The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-09-09
The List of the Killed and Injured In.
creasiug Hourly and Running
Into the Hundreds
Several More Buildings Fall
From the Shock.
The Parks aud Open Spaces the Camping
Ground of ThOu'ands Of Dis
oOuragod People.
Flro Breaks Out and Twenty Houses
Burned-The Damage Done Mt Beau-
fort, =. e.. Atlanta aud savannah.
Ca, and oiher Places.
Fur.L PARTICULARS.

CHAmIsToN, Sept .. Shortly after ten
O'Clock Tuesday night an earthquake, OF
such violence as mas never before been cx'
pcrienced In this city, occurred Tie whole
city was shaken violently, causing heavy
loss OF life, and doing immense damage 10
property. The city Is one mass OF
wreck. The streets are completely
blockadcd with tho debris OF ruined
houses, telegraph poles, trees wires, etc
Vehicles can not be driven though the
streets while pcdestrianism is both danger
GUS and difficult The people have been In
The streets since the occurrence OF the first
shock, wrlnglng their hands and crying
aloud TO God 10 save them, Whole fam.
Hes passed the night huddled together In
open space. some Of them continuously Im.
ploring divine aid.
Opinions differ As 10 The number OF shocks
which occurred, Some assert that there
were only two, while others are positive
that there were three A great many insist
that there were even more. However this
may BE-, the first was the most severe and
did the most damage There are many
buildings wrecked, but Il Is impossible TO
ascertain, In the present state OF Affairs,
how many.
A few Of the names OF those who have
either lost their lives or received fatal in
juries through tho destruction Of their
dwellings have been ascertalncd and among
them are the following: NJ. J. Lynch. Dr.
X. Alexander Hammond and AnSlcy Robe.
son, all whila majority OF The victims
afe colored people. II Is impossible 10 give
an estimate of the loss 20 property nj pres.
cnt, but Il Is believed Il will reach far up in
the millions The city Is completely iso.
lated and at present there is no means OF
either entering or leaving H.
The principal business portion Of the city
was destroyed and hundreds are rendered
homeless. The main station house, the
City Hall Ilibernlan hall and many other
public buildings including the Never Dying
ST. Mlchacl's Church were lrreparably dam.
aged. Broad street presented n spectacle OF
the utmost horror Even women, armed
with hatchets, worked yaliantly 10 rescue
imprisoned unfortunaies Meeting street.
from Broad to Hngle, is a wreck, and lined
with homeless people.
To add 10 the horror OF the night, many
fires broke out and were Intellectually
fought BY The FIRE department The night
was made hideous with the howls OF the
dying. g.oans OF the wounded and prayers
of the uninjred II Is impossible yet TO
state the loss OF life OF damage 10 property.
Up 10 ten o'clock In tho morning ten distinct
earthquake shocks were felt here
At 500 Wednesday morning another wave
swept over the city, coming, as the others
did, from the southeast by that time the
people who had been out In the public parks
and open places all night had veutured into
their houses TO get clothing and something
20 eat The approach OF tho quake was
heralded by the usual rumbling sound, re-
sombllng distant thunder. Then II gradually
approached, the earth quiyercd and heayod.
and In three seconds II had passed. The
sound dying out In the distance. IL was not
destructive, all the destruction having been
done nj 9:aS Tuesday night.
The city Is compleicrun. ST. Mchacl's.
church. and st -Phtiiips7 two of thcsmpst
historical institutions In the city. arc In
ruins, as arc also the llibernlan hall, The
police stations and many other public build
ings. Fully two-thlrds OF the residences IN
the city are inhablthbly wrecked, either
totally or partially. IL ls impossible at tllls
time to give a correct estimate OF the casll'
al;les. II is expected That between my
and one hundred persons nave peen kilieu'
and several hundred wounded.
Az Iybee Island at the mouth OF me
Savannah river the lenses IN me llgtll-
houses were DESTROYED. Inc people . on ,,lO ,mo