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

n0rth Twenty-four miles of track be-
yond there ana this side ot CDafleston
wers impossible yesterday. In some
places the road IS wash d away ana IN
other places the track is swaYed SO tAat II
cannot be used.
NO TRAIN LAST NIGHT.
1t was expected that the last mail
would go out last night, and 1t was SO
bulletinod, but a dispatch received by
Supt. Fleming from Capt. Craig, VINO ls
still at RavenePs, stated that the shock
! winch was felt here about O'CLOCK yes
| terday afternoon, was more severe there,
and may have caused further damage to
the road than can now be seen. In view OF
this no train was sent out. The officials
OF the road hope, however, to get BACK TO
the regular schedule to-day.
NINE YESTERDAY.
| O'Clock last night nine shocks and trem-
ors were observed, They occurred at
about the following hours: 1890, go,
| 4:l0, 5:35, 8 and 8 a. M, and 4:47, 5:O4 and
II 80 p. M, and 1920 a. m. The
shocks at 4:10 and 5:35 awoke a
good many who had gone to bed
to WOO sleep. The shock at a. m. was
very perceptble, and the enc at 4:z7
caused the most of the business men on
|
At II party OF half dozen yeunR men
were sitting in Madison square discuss
lag the FIRST shakes and the probability OF
another, when suddenly two or three
leaped TO their feet eXclaiming: "Dld yeu
feel that one, boys; did you feel that one"
darby who was standing near exclaim-
ed: "Oh, Lordy; dar comes anudsr one
o. dem shake ups" The shock was very
slight and was not felt by those walking
| al Wa n
felt by those in houses, though, as their
immediate presence upon the street indi-
Gated. The little occupants OF the Ee-
male Orphan Asylum felt the shook and
rushed pell mel into the square. The dis
tress OF the matrons was great. They felt
1t to be dangerous for the little ones to be
exposed to the night air, and yet in their
nervous dread the children were unwilling
to return to the house, which feeling was
partly shared by the malrons themselves.
The smaller children were made as COM
Portable as possible with pillows and
blankets, and thus doubtless the party
spent the balance Of the night
AT THE NEWSPAPER OFFICES.
Around the newspaper bulletin boards
crowds were gathered all dav. The street
in front of the MORNING NEWS building
was thronged, and as fresh bulletins were
! posted the crowd closed in, and it was
| impossible for passers to get near the
boards. The NEWS extra edition for $3.50
| O'Clock was bulletiped at noon. At O'Clock
the street and sidewalks were packed
with people waiting for 1t, so that it was
almost impossible to get through. Every
body was anxious for the latest news from
the wrecked city. The lane in front of the
entrances to the mailing rooms was
packed with newsboys waiting for the
| first papers from the press.
CROWDS IN THE STREETS.
The crowd in the street was increasing
every minute. At five minutes to 4
O'Clock the last plate was bolted
| to the press, the ponderous machinery
began to move, aud before 4 O'Clock piles
of extras were being carried up to the
| counters. The crowd pushed and iostled
| against each other in the crush. 1t was
half an hour before the crowd lessened
and the newsboys were supplied. An
edition OF 5000 had been exhausted be-
! fore the demand ceased,
DRIVING MEN TO DRINK.
The saloon men appear to be the only
| ones who are deriving any benefit from
the quivers. Every shake is a signal for
another drink, and the beer glasses clink
constantly. 1t has been frequently re-
marked that any unusual excitement is
| IOllOW0u Dy ulsoIpdJlOu. Inc uOSb TGd-
sonable theory in regard to the matter is
that the liquor is taken to keep up spirits.
Any one who walked through the city
either last night or Tuesday night could
not have helped observing drunken men,
particularly young men
~ don't much like these shakes" said
a saloon man last night, "but they are
great things for my bushes. WHY, l
have not had such run of trade since
| Cleveland's electiou,' he added.
gentleman who sees a "manifesta-
ton" in everything declared that the
quakes are visiIations for the profanity
heard on the streets.
NOTES AND INCIDENTS.
Manager Gustin, of the Southern Tele-
| graph Company, has been in eight earth
auakes in South America, and saws he
| was never so badly frightened as he was
last night. The operators and messe ger
boys of the Southern all leaped out of the
high windows opening on Bay street.
Major +. l.. kinsey, of White Bluff, re-
| ports that there we're nine distinct shocks
felt at that place.
The market people did not bother about
getting their meats, vegetables, fish, ETC.,
Oh their stands yesterday morning and
the place looked deserted during the regu-
lar market hours. Ali OF the hucksters
concluded to take day of, aud scarcely
any business was done. The market
building is apparently as strong as any
in the city, with one or two exceptions,
but tke markstmen did not care to take
any risks.
Tho Sisters of st. Joseph's Infirmary, on
account Of the earthquake shocks, re.
moved the patients into the square opp0-
site the lnfirmary on Tuesday night.
During the night they had a large tent put
up, to which the patients were removed.
They did the same thing last night under
the instructions of DR.. White, the marine
surgeon.
Judging from the amount Of bromides
and nervines disposed OF by the druggists
yesterday the nerves of many citizens
were badly unstrung by the terrible shak-
ing up they received Tuesday night.
At Buffers, Strong's, Porter's, Haiti
wanger's, Abhott's and in fact all the
drug stores, the clerks were kept busy
pretty much all day liking up prescrip-
lions to quiet those who were more or less
unsettled by the shake. Many of the peo-
pie had spent an entirely sleepless nlghC,
and this, combining with the dread of fur
Their earthquake shocks, unnerved them.
In the portion OF the Altmayer building
occupied by Messrs. Ludden 81 Bates at
least one-hfth OF the plastering IN the
third story fell from the ceiling. In the
portion occupied by Messrs. Altmayer Il
Co. very slight damage is apparent.
The Park extension and one or two OF