Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-09
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at Charleston.
CHARLESTON. SC, Oct. S.-There were
three shocks at Summerville last night.
! Reports d fer widely as to the intensity
o. the shocks, some residents declaring
that they were more severe than any dis
turhance since Aug. 81 while others re-
port that they were slight tremors. No
one was hurt, however, and no damage
was done to properly. A slight shock
w2s also felt here at O'Clock this MORN
/ ing by early risers, but ii was not gener-
! ALL fplt.
one ofthe best evidences ofthe returning
confidence is the food tide of refugees
which is now setting in strongly IN the
direction 0t the CITY. A large number OF
/ people mad gone away for the summer be-
! fore the earthquake. 1t will be remem-
/ b"r red that one of the returning mountain
/ excursion trains was on its way TO
/ the city when it was stopped at
/ Summerville by the earthquake. THIS
excursion. however. was composed prin-
! cipaliy Of the poorer classes and such OF
/ the ireland there are some OF them in
| Cbarlnston-wno had po'tpnned their
/ summer exodus in order To take aGvan-
/ tage of the cheap railroad rates 10 the
mountains. This party reached thu city
! two days after the great shock and most
Of them remained here.
/ THE FLIGHT.
Then began the flight from the city in
! which about 900, possibly 5000 persons.
! left and took refuge in various por ions Of
! the up country. For TIE last two or three
| days both refugees and summer excursion
lists have been coming hack. the arrivals
numbering probably fifty day. So the
city is gradually filling up again. Here,
| however, another one of the inconvenient
effects of the earthquake is felt. az e too
that threatens very serious consequences
the shattered condition OF the houses.
The same Providence which is charged
! by some Christians with sending
this disrensaton upon Charleston for
her sins, seems 10 have Tepented
OF it's wrath aud blessed her with remark
ably fine weather, which has enabled
househOlders to pusn the work of repair
! ing much more rapidly than could have
been expected at this season of the year
The city fairly teens with mechanics and
| laboring men. and their numbers are in
| creased daily by fresh arrivals from all
parts OF the country. And yet so great
is the demand for la1orers, so pressing
the necessity for repairing, trat there are
no idle mechanics here, and wages still
keep up to cart hquake ti2ures.
THE CONTRIBUTIONS.
The CITY Council mas announced that
in their OPINION a sufficient sum has been
received t. answer the purpose OF reiev-
ing the sufferers by the earthquake who
have not the means TO help themselves.
/ The exact amour contributed by the
| American people so promptly and so
| handsomely is not vet known. Estimates
are all the way from $500 600 to 500, 900
| The committee will, Of course, publish
statement as soon as all the returns are
in. so 10 speak.
| 10 tolk IF
session OF the Legislature in order to
amend the State constitution, so as to
enable the State government to make
some provision to aid those property
| holders who are not entitled tn share in
the relief fuEd, the idea being to provide
for the issuing of State bonds and loan
to Charleston property holders at low
rate interest. The News and Courier
and the Columbia Register are both advO
eating such move, but It's very doubtful
if il will be done.
The time is too short. it is said, and.
again, even il the project is carried out it
| is feared that the usual banking ring will
control the price of the bonds and keep
! them down TO such figure as will render
the proposed relief ineffective.
And vet there is a very large class of
| prOt erty owners VINO actually cannot re-
build unless they can borrow money
some mere ct less than The usual rate of
| interest. Nothing seems To have come as
! yet OF the per cent. loan scheme, which
WAS agitated in New York Immediately
| after the earthquake by certain wealthy
| CbarlestOnians.
NO SHOCKS DURING THE DAY.
There were no new earthquake dis.
turbances here to-day. Business is
steadily growing better. The receipts OF
cotton this week were 20, 1871 bales, as
AGAINST 26. IS bales in the cOrreSDOndin ing
week last year, and all the cotton presses
are working on full time. The steamship
Buntsman cleared to-day for Liverpool,
with 5.719 bales OF cotton. She was loaded
ana cleared in i've days. There could he
no better refutation of the charge that
CharlestOn's facilities for doing business
have been destroyed by the earthquake.
The Committee on Relief are pushing
their work Win great energy. They acted
to-day on about 300 applications for
money 10 repair houses.
~ now appears that the report of an
ear hquake shock on the savannah rail.
way to-day was unfounded'
A SHOCK AT AUGUSTA.
AUGUSTA. GA, Oct. 0, 80 A. MA
distinct shock of earthquake was felt
here at :l5 O'Clock, city time, this morn.
ing. 1t did not resemble former jars,
which seemed to sway buildings, but
appeared to act from directly beneath the
floors, aud jostling rather than shaking.
This difference was notlctd by the entire
Chronicle night force, who plainly felt the
shock and made dash for the street.
The jar was not felt by the people asleen,
and there Is no excitement. Few people
are on the streets. This is the most dis.
tlnct shock felt here in weeks.
Hung for kane.