Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-02

their hands. The sun iS ABOUT W soe
on another night of horror for poor
Charleston. Heaven only knews what
IL may bring forth. Without any ethor
violent shock Of earthquake it is c,lcu'
lated that at least three fourths OF the
city will have to be rebuilt entirely II
the houses are to be inhabited.
MORE SHOCKS YESTERDAY EVE
MING.
At $40 p. NJ. another earthquake
shock was felt at Charleston, ). =. D.;
Augusta, Ca, and Columbia, 5. q. AT
Augusta the vibrations were noticeable
about two minutes.
SOME OF THE CASUALTIES.
From the long but imperfect list OF
casualties the following are taken
Mrs. Williams jumped from second
story Of her residence, at the corner oil
Wentworth and Meeting streets. and
injured her spine badly; Mrs. Robert
Martin, wife Of a sh0e-merchant in
Market street near King, was badly
hurt; U. j. Lynch was desperately
hurt in front Of his sons store, in
Meeting street. A stone OF great weight
fell upon him and broke one of his
legs, if not both, and he is supposed
TO be dying.
SEARCHING FOR THE VICTIMS.
As the night wore on the search FOR
the dead and wounded continued.
StIetchers were improyised out Of sd IT.
ters, doors, and loose plsnks, and the
dead and wounded were conveyed TO an
open space. Washington Park was
speedily filed with imprOmptu stretch
ers on which the dead and wounded
were placed.
Owing to the demoralized condition
Of every thing here it is impossible 70
give the correct facts further than this.
The number of casualties has not yet
been ascertained. Probably from thirty
to forty were killed and over 100 in.
jured.
The loss to property will probably
reach eight or ten millions Of dollars.
Three lourths Of the buildings in the
CITY will have to be rebuilt. There was
very little shipping in port, and none Of
il was injured. The disturbances have
not at all affected the water in the har-
Dor. although it is evident that all the
shocks came from southeasterly di-
1ection, and therefore from the sea
There are no signs of local wave as
yet.
ANOTHER SHOCK LAST NIGHT.
Later.-ll:50 2. H-Another shock
has Just passed over the city, rather
more severe than any since that Of last
night at 9:55 O'Clock, knocking down
several houses.
sIXTEEN SHOCKS IN COLUMBIA.
COLUMBIA, S. c., September l.
There were sixteen distinct shocks
ffcm earthquake here last night and up
to 5 o'clock this morning. The first
shock was fearful, and houses were
shaken as though made Of pastebOard.
1t seemed as If everything must top
pie. The rumbling in the earth was
loud and horIifying in the extreme.
Clocks stopped, bells were rang, AMI
damage done TO some buildings, pTin-
cipslly by topping chimneys. Two
rooms in the Governors mansion were
wrecked. There were q number Cf
cases Cf neIvous prostratlOn, and doc
tors were in demand for frightened
people. one lady was prematurely
delivered by the shock. Two shock 5
were felt this morning, one at $3.50 az !
the other all hour later. The tremo'
Of the earth made one feel while wal
ing like a man just of sea-voyagc,
imparting a staggering gait.
\ FEARFUL NIGHT AT COLUMBIA.
COLUMBIA, September l.-At 9:4S
last night this city was visited by ter
rible earthquake. The first two shocks
were fearful. Buildings swayed from
side to side and the earth rose and fell
like the waves Of the ocean. The peo-
pie rushed madly from their houses into
the streets. Some sprang from win
dows and were injured. The expe-
rience Of those in the buildings at the
time Of the first shock was that Of be-
ing rocked as if in ship at sea. Many
Of the most substantial buildings were
shaken to their foundations, and the
walls cracked and sprung. Five min
utes after the first shock the second
came, and ten minutes later third.
Other shocks followed until los A. NJ.
when the. eighth shock was felt, and this
one lasted for a minute and half. Al
1 o'clock this morning the ninth shoe <
came, and at 9:30 and 1920 A. N. the
city was again made to tremble. Very
little sleep was had by any of the in-
habitants Of Columbia last night. Ne
groes thought the end of the world had
come, and held prayer-meetingS on the
street corners.
sUNiMERVIILE, S. c.. WRECKED.
COLUMBIA, S. O., September l.
Summoryille, twenty-five miles from
Charleston. was nearly destroyed b.
an earthquake last night. The passen-
ger train from this place to Charleston
was thrown from the track near Sum
merville and the engineer and fireman
killed. Passengers on the wrecked
train and those on this mornings train
including the telegraph company's line-
men, have not reached Charleston.
The pcrribIe visitation Described.
lBy telegraph TO the Dispatch.l
CHARLESTON, September 1.-The
coppositors of the NeUs and Courie'
decline to work tonight, expecting
fresh shocks of earthquake, aud the
paper cannot therefore issue tomorrow.
The following article was prepared for
publication in the News and Courier,
and telegraphed almost in the writer's
own words:
Necessarily the only description that
can be given of the disaster which has
befallen our city consists in the mar
ration Of the experience and OBJ
seryatioDs of individuals, and the
subject being the same and expert
ences of all being nearly alike, the
story told by one careful observer may
we'll stand for an hundred others, with
slight variations. Probably the best