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i CHARLESTON, S. C. , 8ft. i. . .
Thcf earthquake . here was : terf ifie.
louses Cell on every Bide. Great eoc-sternation-
prevailed. The streets were
filled with the cries and mourning of
the people, who were utterly un
manned at the terrific catastrophe
Sixty people were instantly killed ;
many others injured. Ihe streets ire
filled with the ruins of buildings1 and
falling chimneys. Fires occurred in severs!
places and the city is now on fire;' but
under control. j
! Njtw York, Sept, 1 The point from
which the railroad leading into Charles
ton is submerged is Ravenel, a place
on the Savannah & Charleston railroad,
bout eighteen miles distant from" the
city.
Charleston, 8t C, S
earthquake, such; as has never: before
been known in the history of this pity,
(swept over Charleston last night phfjrtly
after 10 o'clock, causing more loss) and
ttjury to property and far more;lo?s of
life than the cyclone of the year before.
The city is wrecked, the streets an en
cumbered with masses of fallen' hriok
and tangled telegraph and telephone
wires. Up to an early hourit was almost
impossible to pass from one part of tht
city to another. The first shock j-wa
by far the most severe! Most of the peo
ple, with their families, passed the nigh)
in the streets, which even this mor&iug
are crowded with people afraid to re
enter their hemes. More than txtj
people were killed and wounded , ceief
ly coloted. Amsng the whites iHled
and fatally injured are: M, J. Lytich.
Dr. R. Alexander Hammond, Ainsley
Robeson I
Fires brcke out in different part ci
the city immediately after the enrth
quake, and some are still burning. lut
there is no danger of it spreading. Tfeer
is no way of leaving the city at present
Telegrams from cities lh South Caro
Una and Georgia say the utmost eon-
rternation prevails on account of 4,tho
non-receipt of news from Chareson
and many fear that a terrible calamity
has happened. -
Charleston, Septem'ber 1
-TBere
was a terrible earthquake here last nfeht
at 9 50 p. m. The principal basiaesti
portion of the city was destroyed land
hundreds of persons were rendered
homeless. Men were frantic and women
were beseeching mercy from f the
Almighty. The main station-house.
city hall, Hibernian hall and many other
well known public buildings, including
St. Michael's church, were irreparably
damaged. Many people were fatally
injured. Broad street presented a eec-
Uclo of the utmost horror. ' Ijven
women, armed with hatchets, fupvhi
valiantly to rescue imprisoned ;unior-
tunates. Meeting street, from Broad
to Ilaiel, is a wreck and is lined rith
unfortunates. To add to the homfsol
the scene, many fires broke lout
and were ineffectually fought by -the
fire-department. The night was h'idou(-
tth the groans of the dying, ft he
screams of the wounded and the prayer
of the uninjured. It is impossible to
estimate the losses cf persons or prop
erty at present. Up to 1U a. m. today
there had been eight distinct shocks
Lharlibton, d. k., Sept 1. At pre
cisely 8.25 this morning another. ve
swept over the city, eoming, as did the
others, from the southeast, and going
in a northwesterly direction. By that
time many of the people, who had een
oat on the public parks and open places
all night, had ventured into their houses
to get clothing and something to cat
The approach of the shock was heralded
by the usual rumbling sound, resem
bling distant thunder. Then it . grad
ually approached, the earth quivered
and heaved and in three seconds it had
passed, the sound dying out in the, dis
tance. S
This is the only wave felt since fJ 30
m. It was not destructive, alti the
destruction having been done at $ 55
last night, ihe city is a complete
wreck. Si. Michael's and St. Ph0ip's
churches, two of the most historic
churches in the city, are in ruins,; So
is Hibernian hall, the police station and
many other publio buildings, and fully
two-thirds of the residences in the city
are uninhabited, wrecked either totally
or partially. It is impossible atg this
lime to give a correct estimate of the
casualties. i
- THE LATEST HEWN.;
Cuabxb:on, S. C, Sept 1 -if he
first shock of the earttquike ws.fr felt
approaching last n ght at 9:50. Be
fore people could realize what; the
trouble was they found themselves be
in? thrown around and their h-o uses
falling down on them. Every one ran
screaming into the streets, atid in few
seconds the eity was wild with human
beings perfectly crazed with fright
Qn all sides one could hear exojania
tions such as AIy God, savslus,"
' Gd have mercy upon us," v and
people could be seen kneeling ery
w herein groups effcring up prrcra.
