
done TO day in the way Of relief. Tho
subsistence committee have distributed
GNN retions, of which about 5, roo were
given TO oolored people.
PROFESSOR M'dEE's ENCOURAGEMENT.
Professor McGoo, OF the Geological
Survey, left the city to day. In leitcr
to tho Ne,ns and Courier he says: II feol
quite satisfied that there Ia no reason TO
fear future shocks of greater severity
than those which have occurred within
tile past 90 hours. 1 am therefore de-
ridedly of the opinion that the citizens
can safely return 10 the wooden houses in
which chimneys or plastering are not 10
severely shattered az TO DO in constant
danger of failing. l also desire TO re-
iterate my firm opinion that there ia not
the slightest danger of tidal waves, vol.
oanic eruptions or other catastrophe dis.
turhances. There is every probability
that slight shocks will continue for some
days indeed, sueh shocks ought TO be re.
| gardod M favorable indications rather
than otherwise, an they Indicate that the
accnmnlating stresses to which the earth
quake is due are relieved from time TO
tiine.p
Five additional deaths from the earth
| qnafe were reported at the health depart
mcnt to dny; Caesar White, colored in
fant, days old, died in tent on King
street from exposure; Julius Irwin, col
ored infant, 8 months old, died from
bronchitis and exposure, and W. Il.
Thompson, col0red, So years old, died
from hemorrhnge and exposure.
| After pointing to the fateful hour OF
| 9.15, which brought such disaster 10
Charleston, for eight days, the hands on
st. Micllnel's clock made move yester-
day. The wntchman who is charged with
its regulation went up into the clock
tower and managed TO start tho old clock
again, and at 2 o'clock the hands started
once more to indicate the hour Vt the
day. This is one more sign that Charles.
ton lives in spite of the terrible cal amity
which has visited her.
MAYOR ooUETENAY's PROCLAMATION.
Mayor C0urtenay to-day issued u proc
clamation which hns already had good
effect. In it he calls upon the people of
the city to seek work wherever II can be
found and calls upon each to strive TO
mitigate as far as possible the sufferings
of all.
The mayor has appointed board of
engineers and architects, with Captain
w. Ii. Bixby, United States engineer
| corps, rs chairman, TO examine and re-
port upon dangerous buildings for re-
moval. The public buildings will be first
inspected to determine their safety and
the extent of injury. The places of bust
ness will be inspected next, and then the
residences. The weather to. night is fine
and clear.
Tho contributions for the relief of the
| sufferers continue to come in, although
the amounts 80 far received hnvo not been
saaicie2t by aay a2aaas 10 supply tlss ae-
cessitics of the situation. The receipts
50 far turned over to the committee on re-
lief amount in the aggregate TO $ilO, ,737.
CHARLESTON, s. O., Sept. o. This
morning at 10 o'clock rain begun to fall
and fell in torrents until late this after
noon. Heavy, black lowering clouds
forctcll terrible things for the morrow.
The better class OF tcntsthat have wooden
floors protected their inmates. but the
| iniprovised lmts and tents afford but little
shelter. Tho poor inmates, drenoled 10
tho skin, arc now shivering, awaiting the
| arrival Of fevers that must come sooner
or later. The sanitary condition Of many
tonts is simply terrible. The clergy aud
| other prominent citizens are trying TO
persuade tho people TO leave their tents
and congregnte in the few safe houses of
the city, or else go to the country. All
recognize the fnct that unless tho people
are amply protected from the rain tho
cemeteries will receive many recruits.
Mayor Courtenay to-day issued second
address TO tho people, in which ho says
TINT he can testify TO the large damage
throughout the whole extent of the city,
and that il can bo truthfnlly said of the
community as whole that their moral
courage and heroism were equal to their
great disaster. Mayor Conrtenay shows
| in brief whnt WAS accomplished in the
midst of the crisis, and mentions partiou-
larly the devotion to duty of the firemen
| of the city, the colletancy of tho police
force, the fidelity of the telegraph Ope-
rators and the zeal and the courage of
the municipal medical corps and private
| physicians of the city. In conclusion he
offers the following advice for the host
interests of the people;
AT the end Of GO days we must surely ex-
| pect cold weHther, and nm alarmed at tho
| consequences To follow the use OF fonts and
| frilil shelters in our strnUts anil public
qnares, which must lead surely TO sickness
AMI calamity. We have II on tho highest
authority Of scieuce and experience thlt
there Is NO likelihood of further violent
| earthquake shocks. Their gradual docroase
| IN Itself assures us of their total cessation,
and now, my fellow cliZons, | deom IL my
| Imperative duty to advise the escape NJ
| rlbiily ns possible from the serious TX
p0suro Of living under thin shelter and OIL
| the opsn ground at this seas0n Of tho yOar.
| vhpn our rainy weather IL usual Nearly
ayOry frame huillng In Charleston has
been dclured nt lmlst snfB for hHbitn-
tim: this chlmnrys may br rebuilt
| whllo occupied; the pllstrlng may he
restored mt sOmo future time Many of the
| brick buildings hIvO boon also prOntllnc'd
-ilfB IN part and can be occupied. return
this day to occupy the untnjurod Part oi
nv brick houre and In NIL such cases whore
| fn chair hnmaQi IL DOaglhla 4 anfnpStiy
invoke tho Immediate and united action nf
| nil NV fellow .cltizens. Whore Immediate
rpturil Is impossible, by reason OF tho dan
gerouS condition OF the home, i recon-
nnnd temporary refuge In the interior oil
the state or elsewhere, or the hiring Of some
safe dwelling in the city, number OF which
nrD to-day unUceupled. word to those
who can OF themselves putthelr own houses
in ropLlr: Let th1m 10 so without an hours
delay; If the labor Is not ample enough
here, Il is oilpred us from surrounding
elites and citn be had"
Tho city appraiser, who has just COM
Melted n cnruful estimate Of the damage
done by the earthquake, says: ~ think
ihe damage will fully exceed one-fourtl
of the ass, ssod value, or in round figures
S5. .OOO, 900. Tho estimate is based OIL
COMPARISON with the damage caused 10y
, the last cyclone"
Midnight. Three slight shocks wer'
felt nj Summerville to-day.
CHARLESTON, Sept. 12 The weather
was iino today and many churches had
RELIGIOUS services as befOro tho earth
nnnke. while others, for convenience o.
safety, had services in the open air. AL
tbe orphans of the City Orphan Hous'
ARE in tho building Again and had serviceI
there