Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 9 September 1886 — Page 11

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FROM SUNNY ITALY.

GRACE GREENWOOD TALKS ABOUT QUEER PEOPLE.

Where Bad Americans Go to Die—The Man with an Adjustable Noso and the Headless Baby IrUoodless, Deformed and Dwarfish Italia.is of Lowly Life. [Special Correspondence.]

MILAN, Aug. 18.—Another American born queen of the demi monde, "Cora Pearl"(Emma Crouch), has lately closed her wild life in Paris, where, it seems, bad Americans go to die. More famous and powerful than the late lamented "Fanny Lear," her end was even more miserable. After squandering millions she was reduced to abject poverty. After having had countless lovers—having seen proud princes at her feet and led captive great captains—she was forsaken by all the world except a faithful 'old maidservant and a charitable young doctor. She, too, had once the honor of being exiled—from Paris. It was when, after lavishing his entire fortune on her and being thrown over, a young fool named Duval shot himself in her Antechamber.

I am af)"aid that there are not wanting fair Americans ambitious to fill the vacated thrones of these adventuresses. Indeed, I Lave heard of one who bids fair to take such a position by storm, being rarely fitted for such unhappy supremacy. This is a singer with great musical talent, once a very sweet, rich voice, but whose triumphs thus far have been more owing to her "opulent charms of person" than to ber artistic merits. In fact, she herself thinks little of her art in comparison. She is said to be n#idly idolatrous of her own beauty, and to glory in the power to mpridun -others—her subjects, her vassals, of whom she lias many, for "the fools are not all dead yet." 2io beneficcnt plague ever carries them off, no war ever thins their ranks. Last year there came to an operatic agency in Milan a telegram from a theatre, in a distant city, saying: "Send us a good soprano, beautiful and without any incumbrance."

Among impressari a singer's father, mother, sister, brother and, above all, husband, is called "an incumbrance." Our fair countrywoman was solicited,

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A few months later she returned to Italy gay and triumphant, with, as she boasted, "a hat full of diamonds." Since then she has gone forth "conquering and to conquer." Indeed she is the type df singer most successful on the continental stage nowadays not that we enjoy Arcadian tranquility even here In well ordered, well-to-do Milan. Wo tad a ridiculous little "scrimmage" about the time of th(j real insurrection in Belgium. Oure was half a frolic. One of the loaders of the insurgents was a young wag who protected himself by means of a nasal mask grotesque and huge. Whenever the police were about to grab him ho retreated a few steps into the mob, pocketed his nose and was absolutely unrecognizable. Italian working people can ill afford to strike. They have nothing to fall back upon. General starvation soon marches into the field and all surrender. Three hundred women rice gatherers and cleaners have, however, just struck at Mantua. Bat they will soon be striking on their empty stomachs. During the late BudaPesth riots the strikers sent forth the startling shouts of "Vive Kossuth!" It was a far cry out of the past. How must the sad heart of the octogenarian exile in Turin have been stirred by merely hearing of it! The heroic old dreamer has so far passed into history that his poor, discontented countrymen might as well shout for Charlemagne.

The cholera has not yet come near us, as an epidemic, and is hardly likely to afflict to any great extent a city so open, cloanly and well moneyed as Milan. The only epidemic •we suffer from is suicide. That has raged this year. During tho first three months there were 104 eases in this city alone. These poor people ore not bad, but they seem to have been born discouraged they are not felonious, but folo-de-se-nou3. The choliera has thus far seriously attacked only the worst •quarters of tho poorest and, most unsanitary towns of the south aud east. At once, when a town or province is smitten, there rush to the post of deadly peril the brave young followers of the Red Cros3, and the supplementing Green Cross, Knights of Labor of tho noblest, tbo diviuest sort.

Seeing that Italy is so far behind the ago in sanitary ideas and regulations, the wonder is that all kinds of pestilence do not break out and rage in those old provincial towns when people build and live in utter disregard or ignorance of tho common comforts and decencies of life. Many pretentious modern ...houses, too, are like "waited sepulchres," fair without, but within full of "all manner of uncleanliness." Yet I sometimes think that in the extreme poverty of the peasantry lies the secret of their exemption from the scourge. They cannot heat their blood with meats, have-seldom milk, and never butter.

