New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-02
CASUALTIES.

CHAKLESIOS, .. u, Ccpt. lie
The first shock last night was by far the most
severe. Its effect can be judged by tho
experiences of Captain Dawson. of The Necs
and Courier. who lives in massive brick
residence in Bull-st.. near Rutledge-st. captain
Dawson was in his room on the second story Wnen
the first shock occurred The house seemed liter
ally 10 turn on its axis. ne hrst SHOCK was
we're than tho first: The air vas .,, filed Lee
with the cries and shroks OF women and children:
From every side of that quiet neighborhoo,d came
the cry God, help usW =" God. save III! VI;
nv Godw Ii was worse than the worst battle OF
the war. ,..
When the first agony was over. it was found that
the ceiling of every room in the house
was cracked, the big cistern was broken
apart the huge tank IN inc a al,oo was
mourning ITS flood Of wafer into the bedrooms.
In the parlors the statues had been wrenched rom
their bases and thrown TO the floor In the haI'
the massive lamp had actually oeen turhed aloui'I
In front OF the house was a large porch WIN
heavy pillars and solid marble steps
all this was swept away az though IL hau
been shaved off with a razor. And what was Gap.
tain Dawsons ex perIence was that Of hundreds or
Tiers in Charleston There were IN all hve shocks,
diminishing in violence from the inst Among INC
casualties arc the following:
Mrs Williams jumped from tho second STORY OF nor
dwelling. at the corner OF Wentworth and Meeting ''r
MIR + Gaott. colored, was struck by brick. oppo-
site the Pavilion Hotel, aud her head was Dsdy IN
Mrs Robert Martin wife of a shoe merchant IN MINT
ket-si., near King was badly hurt.
NJ 1 A desperately
store in Mretingst. stone OF great weight Tell upon
Inn and broke OF Ms leg- II not ho he wa
to n place Of sa-iy In what was feared 10 DO u)in
condition. Father DUFFY was with him ,
Dr. Chase Informed reporter mat ne mao peen cAou
away attend TO two persons VINO MAJ beeh 'hJrcu Az
the house Mrs. Lazarus. at No ~ Haze.t no par
tcuars could he had. ,,., ...
cOlOred woman In an unconscious ooh'i"on' was
found in front OF the market in Mceung.st.
policeman SAID lie hai seen twodcad bodies IN Ming
Dr. Bnist SAID that there in the CITY PARK. at
Wentworth and Meeting sis.. no less man tweno
mn ntt
sional attention Among them Was young glfi vhoso
leg broken. -. ,-,.-
A. was struck ~ falling wall near kingst ana ,he
Battery his left leg broken boi"" the shee III
wife sarah Rivers also badly wOuu lea al TIC sAbo
Nose, Brown. coorcd was badly wounded on King-st
One Of "a. cons OF Mrs. j. y. Robson living on Com
ing-sL, Cannon, Il reported 10 nave Deeh p"'I
A.sd case was thai OF T. Alexander young chem
is. crushed to death At oo"riink Louise on
yacht hi. nrs and last trip 10 II la't
MI Hammond brother OF isaac iAn,Tn' 70 Ism
and 40 his left arm. lie sad 10 MI Pouinot tha' no
dtd No, rnov wh.ther ne Jumped from thiri-tory
wtrd"x ON HroaI.,L or was thrown. lie crAwlel from
the sidewalk tho middle OF the road and on oe'hs TO-
moved uttered the most heart-rendlns shrlsRs.
A co!orod woman In B-aufaiu-st. was kiIIed.
ISABELLA Howard. Of Eayene! Court Was seriously III
MIR ueilt. OF Chalmers-st. was seriously injured.
1t reported That one OF the factory si.H NhR ~
the boarding house America aud Biskests Wa II ei
coor-d woman nvins In the yard Of Captain Sn-i. =
house IN Bnll-sL was Instantly killed. and aeoored "o-
man Was killed also IN Pittst go,
Ibo house o, Mrs. Anne Torck. secesson-st' fell
I'm and wounded her, 10 Is thought, lh'aly. Jo'uS
gir on. lesser was also injured a. tho same place
Upon being taken began to bleed in1cTnaiJ.
IL J. thought she will die.
Mis-. Mamie Palmer OF 80 l. John-st, received dan
gerous Internal Injuries by falling CHIMNEY.
Ansey Robson va. Killed by The fslins OF pa@tA
Juis sm.il-. a co.ored infant, was Killed ,,,,.,
Laylnia Jacobs. oolorei, Of Chaners-s. was Kliiel
}. & T. Richardson. OF No. l. r"enna.''' wss
falling In upon him. III, condition l. critical.