Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-09-11
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION
The City Of Charleston. S. c.. Conn.,
pletely wrecked by The Recent
Earthquake.
The Loss Of Lie is Estimated at 0Sr One
Hundr, d-A Charleston $4,000 900
worth Of Property is Destroyed.

CHARLESTON, :. G., Sep. |, II a. m.-Au
earthuuakc such as has never before been
known in the history Of this rity swept over
Charleston last night, shortly after 10
o clock, causing more loss and injury To
property and far more lO1s OI lie than the
cyclone ui a year ago. The principal busI-
urss portion oi the town was destroyed and
hundreds Ol persons We're rendered home
rss. Men were frantic. women were be-
oeeching mercy from the Almighty, and
children were in tears. The main station
house, the city hall, Hibernian hall, and
many other well known public buildings,
including st. MichaeIs church, were ire
partblv damaged. Many people were seri-
nusly if not fatally injured. Broad street
presented a spectacle Oi the utmost horror.
Even women. armed with hatchet5. fought
raliantlv To rtscue the imprisoned unfOr-
mates. Meeting street from Broad TO
Hazel, is "A wreck and is lined with unfOr-
tunates. To add to the horror oi the
scene many fires broke out and were iuri
fectually fought hv the tire department.
The night was hidcous with the groans Of
the dying, the screams OF the wounded and
the prayers OF the uninlured.
IL is impossible at this time to give a cor
rect estimate Of the casualties. 1t IL eX-
pected hat between fifty and one hundred
persons have been killed and several hun
drcd wounded. At the time oi the first
shock fires broke ont in five different parts
Of the city. About twenty houses were de-
,troved bv tire: scarcely; 100 houses in the
city are occupied at this time. The people
are all encamped in the open places. All
she stores are closed and scarcity Oi prOyis.
ions is feared. not rom want Of provisions
but because no one can he got to reach the
stores 10 sell them.
The city is wrapped in gloom, and busI-
uPs. suspended. People generally remain
| IN the streets in tents and under nuprOvls-
| cd shelters. and will camp out Tonight
fearing another shock. The gas works are
injured and probably the city will he with
| out light tonight. 1t. Michael's Church is
| shattered and the steeple will come down;
| likewise the steeple of IT. Philips. The
steeple OF the Unitarian Church has fallen
| The sorticos oi Hibernian Hall and the
| main station-hOuse are demolished. Their
| j. much injury to mansions on the East
| aud o II IA Battery. The portico Of the Ra
| venal mansion is down. Hardly house
| in the city escaped injury, aud many are 81
| shaken and cracked that a hard blow
| would bring them to- the ground.
| The loss by lire and earthquake cannot
| be accurately estimated, but can he PLACED
| safely at $4,000, 900.
| LANGLEY. &C.. September /. The shocl
L
sand feet Of railroad track was destroyed
| Telegraph wires were also destroyed. VI
| trains arerunning The Western Union ha
| started handcars from SummerN lille to re
| store cOmmunicatl tlOn.
| CoITMBtA, =. G.. September l.-At 81
| last niyht the city was visited by - tcrrIbl
| rthuuakr The first two shuCks wer
| FEARFUL. Buildings swayed from side to sid
| and the earth rose and lell like the waves u
the ocean. People rushed from their house
| INTO the streets. Some -praug from tn
windows and were injured. The experlenc
of those in buildings at the time Of the firs
shock was that OF being rocked as ii in
| shin at sea. Many OF the most substantial
buildings were shaken to their foundations
| Five minutes after the first shock the sec
ond came, and ten minutes later third
Other shocks followed until l:tb Il. m
when the eighth shock was felt, and this on
] lasted for Il minute and a hall. At 1 o'cloc
| this morning the ninth shock came; at 80
| and at 1929 the city was again made I
tremble. Very little sleep WAS had 10y an
| of the inhapit:nts OF Columbia last night
| The negroes thought the end of the worl
had come, and they held prayer meeting
| on the street corners.
RAvENLLs, ;. G., september The raj
| road is under water IN SON
| places between here and Charleston, twer
tv-live miles north of here, and the cart
has cavet. in several places.
CoIJ'MBIA. :. G., September l.--Summe
vile. twent y-two miles from Charleston
was nearly destroyed lay the earthquaE
last night. TIE passenger train from III
place to Charleston was thrown from Il
track near Srmmeryiile last night aud Il
| engineer and fireman were killed. The pa
| >cngrrs on the wrecked train ana those q
this morning train, including the Telegram
colnpany's lincmen, have not reacht
Cha rieston.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla, September I'll
| cartlauakr shock last night was quite :
we're here. and was felt ~ lar south as Ba
tow. Il commenced at 9:2I, sun time, an
asted about thirty seconds.