Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-09-18
UNFORTUNATE CHARLESTON.
The City Visited by Another Slight
Earthquake shock.

| CHARLESTON, :. C.. Sept. 5.-Thtre VAS
| another shock at l1.JU tonight. II was
| not very severe. and the duration was
| ABOUT two seconds. The prevailing belief
| mere tonight is that the worst is over and
| that the inhabitants are reasonably secure
| from lurther yiSitatiOus OF parthuulNp.
| ms belief Is based mainly upon the asSur-
! itnc"s 81 scientists, who say there Is only
the slightest probability OF recurrence OF
| the more powerful shocks after the lapse oi
| much time. With the feeling of comuaTa-
| tive security thus engcnderad, citizens who
| l'lC the cIty IN hot haste to c.uie danger
nave begun to return in small numbers and
| hlght-seers are putting in an appearance.
-Four times rs many people were registered
| for dinner at the hotels to-day than ut any
| time since the visitation of theearthquake.
and al the available rooms at the various
hostelrles were engaged for tonight Few
II any OF these rooms would be occupied in
| case Of another shock, and that may come
with the pressure OF the tide at midnight
Very few OF the regular inhabitants will re-
turn 20 their homes during the week; in
Tact II Is only the most daring OF the sirln-
gers who yet venture inside OF buidiu.
and these do so because they have no true
appreciation OF the effect that a severe
shock would have at this time when the
houses hanStOgcther bya slender thread.
There Il no doubt that the estimates of
the loss by the earthquake are lar below
the marks. The city appraiser, who has
4 gone over the whole city, and is familiar
with the value Of property, estimates that
1t will cost at least $1,000 900 to put
charleston in position as good as that
which II occupied only a week ago. Build
ingS, which were considered entirely safe
are now discovered to be- in a dangerous
condition. and persons who thought they
had escaped without inju Y, find themselves
confronted by damages which are entirely
beyond their means to repair. 1t is for tins
reason that there is so much anxiety. Two
OF the government engineers are expected
tomorrow, and in addition to these, the
secretary Ol the treasury has been request
ell to-day to detail number Of competent
civil engineers from the office OF the sllyer-
Nlsing architect OF the treasury, to assist in
the work Of examining thoroughly every
building so that the extent OF the injury
and whether the building is habitabie and
can be allowed to stand, NAV ba definitely
ascertained. The relief committee with
the assistance given and promised. will b.
able very shortly to provide, adequately.
shelter for the homeless refugees and furnish
them also with such food as they require
There are to-day in Charleston many per
sons who are suffering for want OF bread
and meat and who are unable To help them
selves. Their wants, however. begin t. be
known and will be- quickly met. The gov
eminent tents have been erected in "ucamy-
ments in different parts of the city where
full attention viii bee given To sanitary re-
quirements; but it is calculated that at
least 5000 persons will need shelter iJr
weeks To come. and il Is proposed to erect
huts on the public grounds FOR the accom-.
mediation OF these for whom the tents will
not suffice. Ample Recommendations will be
provided for the colorcd refugees - we'll as
Tor The whites