Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-05
A srAMprnv AT GuYroN,

/ GUYT0N. GA, Sept. 4.-Another light
| shock of ofearthquake was felt here tonight
about Q O'Clock, causing families to leave
their houses ana rush in the streets, and
| the probability is some of them will re-
main IN the streets the rest OF the night.
THE SHOCK AT AUGUSTA.
AUGUSTA, GA, Sept. 4.-Another slight
| shock was felt here at 3 O'Clock tonight.
THE SHOCK AT JEsUP.
| JEsUP, GA, Sept. Another earth
| quake shock was felt here last night
about 10 o'clock, causing considerable
! excitement.
SCARE IN NORTH CAROLINA.
RALEIGH, N. c., Sept. A special
| dispatch says that news has been received
| at Asheyile tonight from Mitchell
county to the effect that the earthquake
was very startling in the mountains IN
the vicinity OF the pinnacle of Black
mountain. The subterranean rumblings
were tremendous and continued fifteen
minutes. Immense rocks were moved
from their beds and hurled down the
mountain into the valleys. The people
fed from their houses into the woods.
DAMAGE AT ST. sIMoN's.
BRUNSWICK, GA, Sept. AIT 1890
O'clock last night houses were again
sh8 ken here, the sheck lasting about ten
seconds. No material damage has re-
suited in this section from any shocks ex-
cept to the house at st. Simon's light
| house.
THE SHOCK AT wAYCRoss.
WAYCRoss, GA, Sept. AIT five
minutes after 10 O'Clock last night
4 slight shock of earthquake was felt here.
| While not severe 1t was sufficient to
| arouse those who had retired.
THE WAVE AT sANDERsoN.
SANDERoN, FLA, Sept. 4.-Op the night
1 of Sept. 8, about the hour of 10 O'Clock,
another slight wave OF earthquake was
felt oscillatihg north and south. 1t
greatly alarmed the community
FELT NEAR PITTsBURG.
PITTsBURG, Sept. A slight earth
| quake shock was felt at Sewickley Pa,
twelve miles west OF this city, last night
at II :o5 O'Clock standard time. The
shock was not perceptible in this city.
SCRANTON SHAKEN.
SCRANTON, PA, Sept. A distinct
shock of earthquake was felt in this city
at :05 O'Clock last evening.
LYNCHBURG oUAKEs.
LYNcHBURG, VA, Sept. 24.--Another
distinct shock OF earthquake was felt here
last night at IL O'Clock.
WESTERN UNIONS HARD WORK.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-The following
| ulbQhLSu was ISCSlNbu uGI0 buAS
from the manager OF the Augusta Ga.
office of the Western Union Telegraph
Company:
Gall of our wires are 90. k.' this morn
Ing. Business Is extremely heavy. The
shock last night has upset everybody
again, and we all are more or less ner-
vous. We have had but little sleep or
rest since Aug. 81"
The following bulletin was received at
the Office of the Western Union Telegraph
Company this marnipg from Charleston |:
'Last nights shock has greatly iTu-
paired confidence. The slightest noise,
such as the jarrlng of door, will empty
any house OF its inhabitants. 1t is still
very difficult to deliver kilograms, as few
people can be found at their usual places.
At O'Clock this morning the Western
Union Telegraph Company succeeded IN
| clearing up its business with all cities for
the first time since the earthquake"
Acting Postmaster General Stevenson
to-day received telegraph from the Post
| master at Charleston stating that the
connections and delivery had been delayed
thirty-six hours on account of the earth
quake, but that now everything is work
ing and that he does not require the Post
master Generals profered assistance.
THE SENSATION AT SEA.
The photographic Office has received
letter from Capt. Leo Vogel, of the steam-
ship City of P&latka, briefly describing
the effects Of the earthquake at sea. He
had just left Charleston and was about
fourteen miles off the harhor of Port
Royal, in eight and half fathoms,
where be experienced a terrible rum
bling sensation" which lasted one and a
halt minutes. There had been quite
heavy sea from the southeast,
but when the rumbling began the
wave motion ceased and the waters re-
msined perfect calm until the rum bling
ended, when the swell was again mani
fest. The wlud was southeast and light.
The weather was cloudy. The barome-
ter marked 30.01 and the thermometer S0
The sensation, Capt. NOgel says, resem-
bled that upon a ship scraping pebbly
bottom. The ships vibrations were very
great.
THE EFFECT ON THE LIGHTHOUSES.
The Lighthouse Board has received
report from Charleston to the effect that
the main tower OF the Morris Island light
is cracked near the third landing from
the ground, and the floor in the watch
room upon which the lens rests Is some-
what lOosed
The Romain light and tower have been
seen since the earthquake and are sup
posed to be all right.
The lens at Bulrs Bay light has been
thrown OF its pedestal.
| AJ JOe blEIdl OulCb Tue Sbll-IHklbJeTlnE
wind vane shows a horizontal mark pre-
ceding and subsequent to the shaking,
denotlng mild, steady, almost In
variable breeze, but for thirty or forty
seconds most violent shaking marks
indicate that the pencil was moved
up and down the paper many times and
with great rapidity. An explanation Of
this is difficult to reach. This is the only
instrument at the signal oftice which
seems to have been affected by the earth
quake.
ANXIETY FOR THE BERMUDA5,
Some anxiety is felt with regard TO the
possible effect OF the earthquake at the
Bermudas, The islands lie directly in
what is now supposed to have been the
path OF the most violent agitation, and
, their physical features are such as to
, warrant the fear that they may have ex-
perienced severe disaster. In response
, TO an application TO tho authorities OF
Charleston, Lieut.. +. Y. ABBOTT, OF the
, corps of engineers, now stationed there,
has been instructed to consult with the
Mayor and render such assistance in the
examination of buildings as may be In his
power, and Capt. Bixby, of the engineer
corps, has been ordered from Wilmington,
N. o., TO Charleston for similar duty.
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