Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-09-09

larger part of those whose property has
been wrecked orsoriousiy damaged belong
to the poorer Glasses.
People are as cheerful as possible under
the terrible circumstances and are trying
to restore order out Of chaos. The ag-
| gregate loss is expected to reach three
millions. The wharves, warehouses and
business facilities of the city are gener-
ally unaffected by the catastrophe, and
Charleston is M ready M ever for the
| transaction Of business.
| At O'Clock this morning there WINS
another slight shock of earthquake felt,
but it did no damage. The company
hopes to get all Its wires in working order
to-day.
CLEARING PASSAGES THROUGH THE STREETS
| OF oHARLEsToN-sIa OF LIFE AGAIN.
CHARLESTON, Sept. 2.-The last earth
| quake shock was experienced here at IL so
last night, since which time there have
been no vibrations. The people are lust
beginning to 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 Of
/ life. For two long days and nights of
horror women and children have been
camped in tho parks and squares. The
earthquake has swept over the city like o
besom Of destruction, and Charleston is
laid down in the dust. II il impossible,
/ TO give any correct estimate of the loss of
| life and property. For two days and
nights, people have done nothing but
huddle on the squares. Small de-
tached relief parties are going on to dig
out the dead from the debris or succor
the wounded.
GETTING AT THE FAoTs-16 DEAD nEooG-
NIzED-HUNDREDs WOUNDED.
The first systematized effort TO get ut
the faots is now making. The list Of
dead recognized and reported this morn
ing at this time al q. m.) foots up to 16
and the search has only begun. The list
&C wounded will 60 into the hundreds.
About seven-eighths of the houses and
| public buildings in tho city are
either damaged or wrecked. Even
the historic st. Michael'H and
st. Phillips are 80 badly wrecked that II
is feared they will have to be taken down.
The waves from 9.55 Tuesday night have
been coming about once every five or six
hours. There has been none now for IL
hours, and hopes are entertained that the
horror is about over.
THE GUTTER coLFAx TO CARRY TENTS TO THE
| SUFFERERS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Am application
was received at the treasury department
this morning from the mayor of Whining
ton, N. O., for transportation of q
relief committee from Wilmington
to Charleston. The revenue cutter
Oolfax was Immediately placed at
the disposal of the committee. Gen.
Drum, the acting secretary Of war, has
directed that tents be sent 10 Charleston
to shelter the homeless people and as rail-
road communications are interrupted, the
revenue cutter will transport the tents to
the distressed city.
FREE MESSAGES TO oHARLRsToN.
New YoRK, Sept. 2.-The Wester
Union Telegraph Company has issue |
the following order:
10 The General and District Supertnten.
dents: You are authorized to send free mes
sages OF relief for the Charleston sufferers.
NoRvIS GREEN, President.
| THE LOSS OF LIFE.
CHARIEsToN, Sept. 2.-The official list
of those killed by the earthquake or who
have since died of their injuries contains
| SO names. They are as follows:
White-Peter Powers, Mrs. o. Barber,
Ainsley III. Robson, Robert Alexander,
Charles Albrecht, II. p. Meynardie, Patrick
Lynch, Annie Forck, Mr.. Rachel Ahrens,
Goidie Ahrens. Mrs. David died OF ner-
vous shock.
Colored-Thomas Wilson, William
Dear, Anna Glover, z. Sawyer, William
Grant, Alexander Miller, Joseph Rodoff,
Hannah Smalls, Marie Barnwell, Maria
Princkney James Brown, Angelic Davis,
Eugenie Roberts, Robert Rodoff, Grace
Fleming, Rosa Murray, Oliver Nicklebey,
John Cook, Clarissa Simonds, Hannah
Harris, Sarah Middleton, Rebecca Ward,
John Cook, Ezra r. Sawyer, infant child
of Mrs. Barnvel. Potal, 36.
The number of wounded foots up 100.
THE wREoKED DISTRICT.
The damages to property are appalling.
A limited section in the south part of the
city is n sample of the whole. Standing
at the post. office and looking west an
almost impossible roadway of debris
meets the eye. The building of the
chamber of commerce ia badly damaged,
a portion of the south and east walls
having been thrown down by the violence
of the shock, and the buildings of
Walker, Evans Il Bogswell have also suf-
fered, while the heavy granite slabs
which formed the parapet of the Netos
and Courier building lie upon the side
walk, leaving the slate roof and portion
of the attic floor exposed. Almost the
entire front of the building, occupied by
cigar stc-o and Smiths stenci. estab-
llshment, is torn out, leaving tho upper
floors exposed. The Plenge building, al
the corner of Church street, WAS badly
damaged. Most of the buildings on the
street are more or less damaged, but the
violence of the earthquake is most per-
ceptible at the historic intersection OF
Broad and Meeting streets.
The police station is almost complete
wreck. The upper edge of the wall has
been torn down and that Of the north
wall has fallen on the roof of tho porch,
carrying it away and leaving only the
large, iluted pillars standing. The city
hall apparently escaped serious damage,
but is badly cracked on the east wall, and
the court house building is badly DAM
aged the walls being cracked in several
places and portions of the roof and
gables being thrown down. The fire.
proof building seems to stand as rock.
The gables of the north and south
porches, however, made OF solid brown
stone. have been thrown to the pavement
below. This appears to be the only dam
age done to the building.
OLD ST. MncHAEL's SHATTERED.
The worst wreck in the locnlity is st.
Michaels church, which seems to be
doomed 10 destruction. The steeple, the
repairs on which had just BET n completed,
seems to be intact, but ii is nearly ont OF
! plumb, and is in momentary danger OF
falling. The massive porch has been
wrenched from the body of the church
and the building has been cracked IN four
, places. One crack in the north wall ex-
/, tends from the caves to the lower win
: dow. two on the west face of the church
extend the entire hight of the building
and one on the south wall extends from
the caves down almost to the foundations.
1 | These cracks are all Immediately under
i the steeple, which it seems almost impos-
4 sible will stand for any length of time.
, | The hands on the top of the clock pointed
4 to A. 9.55, which must have been the hour
! of the first shock on Tuesday night
4 The buildings between Meeting and
| King streets are all more or less damaged,
i the effects of the earthquake being the
game in nearly every instance. The front
wall of DR.. Desausseres' residence has
a been thrown down, leaving the attic floor
expoaed, and several buildings on the
sonth aide of the street have been simi-
4 larly treated West OF King street the
4 most serious damage is to the Episcopal
j, rasidenee. The gable end has been thrown