Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-09-16
At Charleston.

THE APPEARANCE OF THE WRECKED CITY
| HOW SUNDAY WAS sPENT-A SLIGHT
SHOCK SUNDAY NIGHT.
,, writer describing the appearance of
wrecked Charleston says: You pass side
walks piled high with debris. Every other
house, and for blocks ever, house, has lost
i, coping, porticos, and often its entire
front. Great cracks, from an inch to two
feet vide seam the buildings in every part.
Often ohimneys have plunged through
the roof, and piazzas hanging without sup
port. A house unscathed in front is apt to
have its entire rear demolished, or, safe at
both ends, will have its centre roof crushed
in. saw hundred houses with both ends
out, and the furnished rooms exposed to
view. Perhaps one house in hundred is
| leveled 20 the earth. But the deepest i'm
| preston is that ninety of the others are
just balancing and on the point of falling.
The steeples are out of plumb, towers are
| tottering columns are ajar cracks are yawning
! roofs are trembling, walls are bulged, and
people glance uneasily a, high buildings
as they hurry through the narrow streets.
A severe gale would produce ten times the
actual damage and loss of life that came
with the earthquake. The equiuoctia gale
1 is waited with msgiving.
| At $50 Sunday night another shock Of
! about thirt, seconds duration startled the
1 people. 1t was not nearly so severe as the
/ shock Saturday night.
/ HOW SUNDAY WAS PASSED.
| Sabbath silence was only broken BY the
/ singing at the different religious meetings
which have been held in the open air.
/ Hardly church IN Charleston is considered
safe for occupancy and the ministers of the
/ different denominations have for this reason
/ held their services in different public parks.
/ and in the grounds adjoining the churches.
! As the sun poured through scrub oaks and
( into the tents. the inhabitants responsively
/ turned out to gree, their first Sunday morn
ing since he disaster and thrilling scene was
presented. Scores Of little children were
seen gamholing on the green. mothers were
making the toilets Of their infants. servants
were preparing breakfast over oil stoves, and
men were in groups like soldiers after a
battle, discussing the past, present aud
future.
Within space 200 feet wide BY 1900 in
length, probably 1000 persons we're camped
This is one OF the ar!stocratic portions Of the
city. and the campers were of the best
'a'"'''es' a ''un'"ei "' "i i'.s ma ot-
Cured WINS IN TWO cases ""h t"e 'uH
o'ush oi morning arose Tue voices OF neg
roe' IN pup,ic PAGES ineN eo' up Singing ana
Sho"'"s' ID! i"''' et"tA ser ICES were IN
p'os'''' ~ q u91e' f"'"'S i" " aN''''s ,'',
,osether in perf,c, harmony The singing
cou1h be heard al 'he distance ot mile \
number Of men and women gave Their ,'eX-
q.
perienct- Aiier 'ne general sermons There
Va perfect an q reJo'c'ng' ahd Doubtless
some g"od VIII result \ greater revival
was prooAoIy never Witnessed thAh 'he one
~ h'hlht'oh square ahd tAe same may
he 'a'd o' h"!i d.."h or more others
IathoIIe' fFtsnliefian' Methodist, ana othtr
denominations "or-hip IN lhc open atT ~!
o! the sermons 'tt"'ed oil lhe ea'ath''l "hich
mas N''"e" ,ha''tN'oh' NJ G'eN 'hert
was genera mass meeting al the corner OF
hfoaI ana r-a'S nay Nt'ee'S' iH"u'anuN oil
people attended ana e'oqleh' sermons were
preached hy volunteer ministers
me SINGING vas heauti'uI ana touching
ana the 'vaeh'hs' impressive 'h h'ap' of
urh't' 'oF heaf1i square III every H'teet'"H
people were c"hsfeSAted' before thf ser
mon begAh many experiences o' TUESDAY
hlgh' were gwen some pllsui' some .dH'-
crous, ana others htaFt-rtndins. White
haired eoiored woman, we had 'prni two
'hirds oi her i'ie % slavery tola no" HeF
ohIy son 10 netih- Tom theF nome
had been brained On 'he Stoop " iaIHng
piazza
rur fAKruor,kr'e vAGAKIre
Two pedestrians IN 'fief ""ndef'ng9
through 'he runs discovered many ne" ana
interesting HeAKr OF t'e earthquake, some
81 them were iound al tht residence OF
MAJOR - II, hooih'oh' "ei-Nho"n CiH-
zen. he building was oadiy "reeAed IN
some places "h!ie IN DINERS II seemed 10
nave escaped INJURY In one oeu room o, @'