The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-07
RAIN AT CHARLESTON
UNEAsINRSs CAUSED BY SEW.
ERAL LIGHT SHOWERS.
Relief Committees Hard at Work
Providing for the Sufferers
The Weekly mortality.

CHARLESTON, S. g., September g.
The light rain which set in at 4 o'clock
this morning made thousands of per-
sons encamped in the streets painful
| ly anxious. The colored people at
daybreak speedily took possession of
sll the pieces OF old tin they could
find. In some fthe vacant lots there
were sectious OF tin blown from roofs
by the cyclone in August, 1885, and
which had been left lying on the
ground. In other places there were
pieces of tin from houses which had
been unroofed by the earthquake.
Old boards from the debris around the
streets were also used. The occupants
OF Washington Square made q raid
upon the ruins of Hibernian Hall aud
were carrying off all the old tin planks,
ETC., when the police put stop to it.
At daylight the rain ceased and the
sun appeared. Later in the morning
there were several slight showers, but
not enough to cause any inconven-
fence.
The weekly bill of mortality shows
q total of ninety-eight deaths. The
deaths caused by the earthquake were
thirty-eight, eleven white and twenty
seven colored. Since then there have
been several additional deaths
caused by the earthquake. On
the 5h instant Julia Riley, coll
ored, died OF marasmus and exposure.
Mrs. Mary Buchanan, white, eyed so
years, was taken out of her building
after the shock on Tuesday night and
died from exposure aud the shock.
Today died Lizzie Grant, of heart
disease, brought on by fright and ex.
posure. Adeline Blainey is at the
point Of death; she is colored wom-
an, aged about go years, and broks
her leg while trying to escape from
her building on Tuesday night.
Bishop Howe furnishes the follow
irg statement of the needs of the
Episcopal Church In this diocese:
st. Phillips Church and Church
Home, both much injured; St. Mich
ael's Church, damaged very seriously;
st. Paul's Church, the largest in the
city, very badly damaged; Grace
Church, badly damaged; st. Luke's,
not seriously injured, but needing re-
pair; Calvary Church IA free church
for colored people,, seriously hurt;
st. Timothy Chapel needs rebuilding.
The relief committees are hard at
work. Additional tents have been
placed in the public squares and for
the colored people comfortable wood
en- shelters have been erected on Ma
rion Square. There is accommods-
ton already for 1900 colored refugees
and 625 slept in shelters last night.
The Subsistence Committee will meet
regularly and supply p DIVISIONS to all
who are. needy and unable to support
themselves. There is still strong
disposition to remove the women and
children from the city, to spare
them further danger aud anxiety,
The South Carolina, the Savannah
and Charleston, and the Richmond
aud Danvilie railroads are giving free
transportation, aud about 500 passes
were issued to white and colored peo-
pie yesterday. The main objective
points are in upper and middle South
Carolina. In Columbia ample quar-
tiers have been provided for all refu.
gees, and offers of shelter are coming
in from many points. The city is per-
fechy quiet aud the work Of clearing
up and repairing has begun.
at a mass meeting of Knights of
Labor held tonight the following rate
OF wages for mechanics and lsborers
was agreed to, q raise of 90 cent, hav-
ing been made in each class: Brick
layers, first class, So so; second class,
50; carpenters, first class, So; second
class, So so, and timers, So so and So;
lsborers, 81 80 and 50.
The Me,cS and Courier will publish
tomorrow interviews with a number
of prominent business men, all indi-
eating remarkable degree OF hopeful
ness as to the business outlook in this
city.
Considerable feeling was aroused in |
the city today by the statement of |
Prof. Simon Newcomb that a tidal
wave might be looked for or was |
within the probabilities. Scientists
say there cannot bs tidal wave in |
consequence or as an accompaniment |
of the recent earthquake. Profs. |
MCGEE and Mendenhail are conf. |
dent that the earthquakes are sub.
stantially over, although there may be |
occasional tremblings or detonations.
One of the reasons for saying this is
that all the spouting wells which have
been formed in the neighborhood OF |
Charleston by the earthquake ceased to
flow yesterday, which fact is taken as
proof that the abnormal stress and |
pressure which induced the spouting
mas passed away and that the normal
condition has been resumed. The
opinion placed upon the ability, en-
ergy and sagscity OF Mayor Courtney
was never better exemplified than in
the outspoken satisfaction with which
all classes look forward to his return
tomorrow. 1t now hoped that the
steeple Of st. Phillips Church can be
saved, but the portico Of the church
must be pulled down. The damage
to the Confederate Home is much
greater than was at first supposed.
Relief Measures at New York.