Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-09-03
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Important Happenings Reported
by the Worlds News
Gatherers.
DETAILS OF TIL CHARLESTON CALAMITY.
Charleston, Sept. 2-The principal
streets are Uttered with brick and rub
bish. The massive portico of st.
Mlchaels wal wrenched from the body
of the church and cracks in the main
building extend to the foundation. All
Of the portico of Bishop Northrup's resi-
dence was swept away. The academy
OF music escaped uniniured. The
Charleston hotel loses ceilings and part
of the coping. The German artillery
hall was somewhat injured. The water
works building and reservoir were unin-
iured. The injury to st. Philips church
is almost indescribable. Several arches
of the spire above the clock tower were
torn down and thrown out. On Sulli-
vans island the shock was severe, but
comparatively little injury was done
and no lives lost. Many of the summer
visitors came to the city this morning.
The last earthquake shock wal ex-
perienced here at Ills last night, since
which there have been no vibrations.
The paoplO are just beginning to pick
up courage to come ont, end efforts are
being made to clear paths through the
streets for the passage Of vehicles and
pedestrians, and the city once more
begins to show some signs of life after
two loug days and nights of horror.
Women and children have been camping
out In the parks and squares. The
earthquake swept over the city like a
bosom of destruction. 1t is impossible
to give a correct estimate of the loss of
life and property. For two days and
nights the people have done nothing but
huddle in the squares. Small detached
relief parties are going out to dig out
the dead from the debris or succor the
wounded. The first systematic effort to
get at the facts is now being made.
The list of the dead recognized and
reported this morning at this time-11 o.
m.-foots up to sixteen and search has
only commenced. The list of the
wounded will go into the hundreds.
About seven-eighths of the houses or
public buildings are either damaged or
wrecked. The waves from 9:55 Tuesday
night had been coming every five or six
hours. There has been none now for
twelve hours, and strong hopes are en-
ertained that the horror 10 about over
AS the details of the calamity in this
city are gathered its effects become more
and more alarming. 1t Is feared also
that much distress will prevail, al
by far the larger part of those whose
property has been wrecked or seriously
damaged belong to the poorer classes
The people are cheerful as possible unde,
the terrible circumstances, and are try.
ing to restore order out of chaos. Til,
aggregate loss is expected to reacl
$~3,00O,000. Wharves, warehouses snt
business facilities of the city general,
are unaffected by the catastrophe, ant
Charleston is rs ready as ave- for tn,
transaction of business.
The official total of deaths is thirty
two. The wounded probably humble
one hundred. Business is still suspend
ed, the whole attention of the peopl,
being given to providing for refugee,
end in making residences safe.
THE ABERDEEN ENcAMPMENT.
Aberdeen, Sept. 2-To-day begins til,
second annual encsmp ment OF the Da
kota national guards. All the com
panies from south Dakota arrived las
night on trains from the south, and eari,
trains this morning brought in the com
panias from north Dakota, principal.
member of the Frs. regiment. The Lisbor
battery is the only north Dakota com
pany belonging to the second regiment
commanded by Col. M. ". Sheafe, O
Watertown. Soldiers belonging to the
second regiment belong at Elk Point
Sioux Falls, Flandrau, Mitchell, Huron
DeSmet, Bookings and Blunt, all o
which are here. Companies from Yank
ton, Egan, Redield and Aberdeen err
the only ones in south Dakota belong
ing to the first regiment.
Gen. Dennis, general command.
ing, IS on the ground
Quartermaster Peck has everything
in readiness for the boys. q. F. Malta
han, quartermaster OF the second, is OF
the ground, and as the Elk Point com
pany has its old cook, FL. ]. Nearman
again thus year, the quartermaster prom
ises to live high.
DR.. Pettigrew, surgeon OF the Second
came in last night and says he is loaded
for ~artesian water.
The companies are generally pretty
we'll filled. better than was expected
considering the season and short notice
The city is finely decorated will
streamers and flags. Aberdeen will dc
its share toward making the boys COM
Portable. The best OF feeling thus fal
prevails, and everything points to a good
enoampmenE.