The first shock was followed immedi
ately by another, though of less effect,
bat renewing the sarcanis and shrieks,
and f om. the time of the beginning to
daylight the shocks weie felt at Inter
vals of half an hour, each 6uec?ediig
one being less distinct. Three o four
arcs started, in as many sections! with!
the first shock, and the city wasoon
illuminated with the flames, thus Plead
ing to the belief that what war left by
the earthquake would be devoured by
the fire. However, the fire department
was so well divided and handled that
theifirea were gotten under control by
daylight. ; From fifteen to twenty resi
dences and stores were consumed. The
loss by the fire and earthquake cannot
be accurately estimated, but can be
placed safely at 5, WO, 000. As far as
could be ascertained during the night,
fifteen to twenty persons were killed
and a much great number wounded in
all Borta of ways. The loss of human
lifcwill be large, and it will take days
to gtt at the accurate number. Shocks
equally as severe were felt at a distance
of tbirty-five miles and have done ines
timable damage to railroad and tele
graph property. Charleston is now
entirely isolated from the outside
world. a
Charleston, S; C, Sept 1. Two
sliglt shocks of eartLouake have been
felt bcre since the morning; the first at
p 25 a m. and one at about 1 30 p. m.
Neither of them did any further destruc
tion! Not even during Gen. Gilmore's
bombardment of the oity has there ever
been such a deplorable state of afftirs
here. The city is literally in ruins, and
the people are living in the open squares
and in the publio parks. There is a
great rush to the depots to get away,
but owing to the earthquake no trains
have been able to be dispatched from the
city,- Telegraphic communication is
lso cut off, excepting one wire of the
Southern telegraph company, which is
crowded with anxious private messages.
It i Impossible to depict the ruin and
desolation that prevail here. Not a
single place of business in the city, save
a druja; store, whieh is busy preparing
prescriptions for the wounded, is open
It is Impossible also to give any correct
estimate of the killed and wounded, as
bodies are constantly being disinterred
from ;ihe debris of wrecked houses. One
undertaker stated that he had furnished
eiht coffins up to noon today. Many
of the; dead are lying unburied, princi-
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panyjoi tne poorer classes ot colored
peoplis, who will be buried by the
countjr. There are not half a dozen
tents m the city and women and childrirti
are experiencing great privations incon
sequence As night approaches most of
the. heads of families are trying to con
structs tents out of bed sheets, spare
awnings or any other material that comes
to thejr hands. The sun is about to set
upon another night of horror for women
and children. It is calculated that at
east tnree-fourths of the city will have
to-'be entirely rebuilt if the bouses are
to be inhabited.
Charleston, S. C, Sept. 1. The
city is .wrapped in gloom and business
is entirely suspended. ' The people gen
erally remain in the streets in tents and
under improvised shelters and will camp
out tonight rTBe gas-works are injurud
and probably the-asajty wulbe without
light tonight- St.:3tehiars church is
shattered and the steeple will come
down; likewise the steeple of St. Phil
lip's. The steeple of the Unitarian
church has fallen. The porticos of
Hibernian hall and the main station
house are demolished. There is muoh
ii jury to the mansions on East and
South Battery. The portico of the
Rivcnel mansion is down. Hardly a
house in the city escaped injury and
miny are so shaken and cracked that a
hard blew of win! would bring them to
the ground. The shock was severe at
Sum' erville and Mt. Pleasant and Sul
livan's Island, but no loss of life is re
ported there Fissures in the earth are
noticed,' from whioh fine sand, apparent
ly fromf a great depth, exudes. A 6ul
phurou; smell is very noticeable.
