The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-09-05
SHOWER OF PEBBLES.
AFTER MATH OF THE GREAT EARTH
Quake IN THE SOUTH.


Savannah Suffering the Earth-Ague-The
Sea Gained by the Disturba nces-No
serious Damage done by Friday Nights
shock--Anxiety Felt for lhe Bermudas.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept. 1.-The sensa-
tio1 To- day is the falling of showers of peb-
bles in the lower part OF the city. The
first fall was at half past seven O'Clock this
morning, and the second at about eleven
o'clock. They appeared to fall IN slant
ing direction from south to north. There
are morsels of flint among them and
al are plainly abraided and worn by the
sction OF water. Some few have sharp frac-
lures, and have evidently been recently
Ellktn. The fact of the fall is vouched
for by several trustworthy persons. The
bar or barbor of Charlestown has not been
affected by the earthquake. There is no
truth in the report that bridges across the
Ashley river have fallen. But little actual
harm was done by the shock. Two un-
tenanted houses are reported to have
fallen, together with part of the coping
of the Charleston Hotel. The vibration
during the shock was not especially great,
but the moaning and howling were sufi
GENTLY alarming. Gradually the people
had come to the conviction that the shocks
were at an end and the disappointment
was agonizing.
SAVANNAH, Ca, Sept. - Since last
nights shock slight vibrations have been
felt in the upper stories of the Norninq
Nesns building almost continuously, the in
tervals between them varying only from
i've to ten minutes at the most. While
there WIS q stampede at the first shock the
editorial and typographical forces. never
theiass. returned to their posts and stuck
to them. The building is the highest and
largest in the city.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-The photographic
Office has received letter from Capt. Lee
Voegel describing the effects Of the earth
quake t.sea- lie had just left Charleston
and WIS ahout twelve miles off the harbor
Of Port Royal, in eight and half fathoms.
when he experienced terrible rumbline
sensation, which lasted IL minutes.
aAere hau been quite heavy sea from the
southeast, but when the rumbling began
the wave motion ceased and the waters re-
manned a perfect calm until the rumbling
came to an end. when the swell was again
manifest. The wind was southeast and
light; weather cloudy; barometer 80 OIL:
Thermometer so degrees. The sensatian,
Capt. Voegel says, resembled that of a
ship scraping pebbly bottom. The ships
vibrations were very great. g )
Some anxiety is felt with regard to the
possible effect of an earthquake at the
Bermudas The islands lie directly in
what is now supposed to have been the
path of the most violent agitation and
their physical features are such as to war
rant the fear that they may have expert
enced q severe disaster.
Charleston and Savannah suffered more
sh"rFs AZ q o'clock last night, but they
were not serious.
The latest Associated Press dispatches |
from all over the country to the TArTLRR, |
show an active sympathy everywhere with |
the sufferers, and the public and CONNER
caal institutions in every city are preparii z |
to raise MONEY for the relief of the suffer-
ers. Prof. w. T. MCGEE of the q. S. Geo. |
logical Survey is in SummervilIe, investi- |
eating the causes Of the disturbances.
AUGUSTA, Ga, September s.-Another |
slight shock was felt here tonight.
hALEIGH, N. c., Sept 4-At Asheville |
tonight earthquake phenomena were very
startling in the mountains in the vicinity |
of the pinnacle of Black Mountain. Sub |
terranean rumblings were tremendous and |
continued fifteen minutes Immense rocks |
were moved from their beds and hurled |
down the mountain sides into the valleys. |
paop'e fed lfrom their houses into the |
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