The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-09-09
CHARLESTON,
II
The Proud But Wrecked City
0evising Means For
Rebuilding
Its Poorly Constructed Buiid-
ingsAddcd GrcaiIy to oitsLuss
By the Earthquake.
a Pulziing Quesilon For The
President Elections ia
Vermont aIId AIkuu.as.
The Outlook IN Europe Is Hy
No Means Indicative OC
Perfect Peace.



CIIARLEsroN, - Z Sent. s.--Things
ara settling down in Charleston and
slight trcmurs of earthquake felt once
or twice day attract little more 1T,
tcntiun than the rumblIng of IL pass.
ing cub. Gangs ARE Rt work IN ever,
direction clearing away masses uI
bricks and stones, ana strenuous ef-
iOris are being made to protect ia.
Jured buildings from rains. Every.
where are signs of restoration of
the normal condition of things. Re.
lief commissions, organized Satur.
day, Gro at work. aud hnYc now pro.
vid0d accommodations Ia tents mud
huts for over three thousand persona,
BESIDES this the subsistence commits
sion ia in full swing and is serving ont
to-day ample rations OF meat, bread
aud sugar 10 all worthy applicants
The plan Is TO make the distri.
button hereafter upon the recon.
meudatiOn of the clcrgymcn OF the
different denominations in the city,
Subscriptions continue TO come In
very freely and the aggregate now is
about 100000 This will 20 IA long
way towards relieving the present
distress in the city, but it is only Il
drop in tho Ouckctln comparison to
what will bo required to mako Char.
lesion what 1t was a. llttlc, more than. a
week ago.
Mayor Courtney has issued proc.
lamatiou to the people of The city In
which he say; II have this day sc-
turned to my loved city aud found
tho citizens amid widespread dcsola-
tion among their homes, ,many of them
utterly wrecked and few without scr.
ious injury; aud lind many of you,
icllow.CitiHGns, with your dear and
tender iamiiie; living aud sleeping
sti!l under irail shelters, and some
under the SLY With the recent ter.
riblc calamity and its awful suspense
still lingering in your minds, with
the ruins of thi, far reaching
aud terrible calamity, | am pro-
fouudly thankful 10 much
of life and property has been spared
aud rejoice that the same furtitudc
and heroic patience and trust IN God
and his providence That has always
characterized this people, j. now their
stay IN this time of dire trouble aud
| am thankful 10 add that in this past
wecl. Of disaster, cook order and the
helpful, cooperation of all
classes ot our citizens con-
duced to the maintanruco
of public veal, inspiring to behold,
amid these grave difficulties. The re.
sumption OF the business life of our
city and the quenchlc-s faith OF our
people In the future, open exchanges,
banks aud leading houses IN all de-
partmcnts of business uninterrupted
commerce OF railroads, steamships,
aud the sailing fleet of the ready
whnrvus, busy workshops Hud usual
routine Of all ayoCations aud employ
ment OF our city, proclaim that We are
already gong forward To new
future. That future ia based ON work,
not idloncss, aud cali on every one
to seek work in every way possible.
Although the situation is critical it is
not n-urmoun,ablc. Il demands
from every citizen in our midst calm
judgement, the DrOadc-i charity, re-
ncwcd determination in work aud au
unialtcring trust in God to tide over
the unparalleled calamity that has
Unexpectedly come upon us. This
disaster, that reaches every home and
every part of out city, can only b.
met and overcome by moral courage
and united effort OF the whole pco,
plc. The immediate aud serious duty
before us ls the protection aud sue
cor of the houscless sick aud indigcnt
untortunatos and helpless ones that
crowd around us. hs the executive
OF this city it is my duty to create an
organization looking to dealing with
the different problems before u-, and
as have TO act at once, have there.
fore initiated this work by asking
the services of somo of my fellow
citizens in an attempt to organize
with such plans AS viii mitigate tn,
suffering aud distress SO UNIVERSAL
surrounding us and which threaten
such serious consequences to many
of our people. Plaus will be explain
cd, aud il found in any way wanting
in completeness will be changed "a
work progresses,