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TUl IW8 AND OOURUK ACCOCNT.
' UARfcKSTON, Sept. 1. The composi
tors of ihe News and Courier decline to
work tonight, expecting fresh shocks of
earthquakes, and- the paper cannot
therefore be issued tomorrow. The fol
lowing article was prepared for publi
cation for the News and Courier and is
telegraphed almoat in the writer's own
words: 'Necessarily the only descrip
tion that can be given of the disaster
which has befallen our city consists in
the narration of experiences and obser
vations fef individuals, and the subject
being the same and the experiences of all
being nearly alike, the story told by
ore darcful observer may well stand for
a hundred others, with slight variations.
Probably the best idea that can be had
of the character of the disturbance
therefore may be obtained from the nar
ration of the. events and scenes of
Wednesday night as they were pre
sented to a single person while engaged
in bis usual duties in the second
story room of the News and Courier effioe.
At the time of the first shock the
writer' attention was vaguely attracted
by a sound which seemed to come from
the (ffice below and which was supposed
for a moment to be caused by the rapid
rolling nf a heavy body as an iron safe
or a heavily laden truck over the floor.
Accompanying this sound there was a
perceptible tremor of the building, not
more marked, however, than would be
caused by the passage of a street car or
a dray .along the street. For perhaps
two or three seconds the occurrence ex
oited no surprise or comment. Then by
swift degrees, or perhaps all at once,
it is difficult to. say which, the sound
deepened in volume, the tremor became
more decided, the ear caught the
rattle iof the windows, . gas fix
tures and other loose objects
The m$n in the office, with a perhaps
simultaneous fltsh of recollection of the
earthquake of the Friday before, glanced
hurriedly at each other and sprang to
their feet witi startled questions and
answers. The long roll deepened and
ppread into an awtul roar that seemed
U pcryade at once the troubled earth
and the still air above and around. Th
tremor was now a rude, rapid quiver
that agitated the whole lofty, strong
wallcd building; as though it were
being . shaken by the band of
an immeasurable power, with the
intent? to tear it joints asunder.
There was no intermission in the vibra
tions of the mighty subterranean engine
from firsts to last. It was a continuous
jar, only :dding force at every moment,
and as it approached and reached1, the
climax of its manifestation it seemed for
a few terrible seconds that no work of
human bands could possibly survive.
Floors were heaving under foot,; the
surrounding walls and partitions visibly
swayed to and fro, the crash of falling
masses of stone and brick and mortar
was overhead and without the terrible
roar filled the ear and seemed to fill the
mind and" heart, dazing perception,
Dcwucerioa: tnougni ana lot &
few panting breaths, or while
you held your breath in dread
ful anticipation of immediate -and
c-uel death, you felt that life :was
already past and waited for the end as a
victim' with his head on the block
awaits the fall of the uplifted axe.-' It
is not given to many men to look in the
fice of death and yet live, but it is!lit
tl? to say that the group of strong inen
who shared the experience above faintly
described will carry with them ' the
recollection of that supreme moment to
their dying day. . No one expected to
escape. A sudden rush was t-imulta-ne
usly mado, to endeavor to attain th;
open air and flee for a place of safety,
but before the door was reached; all
reeled together to the tottering wall and
stopped, feeling that hope was vain;
that it was only a question of death in
the building or without to be buried by
the sinking roof or crushed by
the toppling walls. The uproar slowly
died away in the seeming dietanoe. The
earth was still, and oh the blessed relief
of that stillness. But how rudely the
silence was broken. As we dashed
down the stairway and out into the
street already on every side arose
shrieks, cries of pain and fear, prayers
and wailings of terrified women and
children, commingled with, the hoarse
shbutfi of excited men. Out in the street
the air was filled to the height of the
houses with a whitish cloud of dry,
stifling dust, from the lime and mortar
and shattered masonry which, falling
upon the pavement and stone roadway,
had been reduced to powder. Through
this cloud, dense as a fog, the gas lights
fliekrred dimly.shedding but little light,
so that you stumbled at every step
over piles of briok or became entangled
in lines of telegraph wire that depend
ed in every direction from their broken
supports. On every side were the hur
rying forms of men and women, hire
headed, partially dressed, some almost
nude, many of whom were nearly erased
with fear or excitement. A woman was
seen, half-falling in the arms of ber
husband, who vainly tried to soothe nor
while he carried her into an open space
at a street corner, where present safety
seemed assured. There a woman lies
on the pavement, with up-turned face j
and out-stretched limbs, and the
crowd passes her by, for the
time, not pausing to see whether
she be alive or dead. Suddenly a light
flares through a window overlooking the
street. It becomes momentarily brighter
and cries resound from the multitude
A rush is made towards the spot. A
man is seen doubled up and nelpless
against a wall, but at this moment,
Bomewhere out at sea, overhead, deep
in the ground, is heard again the low,
ominous roil wnwn is already too
well known to be mistaken. It grows
louder and nearer, the growl of a wild
beast swiftly approaching his prey, and
all is forgotten again in the frenzied
rush for open spaces, where alone there
is hope of security, faint though it be.
