Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-04

wholesale and retail shoe dealers, was
terribly frightened by the Tuesday shock
and has since been Frustrated. To-day
he sat on the floor OF his room, co0ly
loaded a 3S.callbre pistol and deliberately
blew out his brains. His mother was
the only person in the house at the time,
and this shock, together with the earth
quake scare, will end her life In all proba-
billty.
Hearing of this suicide neg ro, whose
name is usknown, went to his house and
told his wife that he too would end his
anguish by death, ana then locking him
self in his room made attempts to hang
himself, but police officer burst into the
room and pulled him down. He, how
ever, will hardly live during the night.
A1 excited stranger rushed Into the
Chronicle office tonight and hurriedly
told Of a family OF three negroes, man,
wife and daughter, having bound them
selves together on Horse creek and
jumped in the creek-all three drowning.
This strangers name Is unknown and he
is believed TO be crank. 'rs
A special from Beaufort says near the
Coosaw mines there Is a crack in the
earth two hundred feet long and six
inches wide at the top. On st. Helena
island, OFF the Beaufort coast, several
large openings were made and piles OF
mud and sand were forced up.
REPEATED SHOCKS AT RIDGELAND.
RIDGELAND, s. c., Sept. 3.-Ridgeland
'felt very severe shock at 12i2O O'Clock
this afternoon. 1t seemed to ceme dl-
rectly from the east. At 5;26 O'Clock this
afternoon another shock was felt. ltcame
with terrible rumbling sound. The
shock was very slight, and only very
few people felt 1t. At 1880 O'clock tonight
another slight shock was felt. The writer
has carefully watched and listened, and
sometimes there Is shock without
a rumbling noise, and sometimes noise
without shock. The colored people
have not become quiet yet and are not
likely to for some days. Several ladies in
Grahamville are in critical condition on
account of the shocks. The intelligent
people OF this place have no fear of a rep
etition and are going to work as usual,
feeling assured that bright days Will
again come.
HALCYoNDALE SHAKEN.
HALCYoNDALE, GA. Sept. San
earthquake was 1elt hereat 1901 O'Clock
tonight. The shock was of about twenty
seconds duration. The air seems heavy
aud has been cloudy nearly all day. What
sun shone was exceedingly strong.
JACKsONvILLE's VIE RATION.
JACKSONVILLE. FLA, Sept. 3,-At 10:02
O'Clock tonight shock OF earthquake
was felt here, lasting five seconds. 1t
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MACON FEELS IT.
MACON, Ca, Sept. 3.-Another shock
was felt here at 1903 O'clock tonight. Ii
was distinct and caused some consterna-
tion, but no damage was hone. The shock
was heavy In the upper part of the city.
ANOTHER SHOCK AT DARIEN
DARIEN, GA, Sept. 3.-Another slight
shock of earthquake occurred here about
10 O'Clock, standard time, tonight.
RALAGH's OSCILLATION.
RALEIGH, n. O., Sept. 3.-At IL :02
O'Clock tonight a we'll defined shock OF
earthquake was felt here. 1t W as pre-.
ceded oy light rumbHng noise. The
oscillation of buildings was marked on
the upper floors.
THE SHOCK AT WILMINGTON.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Sept. 3.-Another
distinct but not severe earthquake shock
was felt here at IL O'Clock tonight
Much alarm was created and many peo.
pie rushed from their houses into the
streets.
NOIsELEss AT RICHMOND.
RICHMOND, Sept. 3.-At I0:03 O'Clock
tonight shock of earthquake was felt
here. In some places In the upper part
of the city 1t was as severe as that OF
Tuesday night, people in some cases leav-
ing their beds and rushing into the streets
The oscillation is said To have been very
perceptible from the southeast to the
northwest. No noise accompanied the
shock.
SHOCKS IN CALIFORNIA.
GRASS VALLEY. CAL, Sept. "a sharp
earthquake shock was felt here at 10:IC
O'Clock last night.
MERCEDES, CAL, Sept. "a slight
earthquake shock was experienced here
last night.
NEVADA SHAKEN.
RENO, New, Sept. Sat $3.50 O'Clock
this morning a slight earthquake passin 4
from south to north was felt here. Twen-
ty seconds later second and almost i'm
perceptible shock occurred. ff.
THE PRESIDENT HEARS THE NEWS. b,
SARANAUINN, N. T., Sept. 3!-After
an absence of four days President Cleve-
land and party returned here to-day. They
had most enjoyable time on the upper
lakes. Tonight the President listened
with astonishment and sincere regret TO
the accounts or the ruin and suffering at
Charleston which were read to him.
AN ERUPTION IN ILLINOIS.
OAKLAND, ILL, Sept. 3.--Yesterday
the citizens of Bowdrie township, north
OF this city, were startled by noise like
the explosion OF a steam boiler. On eX-
animation 1t was found to have been
caused by an eruption on the farm
OF Christian Lunkenbach. That gentle
man said to-day that when the noise
occurred cloud of smoke and dust was
thrown sixty feet in the air, in which
were bits Of dirt, stumps add roots. A
deep hole was left In the earth, which has
not yet been explored.
AN EDITOR NOT HEARD FROM.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Sept. 3.-An ac-
tive canvass has been made here to-day
for funds 10 aid the Charleston sufferers.
Up 20 q O'clock $3.50 have been raised.
The fund will exceed 81 900. The greater
portion OF tho money has been forwarded.
The Northern mails came to-day for the
fret time since Tuesday.
Much anxiety is felt here by friends Tor
the safety aud whereabouts Of NJ. Il. Bow
den, city editor OF the Times-Union, who
was in or near Charleston during the
night OF the earthquake. He was, how
ever, seen the next day twenty miles this
side of Charleston walking along the rail-
way track. He refused TO ride. fearing
that the train would De wrecked. His
paper here has heard nothing from him,
and 1t is feared that he is lost in the
swamp.
HOW THE NIGHT PASSED.
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