New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-18
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"a rrIr AT CHARLESTON AND AT SUMNER
" r,,,r-MAYoR couRTENAY's APPEAL

Ar CHARLESTON AND AT SUMNER
v,,,r-MAYoR couRTENAY's APPEAL
cu.p1xsroN, S. c., Sept. II. There was a
-, .boek Of earthquake ut q 35 o'clock this morning
going on actively. but brlckisyers and plasterers
s.d,v needed The Subsistence Committees are now
.,,,g rations to nearly seven thousand persons q
-. majority Of whom are coored. NO
,aus 10 receive prompt attention. The Relief m
-. Tonight provided for the appointment OF two
mechanics to visit every hoose Of persons apply
Cor assistance to rebuild and to est innate the amount
,,.mare. A resolution was also passed providing
-. ,or the payment of small claims, less than $500
49, Courtenay to-day issued the following procia
nalion; c..- r..r =, r,,.r.,,oc q, Ire
meeting on the 14th instant took the follow
Ing sr1as terrible calamity has befaen Charleston
.t and Widespread In the loss t nficts, far greater an
extern It il evident that the liberal and sponane-
assistance which has to us from all parts OF THIS
and gratefully acknowledged by our people will
81 wholly insufficient TO meet our unexpected exgeh-
stsrcd That Mayor be requested to prepare and
Issue address to the public setting tor,n our conn.,
In making known to the general public TINS declare q,
ZION Of the municipal govsrnment as 70 tue that
should add words of my own Inc ns,o d, au
srested visitor. different parts of the land after
personal observation and are known nere anu ueePv
felt ask the press of the United States to give TINS
benefit OF It's far reaching crcuA"n'
COLUMBIA s. C., Sept. II (speeiaf-A dispatch from
summervile says "Quite strong shock OF earthquake
VA, felt here yesterday afternoon at twenty minutes
o'clock 1t lasted several seconds and stooK every
building In town. Browns Hotol, wooden ouiinins
90 feet ong and ~ feet wide was moved on It's pi~rs
.ary two inches further north, and most or It's oroK
ninars show fresh cracks from tho strain Bricks fe
from many cnimneya At O'Clock TINS mo'niHs
another shock sensibly felt; which wa: iol,owod
Iy slight vibrations at 2;l5 and at 2'5o o CLOCK Al
with VIC sight trembnge since Al lngiehu oee"ee"
Summervile and Charleston, the FshrenDAch manson
when WAS partially wrecked By the great snocs On
Angina, al was further damaged by yesterdays snoeA
These disturbances have eaussd % Sonbte.s result
In renswsl of the exodus which to great extent had
subsidized within the pact week
FRIENDS OF THE SUFFERERS
The following additional subscriptions were
rac.tvsd Yesterday up to 3 o'clock. By John Crosby
brown Treasurer of the Chamber Of Commerce Charles
ton Relief Committee.
The naneann o@ from list Of sepemDsr
Alexander N Ross and Hale and RucEe, NJ Flag
sT TaSaTa b n TawEence XIV Holman Field
chapman Fenner and Alexander j. Bruen each l99 90
s ssESSs'' II Young, samuel MIll1sn j. e
and company IN Resiment s each p pohnson 300
laser LuOrica'Of COMPANY anu ~ ~ 80 90
eSsnaer Dougan Co. Dre " s. WsilfT oss0 GO
CoM Mayer Mrs L T g; Jon .@s q o sG e
calhoun through Henry Hentz each - 0o
Bs,s Ms a ard nd L sna ks sShf ae CO. c.
Jobn 4 Aka A member of the Chamber OF Commerce -
ash and Cash." each q U
ro,al 1890. ...... S69o 7l 70
2 Contributions at the Real Estate Exchange:
James Rufus Lcspinasse Friedman each $50 90
Robert dn N@rsea y BeIlamy' each % 90
-. iIon,b,on 10 90
- = Reacb ....-.-....--........... 3 90
H. C. Miner OF the Brooklyn Theatre. will give beDe-
Ill for the Charleston suffers the evening Of septem
Der 30
In response to a request from Bishop Mcmahon col
lection of Charleston will be made in the Tour
1athoIc Bridgeport tomorrow
Wilson Barrett has sent instructions by cable 10 ms
agent 10 arrange matinee performance, TO be given by
him company, for the benefit Of the Charleston
Relief Fund.
BOSTON, Mass. sept. 1.-THE Charleston EeAei una