Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-09-22
TELEGRAPHIC.
More Earthquake Shocks
at Charleston.
THE POLITICS OF THE STATE.
The Knights Templar-A VIII
Shot by Mistake-R Railroad
Notes-Day's D0ings.

Special 10 the Herald bv the Associated Pressl
CHARLESTON, September 2i.-There
were three shocks of earthqulke here
last night and early this morning. the
shock at 5;20A. NJ. being quite sharp
and causing houses to rattle uncomfort-
ably. There was no general alarm, but
good many persons ran out Of their
houses in the streets and remained
there. At Summcrville there were
three distinct shocks between 4:45 and
Q o'clock this morning, there being a
rather violent shock at 4:20. A loud
detonatioD, similar I'd the report of 8
heavy guu, was heard at the beginning
Of the severe shock, and there were de-
donations and explosions with the shock
| at Summerville.
CHARLESTON. September 2l.-It is re-
ported that part of the wall OF the
Medical College, already wrecked, was
thrown down by this mornings shock,
and much loose plastering was also
thrown down. A colored man was in
jured by the falling wall.
/ A0dnkeAes SHOCKS AZ Cnar1estou
CHARLESTON, September 2l.--There
was no mistaking the character Of the
Disturbances that occurred at quarter
past o'clock this morning. Most of
the people in the city we're asleep at the
time, but the shock was sufficiently
strong to awaken them. The features
Of the phenomenon and Of the stmos-
pheric conditions were somew hat pecu-
liar. The weather on Sunday and Mon
day nights was warm and sultry. After
10 O'Clock at night the wind seemed to
have died out entirely. 0i Monday
night indications Of change in
the weather were apparent. Free
quent flashes Of sheet lightning
we're seen in the north and occasional
rolls Of distant thunder were heard.
The sky over Charleston at this time was
entirely clear and the moon shone
brightly. Shortly after midnight the
wind set in rather briskly from the east
aud clouds began to gather in the sky.
| ~ was Httccu MINUTES P1ob hvc oAcsn
when the shock arrived. This was
about the severest that has been felt 10
Charleston for over two weeks. Other
vibrations that many people alleged they
have felt were mere cbild's play CON-
pared with the shocks this morn
ing. Houses were very percept-
IDLY shaken and in many houses
the plastering was thrown down.
The shook is variously estimated to have
lasted from three TO ten seconds. A
man who was on the street, on the way
to his place Of business. states that the
earth moved violently. aad that the
sound was like that of the explosion Of
a thousand pounds of dynamite under
the ground. Tho worst feature Of the
shock was an additional injury TO the
medical college, Of which large part Of
the wall fell in. 1t is now gaping
ruin, and apparently must come
dowa to the basement The shock
to-day is reported also from Summer
vile, Sumter, Backville, 0rangebury,
Newbury, Augusta and Savannah.
Within three minutes after the shock
there was a good many people ON the
street, although comparatively few ol
them were women and children. Ovei
$500 forms Of applications for relief on
account of injury by earthquakes to
houses and other property have been
issued. and nearly seven hundred appli.
cations, fully filled out, have been re-
ceived. These applications come from
every class in the community.