Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-04
SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1885,

the wave motions were confined to very
limited depth OF the surface, 1t is only
| necessary to state that none OF the shall
low or 400-teet artesiau wells were at all
effected, nor Is there any change noticeable
In the flow or quality OF the water from
the two deep artesian wells, as would
have been the case if the cause or the
earthquake had been local or deep seated.
This statement of the communication OF
land waves to enormous distances Is fully
verified by observations of previous earth
quakes since aud even before the Chris
tian era. The absence of tidal
wave proves conclusively that the
confined to the land, and the jerky
motions communicated 10 vessels, as re-
ported by their officers, was caused by
vertical vibrations intermediates between
rapid forward transmission and slower
backward jerks.
BEYOND DESCRIPTION.
II would be simply impossible to exag-
gerate or to depict in sufficiently descrip-
tive language the effect of the visitation
Of Tuesday night on the colored people of
Charleston. A great deal has been writ
ten about these people and their actions
under strong feelings of sorrow or despair,
but there never was until within the past
few days an opportunity of noticing
! public exhibition OF superstitious
| fear to the degree that has existed
among all classes of colored
people since the shock of Tuesday night,
| Only a few minutes after the warning
| voice of the earthquake had passed away
the effect on the mind and Imagination of
! every coored man, woman and child in
the city was complete. They fed from
their houses they knew not where, and
as they ran hither and thither through
the binding cloud Of mortar which was
shaken from the houses and arose again
from the streets they filled the air with
| dismal groans of despair and lamentations
of terrifying distress.
PANIC-sTRICKEN PRAYERS.
AS usual with them in their formal
| prayer, the name of Jesus was most fire.
! quently used, and as if supplicating God
face to face, they uttered such speeches
as "Do, nv Master Jesus, nave mercy on
me;" "Ohl sweet Jesus, save me, save
me;" Let me live through this night,
dear God, my Saviour;" Hold me up
once more, thou blessed Christ, my mas
ter" and other fearful applications,
which intensified the horror of the situe-
tion and went far toward demoralizing
the white people, who were also
rushing blindly and blinded hither and
thither in the ftful glare OF the Pickering
| lights, almost eclipsed by the shower Of
descending and ascending dust.
| TURNING To THE WHITES.
AS usual. the face of the white man or
white woman in time of danger was a
! sight of sudden joy in the gloom
to the poor wandering colored girls,
who endeavored to stop their white
friends as they ran by In confusion to sup
/ plicate that they would remain with them
until the Judgment was done. In many
instances trembling colored girls sank
| nm w
] frantic energy, grasped the folds of some
white lady's dress, and failing
to express their terror in words
| with scarcely moving lips
betoken that they wanted only the moral
support of a friend In the hour OF distress s
and agony. But the white faces were
blanched paler hue. There could be no
stop or stay in the mad race away from
the totterIng housetops and toppling par
apets. The trembling suppliants were
hastily thrust aside by those whom events
| have proved, were powerless to save
themselves. There was death IN the air 4:
nay, more, il was below and around, and
was expected, none knew where, only the
! feeling was ever present that everybody
stood face to face with menacing, instan
death.
Everett Lively, of Richmond, Va, re-
ported wounded, is now going aboat.
SOME OF IHE INJURED.
The following additional casualties are
| reported:
Mrs. Lucy Elliott. ankle fractured.
William Fidds, knee disiOcated.
J. Calhoun, seriously injured in the face
| and jaw.
George Webb, skull fractured.
Fred simpson, colOred, of New York, a
| double fracture of the left leg.
! Maggie Sanders, white, one foot ampu-
tated.
II. B. Bulwink1e, head bruised.
Harry Aarons and Lille Aarons, white
children, cut and bruised.
Moses Brown, colored, janitor of the
| government building, leg amputated.
Lucy Jones Gadsden, colored, fractured
skull.
Samuel Walker, colored, arm and leg
fractured.
Charles Rivers, colored, leg amputated.
Eliza Flowers, colored, compound frac-
| ture of the leg.
Mary Delaney, colored. leg amputated.
Mary Williams, colored, face badly
bruised.
Joseph Campbell coIored, scalp wound.
ADDITIONAL DEATHS.
The following additional deaths are re-
ported:
! Florence Rector
Sarah Glover.
! Mary Lee.
The total loss at Summerville is esti-
mated at 100000.
Two slight shocks were reported to-day
| In Charleston, but they were not felt by
many persons.
THE SHOCK BY NIGHT.
At 11:07 o'clock tonight another
severe shock of earthquake visited
the city, creating the greatest con-
sternatiOn. The shock was not as
| severe as the initiative one, but was very
hard and tOppled about dozen build
ings.
A white woman, whose name is un-
known, was killed by falling wall this
evening.
AUGUSTA GETS THE NIGHT VISITATION.
| AUGUSTA, GA, Aug. 3, 10:45 p. MA
distinct shock has just been felt here.
Ten minutes have hardly passed away
yet. The streets are filed with thousands
of people from every quarter, and once
more temporary ab0des in the middle oil
the streets and on the public thorough
fares sre being erected of dry goods boxes,
tarpaulins, etc. The weather is cofd and
| quilts are being hauled out for the nights
encampment. People here think the
shock that has just passed over must have
worked great damage to charleston, aud
to add TO the confusion and consterna-
tion here loud prayers are heard for Char