Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-22
Virgins, the Canadian Prophet, Pre-
diets Disastrous ConseQueucesfrom
anEarthquaketo Come Sept 20,
Houston, Galveston, San Antonio aud
Austin In Our state to Sufier
from It's Efiects.
Repeated Disturbances at Charleston, sum
merviile, Savannah, Columbia, aud
Other Places Adjacent Thereto.
MoFuL MIaaINs.

Stone Virgins OF the meteorological
bureau says the Goth instant Will witness
one Of the most terrific subterranean up
heayals ever known on the continent. In.
asmuch as Virgins foretold the Charles
ton earthquake, his prediction is regarded
as worthy OF weight He says IL IL GER
tain that the earthquake will visit the
Southern states on the a9th OF this month
The disturbance will cross the Atlantic
and will In all probability effect Southern
Europe. In North America II will be
severe one. There is no danger from
earthquakes In America until the goth
inst, and even then the earthquake force
will move from east 10 west on psrellel
few degrees south OF Charleston. Being
asked as TO the parallel Of latitude on
which the disturbance would take place,
Virgins replied that It's greatest activity
wonld be on the thirtieth parallel OF lati-
tude and would extend from ocean to
ocean. The obstruction TO property will
be something terrible; Jacksonville, Fla,
Macon and Atlanta, Mobile, New Orleans,
Baton Rouge, Houston, San Antonio and
Galveston will be more or less dam
aged. He predicts that New Orleans,
Mobile and Macon will be ruined, ss
these cities ere right in the path OF the
su0teranean and meteorological pnenom-
ena. Virgins attributes this terrific sub
marine upheaval to the shifting Of the
earth's center Of gravity. The axis Of
this displacement win be brought abou,
by the conjunction OF Jupiter, Saturn,
Mars and our two satellites, one being
visible and the other invisible. The latter
Is the discovery OF DR.. Virgins.
Al sUMMKRylLLE, @.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept. 2i.-The CON
dition OF Summeryllle for the past three
days In regard to the earthquake dis
turbances has been very reassuring, aud
the people are strongly impressed with
the belief that the annoying tremore and
detonatlons are about TO cease On Sat
urday the whole day passed without a
single detonation, There were only two
scarcely audible explosions on Saturday
night, separated by an interval Of two
hours. On Sunday, about O'Clock In
the morning there was plainly audible
explosion, which was, however, unRccom-
panied by the usual trembling OF
!, the earth At III O'Clock Sun
day night there was tremor which
az the people have become nc
customed 80 such motions, caused little
comment. At O'Clock this morning
| thert was another slight shock OF the
same character. The detonations and
tremors are now at very long intervals,
and are unheeded except by the tlmor.
Gus. The situation In Charleston IL
brighter aud more cheering, fact which
| is largely due 20 the favorable weather
and the escape from the West India hur-
rlcane. The death list from the effects OF
exposure Is foTty-nine as against seventy
nine the previous week. There Is still a
scarcity OF skilled brIcklayers and pl IS
terers, and wages are at earthquake
prices. The fright caused by the old
shocks is gradually subsidlDg, and the
refugees ar returning 10 the city.
VIOLENT SHOCK an CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON, SIC, Sept. 2l.--There
were three shocks Of earthquake In
Charleston last night and early this
morning, shock at 5;20 a. m. being
quite sharp, causing houses 10 rattle un-
comfortably. There was no general alarm
but good many persons ran out OF their
houses into the streets and remained
there. AT Summerville there were three
shocks between .25 and 9 go this morning
there being a rather violent shock at 3; 30.
Loud detonauons similar to the report
of heavy gun were heard ut the begin
ming OF the severe shock here, and there
we're detonations or explosions with two
Of the shocks at Summeryille. 1t Is re-
ported that part OF the wall of the med
ical college, already wrecked, was thrown
down by this mornings shock. Much
loose plasterlng wss also thrown down.
A colored man was injured by falling
wall.
THE LATEST SHOCK.
| CHARLESTON, s. c., Sent. 2l.--There
was no mistaklng the character OF the
disturbance that occurred at b.l5 this
morning Ii was a rude awakening 20
| the people OF this brave old city, but
they bore 1t as they have borne all other
great trials through which they have been
called upon 10 pass, with unfincning tortl-
tude and courage. Most Of the people
In the city were asleep at the time but the
shock was sufficiently strong 90 awaken
them, The features Of the phenomenon
and the atmospheric conditions were
somewhat peculiar The weather on
sunday aud Monday nights was warm and
| sultry, After 10 O'Clock a. night the
wind seemed 70 have died out entirely.
ION Monday night Indications "
a change IN the weather were apparent.
| Frequent flashes Of sheet lightning were
seen IA the north and occesioDsl rolls OF
distant thunder we're heard In the opin-
ion Of some people these were seismic
detonations, but there seems 70 DC
scarcely doubt they were rolls OF DIS.
tant thunder. The sky over
Charleston all this time wes
entirely clear, and the moon sbope
I brilliantly. Shortly after midnight a
wind set In rather briskly from the east
and clouds began 70 gather 10 the SKY.
some persons state that there wac q
1 Sigh, shock about = O'Clock, ontl 70 y
vas moi sufficient 70 arouse any one esleep,
II was Sis when the shock arrived
4 This was about the seyerest thai
rad been felt IN Charleston for osel
two weeks, the other vibrations thal
MANY people alleged they nave felt mere
chil6's play compared with the shocl
( this morning Houses wera very per
ceutibiy shaken, and IN many honsel
! ,,fssteripg was thrown down. The eh0ci