New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-02
HALF a CONTINENT DISTURBED.
ONE WOMAN DEAD FROM FEAR.

EFFECTS OF THE DISTURBANCE IN SAVANNAH
MANY PEOPLE KILLED IN sUMMFRvILLE.
SAVANNAH, Sept. 1 (SpecidD .-Sayannah mas
been terrified than last night and to-
day. At 92S D. m. yesterday severe shock OF earsh-
quake struck the city and In instant everything was
In confusion. The frat intmation OF its coming was the
approach apparently from northwestery direction OF
sound resembling the cracking OF wall preceding the
collapse OF a brick building Almost at tho same time
tho earth swayed, chmneys topped down, plasterhg
fell In houses and ornaments and other articles Oh
tables aud mantes Revivals In progress In TWO
churches and In tho panic several women tainted
and fell and were severely injured By the crowds VINO
rushed them One negress died from fright Negroes
about the streets, lamenting and crying 10 TINS
Almighty for protection People In every part OF tue
city rushed from their dwellings and sought SAFETY III
the open places Several persons were struck by fane
bricks. but received no serious injury. Two whito
women in different parts OF the CITY leaped from second
windows and suffered broken bones but wero not
fatally hurt One Of tho women had babe In her
but 1t escaped unhurt The entire force OF NIFTY OF
men In The Morning Ners Building ran into the
street. and 1t before the printers could
be induced to return work In tho sixth story OF the
building. where the effect OF the shock was
severe than the street. Commuhl-
cation In every direction by Telegraph
was ont of and the Western Union operators
circuit was renewed but the line to Charleston and the
North was not recovered until this afternoon - ,
damaged by the shock While small in most individual
instances tho financial loss IN the aggregate WIZ DO con
siderable. IN BroughtOn-st, the principal business
thoroughfare, the west wall OF small brick store ieiI
and ia Bayst the upper OF three story prick
building fell 10 the roof OF adjoining struourc lne
first shock followed at intervals OF TWO or three
minutes apart by two additional shocks. each OF
first Later In tho night at intervals OF
hour or more, seven additional shocks were
felt None OF these. however equaed the nrst three III
severity. Entire families spent the night on chsts III
the middle OF the streets aud other open places anu LILO
| people
Dispatches from all the small towns In tho stste re-
port experiences similar to those in Savannah. Az
Daren "A mall house demolished No loss or Ire Is
reported The duration OF the first three SHOCKS - es
mated thirty, and twenty seconds respect
lively Reports from Tybee leland at the mouth OF the
Savannah River report that the lenses In tho lgnt-
house there we're broken, tho copper wires ahu oo's
twisted like reeds the main structure damaged anu ho
lights eXtnguIshed. A temporary light VIII be as
played until repairs ara made on the river the
shock felt perceptblY Sailors on vessels along
tho wharves felt them rse, tremble ana settle down. rs
though about TO sink. Tho men scrambled over tue
sides the dock small boats The crcteineht
in this city this afternoon was M great as ever INC
newspaper and telegraph offices were surronbueu ~ GA
cited CrowdA .,-
Another shock felt here at Augusta and mt other
small towns nearer this city to-day.
l. o'clock E. 20 a. today. No damage
to property OF any consequence has Decn repOrou
here or ia thu territory contiguous TO Macon
AUGUSTA a. Sept l. !. H. AverIll, Master OF Trans
poratOn o. south arotna Railroad Company, tee-
graphs from -umm-rvle that many persons have Deoh
Killed and hundreds homeless. The whoie Dpsiho1s
portion OF badly wrecked.