The Hope pioneer., 1886-09-10
CONDENSED NEWS.
ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE. ]
Charlestcn Experiences Another shock IRE.
mors Along the Cosst-E1fect on the Ncrroes.

ChArleston Experiences Another shook IRE.
mors Along the Coast Effect on the Negroes. 4
Charleston dispatch: At precisely III
o'clock Friday night, the Sd inst, another
severe shock of earthquake swept over the
city, coming with heavy booming sound
apparently from the southeast, whence an
the previous shocks have come. The
earth trembled perceptibly with q short
wavy motion for two seconds. Nearly
tent or house with confidence that the
worst was over. At the first note, how.
ever, OF the well-known and dreaded sound
everybody was awake and on his ieet and
the streets were filled in a twinkling with
men, omen and children. The shake was
felt from Jacksonville to Washington. Il
was plainly perceptible in Washington, but
not SO strongly as on Tuesday night.
The Charleston News and Courier saws.
Letit not be imagined for moment chat
Charleston is sitting in her ashes bswailing
the loss ofmillions. The full onsciousness
OF the loss is here. It is understood fully
that far more than the earnings af q twelve.
month were swept away in less than q
minute. But for all this Charleston is on
ly the more determined to maintain the
commercial position it has won. Very it,
tie has been accomplished to relieve the
city OF it's appearance OF desolation.
1t would be simply impossible to exaggers
ate or to depict in sufficiently descriptive
language the effect OF the visitation Of
Tuesday night on the negroes OF Charleston.
They fled in all directions. and as they ran
through binding clouds OF pulyerized NOR
tar, which was shaken from houses and
arose again from the streets, they
filed the air with dismal groans Of
terrified distress. As usual with them in
their funeral deyotions, the name "Jesusn
wns most frequently used, and aa il suppli-
eating God face to face they shrieked out
do, my master, Jesus, have mercy on
me, "Oh, sweet Jesus, save, save me, y
Let melive through this night, My God, my
Saviour" Blessed Christ my master hold
me up once more" and such exclamations
as intensified the horrors Of the situation.
After the hand OF Providence had been APP
parently removed they began to prophesy
and to recall all they knew in n confused
way OF Bibles and Bible history. .It is the
night OF Sodom and Gomorahl'' shouted
one, in 9 frenzy Of apparent delight. .The
city OF st. Michael is down to the ground!"
yelled another. II told you sol' cried a
third, third; Aha, what about my wiio's dream
rock OF Ho,eb to split!" said another.
Pray. my white people; why don't you
pray?" said another. They ran about in
the crowd with cries Of Down on your
faces; down on your knecs, miserable sin
ners; pray to God, my sister, my brother;
prayl pray! pray! Don't tell you the
They were groveling with their faces own
in the grass, and were singing hymn in q
loud voice. The hymn was, "The angels
are rappin' at the door" and the refrain
rung rapidly was "Oh, tell ole Noah TO
bill on de ark, to bill on de ark, to bill on
de ark" This song they repeated over
and over again until they were quite tired
aud ceased from utter exhaustion. In q
few minutes they were fast asleep.