They eat fruit and vegetables, which are cheap and good, coarse bread and polenta (hominy) and drink sour wine and thin, but pure. Yet such living seems to make of the working classes in the crowded towns a feeble and sickly, if not an absolutely diseased race. A large number of the young we see in the streets are scrofulous, bloodless, deformed and dwarfish and some are strangely incoiaplete, rudimentary people, born without the usual complement of limbs as though nature in this poor country had run out of material before her work was done.

Tbe.se fragmentary, abnormal beings are often very active and successful in the mendicity line. So little of humanity does it take to make humanitarian appeals, that I am often reminded of a passage in a letter written by the late James T, Fields from Rome, wbeu that brilliant writer was first abroad. He wrote: "To-day a legless man asked alms of me, and I shouldn't havo been surprised to hieet the lost legs coming around the next corner, begging on their own account."

Legless and armless babies were born in Italy as long ago as when the pope held his own and the princes of Savoy sat on the back seat, but in these days of progress and wonders nature seems to want to show herself equal to the times, and is inventing new physical marvels aud monstrosities. At all events, on the first day of this present month there was born in Milan, at No. 10 Corso Como, of young, well-to-do parents, a manchild, actually without a headi The body was well formed—-neatly rounded off at the shohlders, and with legs and arms perfect, while on the stomach was posed, as though it were an afterthought, a very nice little face, regular in all its lineaments.

I marveled and meditated over this baby— its queer conditions of life and its possible future. It would, we thought, be rather awk- ... ward work for the poor mother to suckle him.

Though certainly nourishment would reach its destination by "shortest, quickest $nd most direct route." It would be an annoyance too that none of the pretty baby clothes so lovingly prepared, would fit, and that new ones would have to be made after a sort of circular pattern. His little bed clothes vast ftlSP

be of a peculiar cut—BO this mama after tenderly tucking her darling in at night would kiss him through a hole in the blanket.

And the poor child, as he grew into boyhood, would havs som* peculiar embarrass, ments and disadvantages. He would liave to lie supine Co watch the flight of bis kite, and throw a back somersault to look at the moon over his left shoulder. He never could amuse himself by standing on his head—he would have double difficulty in maintaining his equilibrium in looking down a well, or off the roof of a house—he would be in double danger of being caught in such games as "Tag," and "I Spy,"—he would always be called upon to stand for the other boys to play "Leap Prog," and he would always have to swim on his back. When he should complain of the immemorial doubling up pain of school boys, demanding the mild treatment of stay-at-home and peppermint lozenges, would there not be danger of heroic headache remedies— bed, dark room and boneset tea?

Should he arrive at man's estate, love and be loved, how embarrassing to the object of his affections to have no neck to twine her arms about, and never to be able to rest on his bosom for fear of smothering him. Should he grow to be a great artist—as most of them do in Italy—a basso prof undo (having no hand notes, he could not well be a tenore,), and should be accounted celebro, dmtinto, eoregio, as they all are, where would his admirers pose his laurels? These be some of the disadvantages the advantages are fewer, but not to be despised. He would never have any expense for hats, collars, neckties or hairdye. He could not be called upon to head an army or a subscription list. Should he commit a capital crime capital punishment would be clearly out of the' question. He would have a fortune in his incredible misfortune, and be able to carry his whole family on his headless shoulders, so that the poor woman who wept over the birth of a little monster would smile to find herself the mother of a great profit.

But alas, my fancies and speculations were vain, for this strangest lusus natures of his time is dead! The machinery of his queer little body was too much for him. He could not make head against a life of such abnormal conditions and difficulties, and soon gave it up. GRACE GREENWOOD.

HOW WOMEN BATHE.

The Fair Creatures Who Swim „m Dry Land. ,'T [Ssecial Correspondence.!

ASBUBT PARK, Aug. 30.—They talk about going to bathe as though there was no pleasure equal to it, and are all impatient till they get to the scene of prospective enjoyment. They put on their bathing suits in great glee, and go down to the water's edge with a quick and joyous step. A spectator, unfamiliar with their methods, would be sure to expect •something fine in tbo way of aquatic performance. I am sorry to say. that he would be disappointed. The eagerness and audacity of the fair bathers ends three .feet from the ultimate tide mark.

WHAT THEY CALL, DEEP WATER. There tbey stand kicking sand with their feet, and chatting together about things quite remote from the business of bathing. They do this partly to seem indifferent to the nearness of peril, and partly to keep their minds off the ordeal ahead 6f them as long as possible. Yet they are the same women, who, two hours ago, were wild with impatience to go into the water, and talked boastfully of how much they liked a tremendous surf.

