New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-04


street faint minutes after the first and
later be three shocks within sixteen minutes
remained front Of the hotel for long tme-until
nrs snoeks Occurring went M the street TO an omen
space and remained there until o'clock. There We
had another slight shock AT 8 o'clock
ns Fy Ff . aq people
having assembled there. There remained during the
was felt At daylight I. ike others. felt more en-
couraged and moved around to see what destruction
had been done. found all the Battery Front. some OF
the costly houses in the city cracked from the
ground to the top and some portions OF the buildns
ngs built with porchos in 'front.' many having sub
There was not house Ia Charleston that had It's chin
neys standing The terror among the people during the
franucaly calling on God 10 have mercy on them:
People who perhaps never prayed before then prayed
wounded and the lamentations OF those who had lost
friends Here and there parties with lights were look
est terror and confusion reigned everywhere. The
people when the shock came ran. men women and
children into the streets In night clothing and
remained in that way during the night hudded together
IN the None would venture back into the hOuses
The east little shock likely 10 throw the houses 10
the ground Daylight was never welcomed as It was BY
the thoussnd. Of people In the streets OF
Mr. Tolson said that he thought the published estimate
OF damages too low. that the
city would have TO be rebuilt The people killed, he
said killed while leaving their houses By the fail
ing Of debris All who could leave the CITY, he SAID were
leaving yesterday, bat nO trains could get away until
Yesterday morning
l. Bennett, OF this CITY, went TO Charleston three
weeks He arrived here this morning al ii O'Clock.
having left Charleston yesterday al ii O'CLOCK on The
first ard train. One train had entered the city from
the North before the upon which he took passage
with his wife pulled out. There we're i've on the
train and every or them packed with refugees
For the miles the train moved slowly IL being
hardly noticeable that going all. The rails
tyste a snaEeke fashion. As the train went along
the people the noticed another shock This further
twisted the rails IL was however, possible to proceed
slowly by working ot them. In response 10 an inquiry
from reporter Mr. Bonnett said : .,.-..,-.
When lett II bad been ascertained that thirty three
peope bad been killed There Is no telling how many
have been injured. think II impossible that the num-
her of those killed so small thirty three.
You would think do had you the way buildings
were thrown down and about. The people are at work
digging the ruins for bodies, aud until that work s
completed 1t will be impossible to tell. or even guess
any way accurately at the number OF casualties"
Have the reports OF the disaster been exaggerated ~
"Not o bit OF IT, IL would be Impossible put Into
words any description OF the disaster and it's Effects
can simply say that 1t is perfectly awful My wife and
spent Two nights the Commons did thousands OF
other people To depict the dreadful fear. the anxiety
the cries. tho prayers ana the feeling OF
not knowing what to expect next would
be beyond any mans powers. WhP. there
IA but one In ten that will not have 10 be rebuilt
nd there q peculiar difference in the manner In
which brick and frame buildings went under. The walls
of the brick buildings swayed and fell over while the
buildings quilt OF wood simply collapsed"
Were there any peculiar conditions preceding the
shock r. . ,