Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-23
CHARLESTON'S COURAGE.
PEOPLE BRAVE DESPITE THE
NEW SHOCK.

mittee's WOIk.
CHARLESTON. Sept. 22.-Last night was
, yerv trying one for the people Of Charles
ton Many families had only returned to
their houses the night before the tuesday
rnornig shock, and that event completely
demoralized them. There was general
rotprn to camp and shipooard. The night
was raw and chilly, and those who re-
.nrned TO their tents suffered considera-
blv. As the night passed, however,
without a seismic disturbanceo OF even the
slghtest character, there was a more
hopeful feeling all around this morning
mill TAO O'Clock, when another quake
,ame and undid everything. The feeling
,f absolute uncertainty caused by these
continuous occurrences OF shocks is
lreadhl drawback to this much tried
community. In spite of all, however,
there can be seen everywhere evidences
nf pluck and determination to live 1T
down.
JOHN z. OWENS HOMILY.
Old John e. Owens, the actor. and the
owner of the Academy of Music, expressed
the situation very tersely to-day when he
said to the NEWs correspondent: ''There
is a good deal of the boy whistling in the
graveyard about this thing. No man, how
ever brave and plucky he is, can face
situation like this without being to GER
tain extent upnerved. 1t is the unseen
and the unknown that appals the stoutest
hearts, but must say that the people OF
Charleston are bracing themselves up
wonderfully in this trying hour. They
e Asolr IN hnn1nQ
and rebuild them, 1t must come 10 an
end sometime, you know. and their pluck
must win victory, even II they have to do
good deal OF whistling."
The exorbitant demands OF the mechau-
les and lsborers are dong good deal to
4 re- ard repairs. While great quantity
Of work is beng done. there are vet thou
sands OF shattered houses that will remain
untouched until more mechanics arrive
and prices come down to more reasona-
ble basis. A gentleman who owns one
hOuse-a brick srructure-and who has
4 10 have it. repaired because his large
family have no other place to shelter
them. tells me that 1t costs him $50 for
q every thousand bricks laid on the wall
i counting the cost of material and the
d wages Of bricklayers.
THE PAY OFFERED.
Good mechanics can get good board
81 here at from soc. to 75c. day, excellent
3 board at 81. and can earn easily from SO
to $5 per day, and yet very few OF them
81 have come as vet. There are hundreds Of
81 lazy negroes from the country loaflng
~ around the streets, attracted here by the
81 IumOr that millions Of dollars were to be
Ii divided out. The NEWS CORES pondent
II saw contractor approach a crowd OF
81 them this morning. There were about
fifty Of them sitting on the sidewalk at
the intersection of Broad and Meeting
streets yesterday morning, apparently
doing what is called the "heavy looking
on" over the one hundred or more labor
PRS who were working on the surround
ing buildings. There was something
4 about the general aspect of the squatters
4 that betOkened idleness. They looked lazy
4 and discOntented, as though they envIed
s their more industrious brethren, who
were working and earning a living. The
contractor approached the crowd and an
nounced that he wanted six or eight la
borers. Amy of you men want work."
ne continued.
One of the crowd looked up lazily, and
with ascowl on his face remarked: "How
much does you calkellate to pay?'
What wages do You want? Talk
quick, haven't time to stop. I'll give
you your own price,"
"DOllar'n half" replied the negro.
"All right. come along eight OF you."
fepled the man, thinking that he had se-
cured his men. But, strange to say, but
4 one man arose to follow him. The Others
sat quietly on the sidewalk, and went on
Sowing and Cooking on" There are
hundreds OF just such black vaga bonds in
4 Charleston. Men who won't work them
4 serves az any price, and who scowl at
4 others VINO are willing and anxious TO
/ work; and it is just such men who seek
70 create discomfort and stir up strife
Il among the bonest laboring men in the
n city.
4 A large force of plasterers were en-
4 pl0yed last week on The Citadel Academy
4 Wnlch the board of visitors are irving 10
get ready for the opening on Oct. 3. The
superintendent had voluntarily raised
.helr wages to So day under pledge
.natthey would finish certain Job. They
I'll quit work on Monday because they
aesrd that other people were paying So
OF pIasterers. All these things tend to
etard the work of rebuilding, and there
,eems TO be no remedy unless mect anies
rom other cities will come here and go to
work.
AQUIET DAY.
lne day has passed quietly, the streets
presenting an unusual scene of activity.
Inc chief subject OF conversation was the
plepOslerous prediction of Virgins of
new earthquake on Sept. 90. This un-
upuotedly caused alarm and requires
| 'olnpt contradiction. as the nerves OF
Te people are Oyerstrained already. The
Hellel Committee reports 750 applications
| 81 lepairs TO houses IN sums as high as
s',OV0' IL is expected that the work OF
ivpaaron through the means furnished
9 'ne committee will begin actively IN
Z" uays. The Subsistence Committee
Sds reduced Its force, as the number of
peISohs requiring rations is steadily d.
hninShlng. The public soup kitchen,
TTp"eVer. is still largely patronized.
i,,ie ihIee out OF the five city rice mills are 10
tull Operation.
ST MIcHAEL's CHURCH.
AS bad as the injury TO st. Michaeps
sa,o o'cu ,s appears on the outside the dam
49,, Sse 10 the Interior is quite as great. The
toroy tSa,y arches under the galleries are shat
eleu' and the walls aud ceilings are
iooheu IN many places. Nearly all the
pIas,ering Is down and the entire place
,e,ns esms 10 be torn up. The organ has been
Ia"en DOWN and moved. The mural tab
w ana stained glass cbancel window,
ssv"eNer, are uniDjhred. The work OF re-
snN VNng the porticos and west
~ norih walls are proceed
Pm slowly. The Charleston Hotel,
~, Ii,iIon non Hotel and Windsor are in
a. a. olasl' The earthquake shock Tues
s ~ morning caused the front pediment
we custom house to separate three
slsriers Of an inch more from the main
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