Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-09-04

and did the most damage. ., c
There are Il large number Of build.
inrs wrecked, but it is impossible, IN i
The present state of excitement, to tell s
how many. Several of the wrecked
HOUSES CAUGHT FIRE,
and are still burning, in various parts
of the city, but IL tears are entertain
ed of the fires spreading. so far rs
learned some
SIXTY TO SEVENTY PERSONS
have been killed and wounded, amt II
il feared that when Il canvass 81 the
wrecked districts is made the NUMBER
will be materially augmented.
A few of the names OF those VINO
have either lost their lives or received
fatal injuries through the destruction
of their dwellings have been ascertain
!, Cd and among them are: W...D. Lynch
i, Dr r, Alexander Hammond, Analcy
Robinson, all white. Tue maj orlty OF
the victims are colorcd people. It's
impos,iblc TO give amy statement OF
I the less to property at present, pul IL
r is believed 1t will reach
h FAR W IL THE MILLIONS.
The city is completely isolated, ana
~ At present there is no means OF el'hcr
= entering or leaving the city.
l AT 1925 precisely hi. morning a1o(ll-
or wave swept over the city, coming,
AZ fine other did from the southeast
and going in a northwcsterlv direction.
By that time the people who hau been
y on the public park and open PAGES all
nipht had many of them returned TO
their houses to get clothing Il some
thing TO eat,
The approach OF the ''quake' was
heraIdcd by the usual %rumbling sound,
II resembling distant thunder, then 1t
gradually approachcd, $780,,
i The earth quivercd and heaved and
u in three seconds it had passed away,
IL the sound dying ont in the distance
I'll This is the only wave felt since 2;3C
l! this A. VI, 1t was not destructive, al
81 thn destruction having been done al
w. 800 lus, night.
THE CITY is A COMPLETE WRECK.
~ St. Michael. Church and st. Philips
,is twoo Of Inc most historic churches III ll(
Of city, are in ruins, as is the liibernIal
no Hall. The police station ana many
no other pulic buildings and fully two
mr. thirds Ofthc residences are Uninhablta
,T1 Lly wrecked. either totally or partially
70 1t is Impossible at this time TO Civ.
A correct c-tim&lc Of,Ihc casualties.
is is expected that between 30 and 10
,on persons have been killed and ,scycra
no hundred wounded.
.n7o At the time of the first shock fire
inv broke ont in FIVE different places in IN
hin city. About twenty houses were tic
stroycd by fire.
Scarcely 100 houses in the city AZ
The occupied Mt this time, the people BEN
tho cncainpcd in the open places. Al! tn
III. stores arc closed and
it'll A SCARCITY OF PROVISIONS
cad is feared. not for want of provision
ne" but because no one can be got to 0pe
@ to the stores to sell them.
)co- Two slight shocks OF carthqual
DAD have been felt since, The first at s.
yet thi. morning. and II ut about 1870
be NJ, but neither ofthcm did any inrth
h it destruction. Not even during tie
too, Gilman's bombardmcnt of the city h
there evcr been such q deplorablc sta
the of affairs here. -,
lend The city is literally in ruins and 4
tier people are living in the open sqtar
son, and public parks.
Gill. There is n great rush to the railro;
yard dcpots to get away, but owing to t
Guild earthquake no trains have been at
and to be dispatched from the city.
are Topographic communication Is al
rue cut of save one wire OF the Southc
'nds, Telegraph Company Mutual Uni
!, de- Telegraph Company, which is crow
} OK ed with anxious private messages.
in is impossible TO depict
THE RUIN AND DEsoLATioN
n,;nSs which prevails here. Not a sin;
w. placc ofbusiuess in the city is open sa
,noa a drug store, which is busy preplri
prescriptions for the wounded.
ns'" II is impossible also to give any c.
-. ar rect estimate of the killed and WON
Un ed. as bodies are being constantly q
'orry inferred from the debris of wreck
,bov houses.
w. t;! !. One undertaken who was %intcrvic
" 70. cd Stated that lie had furnished ei;
,ro ~ cotins up to noon to-day. Many Of
:, Tho dead are lying unburied, these be-
IN ho of the poorer classes OF colorcd peol
rIo who await burial by the county.
nrn There are not n half dozen. tents
|, aro the city and the women II child
rood arc experiencing great privations
!, the onsequcncc. os,ho ho
w. of families are trying to construct tie
ant. out of bed sheets, spare awnings a
oua any other material that comes to tn
hon. hands. Tho sun is about to set on
thn ANOTHER NIGHT OF H0RR0R
In n. for poor Charleston. Heaven o
,;c,,v knows what il will bring forth, W
,oun;l out any other violent shock OF cal
,hat Xuake il Is calculated that at II
il, "~' ,hrce.fourths of the city has to be
n /, built entirely If the houses arc to
~ III. inhabited.
tually Another Shock.
ilway At 5.l9 p. NJ. another earthqt
ortion shock was felt at Charleston, ). u,
tic to eustn Gu, and Columbus, ). 4.
Augusts tho vibrations were notices
for about two minutes.
,ery. At Savannah, Ga.
month. Savannah. Sept. l.-At $50 o'cl
md N. last night, city time, 6 severe shock
Igh SO earthquake, lasting fully a minute,
N was accompanied by q rumbling noise, Y
y Dis. felt here, and were followed by sew
4 only lesser shocks during the night.
cd The Men, women and children ru'
/, Ills from hotels AMI residences into
and n streets and squares, where many
~ moiuoJ until j mr. A. NJ. and :