Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-02

ouested TO appoint sncn committees as in his
judgment may be necessary, including =
| nance Committee OF hve to dlshurse under
his direction, I nts or articles suDScfiOed'
COMMITTEES TO SOLICIT AID.
The Chair appointed as Finance Com
mittee, which is charged with the coilec-
tion and handling of the subscriptions,
the following gentlemen: Col. William
Garrard and Messrs. W. G. Jackson, l..
Kayton, G. j. Baldwin and Alderman S.
P. Hamilton. Capt. j. F. Wheaton sug-
gested that subscription lists be opened
at once and that the funds collected be
forwarded forthwith.
Capt. F. NJ. Hull moved that the Chair
appoint committee of three to go to
the needs of the people
! The Savannah Benevolent AS
ISOLATION, through its President, George
| c. Freeman, Esq, telegraphed to Mayor
| COurtenay Offering assistance and re-
ceived no reply.
TO GO TO CHARLESTON.
The failure to learn the extent OF the
calamity aud the condition Of things In
Charleston renders it impossible to act
| with any knowledge of the needs of the
| people there. Capt. Hull believed il best
to send a committee TO Charleston to as
certain what 10 needed and to find out the
pest course 10 pursue.
The motion was carried and the chair
appointed as the committee Col. j. H.
Estill and Messrs. Alfred Chisholm and
| Herman Myers.
| Col. Garrard moved that the lists be
| opened at once.
The motion was carried and the meet
ing adjourned. In few minutes $1,000
were subscribed.
HELP FOR THE SUFFERERS.
The subscription lists were placed in
the hands of Mr.. Kayton as Treasurer OF
| the committee and were circulated at the
clubs last night. The subscription was
increased several thousand dollars. A
canvass will be made this morning among
the business meu. The committee last
night issued the following call;
AID FOR CHARLESTON.
Subscriptions in aid of the Charleston suf =
| ferers will be received at the Office OF L Kay
| tou, Treasurer, o. 1877 Bay street, or by any
of the undersigned.
WILLIAM GARRARD, W. c. JACKSON,
L. kAYToN, GEORGE j. BALDWIN,
SIP. HAMILTON.
1t was expected that the committee ap-
| pointed to visit Charleston would leave
Savannah last night, arriving in Charles
| ton this morning, but the train did not go.
THE MAYORS TELEGRAM.
AS soon as the meeting at the Exchange
adjourned Mayor Lester sent the follow
ing dispatch extending the sympathy of
the people here to their afflicted neigh
bors:
MAYORS OFFICE,
SAVANNAH GA, Sept. l, 1861
To the Mayor of char eSt09:
The citizens of Savannah in lass meeting
assembled request me to express their deep
sympathy for the citizens of Charleston af-
ficted by the disastrous earthquake of last
night. and to tender to them whatever aid
may be needed,
RUFUS 4. LESTER, Mayor
THE CHARLESTON TRAINS.
Conductor W.T.. Blanchard left Savannah
in charge of train AZ on the Charleston and
Savannah railway at 7 O'Clock yesterday
morning. His experience is perhaps the
most interesting that has yet been told.
The train was due in Charleston at 1925.
The road was smooth and the run TO
Adams Run, 30 miles this side of Charles
ton, was made on schedule time. At
Adams Run there was a delay
of some minutes for orders. Rave
| nePs was reached at noon. Be-
| tween Adams Run and this point
there is a most curious and wonderful
result of the upheavai. The track for
| several miles is swayed out of place from
three to five feet. 1t was moved in every
/.
The road runs through a level country,
and there is little or no grade, so that the
track was simply showed out of place, at
some points clear off from the road-bed.
A REMARKABLE UPHEAvAL.
Along the road, the entire distance
| from Adams Run to Ravenel's, the
ground is full of deep holes, some of
them 10 and 20 feet deep and from 10 to 80
| feet across. The soil in that Lart of the
| country is black, but around the open
| ings of these curious holes, or what at
| tirst looked like sinks, are masses of a
blue substance somewhat resembling
volcanic matter. Instead of being
| sinks the holes are the
effect of tremendous upheaval.
| The blue matter, which is something like
mud, has the appearance of having been
blown out OF the ground into the air and
then fallen back in heaps. The country
is what is called IA dry swamp and is ten
miles from salt water, and twenty or
more miles from the ocean. The holes ire
| filled with water, with a brackIsh taste,
and a smell something like swamp water.
| When the train reached Adams Run
1t slowed down and ran on to RaveneI's,
reaching there an hour late. The track
was uneven and in some places almost
| of the road bed.
/ EVIDENCES OF GREAT CONNECTION.
The ground was pitted with deep holes
| and every where there were evidences OF
| great connection in the earth. The water
in the holes dubbed up in the centre like
boiling pot and was in a continual state
| of agitation. A strong sulphurous
| smell was noticeable and the blue
matter that was blown out
Of the holes covered the ground
for some distance. At New Road, be-
tween Adams Run and Raveners, the
phenomena is more remarkable than any
| where else. The country IL sparsely set.
tied and there are few houses along the
line of road. The people are excited and
think the strange phenomena is a vista.
ton upon them.
EXCITEMENT AMONG THE NEGROES.
The negroes IN the phosphate mines
this side OF the Ashley have quit work
and refuse to 90 back. Hundreds OF them
have gone from the mines 10 their homes
in the country.
The fast mail train which left Savan-
nah on Tuesday night tor the North il
sidetracked at RavenePs, waiting TO gel
through Roadmaster Craig is there with
a force of hands, having Travelled from
Charleston on a push car yesterday morn.
ing, and expects TO have the road open to
Charleston to-day. The fast NAILS pas
sengers are provided for in sleeping cars.
MIR. Blanchard turned over his passen.
gers to the fast mail, and at 3 O'Clock
started back to Savannah, returning al
S:l6 last night.