Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-30
CHARLESTON.
PEOPLE GREATLY RELIEVED THAT
wIGoINss PROPHECY FAILED.
The Situation Yesterday-A Quiet Day
The Fears Of the Eegroes-The
Relief Fund.
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sons say they felt slight tremor abol
10 o'clock last night. There were
several slight shocks at Summerylllt
last night, but no damage is reported
from any quarter. The weather IN
Charleston to-day is mild aud pleasant
the sun shining brightly. The tempe
ratuIe is not oppressive.
The city is full Of activity and hope,
in spite of Wiggins's fearful prophecy
.A'signal officer has received special bull
letins from Washington to day indicating
no unusual meteorological phenomsn'
and pleasant weather, with probability
Of shower Of rain this afternoon. Thl.
day has been anticipated with a gret'
deal Of fear and trembling by hundreds
Of anxious people in Charleston. Fol-
the last three or four nights the colOred
churches have been crowded With wor'
shippers, and several reviYals are now
in progress among these people
in the city. Even the most cour-
sgeous have felt some dread at the
approach Of the Goth, and although
they have earnestly asserted that they
did not believe in Virgins they have all
felt that it would be comfortable to live
in Charleston after the 29th. The in
dications are exceedingly favorable, and
there are no premonitions Of approach
ing shocks. Local scientists, who have
given great study to the subject, say
there is no danger Of recurrence OF
heavy shocks, and the community will
surely settle down after to-day unless
there should be an unexpected NANTES
tation Of disturbances. A state Of
feverish excitement and fOreboding
seems to exist, however, among those
who passed through the great shock OF
August 3lst.
THE PEOPLE GREATLY RELIEVED TO
FIND wIGGINs A LIAR.
CHARLESTON, S. c., September
20.-Up to I o'clock this evening there
had been no recurrence Of earthquake
shocks here, end the city had quieted
down. Wiggins's predictions have
proved to be utterly wide Of the mark.
The community feels greatly relieved
that there have been no shocks to-day,
and it is expected that within another
week, if there be no more shocks, the
city will have resumed its normal con-
dition. The work Of rebuilding and re-
pairing has been going on all day with
out interruption, and there is a grow
ing feeling Of confidence throughout the
city.
Up to this evening the Relief Com
mittCe had received 1875 applications
for relief money from prOperty-holders
who are unable to repair their oVn
shattered houses, the total Of e.
amounts asked for reaching ab1u.
$500 600. The relief fund has not yet
reached $500, 000, and the amount con
tributed is not sufficient to meet the
necessities Of the case. The Relief
Committee feel that the money so gen.
erously contributed by the people of the
United States is intended only for use IN
cases of actual distress, aud adopted
to-day fern of a voucher which covers
all essential points in the repairs Of
houses, and which is absolutely cash
voucher upon the completion of work
and its approval by the committee. j;
is expected that the whole number Of
applications for relief for this purpose
will not exceed sixteen hundred, and II
is the intention Of the committee to pay
out the money as rapidly as the youch-
ers mature. The committee have also
determined to suDerintend the repair
ing of houses in certain cases. The
expert mechanics employed to examine
damaged buildings have so far reported
upon four hundred applications.
The Committee on Immediate Relief
has distributed every day for the past
three weeks small sums not exceeding
$40 to persons in actual distress.
Miss Clara Barton and DR.. Hubbell.
representatives Of the Red. Cross So
ciety, left the city for Washington to
day, having decided that the field of
charity work was fully covered. During
their stay here they were the guests OF
the city, and before leaving Miss Bar
ton gave $500 to Mayo COurtensy,
which was distributed among the five
charitable institutions of the city as
Red-Cross membranes"
The city treasurer will pay interest on
the coupons Of the e and 7 per cent.
bonds of the city Of Charleston as
usual on the LIST Of October.
All serene In the Crescent city.
NEW ORLEANS, September 90
The weather here is delightfully."- clear
and pleasant. There was no seismic,
atmospheric, or other disturbance or
phenomena to-day such as Virgins
predicted,