Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-09-18

EAELLOl8a ED45GDDi-L4E4 La.LlA whose
band is certainly ruined by the catastrophe
said: 81 could stand it all If st. Michael
had been spared. My grandparents were
[ both baptized and married there and within
Its walls J. too was married. This feeling
for old st. Mlchael's Is quite general. Ever
among those not EplscOpGllans the building
was part OF family traditions, and of the
[ state, and as such was claimed byeVerybody
Great Geead is apprehended OF the equi-
noZ- In three weeks the equator VIII bal
aEce the sun and We VIII be IN the midst OF
the great storm era. The eQu1nOct1aA gales
have always been disastrous IN Charleston,
In fact, last years disaster was so great
to attract national attention. 1t is estimat-
ed that every house in the city has had its
foundation shaken by the earthquake. Walls
have been rent chImneys and Eteeples are
OF their square, and there Is nothing plumb
about the city. If an equinOctial gale
Of the usual severity strikes the city before
considerable repair is made, nearly every
house IN the city Will be blown down. The
gale comes some times as late as the first
week IN October, but last yeaI 1t came in the
last week OF August. 1t Will thus be seen
that the city is in imminent danger at any
moment. This would cause such q crashing
of timber, brick and mortar as was never
heardsOf. The temperature has changed so
as to warn the people that the storm is at
hand. The effect of weeks storm and
pelting rains upon hOuseless women and
children would be appalling. Six ladies are
/ reported as dying In tents from fright. Eff
] forts made early in the day to clear away
! the debris has been BJandOned, and the peO-
pie are settling back into the melancholy OF
l yesterday.
/ CHARLESTON, S. c., September 4.-Prof.
! w. 4. MCGEE, of the United States -geOlOgi-
I cal survey, went to SummerVilie on Friday
/ to investigate the immediate or remote
! causes of the recent earthquake He stop
/ ped at Ten Mile Hill station, around which
/ the earthquake was particularly active, and
/ paid special attention to the matter which
. was thrown up from the crateFs5 which are
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tending from DlsEer's about four miles from
| Ten Mile Hill, north and south and likewise
/ east and west, for an indefinite distance
along the seacOast.
Prof. MCGEE collected specimens of the
soil and mud which had been thrown up.
and samples of the waters which flowed
from the assures, taking particular note Of
the cavities on the farm of Charles Lee, the
largest of which Is about sixteen feet square
and sixteen I66r deep. AT oumm6EVllle
/ Prof. MCGEE Continued his Investigations
and talked freely with gentlemen there.
J One of these gives the NelCs and Courier q
sketch of Prof. AcGee's statements. Prof
/ MCCT66 SAID that the ornamental work and
! gingerbread work IN Charleston was IN
many instances out of proportion to the
size of the buildings, and these parts
/ would be apt to fall and carry away portions
of the general structure. He said that when
he left Washington he thought that he would
/ have very little difficulty IN determining the
approximate course OF the earthquake, but
/ observations. Contrary TO expectations ne
/ found that the assures were not uniform II
their direction. Some extended from north
to south, others from east to west. and on
this account he would hesitate to give any
scientific declaration. He did however,
give the opinion that the shocks were the
result OF local land slides. By the term
local he does not mean that the shakes
can be traced to any particular place, at
Summervllie5 Charleston, or elsewhere, and
remarks that there was no connection be-
tween the shakes and the supposed volcanic
action. his impression is that the area
covered by the land slide theory has been
from forty to one hundred miles under the
bed of the sea. he was confident, moreover,
that the worst was passed. This statement,
however, was made prior to the shock at
this evening for the phosphate, where he viii
continue his observations. Prof. MCGEE s
remarks have had an excellent eject Up
to yesterday about LOO persons. or one
third of the whole population, had LEFT Sum
merville, and it is expected that Prof. Nc
Gees statement will stop any further exodus.
CHARLESTON S. c., September 6.-AuOther
distinct shock was felt last night at III .OI,
accompanied by the usual roaring sounds.
At intervals of five minutes thereafter two
remarkably brilliant and unusually large
meteors shot across the skies from north to
south.
The light rain which set in at 4 O'Clock
this morning made thousands Of persons
encamped in the streets painfully anxious.
Later IN the morning there were several
slight showers, but not enough to cause any
inconvenience. The weekly bill of mortality
shows a total of 50 deaths. The deaths
caused by the earthquake were thirty-eight
white and tWenty-seven cOlOred. Since then
there have been several additional deaths
caused by the earthquaE @. Mrs. Mary. Blu
chanan, white, aged 80 years, was taken ont
of her building after the shock on Tuesday
night and died from exposure and the shock
to-day.
The relief committee are hard at work.
Additional tents have been placed in the
4 public SQUARES. and for the cOIored people
comfortable wooden shelters have been
erected in Marion square. There is aCCOmO-
dalton for ], 800 colOred refugees, and G25
slept in shelter last night. The subsistence
committee Will meet regularly and supply
provisions to all who are needy and unable
to support themselves.
CHARLESTON, S. c., September .-AnOtheE
distinct shock was felt last night at IL .O7
accompanied by the usual roaring sounds.
At intervals Of hVe minutes thereafter two
remarkably brilliant and unusually large
meteOrs shot across the skies from north to
south.
The light rain which set in at : o cIock
this morning made thousands Of persons
encamped in the streets painfully anxious.
Later IN the morning there were several
slight showers, but not enough to cause any
Inconvenience. The weekly bill Of mortality
shows a total OF So deaths. The deaths
caused by the earthquake were thirty-eight
white and twenty seven cOIOr6d. Since then
there have been several additional deaths
caused by the earthquake. Mrs Mary Bu-
chanan. white, aged 30 years, was taken out
OF her building after the shock on tuesday
night and died from exposure and the shock
to-day.
The relief committee are hard at work
Additional tents have been placed in the
public SQUARES, and for the COlCr5d people
comfortable wooden shelters have been
erected IN Marion square. There Is accomo-
dalton for ], 800 cOlOred refugees and 625
slept in shelter last night. The subsistence
committee viii meet regularly and supply
provisions to all who are needy and unable
TO support themselves.
Burlingame Independent: Melveu
Post G. A. R., the other day under the
leadership of its commander, A. L. Ian.
ming did an act that is calculated to raiss
It's reputation In the minds Of all fan
minded people. For some weeks past
Henry Shreves, one Of the members hal
been low with a fever. For some tins
his life was despairsd Of. He Is a poo
man, depends, on his labor for his living
He had a little crop Of corn on Mr.. In
CELLS place near town. and 1t was ready
for the knife. So the post maEshalled I
squad the other day and cut and shocked
nearly the entire field This was dont
without any flourish Of trumpets, and
was only aeeidsntly that this paper fel
upon the items.
A political convention which was bel,
Z at Ivanhns, Finney county, last week
was made unusually Interesting by
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