Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-06
ADVANCE IN WAGES.
Laborers of All Trades Putting up Their
Prices,


Prices.
NEW YORK, September A special to
the New York Sun from Charleston, 5. c.,
says: The attempt at repairing, started
yesterday, caused a terrible rise in the
price OF labor. MaSons get six dollars Il
day, laborers fifty cents an hour, and hands
are difficult to get ut even these prices.
THE RUSH FOR THE CHURCH.
One of the very touching incidents Of the
day has not yet found its way into print.
Charleston has large Catholic population.
After the first and most severe shock they
immediately rushed for their churches,
where the blessed sacrament is always kept
and before which is perpetual light. y
priest said to-day that rs soon as he felt the
shock he rushed for the yard. In the
streets were gathered
THOUSANDS OF CATHOLICS
vino wanted to enter the church. He
closed and locked the iron gates, keeping
the crowd from entering the church, which
he feared might fall at any moment
When he opened the church that the
multitude might look upon the tabernacle
where rests the Holy Host, instantly all
fell on their knees and began praying.
Downing his caSsOck he went out among
his people, who began to gather IN even
greater numbers, and who, falling on their
knees before him made their confessions.
He rave dissolution to each passing among
them, hearing rs many individual. comics
sions rs possible The priest says that
nearly if not all the other priests Ut the
city did rs he had done.
There have been
MANY BIRTHS
since the first shock. No less than ten are
already reported. This morning lady
WAS taken TO Washington square IN the
ayonics of motherhood and soon thereafter
she WAS the mother Of smiling twins. She
rested easy although hundred people wit
messed it. Yesterday it was but little
talked of, that baby WAS born there in
the morning in the presence of a hundred
people these earthquake times, social
,Ielicacies are not Ovcr-strictly observed,
although the most respect and Difference Is
shown in every instance.
ANOTHER SCIENTIST.
Prof w. j. McCiee, of the United States
Geological Survey, arrived here this morn
ing from Washington.
II come" said he to your correspondent,
ito ascertain the origin of the earthquake.
The effect is of little moment to science.
The origin is of great interest to the entire
scientific world. People want to know the
condition of the earth, under which earth
ouakes occur Ii seems TO be \ settling OF
the earth.
What do You think of the statement
that there was an atmospheric disturbance
at the time of the first shock?
Il take no stock in such n report
IT WAS IMAGINATION.
OF course there would be virtually \
great deal offs moke and dust in such a COM
motion rs that created by the earthquake
and with the terrific shaking would pro
Jncc a sensation which would very natur-
ally he taken for atmosphere effects.
''How do YOU account for the absence OF
q tidal wave?'
''By the fact that movement was from
west to east, thus carrying its wave out to
Spa Had the movement been in the OppO-
site direction there would doubtless have
been heavy tidal wave to the land. As
il was there WAS nothing but the rebound
ar relapse of the outward tidal wave This
rebound was caught by broad shoals for
over one hundred miles along the Atlantic.
In this region there is ShOal of sand halt
mile in width. This would break
4 TREMENDOUS TIDAL WAVE,
hut hardly rs heavy as the one which went
To sea when the heaviest shock came on
Tuesday night. Tidal waves are likely
to come at any time in this region from
this settling of the earth, and there is dam
ger of submersion. In New Jersey whole
forests have been sunk beneath the water
along the coast, and small trees are yet
growing beneath it Mt this time"
Tonight the city is quiet but the people
are vet sleeping out, not that they fear an
other disastrous shock, but because their
houses are unsafe from Tuesdays shock.
The government tents are expected to-
night and the people will have more COM
fort and safety in their sleeping.
Although it is now impossible to make
any approximately accurate money eStl-
mate of
THE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY DESTROYED
it becomes palmer with every days devel-
opments that the blow is one from which
the city will not recover in many year.
| Although but few buildings were absolute