The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-04
hours, although inconvenience and delay will
be experienced for months to come.


IN double-leaded lines that Charleston is ready
foT business, despite the earthquake and its
ravages; that 'the warehouses give ample ac-
| commodations. and the wharves are in excellent
| condition; the congresses are fully up to their
work, and the merchants and factors undaunted
| by misfortune, have girded up their loins anew
| for the battle of commercial life" Continuing,
i it says: Charleston, we say. is we'll able to
| transact any business that can be obtained, and
as ready as ever to give the customers from every
part of the country the commercial facilities
| they require, and the attention and good faith
] they have a right to expect Let it not be i'm
| agined for moment that Charleston is sitting
in her ashes bewailing the loss of millions. The
full consciousness of the loss is here. It is
understood fully that far moro than the earnings
of twelvemontn were swept away in less than
minute. But for all this, and because of this.
Charleston is only the more determined to main
tain the commercial position it has won. and is
fortunately so situated as to be able, as we'll as
| ready, to deal successfully with every depart
ment of trade and every branch of business"
| Sn appeal is made to the City Council for
monetary assistance in the form of an appro-
priaton, but the News and Courier admonishes
those who extend aid to: confne themselves, In
! doing So to people in circumstances or condi-
tions rendering them unable now to help them
selves.
| Very little has been accomplished up to this
| writing to relieve the city of its appearance of
desolaton. AS the eye takes in the length of
street it is met by heaps of debris of every pos
sible description-bricks, stone, plasterng, lath,
| ohs oil ot..1S
ture, and all kinds of building material in a
mass. Whole fronts or sides of buildings have
| fallen out leaving the furnishings, in some In
| stances, intact. A two,story brick building on
| State street, between Broad and Chatmors, pre-
sents an interesting appearance of this descrip-
| ton The lower floor is used for merchandise;
| the upper floor as residence The whole front
fell out. leaving the interior exposed to view.
| The pictures and mirrors on the walls, and
| the chairs remain as they were left by the fee
| ing family The beds are untouched, the gas
| turned on, and the view of the storeroom is as
| it was when the first shock came. Evidently
the owner has not gained courage to warrant his
return.
The most alarming feature of the present con-
diton OF affairs rests in the shakyscondltion of
Nl06-L6nLDS
ures are cracked through and through, and
threaten to tumble. The chimneys that have
not actually fallen are badly careenec, and would
fall if touched. A reporter who has just made a
tour of that portion of the city most disastrously
damaged, states that the structures damaged are
mostly fifty years and more Of age. Not single
substantial building was seen which had suffered
materially from the shock. Until some time
shall have elapsed, and confidence shall have
been fully restored most of the shattered build
ings will not be entered. as shock at this time
world be more disastrous than all of those which
have already been exderienced. and the buildings
couG easily be shaken to atoms An examina-
tiosko the material from the wrecked structures
shoYH them to have all been frail.
TIE Charleston and one or two of the other
leading hotels, have begun to receive guests
although but small portion of their houses are
in condition to be occupied. Inquiries con-
tinue to pour in from friends of Charlestonans
in different parts of the country concerning the
loss of life. The search for the dead is progress
ing, but it is believed that all the bodies have
been found.
This morning the patients were all moved from
the City Hospital to the Agricultural Hall, where
they are being made as comfortable as possible
No more deaths or new cases were reported at
the hospital during the morning There are now
in the hospital 10 patients, 100 OF whom
suffering from injuries received on Tuesday
night. About half of them were bruised by
falling buildings, and the others are prostrated
by the excitement. The bulk of the earthquake
sufferers are being cared for at their homes
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resulting from exposure and sleeping out at
night
"Earthquakeana' is the name suggested for
little girl brought into the world four hours be-
fore the great upheaval Mother and child, it
may be said, are doing we'll, Notwithstanding the
fact that they are quartered in Washington
square.
The following additional casualties are re-
ported:
Miss Ellen Elliott, ankle fractured; William
Fidds, knee dslocated; James Callahan, serious
ly injured in the face and jaw; Geo, Webb, skull
fractured; Fred Simpson, colored, of New York,
double fracture of left leg; Maggie Flanders,
white, amputation of foot; H. B. Bulwinkle.
head bruised and hip injured; Harry Aarons and
Lilly Aarons, white children, cut and bruised;
| Lucy James Gadsden, colored, fractured skull;
| Sam Watkins, colored, arm and leg fractured;
Charles Rivers colored, amputated leg: Eliza
Flowers, colored, compound fracture of leg;
Mary Delaney, colored, amputated leg; Mary
| Williams, colored, face and head badly bruised;
| Josephine Campbell, colored, scalp wound.
| Additional Deaths-Florence Rector. Sarah
| Glover and Mary Lee.
| Experience the Third Floor of Hotel.
| WASHINGTON, Sept 3.-The first passengers
coming north from Charleston, S. c., arrived
this morning. They mere unable to leave
Charleston until yesterday morning, on account
of the interruption in railroad communication.
Thomas H. Tolson, OF Baltimore, one of these
passengers, gave reporter an account of his ex-
| perlence
81 was stopping at the Charleston Hotel" he