Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-09-09
Still the Earth Trembles.

ANVAdGn oAA6dI SdOCA AT CaARLESTON-
FIVE MORE DEATHS.
There was q perceptible shock Of earthouake
In Charleston at 1:O5 this morning. There was
also shock at Summervllle yesterday after
noon. but no damage was done. Quite q heavy
shower Of rain fell In Charleston yesterday
afternoon. Fewer people left Charleston yes
terday, partly owing to the fact that the rail-
road companies, finding they were being i'm
posed upon. used greater discrimination in
issuing passes. Hereafter free TRANSFORMATION
will be given only to women and children who
have no home or shelter In the city.
The Sailors Home and Mariners church are
among .he buildings whicn were wrecked. 1t
Will require at least 81 5000 to replace these
buildings. An appeal is made to sea-
iaring men everywnere, who could easily raise
Five additional deaths from the earthquake
were reported yesterday.
me mayor has appointed board OF engi.
neers and architects, with Capt. w. II. Bixby,
United States engineer corps, as chairman, to
examine and report upon dangerous buildings
ior removal. Tne public buildings will first be
Inspected to determine their safety and extent
OF injury. The places of business will be In
spected next, and then the residences
hsgaralng the sensational sermons preached
by certain Charleston ciergymen on Sunday on
the subject OF the earthquake, the Rev. Robert
wilson, an Episcopal clergyman OF ST. Luke's
church, says, in a card, .'Ihe man who calls
this a visitation Of Gods wrath for SIM is q
fanatic who ought to be silenced. God is a low
Ing father and not an executioner. Such talk
from the operation OF the wise laws which gov.
ern the universe for general good, the compen.
sations will come hereafter
PROF. M'GER's REAssURINa LETTER.
Prof. MCGEE. OF the geological survey, left
Charleston yesterday. In q letter to the Ne,os
and Courier he says: 81 feel quite satisfied that
there is no reason to fear future shocks oi
greater severity than those which have oc-
CURED within the past sixty hours. lam there
fore decidedly OF the opinion that the citizens
wooden m
chtmneys or plastering are not SO severely shat
tered As 10 be In constant danger OF falling.
there is not the slightest danger OF tidal waves,
volcanic erupttons or otner catastrophe disturb.
ances. . There me Y every probability that slight
such shocks ought to be regarded Is favorable
indications rather than Otherwise, % they i'm
dicate that the accumulattng stresses 20 which
the earthquake II due are relieved from tims
TO Gme."
TRUST COMPANY 10 REDUILD CHARLESTON
At an informal meeting held In New Yor1
yesterday Of several prominent business men ol
Charleston and . portion OF the COMMITTEES
appointed BY the chamber Of commerce as II
sufferers, the prslIminaTy steps were taken
toward the orRani8ation Of trust company
with It's principal ONCE In Charleston and wits
country, for the purpose Of raising the neces
sary funds by subscription 70 Its stock for the
rsouilaing so o. y the ruined portions of the caty
mortgage mo. on the property improved, at pen
n IT voIcArof
The keeper at Tybee lighthouse, at the mouth
and two O'Clock yesterday afternoon an Ina.
mense white column, at iirst supposed 70 be q
waterspOut, was noticed out twenty miles at
sea In northeasterly direction. Later In the
people on the island became convinced thas il
was volcano.