Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-04

Office the instruments stopped WORK
ing the moment the vibration was
telt. Most OF the operators dropped thelr
keys, rushed out OF the building, aud lor
moment there was the utmost coniu-
SION. AS soon as the shock was over the
men went back to their desks. and Dusl'
ness was resumed. The shock was fell
at every point working with Savannah.
Along Bay street people were gathered
In groups away from the buildings.
THE EASTERN PART OF THE CITY,
! In the eastern part of the city Tuesday
| nights scenes we're re enacted. The
streets were 1lled with people.who rushed
out of their houses at the first alarm.
Mothers with their babes in their arms
| hurried into the squares and in the MD
| die Of the streets.
There was not, however, the shrleking
! and screaming that there was on Tuesday
night, and people were less excited. Tne
| drug stores did a thriving business just
| after the shock. and were crowded with
! people after bromide and other nerylnes
| for faintlng women. On East Broad
street and IN Magazine ward several
women and young girls tainted IN the
| streets and had 10 be carried TO their
| homes.
| A negro was standing on the corner OF
! East Broad and BrOughton streets with
| chicken in his hand when he felt the
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| by squeezing it to death. he CLAIMED
! that 1t was the force OF the shock which
! killed il. bug it bore every evidence OF
! having been crushed.
A well known citizen who was III
| bed at the time OF the shock Jumped up.
and, in his excitement, grabbed up what
| he supposed was his pants, and rushed
| out into the streets. When he got there
| be attempted to put the garment on, but
! found 1t was his umbrella.
IN THE SALOONS.
| The usual crowds were IN the Brough-
ton street beer saloons seated around the
| tables. The first alarm in one OF the sa-
! looms was given by waiter, who has
| been unusually nervous ever since Tues
! day night, and has constantly kept his
| eyes fixed on the swinging chandelier to
observe it's motion. Happening to be look
| Ing q t 1t, ana seeing 1t move and shake
little more than usual, ne Immediately
| yelled 'EarthquakeW and rushed through
the door, 1t is needless to say that the
crowd followed with no delay.
A gentleman who occupied room In
an upper story of the Screven House,
| says the shock WAS severe enough
to overturn a long, narrow bottle
| which was sitting on a table in
the room. Another gentleman had
| Just pulled off his coat, preparatory to
| ho felt the chair shaking and moving
away from him. He needed no further in
| timation of what was the matter, but
made post haste for the street.
Two young men were engaged IN a
| game of billiards. One was in The act of
| making a shot. His friend yelled Earth
| quakeV and ran for the street. The
other, with cue in hand, followed. He
reached the door with bis cue in hori-
zontaI position, and, pressing it against
the sides of the door, be made frantic ef-
!Orts TO get out until the cue broke, and
lac made u neadlong dive TOR the street.
NOT SO GOOD AS ROPE.
A prominent young druggist in town
rooms just above his store. After the
shock of last night he procured a ladder
and placed it at window of his ROOM
He then went up, with serious Apprehen-
sions, though, that the next quake would
shake the ladder down before he could
get to it.
Up TO late hour this morning there
were anxious and alarmed groups sitting
CUT in the squares and the middle of the
streets. Quite a number brought out
| blankets and pillows and spent the night
outside.
The matrons and children OF the Fe-
male Orphan Asylum were all out in the
adjoining square, fixed as comfortable as
At the jail the prisoners were not
alarmed much, as the building is so low
aud so sOlidiy built that they did not feel
the shock much.
HOW THEY ACTED.
Anyone who was disposed to sit up last
night found no trouble in getting COM
many, and one could have taken his choice
as to where he should sit, provided he did
not want to go above the first floor.
| A News reporter was in the Marshall
| House when the shock came looking over
| the register, and at the first intimation of
| the shake he rushed precipitatelY into the
| street. He was not alone for more than
half a second.
The people rushed out pell NELL. They
| came from hotels. boarding houses, club
rooms. billiard rooms, saloons, out OF
every house and every door. Some one
remarked: THAT was the hardest one
since the first" The remark was sec
! onded by a dozen voices. Everybody had
| earthquake on the brain and, as during
the first one, the people did not have to
stand still and wonder for a minute what
| was the matter. but they Immediately
went and did not stand upon the order OF
their going. Nor did those who had re-
tired or were undressed take time TO make
very careful toilet
NOTES AND INCIDENTS.
A german w0s to have been given at
Armory Hall last night by the f. J. G..
| Social Club, but as majority of the
Young ladies declined to attend, owing to
tue depressed spirit OF the community,
and through sympathy for Charleston, it
wRs postponed.
Tue statue OF Liberty resting on the top
Of Pulaski monument, which was shaken
out of place some six inches during the
great shock OF Tuesday night, has been
restored TO its original position.
The services at the Mickva-lsrael Syna-
kogue last evening at Z O'Clock were par
tcularly impressive. A feeling of more
than usual solemnity seemed to pervade
the entire congregation, and there was a
touch OF sorrow and pathos IN Rabbi
Mendez's tones as he offered up words Of
prayer and thanksgiving that the city had
passed safely through the recent
terrible ordeal. The stricken
City by the Sea was specially and feel
ingly remembered in his supplcation.
"Their grief and suffering may be great"
be said, "but they have abundant cause
to be thankful that, though their homes
may be shattered, their lives are spared
through Thy bounutul mercy"
\ story is told of a country storekeeper
few miles from the city, who was
awakened Tuesday night by a terrible
rafting sound, as if all his crockery was