Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-02

reach Charleston have been made from all
points, and have failed. At Tybee the
shock was more severely felt than in the
city. People on the island rushed from
their houses to the beach. The oscillation
lasted for several minutes Lantern lenses
in the lighthouse were broken and the
machinery of the lamp disarranged. The
keeper hurried up the tower, and as soon
as possible arranged q temporary light,
which will have to answer until the light
house supply ship reaches here. People
on the beach ran hither and thither, not
knowing where to 90, and fearing that
every moment the tidal wave would sweep
over them. The water was agitated and
waves rose high on the beach. Houses on
the beach swayed to and fro, and shook as
if they would fall to pieces. A telephone
message to the NelCS from Tybee Island at
o'clock this morning stated that the peo-
pie were still gathered on the beach.
SAVANNAH, September 1st-Noon.-A re-
lief train has been dispatched to Charleston
from this city.
COLUMBIA Is. e., September 1st.-Sum-
meryille, twenty-five miles from Charles
ton, was nearly destroyed by the earth
quake last night. A passenger train from
this place to Charleston was thrown from
the track near Summerville last night and
the engineer and fireman were killed. The
passengers on the wrecked train and those
of this mornings train, including the tele-
graph company's lineman, have not yet
reached Charleston.
RAvENELs Is. c.. September 1st.-The
railroad is under water in some places be-
tween here and Charleston, % miles north
of here, and the earth has caved in in sew
eral places.
LANGLEY IS. c., September 1st-The
shock hurt the mill dams here, and some
thousand feet of railroad track were de-
stroyed. No trains are running. The
Western Union has started hand-cars from
Summerville to restore communication.
Great damage is reported at Summerville.
The railroad is badly broken on both sides
of Branchville.
COLUMBIA IS. c., September 1st.-At
9:4S last night this city was visited by a
terrible earthquake. The first two shocks
were fearful. Buildings swayed from side
to side, and the earth rose and fell like the
waves of the ocean. People rushed madly
from their houses into the streets. Some
sprang from windows aud were injured.
The experience of those in the buildings at
the time of the first shock was that of
being rocked in ship. Many of the most
substantial buildings were shaken TO their
| foundations, and the walls cracked and
sprung. Five minutes after the first shock
the second came and ten minutes later a
| third. Other shocks followed until LOS
4. NJ, when the eighth shock was felt, and
| this one lasted for a minute and half. AT
o'clock this morning the ninth came, and
at $50 and 1920 A. NJ. the city was again
! made to tremble. Very little sleep was had
! by any of the inhabitants of Columbia.
| The negroes thought the end of the world
had come and they held prayer meetings
| on the street corners.
AUGUSTA (Ga.), September 1st.-Two dis
tinct shocks of earthquake were felt this
| morning at 7:59 and 9;20, city time. The
excitement has somewhat subsidized. A
number of houses have been reported TO
the Fire Wardens as in danger, and from
all parts of the city and the surrounding
neighborhood come reports of small dam
age by the shock, such as the falling of
chimneys, the parting of walls and smash
ing OF crockery.
AUGUSTA (Ga.), September 1st-J. H.
Ayerill, of the South Carolina Railroad,
telegraphs from Summerville that many
persons have been killed and hundreds are
homeless The whole business portion of
the city is totally wrecked.
JACKSONVILLE (Fla.), September 1st.--
The earthquake shock last night was quite
severe, and felt as far south as Barlow. 1t
/ commenced at 9:27 and lasted about thirty
| seconds.
New YORK, September 1st.-A dispatch
says that at 5:15 P. NJ. to-day another earth
quake shock was felt at Charleston, S. c.,
| Augusta, Ga, and Columbia, S. c. AT Au-
gusta the vibrations were noticeable for
about two minutes. VIM. ?. Clyde & Co.
have received the following dispatch from
| Charleston: " Disastrous earthquake here
| last night. Our steamers. the Delaware and
Virginia, and their wharyes, escaped any
injury"
AUGUSTA (Ga.), September 1st. = At
Langley, on the South CaroliDa Railway, fif-
| teen miles from here, and 125 miles from
| Charleston, the earthquake destroyed a
mill dam, and the water washed away the
| roadbed. A train dashed into the flood,
and the engineer and fireman were drowned.
The engine in now forty feet under water.
AUGUSTA Ga. J, September 1st-Last night
was night of terror in Beaufort, S. c..
Seventeen shocks of earthquake during the
night. AT $50 last night the town was
thrown into a state of terror and excitement
by general shaking of houses. Tops of
chimneys were shaken Off, clocks stopped
mirrors and pictures were torn from
their fastenings, and things were shaken
up generally. This was followed by
other shocks, at regular intervals of
five minutes, till eleven shocks had oc-
Cured, when all was quiet until II O'Clock,
four more slight shocks followed each
other in quick succession. At 4:40 o'clock
this morning, another severe shock oc-
Cured. Everybody rushed into the streets
at the first shock, and there remained all
night. The negro church bells were tOlled,
and thousands of colored people congre-
gated there and remained in prayer all
night
WASHINGTON, September 1st.-Five more
earthquake shocks were felt here to-day,
one at S:2i A. NJ, and the others at 5:15 P NJ.
They were slight.
WILMINGTON On. C.), September 1st.-A
meeting of citizens was held here tonight,
and Committee of Relief appointed to
go to Charleston with men and means to
aid the earthquake sufferers.
GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF THE EVENTS AS SEEN
AT CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON, September 1st.-The COM
positors of the Neus and Courier declined
to work tonight, expecting fresh shocks of
earthquake, and the paper, therefore, can
not be issued tomorrow. The following
article was prepared for publication in the
NeUS and Courier and is telegraphed almost
in the writer's own words Necessarily the
description that can be given of the disas-
ter which has befalle1 our city consists in
the narration of the experiences and OBJ
servances of individuals, and the subject
being the same, and the experiences of all
nearly alike, the story told by one careful
observer may we'll stand for a hundred
others, with slight variations. Probably
the best idea that can be had of the charac-
ter of the disturbance, therefore, may be
obtained from a narration of the events
and scenes on Wednesday night as
they were presented to sin
gle person while engaged in his
usual duties in second-story room OF the
Neaps and Courier Office. AT the time of the
first shock, the writer's attention was
vaguely attracted by sound which seemed
to come from the office below, and which
was supposed for moment to be caused
by the rapid rolling of heavy body, as an
iron safe or heavy-laden truck over the
floor. Accompanying the sound there was
perceptible tremor of the building, not
more marked, however, than would be
caused by the passage of street car or a
dray along the street. For perhaps two or
three seconds the occurrence excited no
surprise or comment. Then, by swift de-
grees or perhaps all at once, it is difficult
to say which, the sound deepened in vol
ume and the tremor became more decided.