New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-06


mut,tudes who thronged the entrances to the
Offices. As soon as the wires were ready for busi-
ness the clerks were kept busy taking messages
from excited Charlestonians to friends
aud relatives who were so fortunate
to be away from the old city at the time Of her
great aliotion Both Offices had far moro busi-
on hand than they could attend to and posted
up notices refusn to take any more dispatches. The
people paid attention to the notices. but crowded
around the Offices, begging tho men TO take their
dispatches. The operators were busy with moro
than they could send of, but they had to respond
to calls from every city in the country. Every
body in the city wanted to get Q message out, and
1t seemed for q while that everybody who
knew any people in the city wanted
to communicate with them. Messages sent
from other places on Wednesday mostly
delivered on Thursday and Friday. OF course
newspaper men made every effort to furnish reports
to all the leading papers, Of the great disaster to
Charleston. Reports of from three to six thousand
words were sent to all points of the United
statcs by local newspaper. men. On Thursday
night, representatives of the leading newspapers
of the country reached the city and went
to work ON their special reports. which
again placed the telegraph offices In
an almost helpless condition. But the hercuean
efforts of manager and operators succeeded IN
getting off every line committed to their care.
Both companies have transacted the greatest
business ever done In Charleston during
the same length Of time. Extra hands
were obtained and put to work. Manager
O'Driscol had nine clerks and fifteen operators at
work in the Western Union office and Manager
Harris of the Southern, had extra assistance also
1t will crafty the lover Of antiquities aud good
architecture to hear that the splre OF old
CT he
intact. although the building and colonnade Will
probably have to come down. The building Is over
century old. 1t was the architectural de-
slgu Of Gibbs, pupil Of Sir Christopher
Wren, and Is almost duplicate of st. Martins
in-the-Fields London. The proportions of the
steeple havo been justly admired by critics
aud the rabble alike Its loss would be
personal calamity to the geople Of Charleston. st.
Philips Church. which is an older foundation but
new structure. is seriously damaged. Its steepie
will have to be pulled down and that
speedily or great loss of life and property may fol-
low it's fall Hibernian Hall, the finest aud tOrium
in the city. has lost its beautiful cornthian
colonnade and is seriously damaged. The
Academy of Music. the property OF John
E. Owens and the only theatre, is little damaged.
The Huguenot Church, to which the Ilugue-
aot Society Of North America has so gener-
ously contributed. Is badly damaged. The
Baptist, Presbyterian and Methodist churches
OF the colored people have suffered little
comparatively, being generally built OF wood. Inc
Ripper Hospital, the largest In the city, is almost
completely gutted. Que hundred aud ten patients
| have been removed, with injury, 20 the spacious
| Agricultural Hall. Meeting-st. The Medical
| College of South Carolina is complete wreck and
| the College of Charleston Is badly cracked.
The Charleston jan. a hinge building of MASSIVE
brick masonry is dangerously shattered that the
| twelve remaining prisoners removed on
Saturday to the Citadel Academy. At the time of
the great earthquake on Tuesday night, the priso-
ners were all turued into the yard and forty-two
escaped. The only prisoner charged with murder
who escaped, mas offered to return. but among
| his forty-one fellows still at large are the most
accomplished burglars the State. As soon as the
supersttious awe which the earthquake excited
| has dissipated these robbers Will probably begin
| work.
A prominent citizen of Charleston has written the
following letter to G. w. Childs, of Philadelphia:
You have dO1otes. read i-om the which fa dnars s.
ton .o' has suffered. The worst has been told;
that rSSSs .p:.dy b: relief TIL.
| world the commerce OF the place would he IRE,
"nsa aS as' DsHp0
know that you charitable man and that you are
a6T s9s mo and snf
have IN yo1r Is po"sr "s oas TO aS ,sS
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that with ss sum Of : L. :s 'sss
would be set upon Its feet again. and tass ,Se ,Ss
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and would be amply secured % SY anS hss IN the
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need and ;autcs0 up Ss ooT's 81 Ss Prs
from you at your earliest .n.n, conyou'enSe sSe
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cannot with yonr wel-known reputation lor oenero
r ence Mhicb shd s me- contains much that
| commend It TO your approval
| Up to this writing, 11O5 p. M, we have had but
| one slight shock in Charleston to-day.
| The First Presbyterian Church proves to be
badly damaged and the Charleston College % %..i Is
| rreparaby injured. The dwelling OF ex-Congress-
| man ~ Z. O'Connor will have TO be re0ullt; ne
| old Char eston Club house, afterward the United
| States Court house Is almost complete wreck
Colonel Bachelor of the Quartermaster Depart
ment. who arrived here to-day with Colonel owens
| has been over the city and in an interview sald
d" have enough to say that the rum is wIue,
spread. The eastern part of the city Is damaged
| most seriously, and think there is scarcely
| house but will have to be pulled down. 90 not
| think there has been any exaggeration as TO the
extent of the damages, and think the calamity Is
even greater than has been represented In 'ne
press" ,
The only deaths resulting from the earthquake
reported to-day those OF two colored children
the result of exposure. 1t 10 now hopeu thae ue-
molition of St. Mchaels steeple Will not be neces-
| sary, as the foundation appears to be sound
PRAYING IN THE PARKS AND SQUARES.
| STRANGE RESULTS OF THE GREAT SHOCK OF TUES
DAY NIGHT.
CHARLESTON, Sept. 5.-COmparative quiet
reigned oday amid tue OF this CITY and the peO
Die generally assembled at selected squares and In Sc
cure open places In parts OF the city TO engage