A giant wave rolls in and hurls itself on the beach with a crash like the end of all things. It sends the tide out farther than ever. The wavering edge of it laps the toes of one of the group of prospective bathers, whereupon she screams out an astonished "Oh!" and in concert with her companions jumps landward. There they all look at each other with a "Did-you-ever" expression on their faces, which soon changes to a "No-I-never" one.

The boldest ori6 then calls to an acquaintance in the surf and asks if the water is very cold.. A chorus of voices from the depths responds that it is delightful. Tho still perfectly dry bathers again look at each other and say without words, "Shall we risk it?" They pool their courage by keeping close together and move slowly seaward. As the water rolls over their feet they shiver rather more than is consistent with courage and sometimes step high in the involuntary effort to escape the inevitable.

They draw near the rope. It is their I strength and support. Getting wet all over is a slow process, and is only finally accomplished by aid from each other. One, a trifle bolder than the rest, scoops up water With her hands and throws it over her companions' shoulders. Then they consider themselves fairly launched in the work in hand. Thoy roll around on the sand, away from all but the merest edge of the tide, with a great assumption of indifference to danger. They cling to the rope when the water scarcely reaches their knees, and streak it for the dry land at sight of every inrolling wave. Much emphatic description is indulged in. The one who ventures farthest out into the water tells the others in the most fearless tones how a monstrous wave went right over her and she didn't mind it a bit. Then they all chat and giggle and make noise enough to completely conceal their defects as bathers.

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If they have any male acquaintances out in deep water they will surrender themselves to be taken far out by said acquaintances provided they are not married to them. I heard the husband of one lady try his best to persuade her to go into deep water with him. She wouldn't venture a step. "Oh, I know you," she said at last, quite seriously "you want to get rid of me. I know whom you have in mind to marry when I'm gone but I'm not going just yet, if you please. No, I take no risks with you." The husband's face flushed, and away he splashed into the surf, cutting an extraordinary pigeon wing to conceal his embarrassment. Yet this pair had distinguished themselves at the hotel for their affectionate bearing toward each other. The aii- was full of smiles, "dears" and "darlings" when they were around. I have heard it said that "dear" is often but a woman's way of spelling "detestable." Yet the same woman courageously went into the waves one day holding the hand of a North Carolina gallant whom she had only met the day before. I suppose she concluded that he could have no earthly reason for wanting to put her out of the way. On the contrary, it would be to his credit to bring her safely out of the jaws of death. The husband wasn't pre.ant that day. -.

Much of tht sea bathing of women is done largely out of the water. The picture given above does net exaggerate their timidity. There are exceptions, of course-rgraduafes from swimming schools and a few other courageous souls—but for the most part women bathe as hem represented. After they return to their hotel and are fortified by finding themselves in dry clothes and in sight of plenty of solid land, tbey talk about the pleasures of the bath with considerable swagger. The one who maintains a horizontal position on the sand boasts the most when •way from tlM as*. GERTRUDE GARRISON.

EN RAPPORT.

"Do you realize," said the long-haired passenger, "that there is One who sees and bears all we do, who can solve our inmost thoughts, add before whom we are but crushed and bruised worms?" "Give us your hand, stranger," replied the other. "I know just how you feel I am married myself."

A SAKE CONCLUSION.

"Bah Jove, Charley," said a young man at a balL "Miss S. asked me if I wouldn't be kind enough to bring her some coffee, and don't ye know, we've never been introduced. What do you think of that, eh?" "What do I think of it?" replied Charley. "Why, I think she mistook you for one of the waiters-"

THE TERRE HAUTE WEEKLY GAZETTE.

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Tramp—I have lost an arm, sir will Passer by (in great haste)—Sorry, but haven't seen anything of it

COMING TRAGEDY.

Brown—What is the matter with you and Robinson, Dumley? I hear that he has threatened to pull your ears the first chanoe he gets.

Dumley (jumping up and down)—He will, will he? Pull my ears! Well, you can bet your sweet life he'll have his hands fulL

CURIOUS CASE.

"You say that he is deaf, dumb and blind?" "Yes.". "I am astonished. I saw him teave church yesterday just before the collection was taken up, and I supposed, of course, that he was in possession of his fall faculties,

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SEASIDE ARCHITECTURE.

