Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-07
THROBS FELT ALL DAY.
SLIGHT TRENIORS MARK THE
END OF THE EARTHQUAKE.

zion and Through the City @Npi'
Quitting Tents and Goiug BACK Int
Their Houses-Fears ola storm Force
Them to seek Safer Sheiter-Night
Scenes in the Streets and Squares.
"Throbbings all day" was the entry
which Chief Observer Graham, OF the
Signal Service, entered in his daily jour
nal last night, Down on the Bay 1t Is
not difficult to detect throbs any time
during the day, when the cotton drays
are constantly passing. People all over
the city, however, declared that they felt
tremors, and so there must have been
tremors. Some CONSERVATION was caused
by a report that heavy shock was pre-
dlcted for IL 80 p. m. An explosion of
dynamite does not spread things more
rapidly than any rumor about coming
shock spreads. Nothing but a more
alarming rumor can overtake it.
About 8 80 last night, at the req uest of
some citizens, the St. Joseph's Infirmary
was called up by telephone and Mayden's
prediction was asked for.
"a light shock. il anything easier than
soothing to the anxious inqurers and
they said they would go home and go to
bed decently.
MANY STRIKING CAMP.
The novelty OF camping out has worn
of considerably, and last night there
were not so many tents as on Sunday
night. Cloudy skies and stiff rneu-
matte wind had good deal to do with
getting the people back in their houses.
Enough still chung 10 the
squares, though, and tue wide streets
TO keep up the Romany Rye appearance
OF the scene. Two days more OF quiet
will pretty well restore the shaken conf
dence in the misuamed terra frma, and
the tents will disappear. Malaria Will
shortly follow. and the economical fsmi-
lies will buy their quiniue by the ounce.
REvIvALs IN THE CHURCHES.
A series OF revival meetings was begun
last night at the New Houston Street
Methodist church. The pastor, Rev. j. p.
WardIaw. took mis- text from Paups Epis-
tie to the Ephesians, ". IA: "Wherefore,
he saith, awake thou, thou that sleepest,
and arise from the dead, and Christ shall
give thee light" His line OF thought was
that sinners and indifferent church men,
bers have been spiritually asleep tor a
long time, but that they recently received
a terrible awakening through the divine
voice as heard Ia the earthquake. He re-
PTSbleu Tue ldCb NDdl lu4S AWAKENING.
though so thorough ana so impressive,
would soon be forgotten by the greater
number of people. Already" he said,
sis it being made the subject of a JOKE
by many" The attendance last night
was not large, as ii was
not generally known that there
would be services. In dismssing the
congregation the pastor said: II want
you all to come out tomorrow night and
bring your friends. You would all have
been glad of the chancee 10 attend
services on last Tuesday night, and you
ought to come Tomorrow night, IL for
nothing more than TO show your thanK-
iulness tor having been spared on that ter
rible night"
SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.
A gentleman in this city reports very
singular occurrence during the late earth
quake. He noticed the earth Sorms
crawling out of the ground in his H)wer
beds into the walks. He took out SNOW
elful the first day, but the next day he OBJ
served the same thing, only there were
lever worms, and as the shocks grew less
theS decreased, until at last they ceased
10 appear. A gentleman from Charleston
reports that rats and reaches left the
housed aud cOlld be seen IN large num-
bets in the streets. These phenomena are
h(NtAhAFt iNl Nv nOJit til tuE AubOty lDdb
the ground was surcharged with cleo
tricity, and the animals and insects
sought the OPEN air o. escape the shocks.
HOUSE THIEVES AT WORK.
People who leave their houses at night
should see tdat they are securely fas-
tened. The residence No. go York street
was entered NV n proving thief on sun
day night. GurinG the absence Of the oc-
cupauts At neighboring house. When
one Of them return q the burglar made
his escape by the back way. The doors
were found wide open AMI the drawer, OF
d. sslne cases were pulled out. Nothing
was missing from them, az there were no
vsiuab!es in them, AND the burglar was
evidently disturbed in mis- operations.
STAY IN THE HOUSE.
81 believe it is safer TO stay in the house
than to run out" remarked one gentle
man. Nv hen the first shock came a friend
OF mine n Charleston sprang to the door.
1t was locked, ard while he was opening
1t be thought the whole house would
crash down on him. just as the lock
turned chimney and big piece of cor
nice tumbed down on the pavement. II
the door had been unlocked and he could
have rushed right out he would have been
crushed to death"
"Fhat was all very we'll in that case,
oGt lueb neaIu from irlen0 OF NINE
who ran down stairs and rushed out OF
doors as fast as he could. and he had not
got a dozen steps away before his house
fell in. If be had staid in bis room, or if
his front door had been locked, he would
have been man led so that they could not
have identified even his coat tell YOU
am going 10 get in the street as soon as
I can after l hear the rumble"
ELECTRICITY IN THE AIR.
A great many reputable citizens assert
that they have observed an unusual
amount Of electricity in the atmosphere
and in all bodies for week past, A well
known physician. in giving his expert
sDce yesterday, said that q few nights be-
lore he was removing the garment TO
which he fastens his COLLAR. Every
body OF course understands the
movements without the numbers.
1t comes up over tho head, while
the weRrer assumes leap frog attitude.
TIE operation was about half over when
a quake came. A short jerk brought the
garment over the physicians head, and
as II came of the wearer declares that
there was u spark and n Hash. IL was an
electric spark, caused, he says, by the
friction OF the shirt on his barr. Such a
thing, he states, IL not uncommon in dry,
frosty weather. but he never heard OF il
happening before in warm weather.
FIXING FOR NIGHTS SLEEP.
"Please give me 100 grains bromide O.
potassium, and put II up IN four doses -
baid gentleman last night as he entered