Tall buildings on either hand blot put
the skies and stars and seem : to
overhang every foot of ground between
them. Shattered corniees and the tODs
of their frowning walls seemed piled
from both sides to the centre of the
street. It ' would seem that a touch
would send the shattered masses left
standing, down upon the people below,
who look up to them and shrink to
gether as the tremor of the earthquake
again passes under them' and the myste
rious reverberations swell and roll
along like some infernal drum-beat
.summoning them to die. It passes
away and again is exneriencod the
blessed feeling of deliverance from im
pending calamity, which it may Well
be b li-ved. evokes a mute but earnest
ffering of mingled prayer and thanks
giving frctnevery heart in the throng
Again, far along the street and up from
the alloys that lead into it to either side,
is beard that chorus ot waumg and
lamentation which though it had not
ceased, was scarcely noticed a moment
before. It is a dreadful sound, the
sound of helpless horror-strioken hu
manity, old and young, strong and
feeble alike, where all are so feeble, cal
ling for help from their fellow-creatures
and raising their anguished voices; in
petition to heaven' for mercy whera Ino
human aid could avail, it is not a
scene to be dr-scribea Dy any mortal
tongue or pen. ; It is not a scene to'! be
forgotten when it has been witness-. J and
when the witness has shared
all its danger and felt all its agony.
The first shock occurred at seven min
utes of ten, as was indicated this morn
ing by the publio clocks, the hands on
which had stopped at that fateful hour,
as though to mark the end of time for
so many who had heard the preceding
hour pealed forth by St. - Michael's 1
chimes without a thought but of a long
and happy life. The second shock,
which was but a faint and crisp echo of
the first, was felt eight minutes later
As it passed away the writer started
homeward to fiad the scenes enacted on
Broad street, around the. News and
Courier effioe, repeated at every stop
of the way. St. Michael's Bteeplo
towered high and , white aboo
the gloom, seemingly uninjured.
The station house, a massive brick
building across the street, had appa
rently lost its i oof, which had fallen
around it. A little further on the roof
of the portico of Hibernian hall, a hand
some building in the Grecian style, had
orashed o the ground, carrying down
part of the massive granite pillars with
it. All the way up Meeting street,
which in respect of its general dirtiction
and importance may be called the Broad
way oi toarieston, tiie roadway was
piled with dobris from tho tops of walls.
The third shock was fait about ton tnin
utts after the Feoorid, and of course
caused the greatest a! arm ia ?:at n ih-
norhood as elsewhere At Marion square
a great crowd had congregated, as even
the edges of the wide spaces embract-d in it
could not be reached by tho uare6t
buildings in the event of their fall. From
this crowd, composed of men, women
and children of both races, arose inces
sant calls and cries and lamentations,
while over' the motley, half-drcpsed
throng was shed tho lurid light of a
coafligratnn which had broken out just
beyond thequare immediately after the
first shock arid had now wholly envel
oped several buildings in fUnus. In
three-quarters of the town at the same
time similar large fires were observed
under full headway ana the awful : sig
nificance of the earthquake mty be most
fully appreciated, perhaps, when it is
said that with these trem ndous fires
blz'ng up all at once around them and
threat-ning the city with total destruc
tion, the people whom you met on tho
streets or saw gathered together in
groups in open places evidently
did not give them a thought.