Stranger (at watering place resort)—What is that enormous building across the way? Guide—That's a hotel.

Stranger—And that large handsome brick structure? Guide—That's the club house, sir.

Stranger—I see. Well, what's that long, odd-looking building behind the enclosure? Guide—The grand stand at the race course.

Stranger—Oh, yes, It's all very beautiful, but I should think the authorities would remove that unsightly little frame building adjoining the hotel away from the main thoroughfare. It mars the general effect. What is it? Some sort of a hen house?

Guide—No, sir. That's a church. THE GOOD THINGS OF LIFE. "That's what I call a good dinner," remarked Bobby, as he leaned back in his chair with an air of repletion.

The minister, who'was dining with the family, laugued heartily. "Bobby appreciates the good.things of life," he said, "like all the rest of us." "Dont you think it was a good dinner?" Bobby asked of the minister. "Yes, indeed. I enjoyed it very mi ch "Ma said she thought you would, because she didn't suppose you got very much at home."—New York Sun.

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"Hello! hyur's Mister Tommy a-cuttin' up some ob his circus shines on a rope, I reckon!" "Oh, no, mum it's a hammock. I's gwine ter make it bigger when I gits more rope."— Harper's Bazar. ",^4

Items From The Harney Hooter. We deem a word of explanation due our readers in regard to an item published in last week's Hooter. It stated that our worthy fellow citizen, Judge Ezra R. Fuller, had been arrested and bound over for getting drunk end riding up and down the street on a mule he had stolen from a neighbor and shooting right and left and wounding several persons. There was a slight error in tho item, as it should have read that "Baldy" Ford was the man that was arrested, and our esteemed friend, Judge Fuller, the justice before whom he was arraigped. We cheerfully make the correction. In the hurry.of getting the forms to press for a large paper like The Hooter small typographical errors like this will sometimes occur and no one regrets them mere deeply than ourselves.

There was a shooting affair in Ed LaPlace's Maverick saloon late last night. The facts in the case appear to be as follows: Henry Barton, a well known and respected citizen of Harney, went into the saloon at about 10 o'clock, when he was met by the notorious character known as Bads Land Bill. The ruffian was drunk and attacked Mr. Barton, who drew a gun and sliot him in self-defence. We must congratulate our many readers on thus getting rid of a low-lived and villainous whelp.

LATER.—Just as we go to press .we learn that we were grossly misinformed in regard to this trouble. It seems that it was Hank Barton, better known as "Skinny," and generally supposed to be an escaped oonvict from the states, who was killed. The shooting was done by Mr. William N. Price, mentioned above, who has a fine ranch up in the Bad Lands. We prosecute the party who misinformed lis concerning his character. He is a gentleman in every respect, and has the thanks erf all for "ridding tin community of the man Barton.—Clipped by the Estelline BelL

Second-Hand Information.

Indignant Ticket Agent—I've told you three times already that the next train leaves at 6:80. Don't bother me any more!

Inquisitive Passenger—Shure, sor, it's not fur meself oi'm axin' thistoime it's fur a ladj outside, sor.—Rural New Yorker.

Eight members of congrees havs died dor ing the present administration.

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THE EARTHQUAKE. 1 ANOTHiR

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A Shock Last Night Which Caused Great Apprehension, but Did Little Damage. WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.—At 11:03 p. M. last night a heavy shook of earthquake was reported simultaneously from Columbia, S. 0. Charleston, S. C. Augusta, Ga., and Charlotte, N. C. Charleston reports it the heaviest experienced since Tuesday night. Occupants of buildings again poured into the streets. They soon returned, however, and resumed business. The last shock, at 11 o'clock, did not last more than six or eight seconds, and still further shook and damaged many buildings already cracked. It created a panic. Two buildings fell, and a white woman, name unknown, was killed by a falling wall.

At 1 o'clock this morning the excitement over the shock is unabated. The populaoeare on the streets terrified. The scenes and the situation are beyond pen portrayal.

l^ANOTHER SHAKE./

Not Much Damage But a Great Scare. SAVANNAH, Ga., Sept. 4—2:40 A. M.— Since last night's shock slight vibrations have been felt in the upper stories of the Morning News building almost constantly. The intervals between them varied only ten minutes at the most, while there was a general stampede at the first shock. The editorial and typographical forces nevertheless returned to their posts and sticks to them. The building is' the highest and largest in city-, -1 Jb li

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NEW YORK, Sept. 4.—A Birmingham, Ala., speoial says: "The earthquake cracked a rook some fifteen miles from Blount Springs, in the country next north of this^and from jhe latter they say petroleum is issuiag in a stream and forming a pool at its base."

