Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-08
DESOtATEO CHARLESTON.
Efforts Made to Provide Shelter, for
the Hundreds Of Homeless
- .>3 People. ....
Mayor. Conrtney's.. Arrival Will
Strengthen the Confidence of
the Inhabitants.
How the Abdieati0n Of Alexander Is
Received by Noble and -,
Peasant. ~....i

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i CHARLESTON, September 5.-Charleston
is quiet to-day, and the Sabbath silence is
only broken by singing at the different re-
ligious meetings which have been held in
the open air. Hardly church in Charles
ton is considered safe for occupation, and
the ministers OF the different denominations
have for this reason held services in differ
ent public parks and in the ground adjoin.
ing the churches. It is said to-day there is
no doubt that the estimates of the loss are
far below the mark. The City Appraiser,
who has gone over the whole city and is
familiar with the value of property,
estimates that it will cost $5,OOO,-
900 to put Charleston in a
position as good as that which it
occupied only q week ago. Buildings
which were considered entirely safe are now
discovered to be in dangerous condition,
and persons who thought they had escaped
without injury find themselves confronted
by damages which are beyond their means
to repair. 1t is for this reason that there
is SO much anxiety. Two of the Govern
ment engineers are expected tomorrow,
and in addition to these the Secretary of
the Treasury has been requested to-day
to detail q number of civil engineers from
the office OF the supervising architect Of the
Treasury to assist in supervising the
work of examining every building so
that the extent OF the injury and
whether the building is habitable, and
can be allowed to stand. may be
definitely ascertained. The Relief Com
mittre with the assistance given and prom
ised, will be able very shortly to provide
shelter for
THE HOMELESS REFUGEES
and can furnish them also with such food
| as they require. There are to-day in Char
/ lesion many persons who are suffering for
! the want of bread and meat, and who are
unable to keep themselves. Their wants,
however, begin to be known and will be
quickly met. Government tents have been
| er- cted in encampments, in different parts
of the city where full attention will be given
to sanitary requirements. But it is cal
| culated that {, 900 persons will need shelter
| for weeks to come, and it is proposed to
erect huts on the public grounds for
| the accommodation OF those for
| whom tents will not suffice. Ample accom-
| mediation will be provided fcr colored
refugees as well as for whites. It can be
| seen at glance that even the generous
| assistance given to Charleston by warm
! hearted people throughout the United
States will be inadequate to meet this emer
gency. II Charleston is to be rebuilt; if the
shattered houses are to be restored if these
that are in
A DANGEROUS CONDITION
are to be made safe. Charleston must have,
at an early day, the command of at least
81, 100000 to be lent upon a low rate OF
interest upon security OF the property to
this regard is especially devised. Indeed,
there is IL disposition to wait i'll this mat
ter.
ARRIVAL OF THE MAYOR.
CHARLESTON September 4.-May or Court
enay, who reached New York from Europe
| to-day. will be here on Tuesday. In his
courage and ability; in his comprehensive
ness, as well as master of detail, the peo-
| pile have full confidence. His presence here
| will be worth thousand men to Charles
| ton There has been no shock OF an earth
Quake since about IL O'Clock last night,
| and this will help to make the people hope
full, but they are confronted by the terrible
injury to their homes, and this tends to
depress them.
ANOTHER SLIGHT EARTHQUAKE SHOCK.
CHARLESfON, EepLeIlDeE O.-1ueIc WAC
another shock at 11:O5 tonight. 1t was
not very severe and its duration was about
two seconds. The prevailing belief is that
the worst is over and the Inhabitants are
| reasonably secure from further visitations
of earthquakes. This belief is based mainly
upon assurances of scientists who say there
| is only the slightest probability Of Il recnr-
renee OF more powerful shocks after the
lapse OF so much time. With a feeling OF
COMPARATIVE SECURITY
thus engendered, citizens who left the city
| in hot haste to elude danger have begun to
| return in small numbers and visitors and
sight seers are putting in an appearance
Four times as many people were regis
tered to-day than at any time since the
| visitation of the earthquake, and all avail
| able rooms at the various hotels are en-
| gagged for tonight. Few. if any, OF these
rooms would be accepted in case of another
shock, and that may come with the pres
sure of the tide at midnight. Very few OF
the regular inha habitants will return to their
homes during the week. In fact it is only
the most daring strangers who yet venture
inside of buildings, and these do so because
they have no true appreciation OF what
severe shock would do at this time, when
houses hang together by a slender thread.
| TENTS PUT UP.
! Tents from the war deparsment and from
| Wilmington were mostly put up in the park
facing the battery and overlooking the con-
ference of the Cooper and Ashley Rivers
| leading out to the bay. As the sun peered
through the scrub oaks and into the tents
this morning the inhabitants turned out to
greet their first Sunday since the disaster a
thrilling scene was presented. Scores o!
| tile children were seen gambyilng on tie
green; mothers we're making the toilets OF
their infants, servants were preparing
break, ,ast over oil stoves and men were in
groups like soldiers after battle discussing
the past present and future. Within a
space Of 300 feet wide and 500 long p1 OBJ
ably 1000 persons were camped. This Is
one of the aristocratic portions OF the city
and the campers were the best families.
NUMBER OF BIRTHS
have occurred, twins in two cases. This
has been an exceedingly warm day. The
streets were dusty and hot, and breeze
made the atmosphere tolerable in the
shade. With the full blush of morning
arose the voices OF negroes in the public
places. They got up singing and shouting
and by 1890 O'Clock services were in pro-
gress in dozen points. In Washington
Square hundred of splendid voices blended
together in perfect harmony. The singing
could be heard at distance OF mile.
GREATER REVIVAL
was probably never witnessed than the
one in Washington Square, and the same
may be said Of half a dozen or more Others.
All OF the sermons treated OF the calamity
which has visited Chareston. 1t is now
quite plain there will be no suffering after a
day or two, although some instances o
hunger and want OF poor families are re-
ported. The relief committee will open q
general supply store and issue rations tC
, the helpless and needy.
THE CHARLESTON SUFFERERS.
Tents and Other Necessary Articles Will
be Received at New York.
D New YORK, September 5.-Wm. A. Court