The Clifton clarion., 1886-09-15
Incidents of the Earthquake.

terruptlOn ln rallrOau cOmmuHlca-
 ton. Thomas H. Tolson of Balti
 more, one of these passengers, said
 he thought the published estimate
 of damage was too low; and that
 three fourths of the city would
 have to be rebuilt. The people killed were killed while leaving
 their houses by the falling of de-
 bris. All who could leave the city
 were leaving yesterday. On the
 first outward train there were five
 cars packed with refugees. For
 the first two miles the train moved
 very slowly. The rails were twist
 ed. As the train went along the
 people in the car noticed another
 shock. This further twisted the
 rails. It was, however, possible to
 proceed slowly. The people are
 at work digging in the ruins for
 bodies, and until that work is com
 pleted it will be impossible to tell or even guess any way accurately
 at the number of casualties.
 There is not one house in ten that
 will not have to be rebuilt. There
 was a peculiar difference in the
 manner in which brick and frame
 buildings went under. The walls
 of the brick buildings swayed and fell over, while the buildings built of wood simply collapsed.
 In leaving Charleston on both s des of the track were noticed evil dences of volcanic eruption. Phos- phate, colored red and blue, and water had been forced up.
 The sympathetic articles in newspapers and offers of aid from different quarters are a great en- couragement to the stricken people of Charleston. The most urgent need now is for the early repair of the injured buildings, so as to make them habitable. High winds and heavy rains would bring many shattered buildings to the ground and injure the hundreds of resi- dences that have defective roofs. Inquiries continue to pour in from friends of Charlestonians in differ ent parts of the country concern ing the loss of life. The search for the dead is progressing, but it is believed that all the bodies have been found.
 Near Coosaw mines, s. C., there is a crack in the earth 200 feet long and six inches wide at the top. On St. Helena Island, of Beaufort coast, several large open ings were made and piles of mud and sand were forced up.
 At Wilmington, N. C., Wednes- day night persons there saw very peculiar dust falling. It was in all respects different from the ordinary dust of the streets, was light and soft, and is sad to have been of grayish color It partook | in some respects of the appearance of ashes, and its fall is connected | with volcano manifestations near Charleston. In Charlotte, N. C., the water in the standpipe of the city water works was violently az itated Wednesday night, making a clamorous noise as it rose and fell.
 At Wilmington, where so many people remained out doors all Tuesday night, much sickness, particularly among children, has been caused by exposure.
 Reports from various parts of North Carolina show that the fright caused by earthquake was in many cases due to nervous In Charlotte alone there were fourteen cases, and it is apprehended that in two of these fatal results may follow. Hun 1reds of persons even yet expert ence the peculiar feeling caused by the shocks, their systems being n some cases charged with cleo tricity.
 A fatal accident occurred on Tuesday night. The down Colum- oia tram jumped the track. Engi- near Burns and Fireman Arnold, ,olored, were badly injured by the leap which the train ook in the dark under the unseen influence of the shock that dis the road. It is said the ,arth suddenly gave way and the 'ngine plunged into the temporary leclivity. It was then raised on op of the succeeding terrestrial lndulation, and having reached he top of the wave, a sudden werving force to the right and eft hurled the ill-fated train down