No" one watched the ruddy flimes or the
pillars of cloud rising high in the still
night air. All were too intent on lis
tening with strained senses for the
dreaded recurrence of that horrible
grovl or groan of the power under the
sea and under the land to give thought
to a new terror, though it had threat
ened his own home and many cither
homes in ihe doomed city. Crowds
poured in frrm every direction to the
square just d -scribed, as though it had
been indeed a c . armed ciic! ) und life
depended en pa-sing within i:s grassy
bounds. Street cars, carriages and
other vehicles were ranged in lines on
the streets surrounding the square,
while horses stood stock still,
with turned heads, as though sniffing
tho grouud in anxious inquiry
Tho crowded people every where were
loud and unceasing in their declara
tions of alarm, in the singing of hymns
and in fervent appeals for God s mercy,
in which appeals God knows many a
proud heart who heard them arising in
the night and in the hour of His won
drous migbt devoutly and humbly and
sincerely j ined. Danger brings all of
ub to the level of the lowliest. There
were no distinctions of place or power,
pride or oaste, in the assemblages tb.it
werB gathered together In Cnarleston
Tuesday nicht. It was a curious spec
tacle to look back upon. Ii is a good
one to remember for white and black
alike. There were instances of un
selfish devotion, of kind and
loving regard, between master and
Fervant, mistress and maid, in the pres
ence of a common ill and of threatened
ruin, that should, as nothing else could,
show . how strong is the tie that binds
our white people and our black people
together, and thu association of the
dread visitor we hope too will never be
forgotten. Arriving at his home the
writer found the Bamo scenes of de
struction and wreck which marked near
ly every other homo in tho city. - All
the houses in the neighborhood had
Buffered seriously and the streets, yards
and gardens were filled with fallen
chimneys and fragments of walls, while
the walls left standing were rent asunder
and were badly shattered in evory in
stance. Women and children, roused
from sleep or interrupted in their
evening pursuits by the sound of
the ruin being effected above and around
them, rushed out into the streets and
huddled together, awaiting the end,
whatever it might be. Invalids were
brought out on mattresses and deposited
in the roadway. No thought was given
to treasures left behind, in the effort to
save the peculiar treasure of life itself,
suddenly become so precious in the eyes
of all, invalid woman and robust ban
alike. Until long after midnight the
streets were filled with fugitives in
sight of their homes. Through the long
hours that followed few were the eyes
even of childhood that were closed in
Bleep. Charleston was full of those who
watched for the morning and never, ia
any city in any land, did tho fi-st grey
shades that mark tho approach of dawn
appear so beautiful and so welcome, to
the eye as they appeared to the thou
sands who hailed thm this morning
from the niiddt of the countl-.sa wrecks
of the homes of our thrice-scourged ; but
s.ill patient, still brave, st: I L hopeful,
still beautiful city by the sea.
Ne-LoMOf Life Ut Columbia.
An Associated Pre-s dispatch dated
at Columbia, S. C reporting g-cat
loss of life and property there, wasnot
correotly dated. It should have been
dated Charleston. An inquiry was last
evening sent Mr. McK.ee, the Washing
ton agent of the Associated Press, ask
ing if he bad sent such a dispatch. He
Btated that no dispatch had been Sent
reporting loss of life at Columbia or
anywhere Bive at Uharieston. lne dis
patch undoubtedly, he said, referred
to Charleston, but somebody blundered.
The BMecoud iMstrtct. ;
t M SIMMONS NOMINATED FOR CONGtUSi.
ptcial Dispatch to the News and Observer.
Wilson, Sept 1.
