Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-09-03
EARTHQUAKE

EARTHQUAKE .
The First Earthquake for Shenandoah
On Tuesday night about 10 o'clock
eartbouake shocks were plainly felt
through the Valley, extending, as Tar as
we can learn, the entire length OF H. In
this place H. was noticed 10y but few al
though at that hour almost our entire
were awake and stirring. Just
west and north Of town the shocks were
felt very distinctly, in some instances the
persons being badly frightened as they
recognized ut once that IL was AN "aflh-
quake. Capt Geo. W. KoonT says he
with other members of his family was sit
ting mp at the time, and felt the chars
upon which they were sitting at the time
rocking plainly. lie says the oscillations
of the earth were from north TO south ana
were very distinct. Rev. II. We'zel, VINO
WAS in his library reading, felt tie sway
inc movements and heard the rafting OF
lose and swinging objects about the house
Mr. Jacob Keller. living north Of town.
was in bed. llo jumped mp aud caught
hold Of a stove, trying TO hold it Still ana
prevent the rafting noise. Finding TINS
innossible and feeling the rolling motion
of the house he realized that IL was an
eartbqnakc. lie thinks it lasted from
three to five inmates Mr.. william Hutch
inson. SAYS he was awakened 10y the rolling
Of his bed and the rattling of articles
ahout the house. He felt three distinct
shocks and thinks they lasted about two
minutes. The shocks were plainly ielt III
Mt Jackson and New Market, "a well ~
in the entire section of the county north
and west of those places. From the press
DISPATCHES we learn that the shock ex-
tendod through the whole region from
Raltimore 10 the Gulf coast. aus as far
northwest as Chicago and st. Louis. In
some places the church bells were rung'
cbimneys thrown down and plasterlng
shaken from the walls the frightened PEG
ple rushing into the streets thinking then
houses were about to tumble down. 1t Is
probablv one of the most severe and wide
reaching earthquakes this country ha'
ever known.
Since the above was in type later new
from the Southern States report the shocI
as being terrible and the destruction II
the city Of Charleston, S. C., as awful al
most beyond description We give u"
latest news below
CHARLESTON, :. c., Sept. IAN earth
Quake such as has never before bee
known in the history Of this city swep
over Charleston last night shortly aite
| 10 o'clock. causing more loss and injury t
property and far more loss OF life thar
the cyclone OF year before.
TIE CITY Is WRECKED,
the streets are encountered with masses
fallen bricks and tangled telegraph an
telephone wires, and up to an early HOT
il was almost impossible to pass from on
mart of the city TO another. The hr
shock was by far the most severe. Mo-
of the people with their families pass'
the night in the streets which even I'd
morning are crowded with people airal
to rc-enter their homes.
MORE TllAN SIXTY PEOPLE WERE MILF
and wounded, chiefly colored. Among VI
whites killed and fatally inlnfed are NJ
Lynch. DIR. r. Alexander Hammond al
Ainsley Robson. Fires broke ont IN Ill
ferent parts Of the city Immediately all
the earthquake, and some are still onr'
inc Int there is no danger of spreadin
There is no way OF leaving the city
present.
Z CHARLESTON. 5. C., SEPT. by tho t'
rible earthquake here last night the pr
cipal business portion Of the city was ii
y stroved and hundreds Of persons were rel
~. dered homeless.
II RrcnNfoND. Va, Sept LOIS a. M
dispatch lust received here says -
o streets Of Charleston are blockaded vi
III fallen bindings telegraph poles al
Sc TANGLED wires. Over 60 persons We
I'll killed or wounded After the carthqna
r Tres broke ont in different portions OF I
" CITY Int they arc not spreading. J
population spent the night in the s'fe'
10 and vacant lots. There is 50 much ca
NJ fnsion that tits hard to get at the fact
10 ANOTHER SHOCK THIS NoRNiNG.
II AZ precisely -:25 this morning anon
~ :, wave swept over the city, coming as
d. the other. from the southeast and gong
- north westerly direction.
T." The police station and many other pu
% lie bindings, and fully two-ihirdS
Gu ha residences in the city are nnlnha
10 table. being wrecked either totally
W. partially. It is impossible at tins time
" give a correct estimate of the caSna'''
NJ Tuo curncurs AND HUNDREDS or NOT
b" WRECKED.
a" az The city is complete wreck
o' Michaers AID st. Phillips churches
~ or the most historic churches in the CT
are in rims. So il lIibernian hall.