New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-07
SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS MADE HERE.

WORK OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AND tx
CBANGEs-AsKING THE GOVERNOR FOR TENTS.
Charleston is now in regular communication
with othor places by railroad and telegraph The West
ern Union Telegraph Company has fve lines into the
CITY and has disposed Of all messages which could not
be handled promptly owing to lack OF wires Tho
Charleston manager teegaphs that OF 600 kilograms In
his office on Friday which coud not be de-
livered owing to the difficulty In find
ing the addresses. less than 100 remain. All
messages relating to relief sent FREQ Of
charge. and there many OF this nature ON the
wires yesterday.
The attached Railroad
train which arrived In Jersey City at a IN. yesterday
contained number OF people who had come directly
from the wrecked city Among them were Frederick w.
Croker, OF Charleston, and c. Meyer and r. E. BYRD,
both OF Jacksonville Fla. Mr. Croker said that he had
had his clothes off last Tuesday until he
boarded the sleeper He also said that the newspaper
accounts OF the condition OF the people did not ade-
quaely depict the suffering and that unless shelter was
furnished at onoo many would contract fatal diseases
Messrs Meyer and Byrd were passengers on tho first
that into Charleston after the heavy shock Of
Tuesday.
The mail from Charleston unusually large yester-
day morning Among tho many letters received by
J. b. Lanneau Co.. who arc buying agents hero for
number OF Charleston firms. was from welch *
Easou, Wholesale grocers of that city. which said
Charleston = literally wreck, and doubt II this genera
ton ever sees the city s to rs s Wap
descriptions the papers Contain are hardly sacent to de-
scribe the horrors Of that memorable night.
Messrs. Klnck. wiokonberg Co., wholesale grocers,
write You cannot realize the damage by the accounts
William S. HASTE. W. Fl. Rhett and J. B. Lsnneau tho
committee appointed by Mayor Courtepay. Of Charles
ton when he here Sunday to procure tents met
No. 81 Broadway yesterday and set about obtaining
General variau, the chief of ordnance: was out Of the
CITY, but communicated With BY telegraph and such
reply wa, received that the committee iosl
500 tents by tho steamer Delaware OF tho
tin Of No. SIG CanaIs, placed thirteen large tents
with poles a. tnsr disposal In the h ana snsy
Many laborers have applied at the ciiices OF the
steamship Company and the Asn'a s sD.:
ton. The steamship people have decided to carry
So each SI and S probably max. o@sr large
partes The railway company Is dependent upon so
many other roads that 1t has been unable as yet to an
Adams Express Company and the Charleston Steamship
Company nave offered to carry oil contributions for the
Charleston sufferers free OF charge
The suggestion of anonymous resident Of Charles
ton 10 George w. Cnds, OF Philadelphia for the forma
estate mortgage security to rebuild the ruined city.
10 not likely to lie responded to In wall street
would probably command tho attention OF capitalists
1t 10 generally thought, however that the lamrntabe
exaggerated and that people of Charles
ton assisted In their mme late necessities by the gem
nsn their HH CITY through ther own s1ertons.
The stock Exchange Re ief Committee organized yes
and treasurer at No. SO walLs but subscriptions WIZ
be received by the other members, as follows: Donau
MKy IS%s' ra1S sna VI Ba Tns
send at $4,000 to Charleston ana 70
summerve As soon as definite tdines OF the mistress
of the people OF Charleston reached this city Wlnsow
Lanier CO. and Drexel Morgan q Co. eacn sent ,ooo
to the devastated CITY The regular sooG Exses% n
Here are yesterdays receipts;