Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-02

would send the shattered msssoa left
dashlng down on the people below. who
i9ok upon them and shrink together a.
me trenor Of the earthquake again
pasees under them and the mysteflona
rcyefDeratlons swell aud roll along, and
agaln "A experienced the blessed feeling
OF deisyemnce from impending calamity'
Again Tar along the street, M from ali
the railways that lead Into The city. A
heard that chorus OF wailing aad lamen.
tatlon, which, though II had no, ceased
was scarcely noticed moment before
IL Is dreadful sound, calling for HELM
from their feilow-ereatnres where no
human aid could avail ID IL not scene
70 be described by any mortal tongue.
The FIRST shcck occurred at . :ss, and was
Indicated In the morning by the public
clocks, the hands on an Of which
had stopped at that iatefnl honr.
The second shook, which was but
faint, crisp echo OF the
hrst was felt eight minutes later. Az
passed away the writer started home
ward to ind the scenes enacted on Broad
street aud around the News and Courier
oillce repeated At every step Of the way.
81. Michaels steeple lowered high above
the gloom, seemingly unlniured, The
station-house, a massive brick building
across the street, had apparently lost It's
roof which had fallen around "A. A little
farther ON tho roof OF q portion OF tho Hi-
herman hall, a handsome building An the
Grecian style, had crashed TO the around.
carrying down part OF les massive gyanitc
pillars with IL. All up Meeting street the
roadway was piled with debrls, from the
tops OF walls. In passing the Charleston
hotel third shock about
TIN MINUTES AFrRR rnn SECOND
caused the greatest alarm IN that neigh.
borhood. AT Marion square great crowd
collected, AZ even the edges of the wide
space embraced IN II could not be reached
by the nearest buildings In tho event of
their fall. From this crowd, composed
OF men, women and children Of both
races, arose inceesant calls aud cries aud
lamentations, while over the motley.
hali-dressed throng was shed the lurid
light of tho confagratlon which had
broken out Just beyond the
equare Immediately after the first
shock, aud had then wholly
onyeloped several buildings ia flames. In
three other quarters OF tho town at the
same time similar Ares were observed
under full headway No one needed the
ruddy flames or the pillar OF clouds rising
high into tho night air. All were too IN.
tent on listening with strained senses for
the dreaded recurrence OF
THE HoRRIBIR GRowI
or groan OF power under sea and under
land to give thought TO the new terror,
though " had threatened his own home
and many homes.
In the doomed city crowds poured In
every direction TO the square lust de-
scribed, as though II had been indeed
circle, and life depended on
passing within lis grassy bounds. Street
carp, carriages and other vehicles we're
ranged In lines on the streets surround
Ing the square while horses stood snuff-
Ing the ground, as II IN anxious inquiry.
Colored people everywhere were loud
and uncoasing In their ordinations OF
alarm and In aiugng hymns IN feryont
appeals for Gods mercy, In which appeals
God knows
MANY A PROUD HEARr
deyoutly, humbly, and sincerely Joined,
danger bringing In all to level Of the
lowest. There were no distinctions OF
place or power or pride OF cast In the
assemblies that were gathered In Charles
ton on Tuesday night.
Arrived at home the writer found the
X
which marked nearly every home IN the
city, All the houses la The neigh.
borhood had suffered seriously, and
streets, yards and gardens were
filled with fallen chimDeys and
fragments OF walls, while walls that
were left standing were rent asnnder In
many cases from top to bottom, and bad
ly shattered In every instance. Women
and children, Interrupted In their evening
pursuits by the sound OF ruin, rushed
Into the streets and huddled together
waiting the end. Inyallds were brought
out on mattresses and deposited on the
roadway. No thought was given 10 the
treasures loft behind IN the effort 10 save
the treasure OF life. Until long after mid
night the streets were filled with fugl-
lives. Through the long hours that fol-
lowed few were the eyes, even OF child
hood, that
WE'RE cLosKp IN sIEEP,
Charleston was full Of those who watched
or the morning Never In any city, In
my lard, did the first gray shades that
marked the approach Of dawn appear 30
beautiful. Thousands Of people, how
,yer, hailed the morning amidst countless
wrecked homes In their thrcceceurged, but
It'll pstient, still brave, still hopeful, still
city. Many women and chit
lren are running about in the open air
erribIy agltated There are three or four
steamers 10 port, including buoy
endere. Many Of the inhabitants
ire provided with berths on tbese
joats. fortunately tho weather has been
rood and the hardshipa are not as severe
is they might have been. The situation,
however,
rs BECOMING HORRIBLE.
Tut on from communication with the rest
II the world, afflicted aud haunted with
he prospect Of immediate death--thnt is
bout the condition Of this community.
so trains departed or arrived here IN
weniy-four hours. II Ia said the railroads
eadIng into the city are crippled. The
tEtement Is made all the way the tracks
10 twisted IN the shapes Of snakes.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
CnARLRsToN, y. O., Sept. IAN earth
make such AZ was never before known In
he history Of this city swept over
'harleston last night, shortly after 10,
ausing more loss and ininr; ~ property
nd greater loss Of life than tbs cyclone
I year ago The ilrst shock, by far the
most severe IN its eject, can be judged
y the experience Of Capt. Dawson OF the
Jews and Courier, who lives Ia q massive
tel ranfacnrn an Roll fltpaaf