Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-09-10
WRECKED CHARLESTON.
wCPE SsloCHs, MORE MISERY,
AND FEARS or PESEHLENCE.

gia arc visited.

O'CLOCK yesterday mo ming there was the
low rumbing sound that has gown so
terribly familiar and Immediately fol.
lowing there was slight trembling OF
the earth. The shock lasted five seconds,
and besides causing the usual fright did
damage. The workmen who were tearing
down dangerous walls and bols ering up
those that were less seriously damaged
were driN en- from their work and the
streets presented a scene of excitement.
The situation last night was more ap-
palling than on any night since the first
fatal shock. The repeated earthquake
shocks during the day had demoralzed
the people But this was nothing in com.
parison to thd weather. A heavy drench.
ing shower set in about 5 80 p. NJ. A
steady rainfall of two or three hours
means TO the thousands Of helpless wo-
men and children ont in the streets dis.
comfort disease and death The city is
doing all ii can with the relief fund to
erect temporary shelter in the parks, but
up tonight has been able to provide
quarters for only about 8, 800 people, all
colored,
The ninety tents sent here by the Gov
eminent are the only ones that have been
received thus far. 1t is useles, TO end eavor
TO persuade the women aNd children to
return to their houses. Although they
might get therein shelter from the rain,
~ "O"i"t "io vas III houSe u"lins 'he
shock OF Tuesday night could I've persua.
ueu " ''0OP ~ II "t"'n VIM" t"e Shochs
eon.iH"e' Nl'n u"e % ,''e''''eI rams
- "'' 'A'ie 7e''ilo " o,' u" 'oPe lor
no 80 I'Too apl''I'a''oiis haNe
oeeii Hi'a N.rn me hcl'ci oo'll comm lor
'en's. ~ WIZ t"he ~ ieasV E'ooo 20 sup
piy .no ""n's vi tle no,ileiess people
go - u''' W. NUTS "i'er ,ne hrsU
suoOh "uo'Het anu HsNeier shock came
h.e ou dnoe, US cu!'iili'ation' ana us ue-
NU"r' NC "i9 'iHV'iy 'i"ceu' LINZ
me- 81 '"9l Ne'N' ~ c"u'e irohi III, ,ne
"pI.'ie'.'y 'io'h ','e oe"' INC
M I"'S ''|i 40 ni7U "e"'o' am lneh
oatt1o " sI' va a io'' AS .ne uis'urp-
-, ;I,,t.'I., 'u' ''o'i vas
80. . > 'o''''''.-D' w S'"Ne'i i"t aUo"'
NV .eU'',9' ".io .nel me u'S,u' o"!ce
".i' 49," '7'' 'Ho ~ u Sl"'''"lH ~ INK
out |loIHN aIlef tHl7 scoiioNi Oh
W. ~, ,I ilen "eir en-aSsn az
W. w q ".'ll''l ,, az i'l"ri anu 0'ate
selee'9 "'' Ol"9 l'e'' ~ "i"o Vi h"role
80, 49, i' "a" r"o nlen Nele
slicbt ininris. Ir,,. o,,o ,,.,,o ,,.i,, t,t,i,,,
crrsbed
lie isl OF eur'hlUaKc NlItims continues
10 increase AT me rate OF three or four
Gay NoS' Vi these are women ana chll-
ureh VINO are dying from lileht ana ex :
posure, anu up " U CLOCK 'his afternoon
Tour a'iG'tlohai deaths were reported.
Inc hiRnt from the CITY continues
rough estimate places the NUMBER OF
women anu cn'luren VINO nave alreauy
iei. at aoo", 'hree tnousahu' Most 81 the
EaiiIoaus are EWING Tree passes
ms shoch oi To-Day was no worse IMAM
Wouo NC caused anywhere oy the passing
OF hc"'ly Ioaued wagon. Evidentiy
tne suo'el i"ieaH ulsOuroahces are "orh-
ing themselves out anu honr ny hour
hiole 'housil IS given W the hteus ol the
Tesent ana .he wants oI me lnture
lhere Is iee',hg OF sturdy sell reIIahce
thal is hlghiy encouraging NO one
douo's lhe aoihty 10 pun through The
'Mhyo! return inns morning puts every
- Hete.i ,Pl e ,
1ons 'e.ono sno uataI o'taIo honts he
Voc ii''.'' az .. anu ar
a,'st 90 GU" aoo.i ''.'i. II,
vi us O"'- ACCOUNT '"' '"''"' VI Vic
u"i'"N
one OIL the Irsu steps was 10 constitute
as the heliel committee the JOINT COM
mlltee vi Vhe onainper Oh commerce.
Merchants EAchaliHe ana Cotton
Exchange appointed by the city council.
The several eAchhges are represented on
the committee, ana Mayor Courtney Will
be CharWah'
The CORES ondeht or the JcWcterS
" eehiY OF New ork, mas sent an Inter
view with MI H. kosehtnal' an optlclan
OF MeeIlnG street, In winch MI fosenthal
says: "My regulator stopped al nine ana
halt minutes to ten standard time, the
FORK beng pushed out entirely from the
pendulum. All the other pendulum
CLOCKS mao stopped. look up ore watch
winch had stopped at ten minutes TO ten,
anu Iouilu Inc loiilth "heei Je"el pusneu
out Vi no e''tinE anu .no oMol cap
je"ei Vi 'Ho p"i"Ii'o Sou VI"'heu' n
Biea' many oioSho NV neeii oioheh'
curious enec' VI 'ne s"o.h ""s 70 cause
Ine sloHes " ny iroii 'ieir settlnRS III
rings anu olocHes'
Mavor Courtney VIII Issue prcclama-
zion today. in which he says:
alt Is inspiring TO behold amid these