Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-06

" levelled to the ground it is not extra'a-
CANT to say that fully two-thirds OF all
there are here will have to be either torn
down and rebuilt, or nearly so, so that the
difference in the cost will be but trittlng.
The very heart of the city seems to be ut
terly shattered and wrecked. 1t looks as
though it had been riddled and honey
combed by bomb shells from
A HUNDRED BATTERIES.
Lofty church spires hanging in air by mere
shreds of masonry, great massive portieoS
with tOttering pillars, broken and all askew
and trembling beneath their burdens at
every lar, whole blocks with the fronts
showed down and lying sprawling
in unsightly heaps of brick and mortar In
the street below, with the furnished rooms
which so recently were shelter and home,
now all bare to the light of day; bent and
broken palings and awning rods, lamp
posts twisted into all conceivable shapes
and standing at all possible angles. That
is all that is left of what week ago was
one of the most picturesque and beautiful
of Southern cities The railway trains are
now making regular trips, but for seven
teen miles before reaching the city, the
effect of
THE EARTH'S RECENT COMMISSIONS
are perceptible. There are rents and ifs
sures along the track, through which
wet muddy sand has boiled and heaped it.
self up in little hillOck The rails and ties
have been bent and twisted. and moved
about, until the work of repeated repairs
has given the rOadbed the appearance OF
being newly constructed, and the trains
crawl slowly along, creeping timidly over
cracking bridges and now and then coming
to dead stop, to make sure that all is safe
before them.
SCARED CORRESPONDENTS.
! half dozen newspaper correspondents
from New York and Washington are quar-
tered at the Charleston and uptO II o'clock
last night have chilled the inhabitants by
their cold blOodcd demeanOr toward the
earthquake They insisted upon occupy
ing their rooms in the hotel last night not
withstanding the admOnitiOns Of citizens
to the contrary. When the shock came
they f5d pell nell with the crowd and
spent the night in the streets. They are
very well satisfied to remain out OF doors
nov. Eight distinct shocks were felt at
SOmerville last night and this morning,
three of them at II, and 7 O'Clock were
very strong.
An unknown white lady returned to her
home on George street late last night to
get some bed clothing The wall of her
house fell in and she was instantly killed.
RobberieS are frequently reported and the
police fear that the criminals who escaped
from the city prison on Tuesday night
have organized to Systematically pilter all
the available places.
ANOTHER SHOCK.
Another shock was experienced at :
o'clock this morning, and although but
slight, it served to complete the demOrali
cation of the frightened people. Since
this latest shock surprise is expressed that
other Ofthc quakeS which have figured ut
Somerville during the past twenty-iOur
hours have not been felt ut Charleston. 1t
is believed that the disturbances ut SOmer-
willie, the center Of the quakeS, originate
from some cause more local than those
affecting this city.
As soon as the crest of the excitement
was lulled this morning the resident and
visiting photographers began street work,
and at this writing cameras can be seen IN
every thorOughtaTc. Many Of the artists
are working for New York and other pa
perS, and are combining themselves TO the
most completely wrecked buildings.