The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-03

damaged, q portion OF the south and esst
walls having been thrown down and the
buildings OF Walker, Evans K Bogswel
have alsosulfered, while the heavy granite
slabs which formed the paEapst Of the
Nsws and Courier building lie upon the
sidewalk, leaving the slate roof and por'
tion OF the attic floor exposed, Almos!
the entire front oi the building occupied
by Myers cigar store and Smiths stencil
establishment is torn ont, leaving the
upper floors exposed, The Plsng build
ing, at the corner OF Church street, was
badly damaged. Most Of the buildings ou
the street are more or less damaged, but
thA violence OF the earthquake Is more
perCeptibls at the historic intersection oi
Broad and Meeting Streets
THE POLICE STATION A WRECK.
The police station Is almost a complete
wreck, The upper edge OF the wall has
been torn out and that OF the north wall
has fallen and leaving only large duted
pillars standing, The City Hall appsr-
emily escaped serious damage, but is bad
ly cracked on the east wall, and the Court
House building ia badly damaged, the
walls being cracked in several places and
portions OF the roof aud gables being
thrown down. The fire proof building
seema to stand as q rock,
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 Just been com.
pleted, seems TO be intact, but 1t Is out Of
plumb and is in momentary danger Of
falling. The massive porch has been
wrenChed from the body OF the church
and the building cracked in four places,
One crack In the north wall extends from
the caves to the lower window. Two on
the west face OF the church extend the
entire length 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
steeple, which it seems impossible to
stand any length Of time, The hands on
the top OF the clock pointed to 8 minutes
OF ten, which must have been the hour Of
the first shock Tuesday night.
Thebuildings between Meeting and King
streets are all more or less damaged, the
effects OF the earthquake being the same
in nearly every instance. The front wall
OF DR.. Dessaner's residence has been
thrown down, leaving the attic floor ex-
posed, and several buildings on the south
side OF the street have been similarly
treated. West OF King street the most
serious damage Is TO the Episcopal resi-
denCe. The gable end has been thrown
down, the wall falling on the roof Of the
porch and crushing It in. Tho new and
handsome residence OF Capt. Wagner
and that OF MIR. Arthur Barnwell do not
appear to have been seriously damaged.
SCENE OF DEsoLATIoN.
What scene Of desolation the fashion.
able boulevard OF Charleston presents,
Commencing at Broad street one passes
through block OF burned houses. The
fire starting at llS, the third building
from the corner OF Broad street on the
east side consumed the entire row OF
buildings as far north as Tulley's old
stand, next TO the Quaker graveyard. The
few houses left on that side are more or
less shattered. The few houses on the
west aide north OF Broad street have not
escaped the general fate, although the
damage Ia not as great as In other por-
tons. Immense vacant lots on the west
side Of the street are occupied by the
families who lived In the burnt houses,
and who are camped out on the sward
with the few household effects saved
from the flames.
From Queen street to Horback's alley
almost every house is shattered, tho tops
Of wallH near the roof being thrown down.
The largo building ut the corner Of Clifford
and King streets formerly Slick furniture
store, has, to outward appearances, mirac.
ulously escaped. From Horback's alley
to Market street the damage is not so
great as 1t might have been. Robb's lot
on the east side is occupied by seV.
eral hundred people camping out.
The Victoria hotel and Academy Of
Music seem to have escaped.
The Waverly house is extremely
unlnjured. The large red brick boarding
house, however, Immediately opposite,
has suffered badly, the top Of the wall
under the caves having been stripped oil
one side. The handsome block OF stores
from Beaufair to Wentworth street, has
becn signally preserved, very few Of the
French plate glass fronts being broken.
The Masonic Temple seems to have es-
capped, and damage to buildings between
this point and Catharlne street seems not
TO be great.
HALL DAMAGED.
In Wentworth street the handsome
hall Of the German artillery has been
badly damaged. Coming down Meeting
street from Calhoun street the signs OF the
earthquake are very plain. The building
OF the Charleston water works on George
street Is injured, and 30 strange 10 say the
immense three million gallon reservoir on
the premisea the shock on Monday night
severed the pipe, and during tho progress
Of the first pressure was applied directly
to the main. This pipe was, however,
replaced and the stand pipe, which was
uninjured, was filed with water. All over
theCity the injured Ia ithe same character
A special report from Mount Pleasant
opposite Charleston says that sink near
the German church which on Tuesnay
was perfectly dry sand Is now full Of fresh
water. Near Shell street there iB q cabin
occupied by Colored man that Is com.
-pletely surrounded by a yawning Chasm
extending through the earth's surfaCe for
ten feet and over. All around this there
are signs OF fresh water and masses Of mud
with queer looking soft substances,
that have never been seen before It is
contended by many that the mud and
other substances found around the village
are volcanic matter.
suLPHURIc ACID.
Just after the frat great shock on
Tuesday night there was a decided and
distinct smell Of escaping sulphurlc acid
gas over the entire village. The smell
lasted throughout the night and was dis.
tinCt In those localities where the shocks
were most numerous. Not far from Char.
lesion on the road 10 summervllle,
extensive mounds Of earth were thrown up
and hilloCkB OF sand In most cases In the
shape OF inverted cones. In other places
there were assures almost Invariably ex.
tending from north 10 south. These
cracks we're not wide and extended down.
ward in a slantipg direction. The mat.