AN EXTRAOBDINAJ3Y SCENE. "I|j JJUBW YOBK, Sept. 4—A special from Charleston, S. C., to the New, York Sun says: The attempt at repairing, started yesterday, caused a terrible- rise in the price of labor. Masons get $6 a day negro laborers get fifty cents an hour, and hands are difficult to get at even these prices. One of the very touching incidents of Tuesday has not yet found its way into print. Charleston has a large Catholic population. After the first and severe Bhock they immediately rushed for their churches, where the blessed sacrament is always kept, and before which is a perpetual light. A priest said today that as soon as he felt the shock he rushed for the yard. Iu the streets were gathered thousands of Cathelios who wanted to enter the church. He closed and locked the iron gates, keeping the crowd from entering the church, which he feared might fall at any moment. When he opened the ohurch that the multitude might look upon the tabernacle where rests the Holy Host, instantly all fell on their knees and began praying. Donning his cassock he went out among his people, who began to gather in greater numbers and who, falling on their knees before him, made their confessions. He gave absolution to eaoh, passing among them hearing as many individual confessions as possible. The priest says that nearly if not all, the other priests of the "city did as he had done.w3,~' ».

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There have been many births since the first shock. No less than ten are already reported. This morning a lady was taken to Washington Square in agonies of motherhood, and soon thereafter she was, the mother of smiling twins, she is resting easy, although a hundred' people witnessed it. Yesterday it was but little talked of that a baby was born there in the morning in the presence of a hundred persoos. These are earthquake times and social delicacies are not overstriotly observed although the utmost respect and deference is shown in every instance. 7^, 7 .,j 7

A SCIENTIFIC SEABCH.

"ProF. J. S. McGee, of the United States geological survey, arrived here this morning from Washington. "I came," said he to your correspondent ''to ascertthe ain origin of the earthquake. Theeffeotis of little moment to science. The origin is of great interest to the entire scientific world. People want to know the condition of earth under which earthquakes oocur. It seems to be a settling of the earth." "What do you think of the statement that there was an atmostpheric disturbance at tbe time of the first shock?" "I take no stock in suoh a report. It was imagination, of course. There would be naturally a great deal of smoke in suoh a commotion as that created by the earthquake, and with a terrific shaking would produce a sensation whioh4 would very naturally be taken for atmospheric effect." "How do you account for the absence

STILL SLEEPING OUT OF DOOB8. rLast night the city was quiet but the people are yet sleeping out, not that they fear another disastrous shock but because their houses are unsafe from Tuesday's shock. The government touts are expected tonight and the people will have more comfortable quarters. Although it is now impossible to make any approximately aocttrato money, estimate of the property destroyed. It becomes plainer with.eyery day's develop mente that the blow is one from which the city will not recover in many a year, Although but few buildings wese absolutely leveled to the ground, it is not extravagant to say that fully two-thirds of all there are here will have to beeither torn down and entirely rebuilt or so nearly so that the difference in cost will be but a triffling. The very heart of the city seems to be utterly shattered and wrecked. It looka as though it had been literally riddled and honeycombed by bombshells frOm a hundred batteries. Lofty church spires hanging in the air by mere shredft of masonry: great massive porticos with' tottering pillars broken and all ashen and trembling beneath their burdens at eveiy jar whole blocks with the fronts shaved cleanly down and lying sprawling in unsightly heaps of briok ana mortar in the street below w^h the furnished rooms whioh so recently were shelter and home, now all bare to the light of day, bent and broken pailings, and awning rods, lamp posts twisted into all oonoeivable shapes and standing at all possibls angles, that is all that is left of what a week ago was one of the most picturesque and beautiful of southern cities. The^ railway trains ^Aare all no# making regular trips, bat for seventeen miles before reaching the city, the effeot of the earth's recent convulsion are perceptible. There are rents and fissures along the track, through which a wet, muddy sand has boiled and heaped itself up in little hillocks. The rails and ties have been bent and twisted and moved about until the work of repeated repairs has given the road bed the appearance of being newly constructed and the trains crawl slowly along, creeping timidly over creaking bridges and now and then coming to a dead stop, to make sure that all is safe before them.

