Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-09-02

BITH9 DfOHG OUL Ill ulhCACh u 10 Va bhS
city Immediately after the earthquake,
and some are still burning, but thrre is
no danger Of il spreading. There is no
way of leaving the city at present. The
principal business portion of the city is
DESTROYED, and hundreds of persons are
rendered homeless. Men were frantic,
women were beseeching mercy from the
Almighty, and children were in tears.
The main station house, the City Rail,
Hibernian Hall and many other we'll
known public buildings, including st.
Michael's Church, are irreparably dam
aged. Many people are seriously il not
fatally injured. Broad street presented q
spectacle of the utmost horror. Even
women arrived with hatchets to rescue
i'm prisoned unf~ortunstes. Meeting street
from Broad 70 Hazel is "a wreck, andis
lined with unfortunatos. To add to the
horror of the scene many fires broke out,
and we're Intellectually fought by the fire
department.. The night was hideous with
the grosns OF the dying and screams OF the
wounded and prayers OF the uninjured.
1t is impossible to estimate no losses of
persons and property at present. Up to
il A. M. to-day there have been ten distinct
shocks. Not to exceed 100 houses in the
city are occupied at this time. The peo-
pie are all camped in open places. ALI of
She stores are closed, and q scarcity of
provisions is feared because no one can be
got to go to the stores to sell them. i.
The city is wrapped in gloom. and bus.
mess is entirely suspended. People gen.
orally remain In The streets in tents and
impruvised shelters, and will camp out
to night, fearing another shock. The gas
works are injured. and probably the city
will be without light tonight. Hardly a
house in the city escaped injury, and
many were go shaken and cracked that a
hard blow would bring them TO the ground.
The shock was severe at Summerville, and
Mount Pleasant and Sullivan's Island.
Fissures In parts, from which fine sand
apparently from great depths exudes, and
q sulphurous smell is very noticeable.
Charleston Is now isolated from the out
side world.
COLUMBIA, s.. c.. Sept. 1.-At GAS
O'Clock last night this city was visited by
q terrible earthquake. The first two
shocks were fearful. Buildings swayed
from side to side, aud the earth rose and
fell like waves Of the ocean. People
rushed msdly from their houses into the
streets. Some sprsng from windows, and
were injured. The experience OF those In
buildings at the time Of the first shock was
that OF being rocked as il in q ship at sea.
Many Of the most substantial buildings
were shaken to their foundations, and
their walls cracked and sprang. Five min
utes after the irst shock q second came.
aud ten minutes later q third. Other
shocks followed, until i:05 A. NJ when the
eighth shock was felt, and this ono lasted
for q minute and q half. Al 4 O'Clock
this morning the ninth came. and 81 $50
and 1920 \. N. the city was again made to
tremble. Very little sleep was had by any
OF the inhabitants OF Columbia. Negroes
thought the end of the world had come,
and they held prayer meetings on street
corners
WILMINGTON, N. c., Sept. IA train
dispatched Of the Atlantic Coast line has
Just been in and says their section master
stationed IL miles from Charleston. re-
ports that the shook wrecked g bridge
near there. and says q dsrkey from -four
miles north OF Charleston reported tina
the water tank was down and the ground
upheaved, misplacing . tracks. A specia
engine has been started 10 bring In any
| reports available.
LANGLEY, 8. c., Sept. 1.-The shoel
burst the milldams here. and some thou
sand feet of railroad track Is destroyed
No trains are running. The Western
| Union has started hand-cars from Sum
merville to restore communication. Gresi
damage is reported at Summerville. Tb,
| railroad Is badly broken on both sides o
Dranchville.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Sept. 1.-Two distinc
shocks OF earthquake were felt this morn
ing at 1859 and $3.50. city time. The ex
element has somewhat subsidized. A mum
Der OF houses have been reported to fir
wardens as in danger, and from all part
OF the city and surrounding neighborhood'
come reports OF small damage by tb'
shock. such az the falling Of chimueys
parting OF walls, smashing Of crockery, etc
RAvENELs. s. O.. Sept. 1.-The railroad
ia under water in some places between
here and Charleston, % miles north o
here, and the earth has caved in in man,
places.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. IAN earth
quake shock here last night WAS quite sc
we're, and was felt as far south as Barlow
HUDSON, N. Y. Sept. Here build
ings creaked, and people who had retired
were awakened from their slumbers. The
second shock was felt at 1918. lasting
about 10 seconds. The vibrations Of
both shocks we're from east to west.
Indianapolis, Sept. 1.-The earthquake
shock was distinctly felt here at abouI
500 P. NJ. last evening. A portion Of
the cornice of the Dennison Hotel was
displaced. falling to the pavement.
LYNcnBURG, Vs., Sept. Ia very pro.
nounced shock was felt here. Houses
swayed and bricks we shaken from chin
neys. A great many people ran from their
beds into the streets.
DETROIT. Mich. Sept. lat O'Clock
last night q shock Of earthquake caused
considerable excitement In this city. It
was OF short duration, but WAS distinctly
felt in different parts Of the town.
- MILWAUKEE. Sept, Large buildings
here were shaken 70 their foundation at 8
O'Clock last night by an earthquake that
lasted nearly q minute. mg
MEANWHILE, Pa, Sept. lat 10 p. NJ.
last night a shock of earthquake was felt,
followed immediately by q slighter shock,
the whole lasting about 20 seconds.
SMYRNA, Iowa.. Sept. 1.-Several we'll
defined shocks OF earthquake were felt
here between 10 and IL O'Clock last night.
No damage done.
SAVANNAH, Ca, Sept. 1.-Noon-A re.
lief train has been dispatched to Charles
ton from this city.