Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-03
1mr VIBRATIONS x.srwHERE
IBy telegraph to the Dlspaich.l

The earthquake, and the list Of damage
10 property is startling A limited sec
ton in the south Of the city is a sample
Of the whole. Standing at the post
Office and looking west an almost i'm
usssahle roadway Of debris meets the
eve. The building Of the Chamber OF
commerce Is badly damaged, portion
Of the south and east walls having been
thrown down by the violence OF
the shock, and the buildings OF
Walker, Evans & Bogswell have also
suffered. while the heavy granite slabs
which formed The parapets Of the NeTs'
and. Comio building lie upon the side
walk. leaving the slate-roOf and por-
,ion Of the a,tic-Ho exposed. Almost
tbe entire front OF the buildings occu-
ried by Myers cigarstore and Smith S
stencil Establishment is torn out,
leaving the upper floor exposed.
The Plengc building, at the cor
rer Of Charch street, was badly
damseed. Most Of the buildings On the
street are more or less injured, but the
violence Of the earthquake is most per-
cepublc at tie historic intersection OF
Broad and Meeting streets. The police
station is almost a complete wreck.
The UPPER edge Of the wall has been
thrown down. and that Of the north
valliasIecn thrown down on the roof Of
The porch, carrying It away, leaving
only large pillar standing.
TIE City Hall apparently escaped Sc
rious damage, bat Is badly cracked on
The east wall and the house is
badly damaged, the walls being cracked
in several places and portions of the
roof and gables being thrown do~n.
The fire proof building seems to stand
as arock. The gables Of the north and
south porches, however, made of solid
brownstone, have been throTn to the
pavement below. This appears TO be
the only damage done to the building.
The worst wreck in the locality,
however, is
ST. MICHATL's CHURCH,
which seems 10 DO doomed TO destruc-
ton. The steeple, repairs on which
had Just been completed. seems to be
intact, but it is nearly out Of plumb
end is in momentary danger of falling.
The massive porch has been wreuched
from the body Of the church, and the
building has been cracked in four
places. One crack in the north
wall cxteals from the caves to
the lower window two on the ives,
face Of the church extend the entire
height Of the building, and one on the
south wall also extends from the caves
down almost to the foundations. These
cracks are all Immediately under the
stecple, which it seems almost imposSi-
bic will stand for any length Of time.
The hands of the clock pointed
to five minutes Of 10 o'clock, which
must have been the hour Of the first
shock on Tuesday night.
oIIurR BUILDINGS DAMAGED.
The buildings between Meeting AMI
King street are all more or less dam
aged, the effects Of the earthquake being
the same in nearly every instance. The
front wall Of DR.. De Saussure's resi-
dence has been thrown down, leaving
the attic floor exposed, and several
buildings on the south side Of the street
have been similarly treated. West OF
King street the most serious damage IS
to the Episcopal residence. The gable
end has been thrown down, the wall
falling on the roof Of the spacious porch
and crushing it in.
The new and handsome residence of
Captain 7. ". Wagner and that OF
Arthur BarnHell, Immediately oppo-
site, do not appear TO have been Sc
riously damaged. The second floor
,eranda Of Captain Wagoner's house
on the west side has been crushed In
but beyond this the building shows no
sign Of the terrible shaking OF Tues
day night.
What scene Of desolatiOn the fash
ionable boulevard Of Charleston pre-
sents Commencing at Broad street
one passes through block OF burned
houses.
4 CONFLAGRATION.
A fire starting at No. lis, the third
building from the corner Of Broad
street on The east side, consumed the
entire row Of buildings as far north as
Tully's old stand, next to the Quaker
graveyard. The few houses Left on
that side Of the street are more
or less shattered and Quilted. The
few houses on the west side oil
the street north of Broad street
have not escaped the general Tate,
although the damage is not as
great as in other portions OF the
street. The immense vacant lot on the
west side Of the street is occupied by
families who lived in the burned houses
and who are camped on the sward with
the few household effects saved from
the flames. -,
From Queen street to Herlback S
alley almost every house is Suffered
the tops Of walls near the roof being
thrown down.
REMARKABLE ESCAPE.
The large building at the corner OF
Clifford and King streets, formerly Sill
cox's furniture-store, has to all out
ward appearances miraculously escaped.
From Herlback's alley to Market street
the damage is not IS great as it might
have been.
Robb's lot, on the east side Of the
street, is occupied by several hundred
people camping. out. Victoria Hotel sp'
pears 10 have escaped, and the Academy
Of Music shows no signs ofesrthquakes
on the outside, at least. From Market
to Hazel street the damage does moi
seem to be as great as in other portions
Of the city.
The wsyerly House is externally un'
injured. A large red-brick boarding
house, however, immediately oPpos't'