The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-03
The Official Count Shows Thirty-Five
Deaths and at Least 100 Wounded.
What Was Revealed by an Inspection of
Streets and Buildngs-Freaks of the
CONFUSION in the Country Roundabout.
The DespOndent People Growing More Conf
dent-Thirty-F Lives Reported Lost.


CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept, 1.-The last earth
quake shock was experienced here at 1l50 last
night since which time there have been no vi
brations. The people are just beginning to pick
up courage to come out. Efforts are being made
to clear paths through the streets for the passage
of vehicles and pedestrians and the city once
more begins to show some signs Of life For two
long days and nights of horror, women and
children have been camping out in the parks
and squares. The earthquake has swept over
the city like bosom of destruction and Charles
ton is down in the dust. 1t is impossible to give
any correct estimate of the loss Of life and prop
erty for the two days and nights. The people
have done nothing but huddle on the squares.
small detached relief parties going out to oig
the dead from the debris succor the wounded.
The first systematized effort to get at
the facts is now making, The list of the dead
recognized and reported this morning, at this
time I'll A. M foots up sixteen. and the search
has only commenced. The list of the wounded
will go into the hundreds About seven-eghths
of the houses and public buildings in the city
are either damaged or wrecked. Even the his
toric ST. Michael's and st. Philips are so badly
wrecked that it is feared they will have to be
taken down The waves from $50 o'clock
Tuesday night have been coming in about once
every FIVE or six hours. There has been none
for ten hours, and strong hopes are entertained
that the horror is about over.
AS the details of the calamity in this city are
ga thered, its effects become more and more
alarming. 1t is feared also that much distress
will prevail as by far the larger part of those
whose property has been wrecked or seriously
damaged belong to the poorer classes People
are as cheerful as possible under the terrible
circumstances, and are trying to restore order
out Of chaos. The aggregate loss is expected to
reach So, Oo0 000 The wharves, warehouses and
business facilities of the city are generally un-
affected by the catastrophe, and Charleston is as
ready as ever for the transaction of business
The official total of deaths is thirty-five, as
follows:
White-Peter Powers, Mrs. C. Barber Ainsley
Robinson Robert Alexander, Charles Albrecht.
B. P. Meynardie. Patrick Lynch, Annie Torck,
Mrs. Rachel Ahrens, Goldie Ahrens.
Colored-Thomas Wilson, William Dear. An
ma Glover, 2. Wyer. VIM. Grant. Alexander
Miller, Jos. Rodof, Hannah Smals, Mary Barn
well, Maria Pinckney, James Brown. Angelic
Davids Eugene Roberts, j. Robert Rodoff,
Grace Fleming, Rosa Murray Oliver Hickelby,
John Cook, Clarissa Simonds Hannah Harris,
Sarah Middleton, Rebecca Ward, John Cook,
Zeera B. Sawyer; baby, child OF Mrs. Ranevel.
The wounded will probably number one
hundred. Business is still suspended, the whole
attention of the people being given to providing
for refuge and making residences safe. Brick
layers have advanced their rates to Sc day The
City Council will probably meet tomorrow, to
provide measures for relieving the poor. Ex-
pressions Of gratitude heard on all sides for
the assistance offered to Charleston,G of which
the suffering people will gladly avail themselves.
There were shocks last night at $50, 11;50 P. NJ
and A. NJ All were light Confidence is grad
ually returning but much apprehension is still
felt.
The people are gradually taking account Of the
details of the injury worked by the earthquake
and the list of damages to property is startling.
limited section the south Of the city is a
sample of the whole Standing at the postoffce
and looking west an almost impossible roadway
of debris meets the eye. The building of the
Chamber of Commerce is badly damaged, por-
ton of the south and east walls having been
thrown down by the violence of the shock, and
the buildings of Wiker, Evans 6 BOSWELL
have also suffered, while the heavy granite
slabs which formed the parapet of the
News and Courier building lie on
the sidewalk, leaving the fat roof and
portion of the attic floor exposed. Almost the
entire front Of the building occupied by Myerss
cigar store and Smiths stencil establishment is
torn out. leaving the upper floors exposed. The
Plenge Building at the corner of Church street
was badly damaged Most of the buildings on
the street are more less damaged, but the
violence Of the earthquake is most preceptible
at the historic intersection of Broad and Meet
ing streets. The police station is most com
plete wreck The upper edge OF the
wall has been torn down. and that of
the north wall has fallen on the
roof of the porch, carrying it away and
leaving only the large futed pillars standing
The City Hall apparently escaped serious dam
age, but is badly cracked on the east wall, and
the courthouse building is badly damaged, the
walls being cracked in several places, and por-
tons of the roof and gables being thrown down
The fire. proof building seems to stand as rock
The gables of the north and south porches, how
ever, made of solid brown stene have been
thrown to the pavement below. This appears to
be the only damage done the building. The
worst wreck in the locality, however is ST.
Michaers Church, which seems to be doomed to
destruction. The steeple, the repairs
of which had just been completed, seems
to be intact, but it is out of
plumb and is in momentary danger of falling
The massive porch has been wrenched from the
body of the church, and the building has been
cracked in four places. One crack in the north
wall extends from the caves to the lower window,
two on the west face of the church extend the
entire height of the building, and one on the
south wall, also, extends from the caves down
almost to the foundations. These cracks are all |
Immediately under the steeple, which it seems
almost impossible will stand for any length of
time. The hands on the top of the clock pointed