The midland journal., 1886-09-10

fight for it, people; walk en-, brothers. Hip
hip, hip! Oh, Lord take me in your charge
tonight. Night before last didn't expect
10 see Jesus. Oh, God, look at these dry
bones in the valley. Didn't you hear Ga
briel blow? Oh, Gabriel, turn that horn to
the land of Egypt on the miserable slime
and not on we. Oh, Lord, we are here to-
night The birds haye nests, but we are
here tonight for mercy. Oh, Lord have
mercy
In some instance the oficialss and in one
case Acting Mayor Huger himself used per-
sonal force to quiet the leaders, who melted
the multitude to wild religious frenzy, and
two of the brothers and few OF the sisters
had to be locked up to assist in securing
quiet. The negroes get quieted down be-
tween the shocks, but the least tremor or
rumble starts them off again, and distinct
shock drives them wild.
THE PPOPLE OF CHARLESTON UNNERvED
AND ANXIoUS-FAMILIES CAMPING
OUT-THE NEW ASSISTANT AD-
JUTANT- GENERAL.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-Mr. George NJ.
Trenholm. son of Comptroller Trenholm,
arrived here from Charleston last night :,
accompanied by his wife and infant daught-
er. To a representative of the Baltimore
Sun Mr.. Trenholm related his experience
in the cart hquake stricken city from Tues
day night last until the following Saturday
evening, when he left for his fathers
house in Washington. Mr.. T-enholm's
home in Charleston is situated on Water
street, two doors from Es st Battery. A few
days before the earthquake the painters
took possession of it, and were getting it
ready for fall and winter occupancy. In
the meantime Mr.. Trenholm and his family
were occupying apartments on Sullivan's
Island opposite Charleston. The shock
Tuesday night was distictly heard and felt
on the island, and Mr.. Trenholm and others
of the inhabitants observed the mysterious
behavior of the sea on the beach. At some
points the surf dashed upon the shore with
unusual fury accompanied by sounds simil-
ar to these which preceded the cy cl one
about year ago. At another point, not
more than half mile distant the sea was
perfectly calm, and the surf was impercepti-
BILE. This strange and unusual action of
the water on the beach, together with the
noises coming from the bowels
of the earth, and the shock which followed
created a panic on the island. Nobody
there slept again that night. Bright and
early next morning Mr.. Trenholm, with his
family and personal effects, went over to
Charleston, and finding his house on Water
street in ruins, proceeded Immediately to
the home Of his wife's parents, on Rutledge
avenue. Here he found Mr.. Bissell, his
father-in-law, surrounded by his wife and
entire family, eleven in number. The
children had gathered around their father
and mother feeling safer by their side than
at their homes in other parts of the city.
The Biss,ll honse Is llrge frame building
and was comparatively unhurt by Tuesday
nights shock, excepting that the chimney
had been thrown down, rendering the build
ing of fire in the house for cooking pur-
poses dangerous if not impossible. There
is big yard at the side of the house and a
small wash kitchen in the rear part of the
lot. When night came on the ladies of the
family could not be persuaded 10 sleep in
the house. They were so terrorized and
and appr ehensive of further calamity that
all hands determined to camp out in the
yard together. AS the night wore on the
ladies were finally induced to 60 into the
little wash kitchen and try TO sleep, while
the men constructed tents of clothes-horses
and bedding. During the day
the ladies would go into the house, but
when night came they insisted upon going
back to the wash kitchen and the improvis.
ed tents in the yard. This state of affairs
existed until Saturday, when small num-
ber of government tents arrived, one of
which was given Mr.. Trenholm. He says the
greatest difficulty in Charleston is that
none can satisfy themselves or their friends
that the end of the trouble has been reached
The feeling Of uncertainty and fear which