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

with hundreds Of cNenrslonists retaraipa
from The lnoOntaius They were an gav
aud happy. laughing aud talSlug, when
All Of q sudden, IN the Language ~ one OF
rhe eXcutsionisss, "thc tsain appeared TO
have lett the track and was gong up, no.
NJ, into the air.n This was the rising
wave, but suddenly Y descended, and IS
Il rapidly teli II was flung Violently over
20 the east side 81 The track, apparently
leaning over at less than an anglo OF forty.
i've degrees. Then there was reflex
action and the train was rlghted and was
hurled with 3 roar as OF discharge OF
artillery over TO the west Finally IL sub.
sided on the track and took plunge
downward, evidently on a descendioa
wave. The engineer put down the brakes
tight, but 80 great was the original and
added momentum that the train kept right
ahead. The utmost confusion prevailed.
Women and children shrieked with dis
may and The bravust heart Quailed Ia mo.
mentary expectation OF q more
terrible catastrophe. The train was taken
back 10 the direction OF Jcdburg aud
on the way back the work OF the earth
quake was terribly potent. The train had
actually passed over one Of these serpen-
tlue curves already described, aud II IL
the simple truth TO state that every soul
ON board was saved solely through the
INTERROGATION OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE.
The horror OF the situation In summer
Vile on "Wednesday was much intensified
by certain Manifestations that were not
observed la Charleston TO any
great extent. Aldurlug the day there was
constant series Of deterioratlons,
from all possible directions resemb-
ling the discharge Of heavy guns, at inter
walls Of about ten minutes, and were like
the sounds OF bombardment at great
distance. All OF these explosions were
not accompanied by tremors OF
the earth as II was only
occasionally that the earth would shake
A remarkable fact was noted In Summer.
VILE In respect 20 the bulglng OF water
from the Interior OF the earth, Nearly
oil OF the wells had been at low water.
There was sudden rise In all OF these
was pure. Looking down into one
OF these wells, an observer could on the
eve OF one of these land detonations see
the waters rise up the walls OF the wells
aud afterwards slack again and subsde
There Is rather more cheerful feeling
tonight, but no sense OF security
will repair the shattered houses
and renew the ruined homes. Offers OF
assistance are coming from different
quarters, and II is expected that the city
council will organize relief committee
tomorrow. Despite the losses by the
earthquake, Charleston is In as good 20.
sition rs ever for the transaction Of
the usual autumn trade. There Is ample
warehouse land wharf room and the com.
presses and factories are ready TO deal eX.
peditiously with all business that offers
SAVANNA STILL ALARMED,
SAVANNA, GA, Sept. 1.-Two slight
shocks were felt here between aud
O'Clock this morning. Our citizens ar,
still alarmed, and many are staying II
the streets
HELP FROM AUGUSTA,
AUGUSTA, GA, Sept. 2-rhe excite
mGnt about the earthquakes has subsideC
here and all apprehension ceased libera
, contributions were made to-day for IN,
Charleston sufferers by the citizens o
Augusta