Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-09-11

lost presence Of mind, became iiGutlc and
started back, hut the engine was too close to
be reversed. Miss Allen, aged Is years, was
killed and horribly mangled: Miss Flaven was
~scverels injured. The ~laitcr's sister escaped
unhGrt 10y jumping into the water, but was
unconscious fr several hours from fright.
ST. Louis. Auc 3l-Sherif Ritchie, of
Galesburg, H., left here last night conveying
Jimmy Carroll, the noted bank sneak thief, 70
that city, where he is wanted for q $1,000 jdA
Of five years ago. Al East 81. Louis five Of
CAROLS pals boarded the train. knocked tie
sheriff down and hustled Carroll of the train.
All escaped in the darkness. None Of the
gang are yet captured.
DAvENPoRr, Aug. 31.-Peter Rehdar, aged
twenty five, a fam hand, committed suicide
by browning himself in a well of three feet Of
water. Bad health was the cause.
KRoKuK, Ia, Aug. 3l.-The Keokuk Con-
Stitution's special from La Grange, Mo, says:
John Lahr, . farmer, this morning shot and
killed his wife in her sons house, al La
Grange, and then killed himself. Domestic
trouble was the cause.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept. Shortly after
10 o'clock lastnight an earthquake OF such VIC
lence "a never before was experienced, oc-
Cured here. The whole city was shaken
violently, causing heavy loss of life and doing
immense damage 10 property. The city Is one
mass of wreck. The streets are completely
blocked with the debris Of the ruined build
ings. Vehicles cannot be drawn through the
streets, and it is dangerous and difficult fer
pedestrians. People have oeen In the streets
since The occurrence Of llc first shock, wiring
iug their hands and crying aloud to God to
save them. They are in a state OF widest
terror. A difference Of opinion exists as to
the number of shocks, some saying two. 9th
crs three or more. The first shock was the
most serious and did the greatest damage
4 large number of buildings were wrecked,
but il Is impossible to ascertain how many in
the resent excitement. Several caught fire
and are sin buruiug in various parts Of the
city. So far a. learned sixty or seventy peo-
ple were Killed and wounded, but Ills feared
when the canvass Of the wrecked district is
made the number viii be largely increased.
But few OF the names of those killed or IN
iurcd have been obtained. The majority Of
victims are colored people. II is impossible
10 give IN estimate Of the loss of property hut
IL WI! re'ch lar lH'o 'piil'"nS' !" w -
completely lSoiatcN' ""lhE I" 'ho i"un""'''"
oil 'ho rillr"au tracks anu 'n''e ~ ~ H'o''S
of either entering or leaving the city.
The earthquake destroyed the principal
business portion Of the city and hundreds are
m,aa Tha ~, So, .,o,ion
hnu.e the citv han. uibernia hall and many
o,hor a,,,l.lpnvn nnhlic buildincs. including
81. Nicholas church. are irreparab!ydamaged.
Rroad street tbis morning presented a specta-
Gle Of the utmost horror. Even the women,
armed with hatcnets, worked to rescue the
imprisoned unfortunatcs, Main street from
Broad to Hazel is a wreck ind iined with
homeless people. 10 ada 10 The horror, many
fires have broken out ana the night i maze
hlde"us with the groans OF the uAihg' 'h'
shrlcks 81 the Wouh"el, ana inc prayers 81
the unlllJurrd. " I" no cloc" tiis Hi"'H''S
ten shocks nave pceh leIl.
SUMMERTIME, a Hourlshlll@ Town '"eh'N''N
miles distant, = reporter to oe near! "c-
%stroycd.
Since thr hrNt Shock iast nlGh' me P'"Ilc
have been cncamped IN thc open places hu'
ie" houses ~ the cry are "cculHcu' me
stores are all closed ana thcre = scarcely ~!
provisions It's cared iuH! l"oln"os -
the residences IN tic clty are NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
MOBILE. Ala, Sept. yellow fever is re-
ported at Biloxi, Miss. Six cases and tive
deaths occurred SUNDAY.
g. A., $40. > An ,ba urior
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m IA. mo,
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thlNA"o' Sept NiHla"' mum w.
jun ana henry ba'Hti' "'i'Se"
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witnesses lalilhG 10 aPpeaI -
Inc charges against 'hclh' - was c"''Io" ''"
Atom iau arms Necr'le" on '"H l''"iSO or
uaclr employees "rlll'o 'h''c "'''sS'oi,''!
Jun i me ma" VINO was accused :" "'"H'"-
threats against me jurors III tuc "'"i'n'S'
trial,
CHARLESTON, . ~ 0'P'' : i-''' = -
The people ne JUST beginning ~ H'"s'' ~