The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-09-10

OUAHAH44O<s C.$se 49, ...---
nd apprehension among ne c't'sens ~.
Inue unabatsd. The impression ~
pread among The people from come a..
rown cause hat the shock Of last ni9ns
I iikeIv % DO repeated, and tn's y we
.nuse Of the prevailing anxiety. nne
streets present sad picture o. ocsoiauou
mi ruin. The parks and open places s.e
he camping places Of thousanos o. poor
n clad and discouraged people. Incre
3 ! general desire among ne more w.n'
o-do classes 70 get away from ING e.ys
md q soon 40 communication - es..o.
ished there will be 81 exodus. III
van be the case independently OF the
r,.sert feeling OF panic, for even after
ns gssss: a. ari Ss sss': s' g %tS'
'he restoraslon Of the city 10 being car
risd on. There are also many vlsstors
vrho -, No charms In the place now, anu
Who viii hasten 10 their homes North
weIi-knowu citizen thus descrincs
h,s az nerience during the shock TUESDAY
nlght, sWe all made rush for tne
ssrest. but when We saw buildings sway.
Irg ana walls toppllng into the street, 20
every direction. feeling OF despair
see med 10 seize upon everybody y LOT
one. realized the useiessness OF aue"ps
ing % escape, and saw others stop aug
stand still as II giving themselves ~ y
whatever fate had IL store Tor them Inc
sicken.n. sensation caused ~ sne sno ~
mailing than the terrible noise wn'cn &C.
companied the shock This ms nos
very loud, but wa like q low and threat.
srinr rrowl under the earth. Inc
ptercing cries Of frightened
women and children, and the
frenxied shouts Of men calling to one an
other ana attempting to organize some
means Of rescue. formed . singular con-
frast 10 this subterranean thunder. REQ.
ne stood despairing for moment, ano
fhen a tumultuous rush was made ioe
ooen spaces. I ran a. fast - any body
vet recall vividly the horror pictured On
the faces OF those near me. The thing
has made an indelibie impression on my
mind. and even now look for that ON.
nous roar. The weeping OF women ana
the hoarse cries ri the men ~ they ran
hither and thithcr among the wrecks Oh
walls and telegraph wires can never "
adequately described"
The largest crowd Of fugIiives collected
n Marion square In the center 81 Inc
citv. Three shocks followed one another
Al short intervals. and hardly had the
panic caused by one partially aoatcc
when another tremor Of the earth renewed
| the alarm So frightened were the wait.
| ing crowd thar they hardly perceived tna'
4 each shock was some what lighter IMAM
| its predecessor. II was only late In the
morning that the prayerful and despair
| ing throng. finding the EARN once
more solid for many hours, gath
~ unutnI seek thu
neIRhborhood Of their shattered homes
4 shocks ~ Other Points.
| COLUMBIA. s. c., Sept. l.--Just before
nine O'Clock last night this city wal
visited by a terrible earthquake. The mrs.
two shocks were fe arful. Building
swaved from side 10 side; the earth ros
and fell like the waves Of the ocean
People rushed madly from their house
into the streets. Some sprang from win
dows and were injured. The expenenc
Of those In buildings at the time OF ~
first shock was that Of being rocked -
| IN Z sh,p Al sea. MANY OF the most sub
stantial buildings were shaken 20 thel
foundations and their walls were cracke
and sprung. \.
five minutes after the first shock. IN
second came, and In ten minutes q thirt
Other shocks followed until 1: 05 :. 10
when the eighth shock was felt Tn
one lasted for q minute and han.
four O'Clock this morning the ninth shoe
, came. and At $3.50 and 1920 a. m, u
, CITY was again made 10 trembie. vel
!, little sleep was had by any OF the Y
habltants Of Columbia last night. n
= groes thought the end Of the world ~
: come. They held prayer meetings
4 street corners.
n All communication was cut on fro
I. Charleston. y. c., until nine o'clock u
| morning. when the Southern Telegral
! Company's lire was opened and the =
|, rible news came that that city had be-
!, nearly demolished last night. Fro
4 Charleston reports come that nearly
/. hundred lives were lost
Summervillc. n nourishlng town tive
!, ty-two miles from charleston, IL - .
:. ported has been nearly destroyed.
y SAvAxxAH, Ga, Sept. 1.-The cart
y quake shocks here, commencing at b
: past nine last night lasted several m
4 stes. Several slight shocks were 4
Il alter In the night. When the quaki
r f'rst began men. women aud childr
n rushed into the streets where many
q NAMED until daylight. The negr'
e. were terror stricken. Bryan sire
"a Church fcoiored) was badly cracked,
Is the plaster falling upon the congre2ati
In assembled within. caused terrible see
"a ~ confusion. Many negroes Thought :
OF day OF judgment had come. In anot1
10 colored church where there Was
III gathering, Panic and stampede follow
the first shock. and several were tramp
upon and severely Injured. Very ~
damage other than cracking walls =
IN falling plaster Is reported here, ana
n lives were lost.
Reports from the suburbs al the {
IN ana adjacent towns tell Of severe shoe
~ but no loss Of life or any considers
~ damage 70 property.
he Al Tibee Island, at the mouth OF
q Savannah river, the lenses In the liz
Il house were destroyed. The people
" the island have telcxraphcd 70 this
=. that they were In q state OF terror. Tn
lc- can be no communication with the m
to and for some time, and all the inh
TO 1ants are assembled on high land.
lie sIand was swept by tital wave IN
ne gust, 1881, and the people fear . Sim
ID disaster now.
-. RICHMOND. Va, Sept. IAN ea