Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-03

1.-THE arst shock tuesday night. The
buildings ettWcen Meeting and king
ssre4ts are al mere on loss damaged, the
ehects 81 tae sartaquaAe bclng The same
IN nearly every instance The front wall
of Desoaus's residence has been thrown
down, leaving the door exposed. several
buildings on The south side OF the street
have been SIMILARLY treated. In West
King steeet The most serious damage Is TO
the Episcopal church. The gable end
has been thrown down, the wall falling
on the roof Of the spacious porch and
crushing H. Ia what Ia called
the fashionable quarters at present
commencing AZ tho third building from
the corner OF Broad street on the east
side, the IRE consumed the entire row OF
buildings as far north as Tully's cd
stand. IN the next quarter, near the
graveyard, Few houses were left on that
Side Of the street, moro or less shattered
or gutted few houses on the west
side OF North Broad street did not escape
the gueral fate, although the damage
Is not 80 great as In other portions of the
street. An immense vacant lot on the
west side OF the street Is occupied
by families who lived In the
burned houses, who are camped out
on the swArd with few household Of
fects saved from the flames From
Queen street TO Horhook's alley almost
livery house was shattered, the tops OF
the walls near tho roof beinK thrown
down. In Market street the damage was
not as great rs might have been Robb's
lot on the east sido OF the street is occu-
pied by several hundred people camping
out. From Market to Hssel streets tn,
damage does not seem rs great as In
other portions of the city.
The Wavorly house is externally unin
jured. large brick boarding-hous
however, just opposite and next south of
the corner of Beaufaln street suffered
badly, the top OF the wall under the
caves having been stripped of on all
sides. A handsome block OF stores from
Beaufain TO Wentworth street has been
singulaCly preserved, although here and
there u parapet was thrown down and
bricks were displaced from the walls.
The damaged to buildings between this
point and Calhoun street seems not
to be SO great. The handsome hall
of the German artillery has been damaged
badly. The northeast and northwest cor
ners Of the building are both gone
Coming down Meeting from Calhoun
street the signs Of the earthquake are very
!. plain. The building of the Charleston
e water works on Sc George street is un-
d Injured and so, strange to say, is the i'm.
i mense 100000 gallon reservoir on the
r premises, although brick house opposite
n on St. George street is badly damaged
o The shock Monday night severed the
s pipe through which the water Is forced
4; into the stand pipe and during the pro-
G gress Of the fires the pressure applied
n directly TO the main. The pipe was, how
Il ever, replaced and the stand pipe, which
i Is uniDiured, Is filled with water. Al
It over the city there is injury of some
u character.
" OPPOSITE CHARLESTON.
K A special report from Mount Pleasant
d opposite Charleston, says that & sink neal
II the German church which Tuesday wal
t. perfectly dry sand Is now fresh water
IT Near Sells street there is cabin occupied
e by colored man that Is completely sur
II rounded by yawning chasms, extending
S, through the earth's surface To-
Is ten feet, and over and aroun,
I'd these there are sinks OF fresl
At water and kind OF mud with queer look
le ing soft substances that have never beel
Up seen before. IL is cOntended by man,
is that the mud and other substances fount
8 around the village are volcanic matter
th just after the first great shock on Tues
cd day night there WAS a decided and dis
cd tinct smell Of escaping sulphurous aci'
he gas, which smell lasted throughout nigh
err ard was distinct 10 those localltle
OF whore the cavities In tn
be earth were most numerous. Som
Ks say thst portions Of the mu
T. thrown up by the water spOuts wa
* strongly lmpregnated WITH sulphur, an
p. that small portions Of sulphur eau b
le found In the mud. Not far from Charles
I'd ton on the road to Summerylle, eXtensly
ty mounds Of clay were thrown M on
Id hillocks OF sand In the shape OF inverte
te cones, the hollow part Of which bad evI
a IDENTIFY been formed by the action c
Sc water returning into the depths troT
which II had been raised. Ia many case
the matter had streAmed away an
breaks In the surface OF the cart
vi TO distance OF from twenty I
~ 1fty feet, while IN others Their
~ were assures almost Invariably extsndn
20 from north to south. These cracks wer
VI not wide, and extended downward, alway
III IN q elantlng direction The matte
thrown mp was Of dark, slaty colol
There WAS also little slate, and
lie general the mud resembed that which
e. thrown from the bottom Of the river, /
h some places ~ had the taste Of artesla
~ water, but In many instances was a
III clear and limpid as from mountai
e spring. These evidences OF the grea
lg c5nyulsloD are not sporadic The
Of extend far and near IN ever
of direction, from the city hmit
~ az Charleston TO Summeryille, aud AZ tn
~ latter place II was found from trusi
be worthy information that the cracks on
OF assures are everywhere visible for mile
If around Strangely enough some Of ineI
rs were IN active operation, and the cor
vs. slant shocks that were felt az Summer
Ie- Vile sent water out a the iiSsures m jet
or TO heights Of from fifteen 20 twenty feet
be These Appearances we're, Of course, sus
ar gestiye Of s;ill more violent eruption'
10 and there was constant drea
er everywhere that there would be
D general foundation caused by some e.
Is trardinary force Of the earthquake. No
rs only was water emitted in the low place
a, where 10 mlgns be expected 70 exist q
as the time, but on the tops OF the hlgbes
&C. ELEVATIONS mud could be seen Mes
ne Ten-Miie HUI u fatal accident occurre
u rneaday nfoht The down GOlumii