The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-09-07
1T Proves to have. been Disas-
trous at Charleston, 3. C.,
and Other, Points.
Several Towns Completely Wreck
ed-Many Lives Lost and
Hundreds Homeless.
Latest and Fullest Details from
All Parts of the Country.
The Charleston Disaster.

Richmond, Va, Sept. 1.-The city OF
Charleston lies In ruins. Late last night
it was believed that something fearful had
happened to the city, but communication
was impossible. the wires were down.
Trains could not run, and everything indi-
Gated that Charleston had been stricken by
a fearful disaster. RumOrs tiew over the
wires that the whole town was submerged.
They were not credited. AT nine O'Clock
this morning the wires still failed 10 re-
spond to the deft touch of the operators
hand. Charleston was isolated from the
world. Finally, at 9.55 mess &c came
II was brief, but it told the fearful news
Charleston in ruins. Streets blockaded
with debris. Houses burning. Sixty per-
sons killed"
For long time it was impossible 20
secure additional information. Finally
the trains from the south came rolling into
the depot and brought further details of
the disaster. At $50 o'clock last night the
earthquake was first felt. 1t lasted three
quarters of a minute
AND WAS MOST SEVERE.
Three shocks followed in quick succession,
the duration increasing with each. The
first did more damage than the great cy-
clone of two years ago. People had rushed
into the street for protection. Many of
them found their death there. Several Of
the side streets are completely filled with
ruins. All the main highways are i'm
passable. After the shock many houses
caught fire and the scenes witnessed are
beyond all description. On some OF
the streets the cracks made BY the
earthquake were ten feet wide and the boil
ing water which had been forced out turn
ed the cutters into veri,able rivers. II
was midnight before any thing like peace
had been restored. This morning the sun
rose on the fearful scenes of the disaster
and it became possible to make estimates
OF damages.
THOSE KILLED
were mostly colored. Among the whites
were the following prominent citizens p
J. lynch, DR.. r. Alexander, J. Ham
mond, T. Ainsworth, X. H. Robinson.
MANY of the Others, white, are now living
at the morgue, unidentified as yet.
The flames did not spread, but did con-
siderable damage.
About 100 persons were more or less seri
ouSly injured. The water from the bay
submerged many houses along the beach.
The damage will foot up million dollars.
DETAILED DAMAGES
The Orphans Home had its roof blown
down.
The Academy of Music, cor of King and
Market streets, was badly injured. Two
employees are believed to have been killed.
81. Michaels church had it spire blown
Oft
The RAILROAD tracks for miles lave been
spread so that il i impossible To utilize
them. Passengers cannot get into Charles
ton except by transfer.
There was much damage done 20 ship
ping.
Meeting street is completely blocked up,
and business alorg this, the principal thor
oughfaIe, it at 4 stand still.
Among the public bull !ings injured are
the city hall, corner Broad and Nee ing
streets, the medical college, ON Queen street
and the Raper hospital, near the corner OF
Queen and Market street.
1t appears that Charleston was the CEN
ter of the shock, which terrified the c6tIn-
try from the coast to the Mississippi.
At present thousands of people are flock
ing 10 Oh town and bringir g help Tor the
needy.
Charleston College and the Catholic Con-
vent were slightly injured.
At Magnolia Cemetery the loss Is de-
plorable. 1t is believed that the fine shalt
raised to the memory of John e. Calhoun
will fall to pieces unless at once repaired.
Many OF the fine monuments IN this, the
most beautiful cemetery in the south, are
ruins.