The Charleston Earthquake of August 31, 1886

Archive

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

The Charleston Earthquake of August 31, 1886

Entry/Object ID

2008.010.1

Scope and Content

This report of the Charleston Earthquake of 1886 begins with personal accounts of the earthquake by Mr. Carl McKinley, Dr. G.E. Manigault, and Mr. F.R. Fisher. The remainder of the report is more in-depth and scientific, including chapters on epicentral tracts, isoseismals, the speed of propagation of the principal vibrations through the ground, and wave motion. Contents: Chapter 1. Accounts of the earthquake by persons who experienced it in Charleston: (1) Mr. Carl McKinley; (2) Dr. G.E. Manigault; (3) Mr. F.R. Fisher; Chapter 2. General discussion of the effects of the earthquake. Detailed examination of these effects; Chapter 3. The detailed study of the epicentral tracts; Chapter 4. A computation of the depths of the foci; Chapter 5. Summary view of the effects throughout the country at large; Chapter 6. Discussion of the isoseismals, or lines of supposed equal intensity of the shocks; Chapter 7. Discussion of the speed of propagation of the principal vibrations through the ground; and Chapter 8. On the nature and mechanism of wave motion through solid bodies. Contains many photos of damaged buildings and streets: St. Michael's Church, Hibernian Hall, Roper Hospital, View down Meeting Street, Police Station on corner of Broad and Meeting Streets, St. Phillip's Church, Hayne Street, City Hospital, Dorchester Tower, View on Broad Street, the Government Building, Charleston Medical College, the Hastie House, Club-house at Otranto, and St. James's Church. Reprint in Missroon Library.

Collection

1886 Earthquake Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2008.010.

Source or Donor

1886 Earthquake Collection

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Charleston Earthquake, S.C., 1886, Earthquakes--South Carolina--Charleston, Charleston (S.C.)--History--19th century, Historic buildings--Earthquake effects--South Carolina--Charleston

Archive Details

Creator

Dutton, Clarence E. (Clarence Edward), 1841-1912

Archive Size/Extent

1 book p. 203-528. : ill., maps, 25 plates ; 29 cm.

Restrictions

Access: Handle with extreme care. For archives use only.

Archive Notes

Date(s): 1890? Level of Description: Item

Location

Location

Container

Earthquake Collection Box

Shelf

General Research

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2005.003.0027, 2005.003.0028, 2005.003.0172, 2005.003.0211, 2005.003.0212, 2005.003.0224, 2005.003.0242, 2005.003.0275, 2005.003.0276, 2006.002.0017, 2006.002.0076, 2008.002.0059, 2008.002.0178, 2008.005.2, 2008.005.3, 2008.010., 2008.010.2, 2008.010.3, 2008.010.4, 2008.010.5, 2008.010.6, 2008.010.7, 2008.010.8, 2009.002.060, 2012.017.15

General Notes

Note

Notes: According to the College of Charleston's library catalog, this book is an extract from the 9th Annual Report of the Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, 1887-88. It was published my the Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C. in 1890.

Created By

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Create Date

July 7, 2008

Updated By

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Update Date

April 20, 2010