Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-10
money in aid of the Charleston sufferers
S2,53l was raised. Judge II. Hilton and
Mrs. A. 7. Stewart gave 81, 900 each.
A GLOOMY VIEW.
Rain Adds to the Discomfort and
Danger of the People.

haIn Adds to the Discomfort and
Danger of the People.
CHARLESTON, s. c., Sept. 9.--To-day
has in some respects been the gloomiest
day since the fearful 31st of August. The
shock at l O'Clock this morning was felt
by comparatively few, but since then
there have been two others. one at $3.50
O'Clock this morning aud one at 11:lO
O'Clock this morning,
The earthquake, however, is OF small
consequence compared with the Septem-
Der rains, which to-day set in in earnest.
The rains find many thousands
OF persons unshetered. The people
are huddled together in the public parks
In makeshift tents totally inadequate to
protect them from the rains. What this
state of affairs would lead to even In a
healthy climate is not difficult to under
stand. In this climate and at this season
1t means disease, and that speedily.
THE SCAvENGER DEPARTMENT.
To add TO the horrors of the situation
the scavenger department seems to be
paralyzed, and but little has been done to
clean up the debris and offal which is ac-
cum mulating on all sides. In all about 800
tents have been received and distributed.
These afford shelter to about 3, 900 persons
at the outside. The police force has been
increased, but not near enough to meet
the necessities of the OCCASION. In the
early morning the streets presented a
business appearance. Cotton was coming
in freely, and the work of repairing build
| lngs was we'll underway, but the heavy
rain which set in about noon put stop
to all this and cast a gloom over the en-
tire city. A rumor reaches here tonight
OF an earthquake in Cuba. 1t has not at
fhia fimp hnpn OQda nnhlin hT1t ORG Ua
fears are entertained OF the safety of the
city In case this proves to be true. The
relief work is going on, but the rations
OF 1000 issued to-day We're given almost
exclusively to colored persons, very few
| white persons caring to apply.
COMdIssARY WAGONS.
The committee. however, is sending out
commlssary wagons with instructions to
search out all iutirm persons and supply
them with rations. The committee is
also supplying medicines to those who
need them. The stoppage of the indis-
criminate Issuing of free passes over the
railroads has had very decided effect in
diminishing the number OF refugees. 1t
is not pleasant to say that in one or two
instances persons have applied for passes
who were ully able to pay for them. Since
the earthquake about 5000 persons have
left the city and others are depart
ing daily. Only two additional
burial certificates were issued
by the health department to-day to par
ties who have died from the effects of the
earthquake. These we're:
Sarah Riley, colored, years old, of
scrofala and exposure.
Miss NJ. G. NOVEL;, white, so years old,
from the fright caused by the earthquake
shock.
EVery one acknowledged the souudness
of Mayor Courtenay's advice, and yet it
will be difficult to persuade people to fol-
low 1t. The horror Ofreturning to the
house in which one has experienced the
shock of that awful Tuesday night can be
realized by no one who has not been
through the horrible ordeal.
THE QUESTION OF RENTS.
A very perplexing state of affairs ex-
lists with regard to the question Of rent.
A large part OF the houses in Charleston
are owned by rich men, some of whom
display very marked Indifference to the
condition OF the property. On the part of
tenants there is an indisposition, or per-
haps IL should be called an inability, to
pay rents, and trouble In this direction is
threatened. Applications have in some
instances already beer made to the Trial
Justices for wrIts of ejectment, although
the number was few, but these applica-
tions have in every instance been refused
thus far.
At 10:30 o'clock tonight the rain has
ceased and the city Is quiet. The ground
is covered with water, however, and sick
ness must result, to say nothing of the
damage that will result to the injured
buildings by the continued rainfall.