Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-05
.TAPERING OFF GENTLY.
10 MORE VIOLENT pUAh rs
COMING THIS WAY.

In Two InstSnoes-The Time OF Last
Nights Rumbling shock Foretoid
Within Twenty Minutes The Firth
Night in the streets.
An earthquake prophet has been in de-
mand in this section ever since Tuesday
might. Everybody mas been looking
around for one to rise up and declare to
the alarmed city when the next shake
was coming and when the disturb
ance would subside. If there
were prophets in "those days
one would suppose that there ought
to be prophets in these days. ON Ihurs-
day NEWS reporter got clue when ne
was told of Mayder, the boatswain OF the
revenue cutter Boutwell,. The gentleman
who was speaking of hayden said that he
predicted a shock for Friday night ana
probably one for Sunday night. When
Friday night came the first half OF the
SAILORS prediction was fulfilled, ana the
reporter began to think that he had dis
covered the man TO fill the much felt
want. Yesterday afternoon Mayden was
found lying on cot In the United states
Marine ward in the ST. Josephs IN
Urinary.
He is lame and spends the most OF his
time living down. He has rather hand
some Greek features and au intelligent
countenance. With smile he modestly
nIsclaimed the power OF prophecy In re-
gard to the coming and going OF earth
uuakes, but said that he had had consId-
cradle experience in that line. Ten years
ago he was engaged in what In
England and on the European
continent is called the Eastern trade.
That is. he Traded around
Hhe Mediterranean and through the Suez
Canal and up around the islands of the
south and east coasts Of Asia, dealing
mostly with the PHILIPPINE Islands and
Japan. Two or three earthquakes year
there would be getting of easily, Mayden
save. At certain seasons the disturb
nnces come every day for month 1t
time. Twenty three wears ago Manila
was destroyed and 10000 persons per-
ished. About fifteen years AFTER that
Mayden saws that he was on snip
in those waters when suddenly the sea
opened and engulfed the vessel. Down
she went, and the waves washed over her.
Everything was battensd down tight, and
nearly all the crew were below. Mayden
was at the wheel, and he declares that 1t
seemed as if the ship was under fully two
minutes. She came up quiVering and
with swept decks The sensation was sim
liar to being swallowed by the earth, eX-
cept that in the latter case there is no
coming back.
The Japs look tor sharp shock on the
fourth OF fifth dav after the first quake,
MIR. Mayden stated.
LAST NIGHTS PREDICTED.
"When do you expect another" he
was asked.
"AOout $3.50 O'Clock tonight" he re-
piled. Then be added that it might not
come until near midnight. but he had no
doubt that one would be felt. "Ihere
will very likely be one tomorrow night
too" he remarked, "but the people have
no cause to be alarmed. The worst came
irst, and now the shocks are growing
less and less violent every day. | would
advise everybody to go to bed and not
worry any more, for the earthquake Is
Iapering off gradually"
"What do you base your statements
Dni;
"Chiely on the result OF my observs-
t1ons and what the japanese told me. l
have observed all we have mad this week
as closely as | could. and | know that the
shocks are growing lighter all the time.
The first one was by long odds the hard
est. Wednesday night at 80 a. m. there
was another sharp one. Tue shocks on
Thursday were lighter still. There was
one Just after NJ duight Thursday that
few seemed to notice. Last nights was
short and really was not as hard as some
90 Wednesday night. To-nights is not
nights will be easier yet"
THE DANGER OVER.
hayden insisted that there is no further
trouble to be apprehended. He said he
had no idea why the hardest shocks come
at night. Mayden evidently has faith in
what he says, because he insists upon
being left in his room while the other pa
tients ara glad 10 get out under the tent
an the square. They are, however. begin
ming TO have latin IN hayden. On Tues
day night, after being moved out against
his wishes, he was taken back at his own
request. He says that the tides are always
higher when earthquakes prevail than at
corresponding times in other months.
That mas been remarked the past week.
Mayden fixed $3.50 as about the time
when a shock would probably be felt last
night, and when at a few minutes after 8
quake was felt the reporters faith in
The boatswain went up to par. Itremains
70 be seen whether his prediction for to-
night comes true. II there is anything
at all in what he says, it is certainly re.
assuring. The tremors may continue for
Heveral days yet, but he says they will not
amount to anything.
gentleman who passed through sew
eral earthquakes in Mexico came in the
eoom during the interview, and, without
knowing what Mayden had said about the
worst being over, gave substantially the
same opinion.
YESTERDAYS TREMORS.
About 9:t0 O'Clock last night savannah
was visited by another shock. 1t was
short and sharp, but 1t had the effect OF
bringing out the people just the same as
lift had been long and violent one. A
great many who had fixed to stay indoors
hll night moved out. and from Yamacraw
there was a regular exodus to the squares
in the central part Of the city. Tremors
and waves were felt all day. Throbs were
noticed at / 80, 6 100, 500, 9:40. 1902 a. m.
and 2:45 and 2:54 p. m.
Among the buildings cracked since
Tuesday night the following were report
ed yesterday:
The city market.
Mr.. Dryfus' residence, 159 Jones street.
Mr.. Bailey's residence. 15l Jones street.
Mr.. George Walters residence, l40
Jones street.
Adam Kessels bakery, IS Whitaker
street.
Two houses leitered and Y on Walnut
street, between ZuOly and Harrison.
AT THE HOSPITALS.
At the hospitals the patients have near.
ty all recovered from their freight, caused
by the shocks which have been cOntinu-
ally felt during the week. At the Teliair
II al IL.