Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-04
ALL THE STRUCTURES FRAFL.

his time would be more disastrous than
all OF those already felt, and buildings
| could easily be shaken to atoms.
ALL THE STRUCTURES FRAFL.
An examination of the material from
the wrecked structures shows them to
| have all been frail. The Charleston and
one or two OF the other leading hotels
! nave begun 10 receive guests, although
but small portion OF the houses are in a
condition to be occupied. Inquiries con-
tlnue to pour in from all over the country
concerning the loss OF life. The search
for the dead is progressing, but it is be-
lleved that all have been found. This
morning the employees of the Southern
Telegraph Company returned to their
| commodious main office on Broad street,
cleared up their delayed work, and re-
sumed the service.
ADDRESS OF THE EXCHANGES.
| At joint meeting OF the Charleston
Exchange and Merchants Exchange to-
day the following was unanimously
adopted:
To all Exchanges end ComnsrcidI Bodies:
Our banks, warehouses, cotton presses,
| wharves, railroads and rloe mills and every
thing Else necessary for handling business,
| though damaged, are in working order. We
fear no further disturbances. The destruc-
| ton OF property will cause great distress and
suffering, but will not Interfere with the dis
patch of business. A. w. TAFT,
President Charleston Exchange.
B. RoLLMANN.
President Merchants Exchange.
The joint meeting also adopted resolu-
tiOns to apply to the President and Con-
gress for a national loan to aid the citl-
zens of Charleston in rebuilding the city.
THE COUNCILS ACTION.
The City Council to-day adopted the
| following:
Resolued, That in response to numerous
| offers of assistance and sympathy from our
sister cities and from citizens of this and
otner STATES, tho Mayor is authorized to eta te
/ that great distress exists among our citizens
! In consequence Of the earthquake, and that
we gratefully accept the aid thus rendered.
Several Catholic churches have been
! seriously injured. The Cathedral chapel
| will not be used for services Sunday. A
| temporary structure will be erected on
| the Cathedral grounds, where the congre-
! CATION will attend mass. Repairs will be
made as soon as the condition of affairs
will admit.
SCHOOLS DAMAGED.
/ The Catholic schools have all been in
| jured. The Academy of Our Lady of
Mercy on Meeting street, the Central
| school on George street, St. Mary's school
/ on Society street, and st. Peters school
have sustained such damage as will not
permit . of studies being resumed,
as announced. The convent of
also damaged. The Sisters and children
have all been camping out. The st. Fran
els Xavier Intrmary on Calhoun street
was badly damaged and there were sew
eral proyidential escapes.
THE RESIDENCE UNINHABITABLE.
The episcopal residence on Broad
street is rendered unInhabitable. The
clergy who were in the building during
the shock had a miraculous escape and
have since been the guests OF the Brothers
of the Sacred Heart, and have camped
with large portion OF their congregation
on the Cathedral grounds. The Catholic
Male Orphan Asylum also suffered,
but in no instance did
loss of life result. The churches
and schools, as well as the episcopal re ST.
dence, need immediate repairs to render
them habitabe and to allow of the con-
! duct of religious services and educational
| exercises.
! A KEEN MISFORTUNE.
This misfortune is more keen for the
reason that on account of the general loss
throughout the community it will be al
most impossible at this time to obtain
! funds for the repaTatiOD so imperatively
required. Any further Information on the
Rev. P. l.. Duffy, Vicar General of
! Charleston. Father Duffy himself was
slightly injured at the time OF the shock
but is able to attend to his duties.
Roper Hospital is wrecked and will
probably be condemned. and the building
of the Training School for Nurses is seri-
ously damaged.
The hospital patients were removed to
the Agricultural Hall. The injury to the
county Jail is well nigh irreparable.
1hirty-siX prisoners escaped, six of whom
| have returned.
EXPLAINING THE EARTHQUAKE.
The News and Courier will publish TO-
morrow the following explanation OF the
recent earthquake:
There can be no doubt that the various
earthquake shocks had their origin in th Q
islands of the Mediterranean, and in
Greece and Italy. On Aug. 80 was re-
ported the occurrence of destructive
earthquake throughout Greece and Italy !;
that there had been two eruptiOns OF Ves-
uyus, aud that the volcano was still very
active. These eruptions gave vent
to Internal commOtions, which had pro-
duced quaking Of the earth in that vi
cinity. BY the shocks being communi-
! Gated to the earth they have Travelled in
various directions, in some with more
violence than in others, as they were fe it
| the same day throughout Egypt, but
doing little damage.
| MORE SEVERE WESTWARD.
The shocks seem to have extended west
ward with more rapidity aud violence
than in any other direction a, vibration
! CT the particles of the earth's surface
! being transmitted under the sea at the
rate of about 100 miles an hour,
occupying about seyenty-two hours
IN travelling distance of $500
miles before reaching the western
shores of the Atlantic travelling, as it did,
almost due west, one OF the first points
on the shore line which it could reach
was the coastof South Carolina. But we
see that it was felt along the eu-
/ tire coast as far north as BOs-
ton, and spread across the continent with
! diminishing force as various more solid
and rocky portions of the surface crust
retarded the vibrations, until it seems TO
have been almost entirely stopped by fric-
! tiOn in the extreme Northwestern states.
THE VIOLENCE AT CHARLESTON.
The reason why the shocks were made
more violent In the vicinity OF Charleston
! and Summerville is that there is more OF
a sOft, yielding nature in the superficial
! upper strata, which conducted the vibra-
tiOns and forward movements OF the earth.
The waves meeting with less resistance
! than from the hard substance farther in
the interior they were more rapid and