Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-03

IN the south Of the city is a sample OF the
whole. Standing at the post office and
looking west an almost impossible road
way OF debris meets the eye. The build
ing OF the Chamber of Commerce 10 badly
damaged. A portion of the south and
east walls having been thrown down by
the violence Of the shock. and the build
lngs of Walker, Evans & Cogswell have
also suffered, while the heavy granite
slabs which formed the parapet Of the
news and Courier building lie upon the
sidewalk, leaving the slate roof and
portion or the attic floor exposed. Almost
Inc entire front of the buildings occupied
oy Myers cigar store and Smiths stencil
establishment is torn out, leaving the
upper floors exposed. The Plenge build
ing at the corner of Church street was
badly damaged. Most of the buildings on
the street are more or less damaged, but
the violence of the earthquake ls most
perceptible at the historic intersection of
Broad and Meeting streets.
THE POLICE STATION.
The police station is almost a complete
wreck. The upper edge of the wall has
been torn down and that of the north wall
has fallen on the roof of the porch, carry
ing it away and leaving only large fluted
pillar standing,
The City Hall apparently escaped seTi-
Gus damage, but is badly cracked on the
east wall, and the court house building is
badly damaged, the walls being cracked in
several places and portions of the roof and
gables being thrown down. The fire.
proof building seems to stand as a rock.
The gables of the north and south porches,
however, made of solid brown stone,
have been thrown to the pavement be-
low. This appears to be the only
DAMAGE done tn the building o.
The worst wreck in the locality, however,
is st. MichaePs church, which seems to
be doomed TO destruction. The steeple,
repairs on which had just been completed,
seems to be intact, but it is nearly 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 has been cracked In four
places. One crack in the north wall eX-
tends from the caves to the lower window.
Two on the west face of the church extend
the entire height of the building, and one
on the south wall alse extends from the
caves down almost to the foundations.
These cracks are all immedatelyun oder the
steeple, which it seems almost lmpOssi-
bic will stand for any length OF time.
KING AND MEETING STREETS.
The buildings between Meeting and
AinE pbl GG'S arc All VI ItSS uAlu-
aged, the effect of the earthquake being
the same as in other parts of the city.
The front wall of DR.. DeSaussure's resi-
dence has been thrown down, leaving the
attic floor exposed. West of King street
the most serious damage Is to the Episco-
pal residence. The gable END has been
thrown down, the wall falling on the
roof Of the spacious porch and crushing
1t In. The new and handsome residence
of Capt. f. w. Waggener does not appear
to have been seriously damaged. The
second floor yeranda of Capt. Waggener's
house, on the west side, has been crushed
in, but beyond this the building shows no
sign OF the terrible shaking OF Tues
day night. What scene OF
desolation the fashionable boulevard
of Charleston presentsl Commencing
at Broad street one passes through a
block of burned houses. The fire, start
ing at No. lis, third building from the
corner Of Broad street on the east side,
consumed an entire row Of buildings as
far north as TulIy's old stand, next the
Quaker graveyard. The few houses left
on that side OF the street are more or less
shattered and gutted. The few houses on
the west side OF the street, north OF Broad
street, have not escaped the general fate,
although the damage is not as great as In
other portions OF the street. An immense
vacant lot on the west side of the street is
occupied by families who lived in burnt
houses and who are camped out on it with
a few household effects saved from the
flames.
EVERY HOUSE SHATTERED.
From Queen street to HOrlback's alley
almost every house IS shattered, the tops
OF the walls near the roof being thrown
down. A large building at the corner of
Clifford and King streets, formerly the
SilcoX furniture store, has, to all outward
appearance, miraculously escaped. From
H0rlbaok's alley to Market street the
damage is NOT AS great as it might have
been. Robb's lot, on the east side of the
street, is occupied by several hundred
people camping out. The Victoria Hotel
appears to have escaped, and the Acade-
my OF Music shows no signs OF the earth
quake, on the outside, at least. From
Market to Hazel the damage does not
seem to be as great AS in other portions
OF the city. The Waverly House is ex-
ternally uniniured. A large red brick
boarding house, however, Immediately
opposite and next south of the corner OF
Beaufain street, has suffered badly, the
top OF the wall under tue caves having
been stripped off on all sides. A hand
some block OF stores, from Beautain to
larly preserved, very few of the
French plate glass windows be-
ing broken, although Eere and
there the parapet is thrown down and
brick displaced from the walls. Masonic
Temple seems to have escaped, and the
damage 10 the building between this point
and Calhoun street seems not TO be SO
great, as Tar as outward appearances go.
THE GERMAN ARTILLERY's HALL.
In " entworth street the handsome hall
of the German Artillery has been badly
The northeast and northwest
corners or the building have both gone.
Coming down Meeting street from Cal
h0un street the signs OF the earthquake
are very plain. The Boys High School is
comparatively uninjured.
The building OF the Charleston water
woaks In Geoege street is uninjured, and
so, strange to say, 10 the immense three
mlllOn-gallou reservoir on the premises.
A brick house opposite on George
street is badly damaged. The shock on
Tuesday night severed the pipe through
which the water was forced into the stand
pipe, and during the progress OF the fire
the pressure was applied directly TO the
main. This pipe was, however, replaced,
and the stand pipe, which was uninjured,
was filled with water. All over the city
the injury Is Of the same character.
FIssURgs IN THE EARTH.
A special report from Mount Pleasant,
opposite Charleston, says that sink near
the German church. which on Tuesday
was perfectly dry sand Is now full Of fresh
water. Near Shell street there is a cabin
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