The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-09-09

rum, that showed, as nothing else could
snow, how strong is the tie that binds
our white people and our black peoplc
together; and this lesson of the dread
Vlsltatlon VIC may hope, too, will never
be forgotten.
Arrived at his home, the writer found
the same SC, hes of destruction and wreck
Which marked nearly every other home
IN the city. All the houses in the neigh
borhood had suffered seriously, and
streets, yards and gardens were filled
with fallen chimneys and fragments of
walls, while the walls that were left
standing were rent asunder, in many
cases, from top to bottom, and were
badly shattered in every instance.
Women and children, reused from
tilcir sleep or interrupted in their eve
nlng pursuits by the sound of ruin being
effected above and around them, rushed
out INTO the streets and huddlcd together
awaiting the end, whatever it might be.
lnvalldS were brought out on mattresses
and deposited on the roadway. No
thought was given to the treasures left
behind in the effort to save the peculiar
treasure Of life itself, suddenly become
SO precious i'll the eyes Of all, the invalid
womon and robust man alike.
Until long after midnight the streets
were filled with fugitives in sight Of their
homes. Through the long hours that
followed few were the eyes, even of
childhood, that were closed in sleep.
Charleston was full of those who
watched for morning, and never, in any
city, in any land, did the first gray
shades that mark the approach of day
appear so beautiful and SO welcome to
the eye as they appeared to the thou
sands OF people who hailed them this
morning from the midst of tho countless
wrecked homes in our thricc-scourged
and still patient, still brave, still hopeful
and still beautiful City by the Sea.
~, CHARLEsTo:;;, 8. c., September q
The people arc gradually taking account
of the details Of the il, iury worked by
the earthquake, and the 'ist of damages
to property is startling. A limited sec
ton in the south of the city is n sanpl,
of the whole.
Standing at the postofficc, and looking
West, an almost impassable roadway O.
debris meets the eye. Most of the buid
lngS on the street are more or less dan
aged, but the violence Of the earthQuak,
is most perccptible at the historic inter
section of Broad and Meeting streets
The police station is almost a complct,
wreck. The upper edge of the wall ha.
been torn down and that of the nortl
wall has fallen on the roof of the porch
carrying it away and leaving only tho
large huted pillars standing.
The City Hall apparently escaped seri
Gus damage, but is badly lcked on tho
east wall.
The Court House b,ilding is badly
damaged, the walls being cracked il
several places and portions of the ROOF
and gables being thrown down.
The Fire Proof building seems tc
stand as rock. The gables of tho
north and south porches, however, made
OF solid hrownstone, have been thrown
to the pavement below. This appears tc
be the only damage done to the build
ing.
The worst wreck in the locality, how
ever, is st. Michael's Church, which
seems to be doomed to destruction. The
steeple, the repairs on which had inst
been completed, seems to be intact, but
1T Is nearly out Of plumb and is in mo-
mentary danger of falling The massive
porch has been wrecked from the BODY
Of the church and the building has been
cracked IN four places. One crack in the
north wall extends from the caves to tho
lower windows; two on the west face of
the church extend the entire heipht of
the building, and one on the south wall
also extends from the caves down almost
to the foundation. These cracks arc all
Immediately under the stecple, which it
seems almost impossible will stand for
any length of time. The hands on the
top Of the clock pointed to five minutes
of 10 o'clock, which must have been the
hour OF the first shock on Tuesday night.
What a scene Of desolation the fash
ionable boulevard of Charleston prcsents
Commencing ut Broad street, one passes
through block of burned houses. The
fire, starting ut No. 1l8, tho third build
ing from the corner of Broad street, on
the east side, consumed the entire row
of buildings as far north as Tully's old
stand, next to the Quaker graveyard.
The few houses left OIL that side Of the
street are more or less shattered and
guttcd.
The few houses on the west side of the
street north Of Broad street have not
escaped the general fate, although the
damage Is not as great as in other por-
tions of the street. The immense vacant
lot on the west side of the street is occu-
pied by families who lived in the burned
houses, and who are camped out on the
sward with the few household effects
saved from the flames.
There is n rather more cheerful feeling
tonight, but no sense Of security will
repair the shattered houses and renew
the ruined homes. Offers Of assistance
are coming from different quarters, and
it is expected that the City Council will
organize relief committee tomorrow
Despite the loss by the earthquake,
Charleston is in as good position as ever
Tor the transaction of the usual autumn
trade. There is ample warehouse and
wharf room, the congresses are in trim
9nd merchants and factors are ready to
deal expeditiously with all business that
oilers. This statement is made to correct
an existing erroneous impression that
the commercial facilities of the port are
impaired.
Last night the old scenes of fright and
tear were enacted in the public squares
ana parks. Frail women, some of them
almost dead and infants in arms, were
driven to tho Dnoooc;I,, r - u, - ~