Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-10-01
CHARLESTOH'S MISFORTUNES.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept. Is
Shortly after O'clOrk this after
noon the city was visited by anoth-
er sboch OF earthquake, which
alarmed the entire city. Houses
we're shaken, and the inmates ran
out into the streets. The distur-
bance was similar in its movement
to that of last evening, and it was
quite severe. The movement was
apparently horizontal, and lasted
about five seconds. 1t was accom-
panied by the usual horrible sub
terranean grOwl, with which this
people have become so familiar.
The recurrence of these shocks on
the eve of the day designated by
Virgins for his great earthquake
has had most demoralizing effect
upon the people, and many OF them
will take to the squares tonight
rather than risk sleeping in their
houses. Unfortunately the shelter
committee have taken down many
tents, and as consequence many
people will have to sleep i'll the
open air. What has added to the
general terror is the fact that last
night there was an unusual meteor.
ic display from 9 till II o'clock.
The heavens seemed to be alive
with shooting stars. Exactly what
connection there is between a me-
teoric storm and an earthquake it
is impossible to say, but in this
afflicted city all signs point to dis
aster, and it must be remembered
that it is now just four weeks since
Charleston's awful calamity came.
Many timid people have left the
city, dreading the day designated
10y Virgins for the great shock,
and even among those who re-
main a feeling of uneasiness pre-
walls. There has been but little
interruption in the work of repair
ing the damages, and business APP
pears to be going on in its usual
channels. The shock at ! O'Clock
today, as far as known here, does
not seem to have been felt outside
of Charleston. Some people aver
that shocks were felt last night at
3 A. NJ. and at 4 A. NJ, and there
is little doubt but that there were
slight tremors of the earth at the
hours named, but they were not
sufficiently sharp to awake the
slumbering people, although they
we're felt at Sur neTville.
Calamlties certainly do not visit
this afflicted city singly. The
earthquake shock to-day was pre-
coded by a fire and a fatal acct
dent, which are rather an accumu-
lation of incidents for a city of co.
coo inhabitants. The fire fortu-
nately was not destructive, owing
principally to the fact that the fire
department is still camping out and
that the engines, men and horses
are constantly on the alert. 1t
broke out in a quarter of the city
composed entirely of wooden
houses, and would have proved
disastrous but for the quick re-
spouse Of the department.
AT II a. VI. house in BedOn's
alley, which had been shattered by
the earthquake, but the lower floor
of which was still occupied by COL
ored tenants, fell in and crushed a
one woman, who was subsequent
ly dug out of the ruins and sent to
the hospital fatally injured.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept. 2S.-
A severe earthquake shock was
felt here at eight minutes past one
o'clock this afternoon. 1t was from
north TO south and shook nearly
all the houses in the city, the VI
bration being very perceptible in
wooden houses. Scientists say
these shocks will keep up for an in-
definite time and that there is moth
ing alarming in the recurrence OF
shocks.
There we're three slight shocks at
Summerville today, but no dam
age was done.
WASHINGTON, Sept, ga tel.
egram was received at the Treasu-
ry Department today from Mr..
Deveraux, superintendent of the
custom house at Charleston, 5. c.,
saying that the shock of earth.
quake yesterday afternoon caused
a serious displacement Of the west
portico of the government building,
so much so as to necessitate closing
that entrance TO the building.