St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-10
THE CHARLESTON SUFFERERS.
Mayor Courtenay Advises These
Who Can to Return to Their
HOuses--Relief Work.


CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept. 9.-Mayor
Courtenay to-day issued a second address
to the people in which he says that he can
testify to the great damage throughout the
whole extent of the city and that it can be
truthfully said of the community as whole
that their moral courage and heroism were
equal to their great disaster. He shows in
brief what mas been accomplished in the
midst of the crisis and mentions particularly
the devotion to duty of the firemen of the
city, the constancy of the police and the
zeal and courage of the municipal medical
corps and private physicians of the city. In
conclusion the mayor offers
THE FOLLOWING ADVICE
for the best interest of the people:
At the end of sixty days we must surely
expect cold weather, and am alarmed at the
consequences to follow the use of tents and
frail shelter in our streets and public Quays
which must surely lead to sickness and ca
lamities. / return this day to occupy the IN
injured. part of my brick house, and IN all
such cases where return to their homes is
possible earnestly invoke the immediate and
united action of all my fellow citizens.
Where immediate return is impossible by
reason of the dangerous condition of the
home, recommend temporary refuge in the
interior of the state or elsewhere.
One OF the incidents of the day is the
report of decided depression of the level
of the land at a point On the Charleston %
Savannah railway, and it is asserted be-
sides that buildings in South Carolina
which, before the earthquake, were always
visible from the city of Augusta, can no
longer be seen from that place. This is
taken as absolute indication of a depression
of the earth-bed in South Carolina. The
brisk rain this afternoon caused great I'M
easiness and inconvenience throughout the
city, but fortunately did not last long
enough to work serious harm.
NOVEL AND ENCOURAGING FEATURE
of the situation is the fact that the congre-
cations of the African Methodist Episcopal
church in South Carolina, composed ex-
clusively of colored people, are taking up
collections for the Charleston relief fund.
The stoppage of the general issue of free
passes by the railroads has diminished con-
siderably the number of refugees from the
city. Since the earthquake, the railroads
have sold about 2,500 passage tickets from
the city and have given 700 or 800 tickets
away. The relief committee to-day issued
about 1000 people rations for seven days. a
long kitchen has been opened and provisions
has been made for furnishing persons desti-
tute. The bulk of the applicants for sub
sistence are colored people. To meet cases
of distress where personal examination can
not be made commiSsary wagons patrol the
city and furnish subsistence required. The
children of the city orphan house moved
back into their building to-day. Later re-
ports contradict the report of the subsidepce
of land on the line of the Charleston 65
Savannah railway. Reports from all parts
of the city show that long continued rains
will work enormous damage to property.
besides distressing refugees in tents and
huts. The prayer of the people is for fine
weather.
Three slight shocks were felt at Summer
vile to-day. The total amount of sub
scriptions to the relief fund up to the close
of business to-day is S12S. 14S. The COM
mission of army engineer officers and other
experts have condemned for partial demoli-
ton several private buildings and business
places and suggested repairs to others.
RELIEF WORK.
New YORK, Sept. 9.-Mayor Courtenay,
of Charleston, telegraphs DR.. An drew
Simonds president of the First National
bank of Charleston, who is now in this
city, that in order to shelter the homeless
people before the cold weather sets in. from
$500, 900 to $1,000,00 is Immediately re-
quired. The mayor estimates the total
damage to property by the earthquake at
from SIS. 900, 600 to $4,000, 600. The Pro-
duce exchange Charleston fund amounts to
81, 1856, the Stock exchange fund to S12. 500
and the Cotton exchange Sc. 492. The fund
at Boston amounts to $4,000, Buffalo
81. 900 and at other cities lesser amounts.
LONDON, Sept. o. Mr.. Phelps, the
American minister, offers to receive dona-
tions from Americans in London for tho
Charleston sufferers and to forward the
same nv cable