The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-10
The Relief Fund Amounts to over
SIPS, 900.

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bodied men have applied for assistance, but
in all cases their requests have been refused,
except where large and helpless families are
dependent upon their exertions. Work is
provided for all at good wages. The COM
mittee is determined to make the people help
themselves as much as possible.
The government building inspectors are at
work examining the public buildings and
business houses. When this work is COM
pleted they will go to work on private resi-
dences. The damnge to the elegant marble M
custom house is greater than was at hrsG
supposed. Repairs have been ordered. They
will recommend the building of a new post
office as soon as possible, as the present one
is unsafe. Owners of buildings are in many
cases trying to patch up cracks and escape
gineers say that they will make a thorough
examination, and that all unsafe buildings
will be condemned.
The people are recovering from their great
fright, and many would return to their
houses if they had any. The slight shocks
that occur daily now have but little terror
for CharleStonianS. The people, while walk
ing on the streets, will merely remark after
shock:
ibid you feel it? 1t was a right good
shake" and walk on.
A Shock of any considerable violence
would throw the people into a panic.
The shocks in Greece have been the occa-
sion of much uneasiness and fear, for ac-
cording to the theory of local scientists the
earthquake here was the result of former
Grecian earthquakes, whose waves travelled
here at the rate of 100 miles per hour. Ii
this theory is correct, and it is generally ac-
cepted here, we may expect a repetition OF
our disaster on Friday night. There Will be
much anxiety until that time has passed
People are leaving Sullivan's Island as
fast as steamers can bring them to the CITY,
They fear an usually severe September gale
and high tides. Prof. Newcomb's prediction
of a cyclone and possible tidal wave has
frightened all the residents of the island,
and has made Charlestonians very indignant
at his alleged needless causing alarm and
excitement.
The responses to the call for aid are from
all parts of the country, and are liberal to
such an extent that much relief can be ex-
tended to sufferers. Much money is needed,
and it will be disbursed with care. Piteous
appeals are coming in to Charleston's relief
committee from SummerVllle, knlghtSyllle,
Lincolnsville and other small places near
Charleston, where much destruction was
done. The inhabitants of those villages are
poor farmers, whose crops are covered by
liens, and who have nothing. The houses of
many have been leyeled to the ground.
A report has just reached here Of the sink
ing of portion of the track Of the Savannah
and Charleston Railroad, about 20 miles be-
low Charleston. The track sank for about
100 feet for depth of from five to ten feet
Patrols are looking out for other sinks
There was a slight shock at Summeryill G
this morning, and some claim to have felt a
slight one here.
CHARLESTON, Sept. 9.-The stoppage of a
has diminished considerably the number of
refugees from the city, The relief commit
tee today issued about 1000 ration for seven
days. A south kitchen has been opened and
provision has been made for furnishing des-
titute persons. The bulk of applications for
cuhciCtanan from p01Orpd npOnlP To
meet cases of distress where personal ex-
animation can be made the cOmmlsslonary
wagons patrol the city and furnish the sub
sistence required. The Board of Engineers
find that the parapet of the western portion
of the custom house is seriously. damaged,
and its repair will involve considerable ex-
pense, but the building has sustained no 9TH
er injuries. The post Office is seriously dam
aged, and Mr.. Spier advises its instant re-
moval were there any available building pro
durable. 1t will be propped up temporarily.
The city appraiser after visiting about three
fourths of the city in the past three days,
has come to the conclusion that nearly every
building is more or less damaged. The brick
buildings suffered the most and many OF
them will have to be pulled down. The total
amount of the relief fund at the close of bus
ness today was $126, 1873.
Contributed by the Cotton Exchange
New YORK, Sept. 9.-The Stock Exchange
HIS bUuS ldI IdlSCu plZ, Z,iJO 1Ul buC SAdllCo-
ton unfortunates; the Cotton Exchange $16,-
492, and Providence Exchange, $500. The
various dispatches indicate that money is
being raised in many places for the sufferers
Bnffalo contributes $1,000 and Saratoga
$3.50. Judge Henry Hilton and Mrs. A. Il i;
Stewart, each giving $1,000; Mobile S1,7OO
and Memphis 81 1000, to be followed Saturday
by $1,000 more.
$500, 900 Needed at Charleston.
r. ~. G4olo he
that in order to shelter the homeless people
before cold weather, from $500,000 to $780,
900 is Immediately required.
The Views of Prof. MendenhaIi Upon
the Situation.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-Prof. Mendenhall,
of the United States signal office, one of the
advance guard of the returning scientific
survey who went to Charleston, claims to
have data showing within five seconds the
exact time of the shock One regulator
clock, which was corrected at noon by tele-
gram from Washington, was stopped by the
earthquake at 9.51.56, and the clock OF the
Northeastern Railroad, which was corrected
at noon, stopped at 9.51.30, so that 9.51 10 he
considers cannot be five seconds out OF the
way of the precise time when the first shook
occurred. Prof. Mendenhall regards the
cry for tents as entirely unnecessary. He
says There is no reason why the people
they are afraid. No one was killed IN the
house during the earthquake, but all those
who died were killed in the streets. No one
was killed by a wooden house, but all the
dead came to their end through the falling
of the brick stores and warehouses. 1t
would be a good thing for Charleston. to
have storm and make the people get into
their houses and they would then find that
they had plenty of good shelter there.
Relief Meeting at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept "a meeting Of
citizens was held yesterday afternoon to de
wise means for the relief of the Charleston
sufferers. Mayor Bartlett presided and ap'
| pointed committee of thirty to collect con
| tributions. An appeal to the public in be
| half of this object is published in the city
| newspapers today.
offers Aid to the Sufferers.
SAN Francisco, Sept. "a meeting o
citizens was held yesterday afternoon to de
| wise means for the relief of the Charleston
| sufferers. Mayor Bartlett presided and ap
| pointed committee of thirty to collect con
| tributions. An appeal to the public in be
| half of this object is published in the cit!
newspapers today.
A Bicycle Record Beaten.
| HARTFORD, Conn, Sept. 9.-The second
days races of the Connecticut Bicycle clul
was not so well attended as yesterday owins
| to the showery weather. The track wa
rather heavy, A great feature of the da.
was the breaking of the worlds mile record
in the professional race by w. F. Wood o.
| England. He made the mile in 2.33, one sec
and better than Handles record. Woodsid
was second in the race.
| 1.-THE one mile amateur race was won b,
! Rows after a hot fight with Ives at the finish
| Time 2.40. The five mile professional lap
race was won by Woodside. Nelson second
| Time 1907.
The five mile State championship race was
won by II. S. Hart of New Britain, in 17.0S
a PeriIouS Ride.
| LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept 9.-Percy Her
bert white, and Charles Duncan, colored
had a narrow escape from death, yesterda
afternoon in the course of one of the mos
perilous rides on record. The two boys liy