St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-22
AGAIN KEN UP.
Several Places in 4sae south Visited
by AN Earthquake Yesterday

Several Places fn the south Visited
by am Earthquake Yesterday
Morning.
SAVANNAH, Ca, Sept. 21.-Savannah
experienced another very distinct earth
quake at 4:55. local time, this morn
ing The vibration lasted several seconds,
causing slate roofs, windows, etc., to rattle.
Hundreds of people were awakened, and
many OF them were frightened badly,
though there was no general alarm.
COLUMBIA S. c., Sept. 21.-Last night
there was sheet lightning in the east at
frequent intervals. During the night sub
terranean thunder was heard for several
hours. and at SIS a. m. long rumbling
sound apparently proceeded from a direc-
ton west OF south, followed by severe
shock lasting about minute. Houses
were perceptably shaken and most people
awakened The subterranean thunder CON
tinued several hours after the shock.
People sleeping uncovered found it neces-
sary to close the windows and use blankets
CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept. 21.-There
were three shocks of earthquake in this
city last night and early this morning, the
shock at $40 a. N. being quite sharp and
causing buildings to rattle uncomfortable.
There was no general alarm, but good
many persons ran out of their houses into
the streets and remained there. At Sum-
merville there were three shocks between
4:25 and $50 o'clock this morning, there
being rather violent shock at $50, as
here. A loud defamation, similar to the re-
port of heavy gun, was heard at the be-
ginning Of the severe shock here, and there
were detonations OF explosions with two of
these shocks at Summerville.
There was no installing the character of
the disturbance that occurred at 5:15 this
morning. 1t was rude awakening for the
people of this brave old city, but they bore
it as they have borne all the other great
trials, through which they have been called
upon to pass, with unfinching fortitude and
courage. Most of the people in the city
were asleep at the time, but the shock was
sufficiently strong to awaken them. The
features Of the phenomenon were some
what peculiar. The weather on Sunday
and Monday nights was warm and sultry.
After 10 o'clock at night the wind seemed
to have died out entirely. On Monday
night, indications of a change in the
weather were apparent. Frequent flashes
of sheet lightning were seen in the north,
and occasional rolls OF distant thunder were
heard. In the opinion of some people these
were seismic decorations. But there seems
to be scarcely room to doubt that they were
rolls of distant thunder. The sky over
Charleston all this time was entirely clear
and the moon shone brightly. Shortly
after midnight the wind sat in rather briskly
from the east and clouds began TO gather
in the sky. Some persons state that there
was slight shock about 4 o'clock, but if
there was, it was not sufficient to arouse
any one whe was asleep. 1t was fifteen
minutes past o'clock when the shock ar
rived. This was about the seyerest
that has been felt in Charleston for
over two weeks. The other vibrations
that many people alleged sthey have
felt were child's play compared with the
shock thisl morning. In many houses the