Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-03
THE EARTHQUAKE
Further and More Minute Details Of
Natures Great CONFUSION
at Charleston.
The Less Estimated at $4,000, 900.
Government Aid fer The
Sufferers.
MANY Families Yet oainpinE IN OPEN Lots.
a Partial List OF Casuaitics.
Pintu sceaos.

earthquake shocks Of q mild character
have been heard and felt this morning,
passing 20 the west of the city, and IL ID
now epurted that severe shock shook
down several houses near here
Owing TO the Generalization OF every
thing hero, It is Impossible TO give cor
rect facts further than that the number OF
casualties has not been aecertained.
Probably from thirty to forty people
have been killed or injured The loss 10
property viii probably reach $4,000, eco
or slO,0o0i000. Three-iougths OF the
buildings In the city win have TO be re-
built. There was very little shippIna In
the port. None OF it was Injured. The
disturbances have not AZ all affeotod tho
water In the harbor although 1t Is evil
dent that all shocks came from south.
eastofly direction, and therefore from the
sea. There are no signs OF tidal wave
as yet.
Another shock occurred ut midnight
rather more severe than any since Tues
day night, knocking down several houses.
MORE KILLED AND wouNDRp,
A mulatto man was hit on the head
with q brick and killed,
OLIVE NHcgLRY mulatto girl eleven
years old, WAS killed.
Isaac JENKINS, colored had a wall TO
fall on him aud was seriously hurt.
w, PRATT Jumped out OF third-atory
window AT 1855 Calhoun atreot and had
leg broken
! Cart II, A. DEAsuRRE was painfully
injured on the head
Eau CnEw mulatlo, has serious In
ternal injuries.
MRs HAYWARD fell down stairs and dis
lodged her hip.bone,
Anephew OF John Olderbutt was hor-
rlbly Injured.
A oolored girl la the yard of @. w.
WILLIAMS on Atlantic street was seriously
injured,
SUSAN BAyERs was seriously injured
at Gs Philadelphia street.
MARY ANN DIAGRAM, colorod, sus-
tanned Injuries ON the body and lower
limbs.
KATE HAMILTON, received injuries ON
the head from falling bricks.
Among thnse Killed were SusAH MIDDLE
TON, colored, and another eolored woman,
both OF whom were crushed under the
fallen pOrtico OF u house on Mary street.
Near Meeting street house was shaken
down, but all the inmates escaped except
a little colored child, LIzziE FRAZER,
who was crushed TO death.
just as the nrst shock came a wagon
bearing two men was passing tho corner
Of Reid and Kings street, when the end
OF store on that corner fell aud covered
the uniortunste8 with debris, one OF
| whom, name unknown, was killed.
| WILLIE ScnYLE was seriously injured
| by the cornice Of house falling on him.
JANIS DARS had an arm broken and
shoulderblade knocked out Of place.
| M. j. FLYNN, compositor on the
News and Courier, jumped from window
i a the fnFunnatnU ma guaaatnna
serious injuries.
Al | O'Clock this morning the body OF
| MRs JACOB MIDDLETON, colOred was
taken out from the debris at the corner
OF Meeting and Broad streets. The un-
| fortunate woman must have been pass
Ing just as the building fell.
About the same time two gentlemen
who were near the pavilion heard pierre
ing cries Tor help They went In the d.
rectlon Of the cries and found white
man aud woman half buried In the ruins
Of tho Lazarus building. They we're OK
] trlcntcd and sent 10 the hospital. A. the
night wore on tho search for the dead
aud wounded continued. Strctcbers
were improvised and the dead aud
wounded were conveyed 70 open spaces.
Washington park was speedily filled with
stretchers, on which the dead and
wounded were placed. Several doctors
| rendered all the assistance In their power.
THE WORK on THE rLAMRs.
large Are at the corner Of Wander.
hoari snd King streets started after the
earthquake shock. II was burning
fiercely for about two hours, when III least
ton houses were on fire and all complete-
ly burned before the iira department got
The flames under control. a fire also
broke out on the corner 81 George and
Phillips streets, but very little wind was
blowing and the neighb0ring houses were
saved. A two.story wooden building at
M and 40 King street was totally
destroyed. The loss and insurance can
not DO ascerigined. -Four houses at the
corner Of 81. George and Phillips streets
were burned early this morning. Most
Of the fires 70 different parts OF the city
were under control by hali.past l O'clock.
Al that hour every park, square OF vacant
lot In the city were occupied by people.
II Is safe 70 say that the whole Of Charles
ton passed the night out Of doors. In
many cases the Ghattercd homes were re-
visited and The children ara women were
provided with clothing and covering.
The dead were laid Ia the
open air. Tho wounded were
provided with temporary pallets on the
lawns, aud every one waited patiently for
Tue tVuifuk OANIt WHICH, Wphih ~ iehnN
tighten the horrors Of the occasion. Az
the lowest estimate the loss VIII be about
double that caused BY the cyclone last
year
THE SITUATION wKDNEsDAy NIGHT,
CHARLESTON, 81 C,,Sept. ir-D;50 y ~.
The glOomiett DAY ever known IN
Charleston u drawing 70 q close with 10
Improvement IA The condition oi the peo-
PIE. Great felr prevails tonight d an
other violent earthquake ag slight shocks
nave bsen ieIt at Intervals during the day.
Tents have been rugged up Ia tho streets,
ana the whole population nearly Win pass
the night cat d doors. The figes u last
might ar out, tbo chief los8 being i've
houses OF moderate valne ia King street
CoatINna on Fif'h PaQe,