SCBANTON, Fa., Sept. 4.—A distinqt shock of earthquake was felt in this city, at 11.*05 o'oloek last evening.

WASHINGTON, Sept 4.—The following dispatch was received here this morning from tbe manager of the Augusta, Ga., office of the Western Union Telegraph company: "AUGUSTA, Ga., Sept. 4.—All of our wires O. K. this a. m. Basin ess extremely heavy. The shook last night has upset everything again and we all feel more or less nervous. Had but little sleep or rest since 31st."

THE NEWS AND COURIER.

Its Views Of the Earthquake. CHABLESTON, S. C., Sept. 4.—The News and Courier today publishes the following in regard to the recent earthquake:

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of a tidal wave?" reaching the western shores of the At"By the fact that the movement was I

out to sea. Had the movement been in the opposite direction there would doubtless have been a heavy tidal wave to land. As it was there was. nothing but the rebound or relapse of the outward tidal wave. This rebound was caught hy the brdad shoals for over 100 miles along the AUantio. In this region there is a shoal of sand half a mile in width. This would break a tremendous tidal wave, but hardly as heavy as the one which went to sea when the heaviest shook came on Tuesday night, Tidal waves are likely to come at any time in this region from this settling of the earth and there is danger of submersion. In New Jersey whole forests have been sunken beneath the water along the coast and small trees are yet growing beneath it at this time,"

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in the Island of the Mediterranean and Greece and Italy. On August 29 it was reported the occurrence of a destructive earthquake throughout Greeoe and Italy that there had been two eruptions of Vesuvius and that the voloano was still very active. These eruptions gave vent to the internal commotion which had produced the quaking of the earth in that vicinity, but the shocks being communicated to the earth traveled in various directions, in some with more violence than in others, as they were felt the same day throughout Egypt, but doing little damage. The shocks seem to have extended, westward with most rapidity with volume than in any other direotion, the vibrations of tbe partieles of the earth's surface being transmitted under the sea.at the rate of about an hundred miles an hour, occupying about seventy-two hours in traveling a distance of 6,500 miles before1

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shore line which it could reach was the coast of South Carolina, but we see that it was felt along the entire coast as far north as Boston, and spread across the continent with diminishing force as the various, more solid »ncLrocky portions of the surface crust retarded the vibrations, until it seems to have been almost entirely stopped by friction in the extreme northwestern slates. The reason why the shocks were more violent in the vicinity of Charleston and Summerville is there is more of a soft, yielding nature in the superficial upper strata, whioh conducted the vibrations, and the forward movements of the earth waves meeting with less resistance than from the hard substances farther in the interior, was more rapid and jerky, and shook the surface with more violence.

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observable in the city and oountry as far as Summerville and beyond is aooounted for by this same soft material yielding rapidly to. the pressure ot the earth wavee, which pushed up the thin crust and squeezed out, as it were, the water and sand snbjeQt to the pressure. The blue sand and the yellow sand thus ejected are found in the upper strata, and that it came from near the surface is proven by the fact that no marl is ... found in it aud that it begins at from 65

were oonfined to a very limited depth bdneath the surface it is only necessary to state that none of the shaUofs or 400 feet artesian wells are not at all affected nor is there anyohange noticeable in the flow or quality of the water from the two deep artesian wells, as would have been the case if the cause of the earthquake had been local or deep seated. This statement of the communication of land wavee to enormous distances is fully verified by the observations of previous earthquakes since and even before the Christian era. The absence of a tidal wave proves conclusively that the cause of the disturbance was confined to the land and the jerky motion communicated to vessels as reported by their officers was oaused by the vertical vibrations intermediate between the rapid forward transmission and the slower backward jerks.

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CHARLESTON, 8. C., Sept 2.—The last earthquake shock was experienced here at 11:50 last night, since whioh time there have been no vibrations. The people are just beginning to pick up oourage to come out Efforts are being made to dear paths through the streets for tho passage of vehicles and pedestrians and the city once more begins to show some signs of life.

