New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-04

= ,roperty VII cause distress and suffering. but
VII not A W. TArr president Charleston Exchange
r. BOLIVIAN. president Merchants Exchange
;o;nt meeting also adopted resolutions to amply
4. the President and Congress for National loan
90 AID the people of Charleston in rebuilding the
.i,v. The CiIy Council to day adopted the fol-
lowing:
and ~ mpathy from sister cities and from
s'.@ns Of tn. and other state the Mayoris authorized
90 Of the earthquake and ,ha, CRATE
saiy sece pi the ala thu. rendered ua
The several Catholic churches have been ser-
orslv injured. The Cathedral Chapel will not be
read for services on Sunday. temporary altar
Ill he erected on the Cathedral grounds, where
che congregation will attend mass. The repairs
iii be made as soon as the condition OF affairs will
.am,t The Catholic schools have all been injured.
ahs Academy Of Our Lady Of Mercy on Meeting
:. the Central School on Georee-st., St Marys
school on Society-st and ST. Peters School have
.r.tained such damages as will not permit OF
.,udiss being resumed as announced. The Con-
xsnt Of the sisters of Mercy on Queen-st. was also
aamased The sisters and the children have all
ice, camping out. The ST. Francis Xavier lnhrm-
,rv On Calhoun-st was badly damaged and there
were several providential escapes. The Episcopal
residence on Brosd-st. is rendered uninhabitable.
Tba clergy who were in the building during the
ShO ~NN''
,hs cuess of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart and
have camped with large portion Of the congrega-
,ion on the Cathedral grounds The Catholic Male
O,pban Asylum also suffered. bnt in no instance
aid loss of life result. The churches and schools
"a we'll as the Episcopal residence. need immediate
,epairs 10 render them habtabe, and to allow OF
&he conduct of religious services and educational
exercises The misfortune is the more keen Tor tne
reason that on account of the general loss through
ont the community. it Will be almost
impossible at the time to obtain funds mere
for the reparations so lmperativeiy required
ANY further information on the subject VIII De
eiyen by the Rev. p. l.. Duffy, Vicar-Genersi'
CHARLESTON. S. C. Father Duffy himself was
slightly injured at the time of the shock, but is
,bls 70 attend to his duties. The Roper Hospital
wrecked. and will probably be condemned. and
The bui ding of the Training School for Nurses is
seriously damaged The hospital patients were
removed to Agricultural Hall The injury to the
County Jail is well-nigh irreparable. Ihirty-si1
prisoners esoa ped. six Of whom have returned
would be simply impossible to exaggerate or
10 depict m sufficiently descriptive language the
effect Of the visitation Of Tuesday night on the
eolored people of Charleston. great deal has
been written about these people and their actions
under the strong feelings OF sorrow or despair; but
there never was until within the past few days an
opportunity Of noticing pubhc exhibition OF su-
perstiuous fear 10 the degree that has existed
among all classes Of the colored people since
.he tremendous shock Of tuesday night Only a
few minutes after the warning voice OF the earth
ouake had passed away, the effect on the mln0 ana
IMAGINATION of every cOOred man. woman and child
IN the cliy was complete. hey fled from their
hoyes they knew not where. and as they ran
hifher and thither through binding clouds OF
pulverized mortar which was shaken from houses
and arose again from the streets they filled the
with disma groans OF despair and lamentations of
terrified and Terrifying distress; AS usual wlth
them their funeral OevOtlons, the name OF Jesus
was most frequently used. and as II snpphCathg
Coo face 10 face. they shreked out 10 the helpless
ness and pathos OF despair such sentences as 10
ms Master Jesus. have mercy on me- On.
sweet Jesus save me. save me- Let
me hive through this night, dear Cod
Thou b essed Christ nv Master, and other tear
ful supplicatlOns which intensified the horror OF
the situation and went far toward demorallzne
the white people who were also rushing bundly
and blinded hItheT and thlther IN the hitul glare
of hickenng lights, almost eclipsed by the shower
OF descending and ascending dust. As usual, the
faces OF the white man and white woman IN the
time OF danger were o sight OF sudden JOY III the
gloom 20 many poor wandering colored boy
friends a. they ran bv IN the confusion
10 supphcate that they would remain with them
until the Judgment was done" Ia many an IN
stance a trembling cOlOred girl sank down on her
knees and seized with frantic energy the folds OF
some white w0mans dress, and falling 10 express
their terror IN words with scarcely moving lips be-
t0keued that they wanted only the moral support OF
friend IN the hour of distress and agony.
But the white faces were blanched a paier hue.
There could be stop or stay ID the mad race
away from tOttering house-tOps and topping para
pets The trembling suppIa were hastily thrust
aside by those who events have proved were pow
erless 20 save themselves. There was death Ia the
ar nav more, II was below and around, and was
expected none knew whence. Only the feeling was
ever present that every body stood face 10 lace
with the menace Of instant death.
Certain scenes that were observed IN the streets
immediately after the first shock deserve to be de-
NNNs fhu IFsgl Tod ne
raj feeling throughout the city Further norm on
Klng-st.. than the locality Just mentioned, there
tremendous throng OF people assembled.
Nothing can account for the fact OF the great
crowd but the superstition that for some rea-
son the people left the sdS streets and were
poured Ike a stream INTO the principal thorough
fares. The remarkable instance referred 10 was
the exhibition of JOY and the voices of
congraiuiation that were heard on every
side and all mingled with words Of thanks
giving 10 the DIVINE Providence. People chung
20 each Ike brothers and sisters. There were 10
and parcel OF community that had escaped ter
rlble fate. some with tears of repentance aud Joy
IN their eyes embraced each other Women
fell on each others necks and with
hearts too full 10 speak rocked TO and
fro III the happy embrace devOutly thanking God
~ silence for His blessing IN the dreadful hour and
the children IN arms and at their mothers knees
hsped out they knew not what, but II was plain
that they all realized that somebody
was over: Not so with the trembling
and demoralized coored people. After the hand Of
PROVIDENCE had apparently been removed they
began to prophecy ana TO recall all they knew IN
tier confused way of Bible scenes and Bible
History: It's the night Of sodom and Gomorrah"
shouted one IN a frenzy of delight The
CITY Of St Michael N down to the ground
yelled another; a told you So yelled
sthrd Aha how about my wIfes dream now
sad fourth. Look for the rock of HOreb TO
spht.' said another; Pray, my white people why
don't you pray Z said another For fully five min
utes IN the fearful excitement the cOlored
people never ceased TO inter what
might be considered a torrent Of prophetic
interpretations ard unintelhg bic prayers In the
dismal gloom some lady cried out. Get 10 the
green get 70 tile gTeen.' aid almost il twlnkling
the coloIed people made a rush for thai haven of
salety. IL seemed as If all Charleston was
already mere. Women hurried along drag
Rlhg thelr little charges by their hands
m an kInds of nlrnt an..aral = II