The Republican journal., 1886-09-09
Details Of the Earthqnakeg.


earthquakes in the country last week, which
j. printed on the first page, we supposed the
commissions We're over, and it would only re-
main to give details Of the scenes attending
them and spcculatons TO their cause. Our
record closed with the shocks OF Wednesday
afternoon. Thursday morning there was a
slight shock at Charleston, causing great alarm,
and Two at savannah. Thursday night another
terrific shock passed over Charleston, and it
was also felt at Washington. Richmond Va.
Raleigh and Wilmington. n. G.. Augusta. Ga.
and Jacksonville, Fla 1t caused great excite
mcnt in all these places. but no damage wa,
done save in Charleston where two buildings
fell and one white woman was killed.
The pccuniary loss al harleston is estimate
ed at e5,o00,000 and the number Of deaths Off
cally reported a> IS. with over one hundred
wounded. Scarcely building in the city es-
capped injury although in most instances those
that fell were of fra character. The streets
were rendered almost impossible by the ruins.
Many of the public buildings and churches are
seriously damaged. SummcrNllle, :. G., also
suffered to an extreme extent, ana the effects
at Savannah, Ca. were yer, serious y fca-
tue OF the excitement in many places in the
South was the manifestation Of lear, especially
on the part Of colorcd people, that the day of
Judgment was at hand. Except in Charleston
no great loss OF life is reported. and the dam
age 70 property, considering the extent of the
disturbance. is not heavy. the weight of loss
falling upon very few places.
sunday was a quitt day i'm Charleston. \
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''7ii' N''''N was lV't l'u' "e'ltI P'cN"iN 'i'"l
the worst Is over. Npen-air religious meetings
were hrII Tbrr.. i much sirt,;.,.iu,, far want
vi iV'" ""' "'Nt lci'el measures axe uil'cI-
way. 1t Is proposed 10 issue city bonds to the
anouut Of - coo 900 f.,. r.l,uillin ,,,,,.,,o..
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N"'"'iA'H ~ Nli-H' utiiioiN sunday, aid ne
second death from Tuesday nights shock was
rcuor,rd
- fNf9 AND INC lptNIN'
A writer who has viewed Charleston by day
light gives the following description OF what
he SAN: - Oh pass sidewalks piled kneQ-high
with debris Every other house. and Tor blocks
every house. has .o>t it, coping. pUrtiro> and
often it, entire front. Great cracks from an inch
10 TWO trCt Wide. seam the hIi ,iIu-> in every
part often, chmcy> have plunged through
the roof, and piazza are hanging without sup
port \ house un- he'd in font j. APT 10
have lt~ entire rear de- i>hcd. or. safe at Both
ends, will have IL centre roof crushed in. |
saw hundred houses with 10Th oud> ont. and
the furnished room, EXPOSED 10 NicW. Per
maps one house in hundred ieNu Il to the
earth. But the deepest IMPRESSION Il that 80
Of the others are inst balancing and on The
point OF falling. The ,teculc> IRE out Of
plumb. towers are totering. columns are ajar.
cracks are NaWning. roofs are trembling. walls
are buIge, and people glance unel-ily ii hgh
buildings a. They hurry through the narrow
streets. \ severe gale would produce ten
times the actual damage and los, of life that
came with The earthquake. The c,iiinoclial
gale is awaited with mi>giNing.'
Since the shocks holes in the earth rc>cmE,-
ling artc>ian wells, have sprung up in the
n"ghborhOod OF Charleston. They vary in
diameter, hat average Two feel. ami apparent
" are hottomle>s. Mica and other minerals
never found in that section before are found
around their mouths. Soft mud Of a blush
color ooZc- from assures in lhe ground sur
rounding them. and their water >aNOr> Of
soda. People living in their vicinity report
that when II ir>t burst forth il WIS >tcaming
hot and >pOutcd fifty feet IN INTO th,. air.
\ party of rolored men Who reached sum
mcrNille Thursday evening from a poif,t fifteen
miles distant, declare that genuine ,oc;tno ha.
appeared. and j. Vomiting heated Blush mud.
They swear that This mud is thrown to 4 height
OF tWCnt! feet, ana that il i rushing down th.
hllI>ldc- in boiling torrents. Peculiar rocks
have been oJ"r1cd. and lurid flame, Wcrc seen
~, i"1 I'M o,-h t'It 'I'fi''> Hi ih' r'flil'
i' II "lIl i'iai my 'aui', /" 'ii'>lii
@ 49, W. W. m"n'ii'" Ie'' III !eh9iN ana a'oU,
'oui l1Vt "n.t a. 'ht oP'nlhS. lhtl I'uiiu
n''iis >ii'''li'l n:Sul'> y >liihuf"H> "dol M
Iio.,''ot 'iJ ''i d.iii u|I,n'N1 'alit over
meryillr i sci nj 500 0po
There were many pteou> scenes enacted
through Wednesday night. Hardly ANY one
slept and the walls AMI cries of afrighted
children, n they chung 10 their parents be-
scecnn- them to save them. Were hoartrrnding.
Added to these were the @roan> of the Wound-
ed and dying. who. owing to The existing
naturalization, lay almost wholly uncarcd lo.
in open lots and streets.
\ Charleston merchant when asked if Il e.
city WAS prepared 10 dc business with outs de
customers replied: AS well a, ever our
docks are in perfect shape: our warehouses
are all right: our merchants are is strong com
merciaiy as they ever We're: OIlr banks ara. HlI
~ "N 'il' Ilot 'ihH pre-
but we need tbr,n mar. tI,an a,.r En,n'
mercialiv ~pcHkiIu. Ch.rL.>t,1I i il, a. .,,.,,l
fix a. She wa, hrfor, fine ,1rtl,.1,I,L. MI
needs all the brhtI.t can ,.',,u, f,..,,i i,;,'.,,
business
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