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two long days and nights of horror women and children have been oamping out in the parks and squares. Charleston is laid down in the dust. It is impossible to give any oorrect estimate df the loss of life and property. For the two days and nights the people have done nothing but huddle on the squares. Small detached relief parties are going on to dig out the dead from the debris or succor the wounded. The first systemized effort to get at the facts is now being made.

The list of the dead recognized and rieported at this (11 P. M.) foots up to 16 and the search has only commenced. The list of the wounded will go into the hundreds. About seven-eighths of the houses and public buildings iu the city are either damaged or wrasked. Even the historic St Michael's and St. Phillip's churches are so badly wrecked it is feared they will have to be taken down. The waves from 5 p.m. Tuesday night have been coming in about once every five or six hours. Strong hopes are entertained that the horror is about over.

CHABLESTON, Sept. 4—Theearthquake shock last night caused great alarm on account of the shattered condition of the nerves of the people. Those persons who had ventured back nnder their roofs hurried into the streets, which presented for a few minutes as tragical an appearance as on Tuesday night. But little actual harm was done by the shock. Two untenanted houses are reported to have fallen, together with a part of the coping of the Charleston Hotel. The vibration during the shock was not especially great, but the moan- der the circumstances and are trying to ing and howling sound was suffi-, restore order out of chaos. The aggreciently alarming. Gradually the people had come to the conviction that the shocks were at an end and the disappointment was agonizing. The sensation today is the falling of showers of pebbles in the lower .part of the city. The first fall was at 7:30 o'clock this morning and the second at about 11 o'clock. They appeared to fall in a slanting direction from south to north. There are morsels of Hint among them and ell are plainly abraided and worn by the aotion of the water. Some few have sharp fractures and have evidently been recently broken. The fabt of the fall is vouched for by several trustworthy persons. The balk of the pebbles fell in and. around the News and Courier office.

Specials to the News and Courier from points in South Carolina ranging from the extreme northwest to the sea coast report severe shocks of earthquake with more or less damage to property, though without loss of Me, so far as known, and it is feared that much distress will prevail as by far the larger part of those whose property hae been wrecked or seriously damaged belong to the poorer classes.

People are as cheerful as possible un-

gate loss is expected to reach $3,000,000. The wharves, warehouses and business facilities of the city are generally unaffected by the catastrophe and Charleston is as ready as ever for the transaction of business.

The official total of deaths is thirtythree. The wounded will probably number 100. Business is still suspended. The whole attention of the people is given to providing for refuge and making residences safe. Bricklayers have advanced their rates, to

There were shocks last night at 8:30, 11:50 p. m. and 5 a.m. All were light Confidence is gradually returning, but

much apprehension is still felt. NEW YOBK, Sept. 2.—Jas. D. Smith, president of the New York Stock Ex-

change, today appointed a committee to receive contributions for the Charleston sufferers. Members of the Petroleum Exchange subscribed $500 in a short time this morning and contributions continued to oome in freely.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2—Ail application was received at the Treasury department this morning from the Mayor of Wilmington for transportation of a relief committee from Wilmington to Charleston. The revenue cutter Colfax was immediately placed at the disposal of the committee. Gen. Drum, the acting secretary of war, has directed that tents be sent to Charleston to shelter the homeless people and as railroad communications are interrupted the revenue cutter will transport the tents to the distressed city. X. M. TUBNM'S^KXPEBIENCE IN.CHABLE8 1 & II TO N

Mr. K. M. Tomer, of this eity, was in Charleston, S. C., last year and he said this morning to a GAZETTE reporter that the mill dam at Langly which was barsted by the earthquake shook and the country around flooded, was thirty feet high and about half a mile wide. Water at a great depth and for four miles back was held by the dam. "An amusing instance happened at the mills when I was there',' said Mr. Turner. 'The muskrats gave the mill owners much Rouble and threatened to do serious damage to tbe dam. Th» superintendent of the mills offered $1 for every muskrat brought to bim. A man about the mill brought him a muskrat and leceived $1. A half hour later the same person brought in another. This was repeated five times,, but tbe sixth time, however, .the snperintendent "caught on" to the fact that he had paid for the .same muskrat five.^ times."

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The city council will probably meet tomorrow to provide measures for re lieving the poor. Expressions of gratitude are heard on all sides for the assistance offered to Charleston.

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MADRID, Aug. 2.—Several shocks oil earthquake were felt at Malaga Wednesday. Some losses were caused by tha disturbances.,

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