Tne democratic congressional con
vention today nominated unanimously
F. M. Simmons, of New Berne. The
meeting was' a harmonious one.
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Tyn York Komlutttad for tli. Hons.
Correspondence of the Naws axo Obsirvkh.
Wixkksboro, N. C, Aug 30.
Tyre York was today nominated by
the republicans for the house of com
mono. i
NORTH CAROLINA.
THE
OLD NORTH STATE
TAINS NO INJURY.
sus-
DIsrAICIiKS FROM MANY POINTS
TUE QUAES DIP.
FBLL WUAT
CUAP1CL HILL WILL SHAKBN.
Cbafrl Hill, Sept. 1.
The motion or motions of the earth
caused great commotion hereabouts
last night. The disturbance some
oounted six distinct shocks, between
9 50 and 10 45 seemed to come from
the northwest. But observations on
such occurrences, made by those not
familiar with them, may bo discordant.
I am happy to say that "The Old
South" still stands erect, and the wall
of the vtidi-was nt thrown down. But
the boys emptied their rooms, and then
made more fuss than wasmade for them;
throughout the town women cried,
neighbors ran to each other's houses; I
folks in bed were shaken up, looking
glasses quivered, crockery rattled and
philosophers were confounded. Thia
morning some Bay they remember such
a time years ago; others never felt so be
fore and hope never to feel so again.
Now we wait to get the new from our
neighbors.
NXW3 FROM TARBORd. '
Tarboro, N. C, Sept. 1.
The first shock was felt here I at 9 55,
the second at 11.15, the third at 11.33,
the fourth at 11.45. The first was de
cidedly the longest "SlTd most severe,
buildings being shaken and people run
ning from their houses. No4 injury to
person or property occurred. There
was general alarm and fright.
AT MLLTON.
Milton. N. C. Anise. 3L"
At 10 o'clock tonight an earthquake
shock, lasting about eight seconds,
startled our tuwa. China and windows
rattled distinctly and bouses swayed so
as to make the inmates feel rather like
taking to the streets, which many of
them did. It was accompanied by a
roar like that of a heavy vehicle mov
mg.
AT HIGH POINT.
High Point, N:C, Aug. 31.
A slight shook of earthquake; of about
four seconds' duration, was .felt here at
exactly 9.53 o'clock tonight, and about
two minutes later a second shock was
felt, of only about a second in duration.
It caused great excitement. Timbers
shock and gla?s was broken.
AT GBXKN6BORO.
Grmnbboro, N. C., Aug. 31.
A severe shock of earthquake has
just roused the inhabitants of this eity.
it was a very distinct trembling of the
giouud, and was accompanied by a rum
bling sound. Many people are now on
the Btreets, having runout of the houses
for fear of being injured by the build
ings falling upon them. At ' present
there are no casualties reported and no
serious damage done. At 10.10 p. m.
another shock, lighter than the first,
was felt. '
AT SALISBURY. j
Salibbrcy, N. C , Aug. 31.
An earthquake shock passed here at
9.56 o'olock tonight from south to north
and lasted thirty seoonds. It was very
severe, but did no damage.
at oharlottb.
The earthquake struck Charlotte at
10:10 and the exoitement was unpar
alleled. The shocks oame from the
South. The first and most serious
damage reported . was at the residence of
Gen R- Barringer, where the tumbling
of ' brick and the crashing of glass
created a racket that was heard for
blocks around. The chimneys were
shaken down, and a large quantity of
glass was shattered Ihe general and
his family were asleep and they were
fearfully alarmed by the suddenness of
their awakening. The slate ! on hit
roof was also damaged.
