Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-09
COURAGE AND TRUST.
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people whose helping hands are ou.-
stretched to US, let us turn manfullv to
our heritage and as many times in the
past on this very spot work out under the,
blessings of God new future for our
now shattered but dearly loved CITY,"
Signed, WILLIAM COURTNEY, Mayor.
RECLAIMED HER VOICE
SAVANNAH, GA, Sept. "a strange in
cldent of last weeks earthquake shock
was the recovery of the power of speech
by Miss Mamie Marlus, the daughter of
retired officer Of the regular army. At
the close of the war her father was put in
charge of Forts Pulaski and Jackson
While at the former fort his daughter,
then bright, intelligent child, had an at
tack of meningitis which left her voice
less. The best medical skill was obtained
and her father took the afflicted child
travelling, but nothing did her any good.
She was dumb, but had ell her other
senses. During the excitement of the
first earthquake shock she, in her fright,
attempted to cali her brother. He was
frightened himself when he heard her
whisper his name. Since then she has
gradually regained her voice and now
talks with perfect huency. She says she
was almost delirious with Joy when she
found she could speak. Her voice was
low and her throat was sore for three
days and she found trouble In finding
words to express her thoughts. 1t was
much like learning new tongne except
that she knew the words but had forgot
ten how to pronounce them. The city
physicians are deeply interested In the
case.
MORE RELIEF FROM CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, OHIO, Sept. s. - Four
boxes were sold at auction on Change to-
day for the exhibition of Matt Morgan's
battle pictures, for the benefit of the
Char eston sufferers, and produced $3.50.
ORGANIZING A TRUST COMPANY.
NEW YORK, Sept. At an informal
meeting held in New York to. day OF sew
eral prominent business men of Charles.
ton and portion OF the commi tee ap-
pointed by the chamber Of commerce for
the relief of Charleston sufferers, prelim-
mary steps were taken towards the organ
ization OF trust company, with the
principal office in Charleston and with
branch offices in all the large cities, for
the purpose of raising the necessary
funds by subscription to its stock for re-
building the ruined portions OF the city.
The money is to be loaned on bonds Sc
cured by mortgage on the property i'm
prove at per cent. interest.
POOR MORTAR WAS USED.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept. S-Yester- |
day, prominent architect and builder
from New York strolled through the
streets exam ming some of the |
heaps Of mortar and brick. at
seems to me,n he said, "that a good |
deal of destruction is due TO careless and |
imperfect work. / notice in very many |
instances that the mortar used in the con- |
struction of dwellings is very poor; in |
some instances there is hardly any trace |
OF lime and cement. Bricks laid on this |
Elnd OF mortar will not remain together |
IN any Violent shocks. The city ought to |
nave an official inspector OF building ma
teriai' There are builders, not only in |
charleston but all over the world, who |
VIII take advantage of people and use |
cheap material. l noticed several brick |
buildings, the standing walls of which |
are put up with inferior mortar that will |
not hold bricks together, and it is the |
KIND, suspect, that has been used In the |
shattered buildings. notice a good |
zeal OF this kind OF mortar all over the |
city don't mean to say houses built
with proper mortar would have stood the |
shock OF the earthquake you had in
charleston, but | am certain the destruc- |
ton would not have been as great
PHE EARTHQUAKE AT SEA.
PORTLAND, ME-, Sept. s-Capt Clarke
H. Jewett of the schooner George w
Gushing thinks he experienced ON |
mehaven bank the earthquake that pros
trateo charleston. He saws the appear
ance az the time Indicated high wind,
oot all was quiet, when suddenly, almost
without warning, black wave seemed TO
rise on the water, and the mighty wave
came rolling on and fairly lifted the
Se s1 on us crest to height he never
e oetoIe hheW wave to reach. Then the
s,oI' went down. 81 felt like / was
soing over bank" Capt. Jewett says,
and was buried in the foam below
emerging from this wave with sails torn
from my ship and with the crown work of
my topmast gone" The schooner en-
countered second wave, but nothing
compared with the first. A terrific gale
iolIoWed. A sailor says he happened to
~, ,ooS Sileaa Just as the great wave came
al signt' There was little wind, he says,
my unu tremendous mass OF water ahead
nke great hill. He cried; nBreakers
eneau The next moment the schooner
mas s.Ilking against seeming cliffs and
was was lifted to the top wave, and he then
e0niprenended what had happened.
THE POOR ANIMALS.
S,hLA.hai,EsToN, s. c., Sept. s.-The ef.
.eIt OF the local shock Tuesday night ON
animals an IN the city was marked. All those
VINO came TO the city from the country
- tne fright OF horses and other animals
s .I.s was pitiful in the extreme. Those
t wniSn were stabbed endeavored to break
n rav,t bonds, aud falling, stood ia their
Il houses trembling and shiyering