The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-04
ANOTHER SEVERE SHOCK
OF EARTHQUAKE ALOsG TIE
ATLANTIC COAST.
Charleston Badly Shaken Up, but
No Further Damage Reported
Relief Measures.


another terrific shock passed over the
city. CONSERVATION again prevails.
People camping in the public squares
are singing and praying.
THE SEVERAL CATHOLIC CHURCHES
have hen seriously injured. The
cathedral chapel viii not be used for
rvces Sunday. A temporary sltar
will be erected on the cathedral
grounds where the congregation will
attend mss. The Ca holio schools
have all snstair ed such damage as will
not permit of stud es bling resumed.
The coavent OF the Sisters OF Mercy,
on Queen stree, was also damaged.
The sisters and children have all been
camping out. The S.. Fiaucis Xavier
Infrmary, on Calhoun street,
was very badly damaged, ana
there were teveral providential
escapes. The Episcopal residence
ON Broad str e is rendsred upinhabit-
able. This clergy who were ia
the building during the snock had a
miraculous escape. and have since
been the guss Of the Brothers of the
Sacred Hei al have campsd with
large pution Of the congregation on
thu Cat1tdr al eIo1nds. Toe Catholic
Male O-phan Asylum als) suffered.
The churches atd :hools, as well IS
the episcopal residence, need rep its.
Fsther Duffy was sig tly injured at
the time Of the shock, but is able to
attend 70 his dutiss. The hospital is
wrecked and the building OF the ain
ing school for nurses is damsged. The
hosrital pat euts were removed to
Agricultural Hall. The injury
to the county Jail is wei
nigh irrepsla5e. Thirty six pris-
oners escaped, SIX Of whom
have retained. L would be simply
impossible to exiqgsraie, or to depict
in sufficiently descriptive language,
the tffs ct of the vii aFion OF Tuesday
night en- the tolored people of Charles
ton. There never was until within
the past few days an opportunity of
noticing public exhibition of super
sti'ion and ar to the degree tEat has
existed among all classes of The Color-
ed people since the
TREMEND US sHcCK OF TUESDAY NIGHT.
They fled from their houses, aud as
they ran hither and th,ther through
binding clonds OF pu ve1iz:d mortar
which was shaken from houses and
arose FgAin from the streets, tney
filed thu sir with dismal groAns of
despair aud lamenta ions Of terrified
distress. As usual with tt EN- in t5eif
funeral devo.ions the name Jesus YVES
most frequently used, and as il suppli-
ca'ipg God face t. f4ce they shrieBed
out in tie very helpessness and
deptl OF Gesnair such seuierc IS
"Do, my Master, Jesus, have
mercy on me-" "Do, SWEET
JESUS, save M, save me-"
"Let me i've through this nigh, dear
God, my SAVIOR" "Hod me up oLcs
more, tnou bl, ssed Chiist, my mas,
ter" and other esrful supplicstions,
which intentifisd the horror of the
situAli and went far to ward demon
a'izipg the whites, who WEI also ruth
ing bl nd y hither ard thither. As
usual, the faces OF the white man and
whits woman in the t me of danger
was a sight of sudden y in the g DOM
to many poor waaoering -c1lored
boy or lill, who endesy ored TO op
their white friends as they ran by In
the confusion 10 suppieate that
they would remain with them until
the judgment WIS done. In many
instances trembling girl SAT k down
on her knees and seized with frantic
energy the folds OF some white lsdy's
dress, aud, falling to express their
terror in words, with scarcely moving
lips betokened that they wanted on y
the moral support of friend in the
hour of distress and agony.
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FIRST SHOCK
there was an exhibition Of Joy and the
voices of cong atuaton we're heard
on every side, and al mingled with
words OF Thanksgiving to the Divine
Providence. People clung to each
. other like brothers AID sisters There
were to strangers there. They al
knew each oihtr as patt aud parcel OF
cjmmunity that had scaped Ter
Iible fate. s ma wi h teas Of re.
pentsnce and Joy 10 their eyes
embraced each other. Women fell on
each others ! ecks, and with hearts
tco full to speak, rocked to and fro in
the happy embrsca, devoutly thank
ing Him for His blessing in the
dread u hour. Not so with the lrem-
bling, ,demora zed colored people. After
the hand OF Providence had been ar
parently rem )ved, they b aga1 to propt-
esy and to recall all they k1ew, 10
their confused way, Of Bib,e scenes
end B BILE bisto Y TITS he night If
Sodom and GomoIrab, shouted enc in
freJ " Of apparent deliRh'. "The
city of St Nichye is down to the
ground" yelled another; 81 told you
So" cried third; "Ahal how about
my wife's dram, ow 2" said fourth
'Look for the rock of Hortb to
split" said another; "Pray, my white
people; why don't you pray?" said
another. For fully FIVE miDu es in the
fearful excitement the colored people
never Ceassd to utter what might be
considered torreLt t Of prophetic inter-
pretations aud uninleligeut prayers.
In the dismal gl-om come lady cried
out: "Get to the green, get to the
green," and slmukt in twinkling the
eolored people made rush for that
haven OF safsty. 1t seemed as il all
Charleston WEB l,eady there.
WOMEN HURKYIEG ALONG,
dragging TIER little charges by thsir
hands, in all kinda Of night apparel.
1t was only, hos, yer, when the older
class OF the colored people arrived that
> a characteristic scene took place. They
ran about in the crowd with cries CT
Down on your fac,, down on your
knees, miserable sinners; pray to God,
my sister, my brother; pray, pray,
pray; don't / tell you the q ght is
comel" Prayer mertit 20 were gan
lied and the sing Dg and Streaming
were kent up till daylight.
At thst time the wstehword was
passed around, "Tne battle IL over, but
the soldiers must not rtst, and this
order wss carried out on Wednesday
and THURSDAY nights Ga Thursday
night, however, on Marion Square, the
sights and SQUADS b, filed description.
The ooored people were unrestrsined
and com nittt d all manner Of Iiotous
and lrenzii d acts. A report Of their
acton, as they took place, would per
haps be considered b aspt emous. The
first object, ard one that interested