Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-10-30

Charleston and Other Points A gain Visited
BY Earthquake.
CHARLESTON, S. O., October pa sharp
earthquake shock WEs felt at 5:35 this morn
ing. The duration was about twelve sec
Ouds. Houses were shaken and windows
ratified but no damage done. The shake
was sharp also at Summervills, and was fol
lowed by several "baby uuakes, " as they are
called there. Ielegraphic advicss state that
the shock was felt at Savannah, Augusta,
Coli mb1as OEang6burg and other points in
this state. While a recurrence of shakes As
trying to women and children il causes no
interruption either In business or in the
work Of repairing the damages, which Is
progressing rapidly.
sharp shocks we're felt here at 2:i5 this
afternoon, aud with equal severity at Sum
msrville, Columbia and Augusta.
CHARLESTON, OCTOBER 2.-Ih5 earthquake
shocks to-day appear to have been as severe
in Charleston as In the adjoining states of
Georgia and North Carolina. Special dis
patches have been received from all points
of this and neighburIug states indicating
that the disturbances covered q larger area
of country than any previous shocks. Ia
Charleston and other points In South
Carolina tha shocks were enough to shake
buildings, bring down loose plasteEng5 and
widen the cracks made in houses by previous
shocks but no loss Of life IS repOLt ted from
any quarter, and no serious damage to
property. The custom house here was badly
shaken, the western wing OF the building
roof on the West giving way slightly. The
shock at 2:t5 this afternoon is said to have
lasted thirty seconds. If this time was cor
rsctly taken the shock this morning was
twice as large. The waves moved from
north to south. The shocks caused no inter
ruptiOn to business.
AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, D. O., October PA slight
earthquake shock was felt here at 2s5O this
afternoon. The tremOr lasted but an in
slant. but was sufficiently strong to eUi'
sype on the composing stones in the fourth
story of the Star Office
CHARLESTON, October 2S.-Dispatches re-
csived at , p. m. report the damage at sum
merVills by the shOoE yesterday afternoon
greater than at hrst reported. Five Chin
ueys Will have to come down. A number OF
geysers have been discovered where oily
water spOuts up continually. The water has
an OdOr like kerOSeuce OIL and is accom-
panied by fine sand Of different CClOr5. The
people of the town are thoroughly worked
up again and great uneaslness Is felt by all.
The duration of the shock is estimated at
from twenty 10 thirty seconds, and the force
was so great that persons found 1t extremely
difficult to open doors or get out Of the
houses to a safer locality, aud some cases
are reported where persons were thrown
down by the shook. There was a slight shock
in Summerville and Charleston at 1855 last
night.
CHARLESTON, October 23.-The develop
ment Of geyEers at SummerVille by yester-
days shock Is cOrrObOrat6d, but the keEO-
sene oil found in the water is explained by
the fact that refuse from a cr6O5Oung oil
factory has been emptied into the drains ia
which the geysers appeared. The water did
not spout very high from most OF the gay-
sers, but il is reported that the water thrown
up Is fully three feet from enc of them near
and clear as q crystal. 10 new disturbances
have occurred there to-day.