Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-06
IN THE coLoRnD CHURCHES.

virgins. In his prayers he thanked
Providence that Savannah got OIL so
easilY and prayed that the city be spared.
Rev. +. X. Love preached TO large
congregation at the First African
Baptist Church on Montgomery
and Bryan streets. His text con-
tanned no references to earthquakes,
but in bis sermon he remarked that ''the
earth may tremble, the mountains may
move, the rocks be rent. Men may rave
and imagine vain things but IL Is calm at
the feet OF Jesus. Ii you are at the feet
OF Jesus you are all right"
At the First African Baptist church
last night the services we're attended by
twice as large congregation as could
get into the church. The streets and
square were thronged. The preacher re-
quested all to come as near as possible,
and the crowd pushed up TO the iron
fence and listened attentiVely through
the windows. 1t was an impressive
scene. The services lasted until nearly
10 O'Clock, aud hundreds Of fervent pray
ers went up from the vast congregation,
beseeching the Almighty to protect the
city from his wrath. The communion
WAS celebrated and hundreds partook OF
the sacrament. At all Of the colered
churches the congregation were large
and the services were peculiarly impress
siVe.
AFATALJUMP.
Della Supplee, the young white woman
who jumped from a sec0Dd-story window
Tuesday night, died last night from her
injuries. When she tell she broke one OF
her ankles in two places and received
other Injuries. Coroner Dixon was noti-
fed, but he did not hold an inquest. The
young woman was employed as a domes-
tic at the corner Of Price street and South
Broad street lane.
THE LAVA MUD.
Mr.. w. f. Dawson. of the NEWS busi-
ness office, brought from Charleston yes
terday two specimens OF the lava-like
mud forced up out OF the ground over
there. One piece had become about as
hard as plaster. A blue sand was the
principal element. The specimen was
disc shaped and the concave side was COW
cred with beautiful glaze, and was as
smooth aud perfectly glazed as II it had
come from a potter's hands. A second
sDecimen taken from another spot was
not so hard and was not glazed.
MIR. Dawson says that the baked mud
is being rapidly picked up as relics by the
curious.
EAGER FOR THE NEWS.
Passengers arriving on the Central rail-
road say that while there is no alarm ielt
among the people along the line of the
road between here and Macon and Au-
gusta, yet the earthquake is the topic of
talk everywhere. AT every station there
is a rush for the papers. At Millen yee-
terday IL was impossible to get copy of
the MORNING NEWS from the newsbOYs,
their supply having been exhausted long
before reaching there. The trainmen are
besieged by inquiries and anything about
the quake is eagerly caught up. At
WaynesborO. on the Augusta branch road,
Saturday nights shock was felt
very distinctly and caused
good deal Of excitement. The
sinking of an artesian well which
is in progress there is not looked upon
with much favor by the colored people.
They believe that the well has something
to do with earthquakes. Upon the ar
rival of the Macon down train at Milien
yesterday the passengers rushed out to
inquire If any more shocks had been felt.
At GuytOn, thirty miles west OF here,
there seems to be more alarm than at any
other point near here, but the people are
quieting down and are beginning to think
that the danger is now past.
SOME PEOPLES EXPERIENCEs.
Quite a large number OF people slept in
improvised tents in the streets and parks
last night, and from the lights in houses
Indicated that very many did not retire at
all. The prediction of the Greek sailor
tnat there would be another shock last
night probably bad some influence in
keeping them awake.
A Greek gentleman well known in this
city was overwhelmed with inquiries yes
terday as 10 what ne thought of tue earth
quake predictions OF the Greek sailor.
Some OF the children who have not had
a chance TO sleep in the tents in the parks
are extremely anxious to do so. They re-
gard those who have had that privilege
IA much more fortunate than they are.
One little fellow on South Broad street
concluded yesterday afternoon that
rience of earthquake tent life.
In one Of the rooms he rugged up tent,
| arranged tent door, placed his clothes
30 that they would be handy, and then
laid down TO enjoy the sensation OF being
in tent. In little while he fell asleep,
and in that condition he was found. The
temptation was too great not to see how
he would act II Weakened with
the impression that there was
an earthquake. A chair was drawn rap
idly across the floor, and "Earthquakep
"EarthquakeW was shouted. The little
chap sprang from his tent with a cry OF
terror. He did not wait to put on his
clothes, but ran for the stairway as fast
as his legs could carry him. He was so
frightened That ne would nave fallen down
II he mad not been caught. He said last
night that he had had enough OF tent life
A lady said yesterday that every night,
since the earthquake shocks began, she
had prepared herself to get out OF the
house in the quickest time possible. She
takes her wrapper, puts her shoes IN the
pockets, pins her stockings inside OF it,
tastens other necessary articles OF appa-
rel To it and hangs it on her chair near
her bed. Her idea is to jump into the
wrapper and make for the street as soon
as the shock begins. 1.-THE house is shaken
down she will be in position 10 dress
comfortably in the street.
A gentleman said yesterday that about
! Aug. 20 the pilots at the mouth of the
river at Tybee were so impress 5ed by the
| tremendous fall in the barometer that
they were sure that great STERN was
imminent. They were SO satisfied about
it that they would not go 10 sea, and
would talk OF nothing else for day or
two. Was the condition Of the barometer
any indication OF the coming earthquake?
Ia South Broad street, Saturday night,
some persons camping out occupied a
large covered wagon, to which team OF
mules was attached. The idea WAS proba-
bly, 10 run away from the earthquake II ii
made It's appearance.
An amusing story is told OF two young
men living on Liberty street. They had
been sitting up since the first hard earth
uunk q eDOck on Tuesday niVht and were