Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-09-08

treasures left behind in the effort to save
the peculiar treasure of life itself, suddenly
become so precious in the eyes of all, the in
valid woman and the robust man alike.
"Uptil long after midnight the streets
were filed with fugitives in sight of their
homes. Through the long hours that fol
lowed few were the eyes even of childhood
that were closed in sleep. Charleston was
full of those who watched for the morning,
and never in any city in any land did the
first gray shades that mark the approach of
dawn appear SO beautiful and SO welcome
to eyes as they appeared to the thousands of
people who hailed them this morning from
the midst of the countless wrecked homes
in our thrice scourged, but still patient,
still brave. still hopeful, still beautiful city
by the sea-
A LIST OF THE UNFORTUNATEs-RECO
ING FROM THE SHOCK.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept. 2.
The following is the official list of those
who were killed by the earthquake or have
since died from their injuries:
White-Peter Powers Mrs. G. Barber,
Ainsley H. Robson, Robert Alexander,
Charles Albrecht, B. P Meynardie, Pat
rick Lynch, Annie Tarck, Mrs. Rachel All
| rens, Goldie Ahrens-10.
Colored- Thomas Wilson, VIM. Dear,
Anna Glover, S. q. Sawyer, VIM. Grant,
Alexander Miller, Joseph Rodoff, Hanna
Smalls, Marie Barnwell, Maria Pinckney,
James Brown, Angelic Davids, Eugenie>
Roberts, Robert Redoff, Grace Fleming,
Rosa Murray, Oliver Nickelby, John Cook,
Clarissa Simonds, Hannah Harris, Sarah
| Middleton, Rebecca Ward, John Cook,
colored, fisherman, Zera B., daughter of
| Isaac Sawyer, colored barber, colored ba-
| by, child of Mrs. Barnwell, and Mrs. Da-
| vid who died of nervous shock-26.
| There may be few more. The list of
wounded will go into the hundreds.
At one o'clock this morning and again at
damage. The people have begun to pick
up courage, after camping out through two
| days and nights of horror, and the city is
showing signs of lite. Hopes are enter
tanned that the disturbance is about over.
Relief parties have been formed to dig out
the dead and succor the wounded, and eff
! forts are being made to clear paths through
| the streets for vehicles and pedestrians. -
| Great distress will no doubt prevail, as
most of those who lost their property are of
the poorer class. Under the trying circum-
| stances tho people are as cheerful as posi-
| BILE, and are endeavoring to restore order
out of chaos. Attention is being given to
providing for refuge and making residences.
| Bricklayers advanced their rate to six dol
| lars day. The wharves, warehouses and
| business facilities of the city are generally
uninjured by the catastrophe, and Charles
ton is practically ready to transact bust
ness. The city council will probably meet
tomorrow to provide measures Tor reliev-
| ing the poor. Gratitude is expressed on all
cidoc for tho accictanoa Offnrp6 nispatch.
es from throughout the State report severe
shocks, with more or less resultant dam
age, but no loss of life. The people of
| Orangeburg were so badly frightened that
they moved to Columbia. In Charleston
and the surrounding country assures APP
peared in the earth, from which issued cold
water and blue mud and sand.
THE MOUNTAINS SHAKEN.-Raleigh,
N. G., Sept. 2.-Reperts received at Ashe-
vile from the surrounding country indicate
that the agitation extended over the entire
mountain section. No damage was done.
SAVANNAH, GA, Sept. 1.-Two slight
shocks were felt here between 3 and
o'clock this morning. Our citizens are still
alarmed, and many are staying in the
| streets.
SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Sept. "A long con-
/
was felt here to-day at 1 .45 A. M.
MADRID, SPAIN. Sept. 2.-Several shocks
of earthquake were felt at Malaga, Wednes-
day. Some losses were caused by the dis
| turbances.
FEARS THAT sUMMERvILLE MAY BE THE
! VENT FOR VOLCANO.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. 2.-The refugees
who arrived in this city last night from Sum-
mervile have taken homes here for the pres
ent, and will probably remain during the
week. Women and children compose the
majority of them. They were perfectly
panic-stricken aud would have gone any
where to escape from the perils of their
homes. One of the children died here this
morning and was buried this afternoon.
| Summerville reports that the vibrations
| continue. but it is believed that the worst is
over. The earth is cracked in many places,
but the rushing water ndsand have ceased.
The town has been the most alarming scene
of the earthquake, not house being ten
antable. The force or gases of the earth
quake found vent there.
There is an Undesirable dread of some
thing yet to happen in Summerville which
fills the refugees from that town with appre-
hension for those who are camping under
improvsed tents. 1t is believed from the
vomiting of water and mud there that the
pent-up subterranean gases will explode at
that point.
THE QUEEN CONDOLEs WITH CHARLESTON.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-The following
dispatch was received by cable to-day from
Queen Victoria:
"Balmoral, Sept. 3.-To the President OF
the United States: desire to express my
prefouudest sympathy with the sufferers by
the late earthquakes, and await with ankle
ty fuller intelligence, which | hope may
show the effects to have been less disastrous
than reported. The QUEEN"
OAKLAND. ILL.,, Sept. 3.-Yesterday the
citizens of Bowdrie township, north of this
city, were startled by noise like the ex-
plosion of steam boiler. On examination
it was found to have been caused by an
eruption on the farm of Christian Lunken-
bach. When the noise occurred cloud of
smoke and dust was thrown 60 feet in the
air, in which were bits of dirt, stumps and
roots. A deep hole was left in the earth
which has not yet been explored.
AUGUSTA, GA, Sept. ga special from
Beaufort says, "Near Coosaw mines there
is a crack in the earth 300 feet long and six
inches wide at the top. On St. Helena
Island, Off Beaufort coast, several large
openings were made and piles of mud and
sand were forced up"
| SHOCK ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
GERMANTOWN, CAL, Sept. 3.-Two
heavy shocks of earthquake, following each
other in rapid succession, were felt here at
midnight.
GRASS VALLEY, Call, Sept "a sharp
earthquake shock was felt here at ~ O'Clock
last night.
MERGED, CAL. Sept "a slight earth.
quake shock was experienced here last
night.
RENO, New, Sept. Sat $50 O'Clock
this morning slight earthquake, passing
from south to north, was felt here. Twenty
seconds later a second and almost imper-
ceptible shock occurred.
TERRIFIC wATER-sPoUT FILLED WITH
/ STONES.
CHARLESTON, Sept. AT 1I:30 o'clock
this morning while the sun was Shining
brightly and sky was cast with flying light
blue and white clouds terrific spout of
| small blue and gray Waterhardeued stones