Western cyclone., 1886-09-09
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS,
A General Feeling OF Turbulence Exper-
fenced In Numerous Localities.

fenced In Numerous Localities.
CINCINNATI, o., August 3l.-A shock of
earthquake was felt here. The printers in
the Sun office started to run down stairs,
thinking the building was falling. Tie
shock was quite perceptible at the telephone
exchange and other buildings, but it was not
nouced much by people on the street.
CLEVELAND, o., August 31.-9:3S p. N. An
earthquake shock, lasting about one minute
has Just occurred here. Buildings swayed
People left the theatres and ran into the
streets, and great excitement prevails.
DETROIT, MICH, August 81 At 3 O'Clock
tonight shock OF earthquake caused con-
siderable excitement in this city. 1t was Of
short duration but was distinctly felt in the
Free Press building. The editorial force
made stampede for the street.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, August 3l.-An earth
quake shock was distinctly felt here about
6:6Z clock. A portion OF the cornice of the
Denison hotel was displaced, falling to the
pavement, and the tower of the court house
rocked to such an extent that the fire watch
man on duty fled down stairs.
ST.. LOUIS, No.. August SI.-A very dis
tlnct earthquake shock was experienced in
this city this evening at $50 o'clock. The
shock was not at all violent, and resembled
the motion of a series of water waves. The
guests occupying the upper floors of the
Southern and Lindell hotels rushed down
/
pany OF knights Templar were drilling, the
pictures swung inward from the walls.
1t also touched Chicago, New York. Mil
waukee, Columbus, Memphis, Nashville,
| Charleston, W. Va, Richmond, Washington
| and other points.
AT CHARLESTON.
| CHARLEsToN, S. c., September /, ii a. m.
An earthquake, such az was never before
known in the his DRY of the city, swept over
| charleston rTr 1usr
injury to property, and far more loss of life,
than the cyclone of the year before. The
| city Is wrecked. The streets are encountered
with masses of fallen brick and tangled tel
egraph and telephone wires, and up to an
early hour it was almost impossible to pass
from one part of the city TO another. The
first shock was by far most severe.
Most of the people with their families,
passed the night in the streets, which,
even this morning, are crowded with peo-
| pie afraid to re-enter their homes.
More than sixty persons were killed and
wounded, chiefly colored. Among the
whites killed and fatally injured are: nj,
j.. Lynch, DR.. r. Alexander, Harmon
Ainsley and Robinson. Fires broke out in
| different parts of the city Immediately after
| the earthquake, and some are still burning,
but there is no danger of spreading. There
is no way of leaving the city at present. It
is impossible to give correct estimate of
fifty and one hundred persons have been
killed and several hundred wounded. At
| the time of the first shock fires broke out in
| five different parts of the city. About twen-
ty houses were destroyed by fire and scarcely
one hundred houses in the city are occupied
at this time. The people are all encamped
IN open places. All the stores are closed and
a scarcity of provisions is feared, not from
want of provision, but because no one can
| be got to open the stores to sell them
CHARLESTON, S. c., September, /, D. H.
Two slight shocks of earthquake have been
felt here since the first at 9:25 this morning,
and one at about 1:3O p. M, neither doing
any further destruction. Not even since
General Gilmore's bombardment of the city
has there ever been such deplorable state
of aft airs here. The city is literally in ruins
and the people are living in the open squares
and public parks. There is a great rush to
the railroad depots to get away, but owing
to the earthquakes no trains have been able
to be dispatched for the city. Telegraphic
communication is also cut of, save one
wire of the Southern telegraph company,
which is crowded with anxious private mes.
sages. 1t IL impossible to depict the ruin
and desolatlon that prevails here. Not q sim
gle place of business in the city is open
except one drug store, which il busy pre-
pairing prescriptions for the wounded II
Is impossible also to give any correct esti-
| mate of the killed and wounded, az bodies
are constantly being disinterred from the
debris of wrecked houses. One undertaken,
who was interviewed, stated that he had fur
nished eight collins up to noon to-day. Many
of the dead are lying unbured, these being
of the poorer classes OF colored people, who
await burial by the county. There are not q
| half dozen tents In the city, and thelwomen
| and children are experiencing great privation
| in consequence. As night approaches most
| heads of families are trying to construct
/ .t-. e I'D - F. n
| other material that comes to their hand.
I The sun Ia about to set upon another night
| of horror for poor Charleston. Heaven only
knows what it may bring forth. Without any
/ further violent shocks of earthquake, il il
calculated that at least three-fourths Of
the city will have to be rebuilt entirely,
! If the houses are to be inhabited
| The city ia wrapped in gloom and business
IL suspended. People generally remain in
/ the streets, or in tents and under improvised
| shelters, and will camp out to might, fearing
another shock. The gas works are damaged
and probably the city will be without light
| tonight. st. MichaeFs church ia shattered
/ and the steeple will come done. Likewise
/ the steeple Of st. Phillips. The ateeple OF
| the Unitarian church has fallen. The porti-
/ Goes of the Hibernian hell and the Mansion
| house are demolished. There IL much in
! jury done to the mansions Of the east and
south battery. The portico Of the Ravenal
/ U4AIrlou Is uO@ns E1AFlEy mouse IN the
/ city escaped injury, and many are 40 shaken
and cracked that hard blow would bring
them 10 the ground. The shock vaa severe
/ ST s1mTu erylfls. and at Pleasant and sull.
vans 4slards bat 10 iJys OF life il reported
there. Fissures IN the earth are noticed,
/ from which fine sand. apparently from d
| great depth, erudes. 4 snlphuroua ErnelI Ia
very noticeable.
/ CHARLESTON, =. C., September /, II.45 ..
m.-Rt peated earthquake shocks Of mild
/ character have been heard and felt within
/ the last hour. Owing 20 the demoralized
/ condition Of everything here il impossible
/ 10 give the correct facts, further tnan that
/ the number OF casualties has not et been
/ ascertained. Probably thirty 10 forty killed
and 100 injured, and the loss Of property
/ will probably reach $1,000. 600 Three
/ fourths OF the buildings in the city will have
/ to be rebuilt There vas very little shipping
/ in port, and none of il was injured.
1l:50 p. m.-ABother shock hAs Just occur
red. more severe than any since last night at
I $50, knocking down several houses.
/ In addition 20 Charleston ahocka we're felt