The plaster in Dr. JHH, McAdcn s
drug store fell to the floor, as did that
in a number of houses in the neighbor
hoo, In every frame house the timbers
cracked, and in many instances bik-kh
were loosened from chimneys, ! At the
residence of Mr. Frank Snider three
lamps were overturned and be plaster
ing cracked. From all sections of the
city similar reports were received
The play, "Under the Lash," was ii
progress at the theatre. W ben the sec
ond sheck oame the audience left the
building. The scene where the great
est excitement ensued was at Biddle
institute, where a colored camptneeting
was in progress. As the first shock
came, the congregation were in the
midst of a hymn, and every voice wat
instantly stilled. Another shocjc oame,
and there was a Btampede from the
building. The shock was f-ufficicnt tc
rock the building with such force that
the bell in the tower sounded twice
AT RIIDSVILLE.
Rkidsvillk, Auf; 31.
Quite a severe earthquake visited thu
section at 10 o'clock tonight. People
were aroused from sleep. Window
wore shaken out, and the whole town
thrown into 'excitement over the shook
thit were felt for three minutes. The
shocks were accompanied by rumbling
noise not unliko that made by a moving
train. I
AT WBLDON ' J
WiLDON, Aug. 31.
An eartbquiko8hook was felt here to
day. Some houses were very badly
shaken.
AT AsnviLU
Abhxvillb, N. C , Sept. 1.-4A dis
tinctEhock of earthquake was felt last
night at 9.45, preceded by a loud rumb
ling noise. The motion was from the
southeast. The duration of the first
shock was a minute and a half, j Houses
were violently shaken and the
tuhabi-
Unto ail left them and went into the
streets. Another ligLtor shock was felt
at jlO.Ul; it was, however, of short dura
tion. There were two (-lighter shocks
subsequently, at intervals cf fifteen
minutes. Much alarm was caused, but
no dsmagc was done in the town or the
surrounding country.
! AT FAYXTTK VILLK.
Fatettkvillr, N. C, September I.
A very Bensiblo earthquake shock w s
felt hero at 10.2 o'clock last night,
lasting two minutes. Several milder
shopks followed. TLcro was no damage
except one or more chimneys were
prostrated.
j AT NBWBJtRNI.
Ifaw Brrni, N. C, September .1
There was a fearful shock at 10 o'clock.
Buildings were violently shaken lor
L-about one minute. Clocks were stopped
by the vibration. There was no uam-
ei '
; KIN3TON, UAS A DBCIPED SHOCK.
Kinston, N. C, Sept. 1.
Kinston experienced a decided earth
quake shock at five minutes to 10 o'clock'
last night, which lasted 'fully threo
minutes. It was succeeded by scverrl
lighter shocks.
PotkXasi, N. C, August 31.
There was an earth shake felt here
about 10.15 p. m. of some two. minutes
duration, causing windows in houses, to
rattle and houses to tremble consider
ably. This was followed by two Tes st
Bhakes, at about ten minutes' interval,
the last being a little nioro perocptib e
than the s cond. Older citiaens hero
say that they never experienced at
thing similar to this before.
AT WARRKNTON.
i : Warrntoh, N. Ccept 1.
The shock of the earthquake was very
sensibly felt in Warrenton last night.
abotit 10 o clocks A here were throe ;
distinct convulsions, tho first quite
alarming, causing the largest and best
built houses to reel and totter; the other
two were elinht. The alarm and ex-
citemon t were general, and many believed
genial deetruotion was mevitablo.
Thre was not any damage; excepting
the breaking of some plastering, glass
and prot'.kery. This morning our town
is all excitement, the conversation being
about impressions made, incidents in
various families, &e.
Jackson, N. C, Sept. 1.
Three distinct shocks of an earth- .
qusko were felt and heard at Jackson
last ! night. The first one was very
distinct and alarmed many people. - .
OxFonn, N. U, Sept.-1.-At 9: !5
last night our town was severely
hooked by the wave from an earth
quake. ;The vibrations were about
sixty to the minute and lasted abtnt
one and a half minutes. There followed
threi other slight waves. The flirt
shock was severe enough to, displace
crockery in the houses. The people
wero! greatly excited and frightened.
Some cna gave the alarm of fire and
rang the court house bell, thus adding
fuel I to the confusion. I here was,
however, no serious damsge done. The
shocks were accompanied by rumbling
sounds. -
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