The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-03
NO FURTHER EARTHQUAKE
SHOCKS AT CHARLESTON.
Confidence Gradually Returning, but
Much Apprehension Stlll Felt
AmpBg the People.
LOOKING INTO THE DETAILS OF
THE\DISASTER.
The Appearance of the CITY, Meas
ures for Reiief-The Official
Death List.

6QCeQ mere at / j :OU o ok laSt nl9 mt,
since which time there has been no
vibrations. The people are Just be-
ginning ito Ipick up courage to come
out. Ehor are being made to ear
paths through the streets for tae pa3-
sage of vehicles and pedestrians, and
the city o1ce mora bsgins to show
some signs of lfs. Forlwo long days
and nights of horror women and chI-
dren have been camping out in the
parks and squarts. The earthquake
has swept over the city like besom
of destruction, and Charleston is laid
down in the dust It's impossible to
give any correct estimsts of the loss of
life and property for the two days and
nights. The people have done nott-
ing but hu1dle on the squares, small
detached relief parties gong on to dig
out the dead from the debris { succor
the wounded. The first systemized
effort 10 get at the facts is now max
ing. The list of the dead rtcognized
and reported this morning at this time
I'll O'Clock a. M J foots up to sixteen
and the search has only commenced.
The list of the wounded will 20
into the hundreds. About Jsven-
eightbs OF the houses and public
buildings in the city sie either dam
sged or wrecked. Even the hist 1ric
st. Micha.ls and st. Philips are so
badly wrecked that it is feared thsy
will have to be taken down. The
waves from 9:65 o'clock Tuesday
night have been coming in ab ,ut once
every five or six hours. There has
been none nov fer twelve hours, aud
strong hopes ae entertained thas the
horror is about over. =
COMING MORE AND MORE ALARMING.
AS the deta Is OF the Gala nifty in
this city ere gathered its effects b.
come more and more alarming. 1t is
feared a'so that much dtsiress will
prevail, as by Tar the larger part OF
2 those whose propsrty has been
wrecked or seriously damaged belong
TO the poorer ella ses People are rs
chez rful as possible under the terrible
circum' tancse, and ave trying to re-
store order out OF cbaos. The agare-
gate loss is expected to reach S9,009,-
600. The warvss, warehouses and
business facilities of the city are gen
ally unaffected by the catastrophe
and Oharlest IN is ss ready as ever Tor
the transaction of businefs.
DEAD AND WOUNDED.
The cffic al tota Of desths is thiity-
three. The wounded will probably
number a hundred. Business is sill
suspended, tie whole attention of the
people being given to providing for
refuge and making residences safe.
Brick ayers have advanced their rates
to Sc day. The Ci y Council wi
probably meet onoIrow to provide
measures for rel wing the poor. Elk.
pressions Of ga itude are heard on all
sides for the a a.sietancs offered to
Charlekon, OF which suffering people !
will gladly avail themselves. A co..
rected list OF ceaths will be given
later. Tnele were shocks last night
at $50 p NJ, 1850 p IN. and am.
All We're light. Confidence is gradu |
ally returning, bus much applehen-
sion is still felt.
AT OTHER POINTS.
Specials to the News and Courier,
from points in South Carolina, rang
ing Il ON the ext eme northwest to the |
seacoast, report severe shocks of |
earthquake, with more or less result
ing damage 10 property, though with.
out lots OF hfe go far as known. In
Ofangeburg people became so much
alarmed that many moved 10 Co,um- |
bia.
OFFICIAL LIST OF THE DEAD
The following is tie official list OF
the killed by the earthquake, or have
since died OF their injuries:
PETER POWERS,
MRS. Q. BARBER,
AINSLEY II. ROBSON,
ROBERT ALEXANDER,
! CHARLES ALBRECHT,
B. P. MEYNARDIE,
PATRICK LYNCH,
ANNIE T0RCK,
MRS. RACHAEL AHRENS,
G0LDIE AHRENS,
ooLoRED.
THOMAS WILSON,
WILLIAM DEAR,
ANNA GLOVER,
z. WYER.
ALEXANDER MILLER,
JOSEPH R0D0FF,
HANNAH SMALLS,
MARY BARNWELL,
MARIA PINGKNEY,
ANGELIE DAVfDS,
EUgENIE ROBERTS,
ROBERT R0DOFF,
GRACE FLEMING,
ROSA MURRAY,
OLIVER NICKELBY,
JOHN COOK,
CLARlSSA SIMONDs,
HANNAH HARRIS,
SARAH MIDDLETON,
REBECCA WARD.
TAKING ACCOUNT CT THE DAMAGE.
The people are gradually taking &c,
count of the details OF the injury
worked by the elrthquake and the list
Of damages to properly is startling. A
limited set tion in the south OF the city
is eample OF the whole. Standing at
the postoffice and looking west sn al
most impossible roadway of debris
meets the eye. The building OF the
Chamber of Commerce is badly dam.
aged, portion of the south and east
walls having been thrown down by
the violence of the shock, end the
buildings of Walker Evans and Boys
we'll have also suffered, while the
heavy granite slabs which formed the
parspet of the Nel0s and Courier build.
ing lie on the sidewalk, leaving the
slate roof and portion of the attic
floor. exposed. Almost the entire
front OF the building occupied by
Myers's cigar store and Smiths stem
Gil establishment is torn out, leaving
the upper floors exposed. The Plenge
building, at the corner OF Church
street, was badly dsmsged. Most Of
the buildings on the street are more
OF less damaged, but the violence OF
the earthquake is most perceptible at
the historic intersectioD of Broad and
Meeting streets The police station is
most complete wreck. The upper
edge OF the wall has been torn down, ,
and that OF the north wall has fallen
on the roof of the porch, carrying it
away and leaving only the large
fiuted pillars standing. The city hall I
apparently escaped serious damage,