Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-09-04
THE TERROR ABATING.
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vhis tAs Tszriasa People. bat
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TIE Esuss azf Coarser hAs an article
today deaiarize th&f tha city VII -
ain sravaly 20 rspaiE hes foEsanas. Il
sayss
ment that ChaElesaon d sii1iag ID her
ashes besaiiina the loss of hsr millions
Fun eousei0asnsN ID haEa Il d undnr
stood fully thai far mere than the earn
ines % twelve mosths wsrs Swept sway
il iaaa than = inmate bat for al tnis
Chaslestoa Is oniy the mere determined
10 maintain The eommsreiai poai ION
Il has Wun. and b fartuna1aly 20 sit1-
atsd ag te b able. ~ weA as reaoy. -
deal EuocesEfnlly with every depari-
nant of tlade ana every branea Of
bnsinea. An apped ia made %
TIE Ctr Council faf monosaEy assist
anos IL The form Of an appropriatfon,
bat she Fsina ard C0urSey admcnishes
thoa uho exlend haip % eonfne them.
selves. IN % doing, . the people n eif-
cnmsf ansss o. conditions rendering
then unabls nov % heip iha1selFes.
Very little has bean accomplished II
Il an appeaxanoe of de8ol8t1on 81 tie
ere takes IA the length Of tho street. and
u met BY heaps Of debris of every pos.
sibie description, as brick. stone, pias-
serina, lath, sLinRles. lumbsF and heass
hold goods. Building mAtariai = II q
mass. and whole fronts and sides Of
buildinQs have fallen out, ieavinR the
furnishings II soms instances intaet.
A two stoFy brick buiidina On state
sfree1 presents an interesting appear
anoo of this description. he lower
dooF q used fuR uaeFehaadi8e, and The
upper door fer 3 residences. TIE whole
front fell out, laaving the interior ex-
posed 20 vieg. Tue mirrors and pia-
taros are on she walls, and fhe chairs
remain e they were loft by The neeing
inmates. Evidently the owner has not
gained courage TO warrant his return.
The most alarming featurs Of tAe pres
ent oonditiou Of aRaira is the shakey
condition Of buildinRa Nineteenth Of
she briok sfruotares are cracked thro1Eh
and through, and threaten 10 tumble.
Tha chimnies that havs not actually
fallen are badly earesned and would
fan Il touched"
rm EzERcR on oHkRLEsrox's coEonED
PnoPLM.
CakHLRsroE, Sept. g. u woald Be
simply imposslbia 10 exaRgstale IN de-
soriptiFe language the effect Of the vis-
ifation Of the Thursday might earth
quake on The eoiorsd paopie of Charles
ton There never vas nntil within the
past few days an opportunity Of VII
Messing the puaiie exhibition Of ths
fears Of tbs eolored people.
DuriRQ the tremendous shock Of ihurs
day night. they hsd from their homes
and as they ran hitheF and thither
through the binding clouds Of pulFeF-
lied mortar, which was shaken from the |
houses and rose aQaln, tha streets we're |
diled With erOans Of despair and lamsn-
iat.ona Of tie tarrihed IN distress. As
usual with them IN their funeral dev0-
tions. the name Of Jesus vas musl EFe /
Qnently used and 80 II supplioatinR /
sod face 10 faoe they shrieked out IN |
the very helplessnass and path0s
of despair saoh sentences aas Do
my master Jesas, have mercy on me.
'sOh Sweet Jesus. save me. Save me"
LET ne t1st live fhrOuah this night |
dear God, my saviour -Hold me up /
ance more, Thou blessed Christ, my /
Master And other terrihed supplioa-
lions which intensified the horror Of the
situation and vent far towards demofai
King the white people who we're run
hing blindly hitheF gna thither as
usual The white men and white 10
nen we're q sight Of sudden Joy Ia the
gloom te the p0or waDdsring colorsd 1
boy or girl Who eodeavored to stop theiF
friends as they ran By. In many in
stances q trembling giri sank on her
kne and seized with frantic energy i
Ihe folds Of some white Iady's dress. /
failina % express thsiF terror II words /
with scar9ely moving hps, they wanted 4
Daly the moral support Of friends 10
lhe honr Of darkness and agony.
TKzRIEIc sHocK AT cakALEsToN.
CHARLESTON Is. o.. Sept. 3.--At ll0l
passed over this city and CONSERVATION Il
prevailed. The people camping on the
public squares are singing and praying. 1
cRAnLEsroE's HRkvEnT RALLxrxa.
Ala Joint uoetinQ of the Charleston
Exchange and Merchants Exchange
Today the following vas Unanimously
adopted
70 al Exchanges and Common Befies.
The banks, warehouses, cotton presses,
rice mills and svsrythina elae
necessary for the handling of business.
.houeh damaged, are IN working order.
We fear no further damage or destruc-
lion Of property that will cause great
distress and safeEinQ o. that will inter
fere with the dispaich Of business.
A. W. TAFT,
President Charleston Exchange.
B. BoLMkNN,
Prssidsnt MeFehaats' Exchange.