The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-09-09

| dant supply of water, only the means o
conducting it to the fire were wanting.
There was no wind blowing from IL
| P. M. until nearly. 8 o'clock, by .whicl
time the fire bad been got under contro
and the danger of q disastrous confa
grafton spared to tho night Of horror
At that hour every park, square or vacan
lot in the city was occupied by people
It is safe to say that the whole of Charles
ton passed the night out of doors. II
many cases shattered homes were revisit
ed and the women and children were
provided with clothing and covering.
That infinite mercy which seems to bs
meted out to astricken people so tenn
pered wind and weather that the frigh
I tened and houseless people. lwere spared
many discomforts and hardships. The
dead were laid in the open air, the
wounded were provided with temporary
pallets in the lawns or on the streets, anl
every one waited patiently for the coming
dawn, which would at least, tighten the
horrors of the occasion. ..1....s.. :,
The warehouse in Exchange street il
overthrown and the street completely
threaded with wires.
The large warehouse at the corner o.
| Gilland street and Atlantic wharf is
down.
The warehouse at the corner Of East
Bay and Elliottstreets is demolished.
Dispatch to the Columbia Register.
CHARLESTON. &. G. September 2.--11
q. m.-The people are just beginning tc
pick up courage to come out. Efforts
are being made to clear paths through
the streets for the passage of vehicles
and pedestrians, and the city once more
begins to show some signs f'life. Fol
two long days and nights of horror
women and children have been camped
out in the parks and squares.
The earthquake has swept over the city
like bosom of destruction, and Charles;
ton is laid down in the dust. tits i'm.
possible to give. any correct estimate ol
the. loss of life and property; For two
days and nights the people have done
nothing but huddle together on the
squares. Small detached. relief parties
| are going to dig out the dead from the
debris or succor the wounded; : ,,t,
The first systematized effort. to get al
| facts is now making. The list of the
dead recognized and. reported this morn.
ing at this time, { II 2, m, foots up to six.
teen, and the search has only commenced
The list of wounded will go into the
hundreds. About seyen.eighths of the
houses and public buildings in the city
are either damaged or wrecked. Even
the historic st. Michael's and ST. Philips
are so badly wrecked that it is feared
they will have to be taken down.
The waves from sos Tuesday night
have been coming about.once every five
or six hours. There has been none now
for twelve hours, and hopes are enter.
tained that the horror is about over.
Specials to the Meaus and Courier from
points in South Carolina ranging from
| The extreme Northwest to the seacoasi
reports seven shocks of earthquake, with
more or less resulting damage to property
though without loss of life, so far az
known. In 0rangeburg the people
became go much alarmed that many
moved to Columbia.
As the details of the calamity Ia this
city are gathered, its effects become more
and more alarming. It is feared also that
much distress will prevail, as by far the
larger part tof those whose property has
been wrecked or seriously damaged be-
long to the poorer classes.
| People are as cheerful as possible under
The terrible circumstances, and trying te
restore order out of chaos.
The aggregate loss is expected to reach
three millions. The wharves, warehouses
and business facilities of the city are
generally unaffected by tho catastrophe
and Charleston is as ready as ever for the
transaction Of business.
There were shocks last night at $3.50
and 11.50 p. NJ, aud at B and II q. m
to-day. All were light.
The people are gradually taking
account of the details of the injury
worked by the earthquake, and the list Of
damages to property is startling. A lin.
tied section in the South Of the city is O
sample of the whole.
Standing at the postofice, and looking
West, an almost impossible roadway Of
cebris meets the eye. The building o1
the Chamber of Commerce is badly dam.
aged, portion of the South and East
walls having been thrown down by the
violence of the shock.
The buildings of Walker, Evans &
(ogswell have also suffered, while the
leavy granite slabs which formed the
rarapet of the Neavs and Courier build.
| iugs lie upon the sidewalks, leaving the
slate roof and a portion of the attic floor
exposed.
+ Almost the entire front Of the build.
iags occupied by Myers cigar store and
Smiths stencil establishment is torn out
leaving the upper floors exposed. Plenge's
! building, at the corner of Church street.
was badly damaged.
Most of the buildings on the street are
more or less damaged, but the violence ol
the earthquake is most perceptible OF the
historic intersection of Broad and Meet.
ing streets. The police station is almost
a complete wreck. The upper edge OF
tie wall has been torn down and that o.
the North wall has fallen on the roof Of
the porch, carrying it away and leaving
only the large futed pillars standing.
The City Hall apparently escaped
serious damage, but is badly cracked on
the Est wall.
The Court House building is badly
damaged, the walls being cracked in
several places and portions Of the root
and gables being thrown down.
The Fire Proof building seems to stand
as rock. The gables of the North and 3
South porches, however, made of solid
brownstone, have been thrown to the
pavement below. This appears to be the
only damage done to the building.
The worst wreck in the locality, how.
ever, is St. Michael's Church, which
seems to be doomed to destruction. The
steeple, the repairs on which had JUS
been completed, seems to be intact, bu
it is nearly out Of plumb and is in mo
mentary danger of falling. The massive
perch has been wrenched from the body
of the church and the building has beer
cracked in four places. One crack il
the North wall extends from the caves tt
the lower windows; two on the West fac'
of the church extend the entire height o
the building and one on the South wal
also extends from the caves down almos
to the foundation. These cracks are al
Immediately under hc's.eeple, which j
seams almost impossible will stand fol