Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-10
CHARLESTON'S CALAMITY.
THE SHOCKS LAST NIGHT DESTROY MORE
BUILDINGS.
THIRTY-FIVE BODIES RE
COVERED.
Thrilling Descriptions Of the Scenes
Attending the Earthquake-Loss
Of Property Between $s,oOo,-
600 and $10,ooo,ooo.

THE RUINS-GREAT CRACKS IN
THE PUBLIC BUILDNGs-'THE
PEOPLE REGAINING COURAGE
HELP FOR THE DISTREssRD-No
MORE SHOCKS.
From the Washington Star OF the 2nd' }
The detailed description of the
scenes attending the earthquake IN
Charleston present a picture Of the
most distressing character. Inc
later reports indicate that while the
early dispatches may have over
estimated the number OF killed
and wounded, the damage to
property will be fully as great as at
first stated. The shocks continued
through yesterday, and at HOO
last night a severe shock knocked
down several more buildings, and
spread fresh CONSERVATION among
the afflicted people. In conse-
ouence of these frequently recur-
ling shocks the horrors of the situa-
tion were greatly intensified, and
the panic.stricken people did not
venture to return to their houses,
remaining encamped in the open
spaces of the city throughout the
day and night. a general rush
was made yesterday for the railroad
depots, but no trains could run,
owing to the fact that the railroad
tracks had suffered in the general
wreck. The only place of business
open in the city yesterday was one
drug store, where the prescriptions
for the wounded were being pre-
pared. In the general alarm and
decentralization yesterday it was
found impossible to give anything
like a correct estimate Of the num-
bers of
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Bodies are constantly being re-
moved from the debris of wrecked
houses. 1t was thought last night
that the number of casualties would
reach thirty or forty killed and over
one hundred injured. The property
loss will be between eight and ten
million. One undertaken stated
that he had furnished eight coffins
up to noon yesterday. Many OF
the dead are lying unburied, prin'
cipally the poorer classes of colored
people, who will be buried by the
county. There are not halfa dozen
tents in the city, and the women
and children are experiencing great
privatiOns in consequence. 1t is
calculated that at least three-fourths
of the city will have to be rebuilt
| if the houses are to be Inhabited
There are three or four steamers in
port, including the buoy tenders
and many of the inhabitants were
last night provided with berths on
these boats. Fortunately the wealth
er has been good, and the hardships
are not as severe as they might
have been. The disturbance did
not affect the water in the harbOr
A VIVID DESCRIPTION OF THI
SCENES.
The compositors of the NeloS dnC
/ Courier last night declined to work
and no paper could be issued to
day. One of the writer's on The
Ne,cs and Courier gives the follow
ing description of his experiences
"While engaged in the second story
of the NelcS and Courier office a
the time of the first shock, the
writer's attention was attracted b,
a sound which was supposed for
moment to be caused by the rapi'
rolling of a heavy body over tn
floor. Accompanying the soun'
there was a perceptible tremor Q
the building. Then the SCUM
deepened in volume, the tremOr b(
. came more decided, the ear caugh
the rattle of window sashes, ga
fixtures and other loose Objects
! The men in the Office glanced hui
riedly at each other, and sprang
their feet with startled question
and answers: what is thatf A
northumberland then all was b'
wilderment and confusion. The
the long roll deepened and sprea
into an awful roar. The tremt
was now a rude, rapid culver, tn;
agitatcd the whole lofty, stronI
walled building as though it wei
being shaken by the hand Of an 10
measurable power. There was l
intermissiOn in the vibration Of Il
mighty subterranean engine. Fro
the first to the last it was a co
tinuOus jar, only adding force
every moment, and as it reachC
!, the climax of its manifestation,
seemed that no work of hum;
hands could possibly survive d
shocks. The floors we're heaviI
,. under foot, the surrounding wa
and partitions visibly waved to al
fro, the crash OF falling masses
stone and brick and mortar W
heard overhead, and without t
terrible roar filed the ears. T
group of men who shared the
perience above family describ
'' Will carry with them the recoll'
ton of that supreme moment
their dying day. None expect
to escape. A sudden rush was 81
: ultaneousIy made to endeavor
2, attain the open air and flee t
ip place of safety, but before the dc
hf - ..u..t,o1 oil roalo1 fo0afh fhar